Founded in 1984, Ascent builds resource allocation and management solutions for organizations operating in complex, labor-intensive environments. The company applies artificial intelligence and cloud-hosted technology to help clients forecast, plan, schedule, and manage both human and physical resources. Its software serves industries including airlines, airports, casinos, defense, hospitals, hotels, resorts, and security operations, with a worldwide customer base.
Ascent's product portfolio centers on operational resource management. Its flagship offerings include the SmartAirline Operations Center® and SmartAirport Operations Center®, which handle resource planning from touchdown to takeoff for aviation clients. Ascent WorkZone® extends workforce management capabilities to other mission-critical sectors. From Touchdown to Takeoff® delivers these resource allocation functions as a cloud-hosted service through a secure, scalable platform.
The company's core technical domains span artificial intelligence, resource allocation and management, workforce management, and cloud-hosted solutions. These capabilities are applied across a range of verticals where efficient resource deployment is operationally critical.