1991: Established as Hughes Software Systems (HSS) in New Delhi developing software solutions in the areas of VSAT-based networks for voice and data, cellular wireless telephony, packet switching, and multi-protocol routing.
1995: Moved to Electronic City, Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi, India.
1998: Established a development center in Bangalore, India to develop of software for the Internet and I
nternet Protocol-based solutions and applications.
1999: Began a voice-over-packet business, went public via India's first book building issue, and opened several offices in the U.S.
2000: Opened offices in the U.K. and Germany.
2001: Opened offices in Japan
2003: Established a wireless equipment development center in Nuremberg, Germany.
2004: Was acquired by Flextronics, and changed its name to Flextronics Software Systems
2004: Acquired frog design for approximately $25 million.[7]
2005: Expanded development operations in Kiev, Kherson and Vinnytsia in the Ukraine; Randburg, South Africa; and Beijing, China. Was delisted from India's stock market in preparation for sale.[8]
2006: Was acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Sequoia Capital as part of a $900 million sales of software companies.[9] The transaction represented the largest private equity buy-out in Indian history.[10]
2006: Renamed Aricent with headquarters in Palo Alto, California.
2008: The Family Office, a multi-family office company with headquarters in Bahrain also joined in funding Aricent.[11]
2009: Aricent Approved for Latest CMMI Level 5 Certification.[12]
2011: Rebranded to Aricent Group.
