Endeca Honors Customers at Endeca Discover 2009

Annual Navigator Awards Highlight Innovation and User Experience

ENDECA DISCOVER 2009, BOSTON, MA, June 9, 2009 -- Endeca Technologies, Inc., a search applications company, today awarded eight of its commerce, media and publishing customers with 2009 Endeca Navigator Awards. Awarded annually, customers from around the world have received this recognition in honor of their innovative, high-ROI search applications that provide greater visibility into their business, drive traffic, monetize existing assets, and improve customer experience.

Unveiled at Discover 2009, Endeca’s annual user conference, this year’s winners span multiple industries and exemplify how enterprises are integrating search applications into their current infrastructures to drive hundreds of millions of dollars in cost savings and increased revenue. These search applications are used by thousands of employees to inform sales and business decisions including media and publishing experts to monetize existing assets and increase page views, and eCommerce professionals to drive billions of dollars in e-business revenue. Winners include: CHIP Xonio Online GmbH, eBags.com, Expedia, ESPN.com, Scripps Networks, Newssift from FT Search, Sony Broadcast and Business Solutions Company, a division of Sony Electronics Inc., and United Stationers. Navigator Award winners are presenting case studies at Discover 2009 and providing demonstrations of their winning applications.

"Organizations are striving to unlock the full potential of their information by building search applications to accelerate innovation and create competitive advantage," said Steve Papa, CEO of Endeca. "Our Navigator Award winners demonstrate how search applications powered by Endeca solve specific business problems with lower cost-of-ownership and faster time-to-results. We are appreciative of the relationships we share with our 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.”

Past Navigator Award winners include some of the world’s largest and most demanding public sector, commerce, media and publishing, and manufacturing enterprises, such as Borders, CDW, The (U.S.) Defense Intelligence Agency, Fidelity Investments, The Home Depot, LexisNexis, Marriott International, Nike, and Raytheon.

Discover 2009 is being held this week in Boston at The Westin Copley Place, and features over 50 information-packed breakout sessions, live demonstrations, and networking lunches led by retail, media, and search experts. For more detailed information, visit endeca.com/discover/.

Source: Endeca