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Nemetschek and Tekla sign cooperation agreement
Nemetschek AG and Tekla Corporation optimize the exchange of construction
project data between their software programs and coordinate their product
offerings for dedicated customer groups.
Munich/Espoo, October 29, 2009: Munich-based Nemetschek AG (ISIN
0006452907) and Finland-based Tekla Corporation (ISIN FI0009008833) have
signed a Mutual Agreement on Cooperation and thus set a framework for
cooperation on future projects. Nemetschek AG is Europe's leading vendor of
software for architects, engineers and the building industry, whereby the
focus is on the whole process from design to facility management. Tekla
Corporation is a major international vendor of 3D software for building and
infrastructure engineering, with a focus on building information modeling
of steel and concrete structures from design to construction. Together, the
companies will improve the interoperability and workflow communication
between their specialized software applications.
In terms of product strategy, the focus is on actual user demands and
enhancing the digital workflow between different virtual modeling software
programs. The partners plan to use vendor-independent open standards for
data exchange, such as the IFC standard. The partners also want to share
their experience with these formats and further develop them to strengthen
the BIM (Building Information Modeling) community and the development of
BIM into an industry standard process. Furthermore, the two partners intend
to cooperate in marketing to align their product offering for
multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firms.
The companies have agreed to work along the same principles with third
parties for instance from the fields of infrastructure software and HVAC.
'Together and with the help of additional partners we want to offer
worldwide 'best-in-class' solutions for the AEC market,' emphasizes Ernst
Homolka, CEO of Nemetschek. 'At Tekla we want to do our share in helping
the building and construction industry move on to building information
modeling as a way of working. This requires information systems of
different disciplines to be able to communicate with each other. The data
must not only be transferrable but exchangable. This way our customers can
choose the best product for each task,' says Ari Kohonen, CEO of Tekla
Corporation.
The Nemetschek subsidiary Graphisoft and Tekla already signed a cooperation
agreement in September that also covered data exchange and close connection
of ArchiCAD and Tekla Structures software at the process level. Tekla and
Nemetschek subsidiary Scia are planning to complete model transfer between
Scia Engineer and Tekla Structures.
About Nemetschek
The Nemetschek Group is Europe's largest vendor of software for architects,
engineers and the building industry. Worldwide, the group's companies
support their customers with solutions for the complete lifecycle of
buildings. These encompass the entire value chain - from design and
visualization to the actual construction process to usage and occupancy.
Nemetschek products are used by more than 270,000 customers in 142
countries worldwide. The company was founded in 1963 by Prof. Georg
Nemetschek and has more than 1,000 employees worldwide. Nemetschek AG,
which has been listed since 1999, achieved revenues exceeding 150 million
euros in fiscal 2008. For more information, visit www.nemetschek.com
About Tekla
Tekla is an international software product company whose model-based
software solutions make customers' core processes more effective in
building and construction, energy distribution, infrastructure management
and water supply. Tekla has customers in more than 90 countries. Tekla
Group's net sales for 2008 were nearly 60 million euros and operating
result approximately 14 million euros. International operations account for
approximately 80% of net sales. Tekla Group currently employs over 460
persons, of whom 190 work outside Finland. Tekla was established in 1966,
making it one of the longest operating software companies in Finland. For
more information, visit www.tekla.com
Further queries:
Nemetschek AG
Regine Petzsch
Tel: +498992793-1219
E-Mail: rpetzsch@nemetschek.com
Tekla Corporation
Risto Räty
Phone: +358 40 5444 470
E-Mail risto.raty@tekla.com
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Company: Nemetschek AG
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1
81829 München
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)89 92 793-0
Fax: +49 (0)89 927 93-5200
E-mail: investorrelations@nemetschek.com
Internet: www.nemetschek.com
ISIN: DE0006452907
WKN: 645290
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, München, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Hamburg
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