'''Who Uses Tcl''' is a list of notable projects, products, organizations that
use Tcl Many of the links are to other pages on this wiki that describe the
variety of "mission-critical", "enterprise-class", or other ways that Tcl is
being employed.



** Open-Source Software **


   [AOLserver], [NaviServer]:   C-implemented, multi-threaded web-servers, extensible in C and Tcl

   [BRL-CAD]:   Open-source solid modeling system

   [http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/%|%CCP4]:   Software for Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography. A Tcl scripting API is provided ot users.

   [http://cgns.sourceforge.net//%|%CGNS]:   CFD General Notation System.  A general, portable, and extensible standard for the storage and retrieval of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis data. It consists of a collection of conventions, and free and open software implementing those conventions.  Provides a Tcl wrapper to C API, plus a Tcl/Tk data viewer and file editor.  [http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/cgns/CGNS_docs_current/slides/nasa-ames/fig2.png]

   [Common Open Research Emulator]:   a tool for emulating networks on one or more computers

   [DotLRN]:   a learning management system based on [OpenACS]

   [Modules]:   provides for the dynamic modification of a user's environment via modulefiles

   [http://netmagis.org%|%netmagis]:   network management information system

   [ns]:   network simulator

   [OpenACS]:   a framework for building community based web sites

   [SOAR]:   a general cognitive architecture

   [Shaniqua]:   irc bot on irc.hardchats.com #flashsupport




** Proprietary Software **


   [COMPANY: Altair Engineering%|%Altair]:   [http://www.altairhyperworks.com/Product,7,HyperMesh.aspx%|%HyperMesh] and other products expose a Tcl scripting interface to users.

   [http://ifxsoftware.com/products/amazon%|%Amazon Paint]:   by [COMPANY: Interactive FX%|%ifxsoftware]

   [ChemShell]:   a computational chemistry environment employing hybrid QM/MM calculations

   [Code Composer Studio]:   an [IDE] that supports [Texas Instruments%|%TI's] Microntroller and Embedded Processors portfolio

   [GIPSY]:   A manufacturing information system

   [Infopark CMS Fiona]:   A content management system

   http://gns-mbh.com/home.html%|%GNS%|%:   provides Animator, a general finite element post-processor.  Embeds Tcl interpreters in its products for scripting. [http://gns-mbh.com/typo3temp/pics/b43b46c3ec.png]

   [http://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado/%|%Vivado Design Suite]:   An IP-centric and system-centric, next-generation development environment.  A Tcl scripting API is provided to users.



** Large Entities **

   [Altera]:   produces of programmable logic devices

   NBC:   the US television broadcasting company

   [Air Traffic Control working position based on Tcl/Tk%|%Eurocontrol Maastricth UAC%|%]:   The Controller Working Position Subsbstem of UAC, the air traffic control centre responsible for the Euopean backbone air traffic over Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Northern Germany

   [http://www.a10networks.com/products/axseries-aflex_advanced_scripting.php%|%A10 Networks]:   A network appliance hardware company.  Their products are customized with the aFlex scripting language, an extension of Tcl.

   [COMPANY: Alcatel%|%Alcatel]:   

   [COMPANY: Altair Engineering%|%Altair Engineering]:   

   [Cisco Systems, Inc.%|%Cisco Systems]:   Tcl is embedded in [Cisco IOS%|%IOS] 

   [http://www.altera.com%|%Altera]:   Quartus II FPGA/CPLD Design software embeds and uses Tcl. A free web edition [https://www.altera.com/support/software/download/altera_design/quartus_we/dnl-quartus_we.jsp%|%is available here]

   [COMPANY: BAE Systems, Business Systems Group (BSG)%|%BAE Systems, Business Systems Group (BSG)]:   

   [COMPANY: BMW%|%BMW]:   uses [GIPSY]

   [COMPANY: Boeing Commercial Airplanes%|%Boeing Commercial Airplanes]:   

   [COMPANY: Boeing Satellite Systems%|%Boeing Satellite Systems]:   

   [http://www.cadence.com/us/pages/default.aspx%|%Cadence Design Systems%|%]:   

   [Cisco Systems, Inc.%|%Cisco Systems]:   The user interface for most of Cisco's products is a customized Tcl interpreter

   http://www.compassis.com/compass/en/Home%|%CompassIS%|%:   


   [Concept Engineering GmbH]:   Provides schematic generation and viewing technology for EDA tool manufacturers, in-house CAD tool developers, and semiconductor companies

   [COMPANY: DaimlerChrysler%|%Daimler Chrysler]:   uses Tcl to perform functional tests of automotive components

   [COMPANY: F5 Networks%|%F5 Networks%|%]:   Tcl is at the heart of F5's products

   [http://www.fnal.gov%|%Fermi National Laboratories]:   

   [COMPANY: FlightAware%|%FlightAware]:   

   [COMPANY: GMV%|%GMV]:   solutions for the aerospace and defense markets

   [COMPANY: FoxSports%|%Fox Sports]:   

   [BIG SCIENCE: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft%|%Fraunhofer Gesellschaft]:   

   [http://frib.msu.edu%|%Facility for Rare Isotope Beams]:   

   [COMPANY: HP (Gmbh)%|%HP (Gmbh)]:   

   [COMPANY: IBM%|%IBM]:   The [WSCP%|%Websphere Control Program] scripting is done in Tcl

   Intel:   

   [International Space Station%|%International Space Station%|%]:   Tcl has been used to enhance the ability to control the station from the Mission Control Center, remote control of experiment boxes by scientists, and to hack around hardware malfunctions.

   [http://www.ixiacom.com/%|%Ixia]:   [JM] [http://www.ixiacom.com/products/display?skey=tcl_api%|%scripts its packet generator] with Tcl

   [BIG SCIENCE: Jet Propulsion Laboratory%|%Jet Propulsion Laboratory]:   

   [BIG SCIENCE: JET the Joint European Torus project%|%Joint European Torus Project (JET)]:   

   [COMPANY: L-3 Communications, Titan Group%|%L3 Communications, Titan Group]:   

   [BIG SCIENCE: The LIGO Laboratory%|%The LIGO Laboratory]:   

   [Lucent]:   

   [http://www.mentor.com/%|%Mentor Graphics%|%]:   

   [Microsoft]:   

   [COMPANY: MIPS%|%MIPS]:   

   [COMPANY: Motorola%|%Motorola]:   

   [COMPANY: Motorola (Swindon Labs)%|%Motorola, Swindon Labs]:   

   [BIG SCIENCE: National Institute of Standards and Technology%|%National Institute of Standards and Technology%|%]:   

   [COMPANY: National Instruments%|%National Instruments]:   

   [COMPANY: Northrop Grumman%|%Northrop Grumman]:   

   [COMPANY: Nvidia%|%Nvidia]:   

   [Oracle]:   [Oracle Enterprise Manager] scripts are written in Tcl

   [COMPANY: Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)%|%Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC)]:   software for product development 

   [Pixar]:   

   [http://www.sap.com%|%SAP%|%]:   In 2012, Tcl is taking a more prominent role at SAP

   Siemens:   The [GUI] for [http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/teamcenter/systems-engineering-requirements-management/%|%Teamcenter Requirements] (previously [COMPANY: Electronic Data Systems%|%SLATE], was (is?) written in [Tk]

   [BIG SCIENCE: National Institute of Standards and Technology%|%National Institute of Standards and Technology]:   

   [SCIENCE Maybe not big: National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University%|%National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory]:   Michigan State University

   [COMPANY: QUALCOMM, Inc.%|%Qualcomm]:   

   [http://www.rad.com%|%RADRAD Inc.]:   uses Tcl/Tk for test applications

   [COMPANY: Raytheon%|%Raytheon]:   

   SIEMENS Austria, Space Business:   

   [COMPANY: SIGOS%|%SIGOS]:   

   [Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory%|%Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory]:   See [2013.0321 - Experience with nodejs and why Tcl is better%|%this] for recent observations about the advantages of Tcl over node.js

   [COMPANY:  Software AG%|%Software AG]:   

   [Synopsys]:   

   [COMPANY: Texas Instruments%|%Texas Instruments]:   

   [COMPANY: TiVo Inc.%|%TiVo]:   "At TiVo the main public domain tool we use is the Tcl scripting language. TiVo developed a proprietary extension to Tcl for manipulating the database and media file system on the TCD."

   [COMPANY: TNL/PCS Telemar/Oi%|%TNL/PCS Telemar/0i]:   

   [BIG SCIENCE: TRIUMF National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Canada%|%TRIUMF National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Canada]:   

   [GOVERNMENT:  USPS]:   

   [GOVERNMENT: US Department of Defense%|%US Department of Defense]:   

   [Xilinx]:   maintains the  "Xilinx Tcl Store" for extensions to Vivado Design Suite


** Medium-Sized Entities **

   [ActiveState]:   cloud computing, developer solutions

http://www.alkit.se/%|%Alkit%|%:  The user interface of the high-quality audio-video conferencing tool [http://confero.alkit.se/%|%Confero] is built in Tcl/Tk. [EF]

   [http://www.apropos.com%|%Apropos Technology]:   Makes interaction routing software. Tcl is used for scripting IVR, email, and web chat scripts.

   [Company: ANSYS%|%ANSYS]:   Simulation Software

   [http://analyzedirect.com/%|%AnalyzeDirect]:   Since the early 1970's their flagship product the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analyze_%28imaging_software%29%|%Analyze Software System has been a world leader in the cutting edge design and implementation of computer-based techniques for the display and analysis of multidimensional biomedical images.  The interface is built with Tcl/Tk. 

[http://www.mayo.edu/research/~/media/kcms/gbs/research/images/2013/03/09/12/15/analyze_md_2.png]

   [http://www.atmel.com%|%Atmel]:   Microcontroller manufacturer

   [arsDigita%|%ArsDigita]:   

   [COMPANY: Bayes Forecast%|%Bayes Forecast]:   

   [COMPANY: Belgian Graphic Interface%|%Belgian Graphic Interface]:   

   [COMPANY: BitMover%|%BitMover]:   

   [COMPANY: Botik Technologies%|%Botik Technologies]:   

   http://www.brightcomputing.com//%|%Bright Computing%|%:   uses the Environment [Modules] package in its Bright Cluster Manager.

   [COMPANY: ByteSphere%|%ByteSphere]:   

   http://www.cham.co.uk/%|%CHAM%|%:   is a leader in computational fluid dynamics software.  Their flagship product, Phoenics, makes use of Tcl for scripting and for formatting of input data with the visual utility PRELUDE.

[http://www.cham.co.uk/phoenics/d_prelud/images/miscell/shellpos.jpg]

   [COMPANY: NeoTool%|%Corepoint Health (formerly, NeoTool)]:   

   [COMPANY: Credit Guard - Advanced payment solutions%|%Credit Guard]:   advanced payment solutions

   [COMPANY: Deutsche Börse Systems%|%Deutsche Boerse Systems]:   

   [http://www.doulos.com/%|%Doulos]:   

   [Electric Cloud, Inc.%|%Electric Cloud]:   

   [Eolas]:    

   Electrotechnical Institute, Poland:   

   [Company: infor]:   provides [Cloverleaf Integration Suite], a proprietary healthcare integration and information exchange system.

   [http://www.surpac.com/%|%Surpac Minex Group Pty]:   has been acquired by GemcomSoftware

   [COMPANY: iDirect Inc.%|%iDirect Inc.]:   


   http://www.imperas.com%|%Imperas%|%:   Uses Tcl in its embedded software development tools; including cpuGen, which uses Tcl to define a high-level model of a processor, from which simulation and description files are derived. [http://www.imperas.com/sites/default/files/product-images/cpugen-flow.jpg]


   [COMPANY: Interactive FX%|%ifxsoftware]:   Professional graphics software for SGIs, Linux, and OS X.  Scriptable in Tcl.

   [http://inutech.de/?l=en%|%inuTech]:   Uses Tcl/Tk GUI for their Diffpack numerical modeling product.

   [http://www.inivis.com/%|%Inivis]:   Flagship product AC3D is used by designers for modeling 3D graphics for games and simulations.  Uses Tcl for plugins, uses Tk for GUI.  [http://www.inivis.com/ac3d/forumpics/osx.jpg]

   [COMPANY: JoiceCare%|%JoiceCare]:   Night Peace is a service for users who need supervision or additional care and security in their homes. Client and most backend server are in Tcl. [EF]

   [http://www.larochelle-innovation.com%|%La Rochelle Innovation]:   industrial computing solutions

   [http://www.mid.de/en/products.html%|%MID]:   Uses Tcl for scripting of their Innovator family of process modeling products.

   [COMPANY: Massive Software%|%Massive Software]:    

   [http://www.neuroscan.com%|%Neuroscan]:   developer of software and hardware for EEG, ERPs, Source Localization and Functional Neuro-imaging.  Uses Tcl for batch processing in their flagship product.

   [COMPANY: Newport Corporation%|%Newport Corporation]:   

   [COMPANY: NexGen Communications%|%NexGen Communications]:   

   [http://www.partek.com/%|%Partek]:   

   [COMPANY: Pinebush Technologies%|%Pinebush Technologies]:   

   [http://www.placemark.com%|%Placemark Investments]:   

   [COMPANY: Pointwise Inc.%|%Pointwise Inc.]:   

   [COMPANY: port GmbH%|%port GmbH]:   

   [COMPANY: Powercorp Australia%|%Powercorp Australia]:   Used for SCADA systems for Wind/Diesel/Remote Power Generation.  Soon to be acquired by ABB

   [COMPANY: Rostrvm Solutions Ltd%|%Rostrvm Solutions]:   

   [http://www.rtda.com/%|%Runtime Design Automation]:   uses Tcl/Tk for GUI and script customization in its main products:

   * LicenseMonitor - Monitor Software License Utilization

   * NetworkComputer - High Performance Job Scheduler

   * FlowTracer - Design Flow Development & Management
[http://www.rtda.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/FT_Prod_Page.png]

   [http://www.safe.com/%|%Safe Software]:   Uses Tcl for scripting of their format conversion products for geospatial data.   

   SAFRAN Group:   

   [Company: Science-D-Visions%|%Science-D-Visions]:   

Scientific Volume Imaging: [Huygens Software]

   http://www.semitronix.com%|%Semitronix%|%:   Tcl scripting of their chip design and testing products.

   [COMPANY: Side Effects Software%|%Side Effects Software]:   

   [http://www.smplsft.com/index.html%|%SimpleSoft]:   Network design, modeling and testing software.  Uses Tcl for high-level scripting and event callbacks.   

   [http://sourcey.com/%|%Sourcey]:   Using Tcl as front-end GUI layer for LibSourcey projects.

   [http://www.terrasim.com/%|%TerraSim]:   Software for generation of lifelike 3D environments. Uses Tcl for configuration and scripting of their flagship tool TerraTools.

   [COMPANY:  The Tolis Group%|%The Tolis Group]:   

   [http://www.transcendata.com/index.htm%|%TranscenData]:   Used for scripting their CADFix product for batch processing of CAD files.

   [http://www.twincad.com/tcl-pgm/tclcmd.htm%|%TCAM]:   

   [http://www.tbsol.de%|%ToolBox Solution GmbH]:   

   
** Small Entities **

   [http://www.23video.com/%|%23video]:   according to [Setok], the site is programmed in Tcl

   [COMPANY: Accurev, Inc.]:   software development lifecycle solution

   [http://www.baldwinlinguas.com%|%Baldwin Linguas]:   [tony baldwin], Translation agency, creating FOSS tools for the translation industry.

   [COMPANY: Career Demon.com plc%|%Career Demon]:   
   
   [http://www.etherstack.com%|%Etherstack plc]:   Test software development
   
   [COMPANY: Code by Kevin%|%Code by Kevin]:   

   [http://www.farmerswife.com%|%Farmers Wife]:   profesional managment software for media professionals

   [http://ftp.medicalnumerics.com/%|%Medical Numerics]:   Product MEDx medical image processor uses Tcl/Tk for scripting and GUI.  
[http://ftp.medicalnumerics.com/images/iblap_brod.gif] 

   [COMPANY: Muonics%|%Muonics]:   

   [http://www.nimtoth.com%|%NIMTOTH]:   uses Tcl as GUI generator for his main software: ''Kadviser''. ''NIMTOTH Kadviser'' is a Business Workshop for '''Knowledge Based Engineering''' to design ''Expert systems applications'' in CAD. 

   [Qcode]:   Products include workflow, E-commcerce, ERP solutions, all written using Tcl

   [COMPANY: Undersky.ru%|%Undersky.ru]:   

   [http://www.zpeng.com/%|%ZP Engineering]:   uses Tcl/Tk for test applications, using various connections methods to the target under test (LAN, [parallel port], serial, USB, PCI). We think it's the '''best''' way to interact with hardware during debug sessions.

   [Zveno]:   

   [http://www.clevertim.com/%|%Clevertim CRM]:   uses Tcl for their offline/onsite app.

** Tcl Consulting **

   [Evolane]:   

   [COMPANY: Fishpool Creations%|%Fishpool Creations]:   

   [http://www.wellho.net/course/tcl-tk.html%|%Well House Consultants]:   



** Defunct Entities **

   [AsiaInfo]:   

   BiosGroup:   had a product called ServO (Service Optimizer) which used Tcl/Tk and TclBlend and Java.

   Caldera:   

   [COMPANY: Electronic Data Systems%|%Electronic Data Systems]:   

   [Ideogramic]:   

   [http://www.javanti.org/en/index.php%|%Javanti]:   an e-learning slideshow tool featuring Tcl scripting and apparently based on java. Appears it may be a university project.

   [NeoSoft]:   this might be an obsolete reference

   [COMPANY: Okena%|%Okena]:    Now part of Cisco. Web based management interface.

   Raptor Systems:   Multi-platform firewalls with a Tcl/Tk GUI, now part of Symantec Corp.

   [COMPANY: Re-route Inc.%|%re-route]:   An interesting history, even thought the entity is defunct

   [Company: Scentech%|%Scentech]:   

   SiteScape, Inc.:   Acquired by Novell

   [COMPANY: SoftAplic S/C Ltda.%|%SoftAplic S/C]:   

   [TeamWave]:   

   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignette_Corporation%|%Vignette]:   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StoryServer%|%StoryServer] templates were defined in Tcl



** See Also **

   [http://www.tcl.tk/about/audience.html%|%Who uses Tcl and Tk?]:   

   [the widespread misperception that Tcl is a 'toy' language]:   

   [Consultants]:   



** Discussion **

The page, [Companies That Use Tcl] was folded into this page on 2013-03-08.  There may be useful information in the history of that page.

Several years ago, at a time before Tcl was well-known as a
"mission-critical"-grade product, [CL] maintained
[http://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.tcl/commercial-tcl.html%|%Cameron Laird's
personal notes on commercial aspects of Tcl]. There's still useful information
there, but also a lot of dead links.  The Developers Exchange front page
[http://www.tcl.tk/] used to point to several interesting industrial uses of
Tcl.



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