Endeca Technologies Inc.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry |
Information technology Information access |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Area served |
Americas Europe Asia Australia |
| Key people | Steve Papa (CEO) Dan Demmer (President & CFO) |
| Products | Endeca Information Access Platform Guided Navigation Search Engines Endeca Developer Studio |
| Website | http://www.endeca.com |
Endeca is a software company headquartered in Cambridge, MA, that sells enterprise search and business intelligence applications. Endeca was founded in 1999 and was a privately-held company, backed by venture capital investment from Bessemer, Venrock, Intel, and SAP.[1] On October 18, 2011, Oracle Corporation announced its acquisition of Endeca for $1.075B.[2]
Endeca is recognized as a pioneer of faceted search, particularly in the context of electronic commerce[3] and online libraries.[4] It claims that over 600 customers, including manufacturers, ecommerce sites, media sites, and U.S. intelligence services, are using its Information Access Platform product.[5] It is considered a leader in the enterprise search and information access market by industry analyst firms Gartner,[6]IDC,[7] and Forrester Research[8]
The name Endeca derives from the German word entdecken, meaning "to discover."[5]
Acquisition
On October 18, 2011, Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Endeca.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Endeca". Crunchbase. http://www.crunchbase.com/company/endeca. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Farrell, Michael B. (2011-10-18). "Oracle buys Endeca". Boston.com. http://www.boston.com/Boston/businessupdates/2011/10/oracle-buys-endeca/tHRB2UzIBhbhkB5V5RhrFN/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Briggs, Bill (2009-07-30). "Who puts the 'e' in e-commerce". InternetRetailer.com. http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=31307. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Toward the Next Gen Catalog". ALA TechSource. 2006-10-03. http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2006/10/toward-the-next-gen-catalog.html. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ a b "About Us: Company Overview". Endeca Corporate Website. http://www.endeca.com/about-us-company-overview.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Gartner Positions Endeca in Leaders Quadrant of 2009 Information Access Technology Magic Quadrant Report". TMCNet. 2009-09-18. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/09/18/4377249.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Endeca Shortlisted as One of Top Search Vendors by Leading Market Research Firm (Press Release)". Reuters. 2009-09-21. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS104957+21-Sep-2009+BW20090921. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "The Forrester Wave&tm;: Enterprise Search, Q2 2008". Forrester Research. 2008-05-28. http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/wave%26trade;_enterprise_search,_q2_2008/q/id/43719/t/2. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Corporation, Oracle. "Oracle and Endeca". Oracle website. Oracle Corporation. http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/acquisitions/endeca/index.html?origref=http://www.endeca.com/en/home.html.
