Endeca Positioned as a Leader in 2006 Search Platform Report; Research Cites Scalability, Security, Platform Breadth, and Unparalleled Management Tools of the Endeca Information Access Platform

Business Wire, June 19, 2006

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Endeca, a next-generation search and information access company, today announced that Forrester Research, Inc. (www.forrester.com/) has recognized Endeca as a leader in enterprise search platforms, according to the new Forrester Wave(TM): Enterprise Search Platforms, Q2 2006. Forrester ranked Endeca as a leader based on its current offering, the Endeca Information Access Platform (IAP) (http://endeca.com/technology/information-access-platform.html), as well as company strategy, and market presence.(1)

The comprehensive report that evaluated eight vendors found that Endeca received top scores in current offering, administration and security, core technology architecture, and corporate strategy. Specifically, Endeca was cited for its easy-to-use management tool kit which Forrester reported was "unparalleled in the market."

A complimentary copy of the report is available at http://endeca.com.

In the report, the lead author, Matt Brown, stated that, "Endeca has a winning product, comparing very well across important categories. It offers extremely strong, business friendly tools for understanding and managing all aspects of the search process, and, as a result, many companies that first used Endeca for online retail applications are now bringing the product behind the firewall to power internal enterprise search applications."

In an accompanying vendor summary report, Brown cited, "most importantly, customers report that Endeca is a pleasure to do business with and recount positive results from large-scale Endeca installations."(2)

"New innovations in this market, like those that underpin the Endeca Information Access Platform, are expanding the definition of enterprise search technology, and are poised to disrupt more mature information access markets such as business intelligence and reporting," said Adam Ferrari, chief technology officer at Endeca. "Endeca's meta-relational architecture, designed around an advanced core of data-driven interactive information access and analysis capabilities, has enabled us to deliver a rich set of application development and management tools - recognized by Forrester as key differentiators - making it possible for our clients to rapidly deploy new classes of applications that push the very definition of search and information access."

Introduced in March 2006, the Endeca Information Access Platform combines the analytical power of data mining and business intelligence solutions with the speed, scalability and ease-of-use of search engines. It offers organizations a common infrastructure to unite disparate data sources - including highly structured data from enterprise applications and content from file servers, Websites and content management systems - and rapidly deploy new classes of user-friendly applications for quick access to, and analysis of, critical information. These are made possible through Endeca's patented meta-relational architecture, powered MDEX Engine(TM) technology. As a result organizations can support and improve critical business processes in ways not possible with traditional search, database and BI solutions.

Source: The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Search Platforms, Q2 2006, by Matt Brown.

About Endeca

Endeca is a next-generation search and information access company. Combining patented intellectual property, breakthrough science and a deep focus on user experience, the Endeca Information Access Platform helps people find, analyze and understand information in ways never before possible. Leading global organizations like ABN AMRO, Bank of America, Boeing, Costco, Cox Newspapers, The (US) Defense Intelligence Agency, The Home Depot, Hyatt, IBM, John Deere, Lehman Brothers, The Library of Congress, Texas Instruments, and Walmart.com rely on Endeca to power business-critical applications that increase revenue, reduce costs and streamline operations.

Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Endeca is a private company with operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information: www.endeca.com or info@endeca.com.

(1) The Forrester Wave(TM): Enterprise Search Platforms, Q2 2006, Forrester Research Inc., June 13, 2006

(2) Endeca Technologies Is A Leader In Enterprise Search Platforms, Forrester Research Inc., June 13, 2006