Tekla
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | Espoo, Finland |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | "Ari Kohonen". http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Kohonen_Ari_326051059.aspx?r=0&site=1. |
| Products | See software listing |
| Revenue | 57,8 million euros (2010) |
| Employees | 490 |
- Tekla is also a spelling of Thecla, an early Christian saint.
Tekla Corporation is a software engineering corporation specializing in model-based software products for building and construction and infrastructure management. The company was founded in 1966. The headquarter is in Espoo, Finland, but there are offices all over the world. The company has been listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange since May 2000.
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[edit] Name
The name "Tekla" is a given name, used in the Nordic countries and in Poland. It is a form of the Greek word "Theokleia", which in turn is derived from "Theo" (God), and "kleia" (reputation). This can be interpreted as "praiser of God", or alternatively "famous through God". The name is in the Finnish and Swedish almanacs in memory of a woman, who was converted into Christianity by Paul the Apostle. The oldest recorded of its use is from 1725 in Sweden. However, in this case it is an abbreviation of the Finnish words Teknillinen laskenta, which means technical computation.
[edit] Software
Tekla Structures is 3D building information modeling (BIM) software used in the building and construction industries for steel and concrete detailing.[1] Tekla Structures was formerly known as Tekla Xsteel.
Tekla BIMsight is a software application for building information model-based construction project collaboration.[2]
Tekla Solutions offering consists of sets of software applications and services designed for the infrastructure and energy industries. The offering is directed to energy distribution, public administration and civil engineering sectors.[3] Energy distribution customers include electricity and district heating companies, electricity utilities’ operation departments and multi-utilities; companies working with gas networks; and fiber optic network operators.[4] Public administration solutions are targeted to organizations involved in municipal building processes.[5] Civil engineering offering is directed to customers working with roads, streets, railroads, bridges, and water and sewage networks.[6]
Both the Tekla Solutions offering as well as Tekla BIMsight were launched in early 2011. Tekla Solutions replaced Tekla’s last remaining X-products.
