ENDECA DISCOVER 2008, ORLANDO, Fla. — May 20, 2008 — Endeca Technologies, Inc., an information access software company, today announced the winners of the 2008 Endeca Navigator Awards. Companies from around the world have received this recognition in honor of their innovative, pioneering applications of information access technology to solve critical business challenges. Unveiled at Endeca Discover 2008, Endeca's annual user conference, the winners spanned multiple industries and represented a wide range of applications. This year's winning entries included applications used by thousands of employees to inform sales and business decisions, to engineering applications designed to inform new product designs, to high-traffic e-business applications used by millions of people and responsible for billions of dollars in revenue.
The 2008 Endeca Navigator Award winners include Borders, CDW, US Army 1st Information Operations Command, The Home Depot, JCPenney, Jupiter Images, Raytheon, and RS Components. Each organization will present a case study at Discover 2008 or provide demonstrations of their winning applications at the event.
"Organizations are striving to realize the full potential of information visibility to accelerate innovation and create competitive advantages," said Steve Papa, chief executive officer of Endeca. "The Navigator Award winners are proof positive that innovative organizations are already succeeding with information visibility. We are appreciative of the partnership we share with these winners as long-term success in the marketplace will continue to be driven by the innovative ways our customers and partners are using our technology. Today's pioneers are creating the blueprint for tomorrow's success."
Past winners of the Endeca Navigator Award have included, Buzzillions, the Defense Intelligence Agency, Harris Corporation, LexisNexis, Marriott International, Nike, John Deere, MFS Investment Management, North Carolina State University, Sigma-Aldrich, USi (an AT&T Company), and World Book.
Discover 2008 is being held at the Orlando World Center Marriott, May 19-21, and features over 50 best practices breakout sessions, live demonstrations, and networking lunches.
For more detailed information on the conference agenda or to register, please visit http://discover.endeca.com/. And, experience the conference first-hand by visiting our blog at http://blog.endeca.com.
About Endeca
Endeca's innovative information access software helps people explore, analyze, and understand complex information, guiding them to unexpected insights and better decisions. The Endeca Information Access Platform, built around a new class of access-optimized database, powers applications that combine the ease of searching and browsing with the analytical power of business intelligence. More than 500 leading global organizations including ABN AMRO, Boeing, Cox Newspapers, the (US) Defense Intelligence Agency, Dell, Ford Motor Company, Hyatt, IBM, John Deere, 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 has operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information: endeca.com or info@endeca.com.
Contacts:
Craig VerColen
Endeca
617-674-6190
cvercolen@endeca.com