The Endeca Information Access Platform Named KMWorld Trend-Setting Product

Business Wire, Sept 6, 2007

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Endeca Technologies, Inc., an enterprise information access software company, today announced that the Endeca Information Access Platform (IAP) has been named one of the "Trend-Setting Products of the Year for 2007" by KMWorld Magazine. This prestigious ranking, published in the September issue, highlights innovative products that meet customers' evolving requirements and make a significant impact on the marketplace.

Endeca's innovative technology platform, the Endeca IAP, represents the latest advancements in unified information indexing, user-centered design and interactive information exploration, discovery, retrieval, and analysis. This combination makes it possible to rapidly deploy applications that offer integrated capabilities like search, Guided Navigation, analytics, visualization, geospatial filtering, context-driven content presentation, and more. Endeca's technology is used by organizations like ABN AMRO, Boeing, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), The Home Depot, Hyatt, IBM, Nike, and Walmart.com to power hundreds of critical knowledge management, enterprise search, supply chain management, business intelligence, online publishing, e-commerce, and e-business applications.

Hugh McKellar, KMWorld editor-in-chief, said KMWorld editors and expert panelists looked for innovative products that caught their attention, set the stage for innovation, and made a lasting impact on the marketplace this year.

"More than 650 individual products were considered by our team of editors, analysts, integrators and users," said McKellar. "Each and every company whose products were chosen for this year's list of Trend-Setting Products is being acknowledged for its willingness to listen and serve its customers in useful and innovative ways."

"From the inception of Endeca, our research and development efforts have always focused on putting people - not machines - in control of information access and discovery," said Paul Sonderegger, chief strategist of Endeca. "Endeca's approach to information access represents a fundamental break from the past. It is rewarding to be recognized for our innovation by an audience so familiar with these dynamic markets."

About KMWorld

The leading information provider serving the knowledge management systems market, KMWorld covers the latest in Content, Document and Knowledge Management and informs more than 50,000 subscribers about the components and processes and subsequent success stories that together offer solutions for improving business performance.

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.