Definitions for "ASCOM"
Keywords:  zellweger, hasler, autophon, ascn, swx
ASCOM is a Swiss telecommunication company, formed in 1987 following the merger of the three companies Autophon, Hasler and Zellweger. Ascom provides telecommunications services internationally and is traded on the Swiss stock exchange market - SWX Swiss Exchange - (ticker: ASCN).
ASCOM (an abbreviation for AStronomy Common Object Model) is an open initiative to provide a standard interface to a range of astronomy equipment including mounts, focussers and imaging devices in a Microsoft Windows environment.