AST has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2019 honor by The Chicago Tribune. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.  

“The Top Workplaces award is about much more than recognition and celebration,” said Eric Rubino, CEO of Energage. “Our research also shows that these organizations achieve higher referral rates, lower employee turnover, and double the employee engagement levels. It just goes to show that being intentional about culture delivers bottom-line results.”  

“Employees at AST have worked hard to get us where we are today. Their passion shows in the exemplary work they perform on a daily basis. Their dedication is acknowledged and appreciated by our clients as well as the leadership team,” said Justin Winter, CEO of AST. “It’s no coincidence that we have now been awarded best Top Company for our fourth year. We have an amazing team.” AST Corporation is a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork. 

Read the rest of the press release here. 

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Applications Software Technology Pvt. Ltd. recently welcomed an esteemed delegation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP). CAP was represented by Greg Gleason, Shannon Hoekstra, Akshay Patel, and Kurt Schmidt.

AST has been strategic partner to CAP for more than 12 years, helping CAP build a strong technology core and supporting its digital ambitions.

AST gave the CAP team a very personal experience, right from the moment they de-planed. For CAP, seeing AST’s capabilities and team competencies around Testing, AI/ML, Automation, BOT, Security, AWS, and DevOps exceeded their expectations.

Many thanks to CAP leadership for taking time from their busy schedules to visit our office in Pune.  AST looks forward to many more years as a trusted advisor and technology partner to CAP. 

It’s the day to celebrate love, but love is not restricted to your spouse, girlfriend or beau. It extends to all the people who care for you and enrich your life with their presence. In Pune we celebrated this special day with our AST friends, by wearing red and exchanging cakes, candies, and flowers. There was heart-shaped decor at the office to get everyone into the spirit of the day. The team enjoyed a special lunch, and the celebration concluded with a musical game that added a perfect touch of fun to the day!

On December 14, 2019, AST hosted another successful Mulesoft Meetup at our Pune office. This event featured two speakers: Radhika Atmakuri from AST, who did a technical demonstration on ‘Anypoint Monitoring & Visualization’ and Tirthankar Kundu from Persistent, who did a technical deep dive on CI/CD using Jenkins & Github. Radhika is also the first woman speaker in the Pune Chapter.

The event was attended by over 120 participants across Pune and provided an immersive and interactive learning and collaboration platform for all participants.

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On Wednesday, December 5, AST’s team in Pune welcomed Mr. Kane Ramasamy, Director of Applications and Information Management at Helmerich & Payne (H&P). H&P has been a respected client of AST, and our two teams are currently working together to successfully deliver challenging projects across multiple pillars. 

During his visit, Mr. Ramasamy shared a future roadmap of all the exciting projects coming up as well as spent time getting updates on the current engagement. In addition, Mr. Ramasamy also took the time to understand how our Technology Services and ERP teams have engaged in some of the transformational engagements in the past, as well as AST’s growing areas of expertise. Many thanks to Mr. Ramasamy for taking time from his busy schedule to visit our office in Pune. AST looks forward to many more years as a trusted advisor and technology partner to H&P.

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In collaboration with MuleSoft, the Pune Meetup group will conduct another Mule Meetup. This is the second time that AST is partnering with MuleSoft to host this event. The Meetup is scheduled for 14th Dec 2019 at 11:00 AM IST at Applications Software Technology Pvt. Ltd., Zero 1 Building, Office no. 301, 3rd Floor, Koregaon Park Annexe, Pune – 411036.

Guest speakers Tirthankar Kundu and Radhika Atmakuri will present an interesting session on Anypoint Monitoring and Visualization along with session on CI/CD using Jenkins and Github as well.

Follow us on social media to stay updated about the MuleSoft events. For more information on the Meetup details, see here: https://bit.ly/2OGTH3C

To find out about upcoming events at AST you can contact us at info@astcroporation.com

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On Wednesday, November 13, AST’s team in Pune welcomed Mr. Brett Wample, Director of Enterprise Systems and Mr. Sanjay Hoskeri, Sr. Director of Software Systems at Realtor.com. Realtor.com (formerly Move.com) has been a respected client of AST for more than 6 years, and our two teams have worked as one to successfully deliver numerous challenging projects across multiple pillars. 

During his visit, Mr. Wample and Mr. Hoskeri spent time understanding some of the exciting work done by our ERP and Salesforce Teams over the recent months, as well as AST’s growing areas of expertise. 

Many thanks to both for taking time from his busy schedule to visit our office in Pune and spend time with our team. AST looks forward to many more years as a trusted advisor and technology partner to Realtor.com. 

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In collaboration with MuleSoft, the Pune Meetup group conducted another successful MuleSoft Meetup on Saturday, October 19, at which AST was a featured speaker.  The topic of this Meetup was “API Lifecycle from Design to Publication”.

This collaborative workshop, held at the Wipro campus in Pune, was attended by nearly 100 MuleSoft professionals.  AST MuleSoft expert Shailendra Malviya discussed the five phases of the API life-cycle, specific to MuleSoft, and their practical implementation with the help of MuleSoft’s Anypoint Platform and Anypoint Studio. 

The free, hands-on session offered a great networking opportunity for dozens of professionals and MuleSoft enthusiasts.

View more photos of this event or learn more about future MuleSoft Meetups here

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AST’s team in Pune, India last week welcomed a visit from CEO Justin Winter and President Shaji Zechariah.

The pair spent valuable time with each practice in the organization, connecting with individuals, hearing feedback, and collaborating on growth and success objectives.  A Town Hall meeting was held with over 250 team members in attendance, which was followed by an evening of dinner, dancing, and celebration. 

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On September 5, AST India rang in Ganesh Chaturthi with joyful office celebrations!

Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrating Ganesha as the god of new beginnings and the remover of obstacles, as well as the god of wisdom and intelligence, and is observed throughout India.  Ganesha is a symbol of formless divinity.  The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals (temporary stages). Observations include chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, and brata (fasting).  Traditionally, the 10-day festival ends when the idol is carried in a public procession, then immersed in a nearby body of water.

AST India’s office celebrations included our employees dressed in traditional attire, festive decorations throughout the office, and a grand feast! 

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