Endeca Introduces the Endeca Developer Network

Business Wire, June 20, 2007

New community initiative to encourage openness, collaboration, innovation among Endeca developers, partners and owners

BOSTON -- Endeca Technologies, Inc., an enterprise information access software company, today introduced the Endeca Developer Network (EDeN). Officially unveiled at the Endeca Discover 2007 user conference, EDeN encompasses new community-building initiatives and networking vehicles and is designed to facilitate open communication and collaboration among Endeca's customers, partners, and the Endeca team. The goal of these efforts is to provide a catalyst for continued application innovation by connecting thousands of users across the globe with peers who share common objectives, environments, and needs.

"Over the past two years, our customers and partners have been the driving force behind regional and global networking forums that encourage relationship building and the open exchange of ideas and best practices," said Steve Papa, chief executive officer of Endeca. "These highly successful events have amplified the voice of the customer, provided valuable lessons on how to accelerate application innovation, and fueled additional demand for social-networking opportunities among the greater Endeca community. EDeN is the culmination of these efforts - a scalable, open solution to meet this growing demand and provide a fertile ground for cultivating the next generation of information-access applications."

At Endeca Discover 2007, the 500-plus attendees got their first look at the new EDeN Portal beta site. An online forum built on Endeca Information Access Platform, it's designed both as a collaborative knowledge resource and social-networking site. The site, which is the initial online component of EDeN, includes thousands of technical documents, best practices, tools and utilities, code samples, case studies, and other information, the majority of which was previously available only within Endeca . It will also feature the Office of the CTO blog, hosted by Endeca's chief technology officer, Adam Ferrari, and the Product News blog, hosted by members of Endeca's Product Management and Customer Solutions teams.

Over the next few months, the EDeN portal will introduce additional social-networking and affinity capabilities. They'll allow users to find peers by industry, job function, application type, and more; connect directly with product specialists at Endeca; and explore a vast collection of sample code, case studies, best practices, documentation, and blog content.

EDeN will also include offline programs such as 20-plus regional Endeca community meetings over the next 12 months. Planned for major North American and European cities, including Chicago, London, Paris, New York and San Francisco, these events will be hosted and driven by Endeca customers and partners.

Discover 2007 is being held at the Hyatt Regency Boston, June 19-22, 2007, and features nearly 50 breakout sessions, live demonstrations, and networking lunches.

For more detailed information on the conference agenda or to register, please visit http://www.endeca.com/discover.> About Endeca

Endeca is a next-generation information access company, uniting the ease of search with the analytical power of business intelligence. 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, Cox Newspapers, Dice, The (US) Defense Intelligence Agency, The Home Depot, Hyatt, IBM, John Deere, The Library of Congress, Nike, and Walmart.com rely on Endeca to power business-critical applications that increase revenue, reduce costs and streamline operations.

Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, Endeca is a private company with worldwide operations. For more information: www.endeca.com or info@endeca.com.