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{{Short description|American software company}}
{{Infobox company {{Infobox company
| name = Endeca Technologies Inc. | name = Endeca Technologies Inc.
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| foundation = 1999 | foundation = 1999
| location = ], United States | location = ], United States
| key_people = Steve Papa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/inno/stories/profiles/2017/11/13/endeca-founder-steve-papa-has-put-a-lot-of-into.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/05/endeca-steve-papa-infinio-storage.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> <br />(])
| key_people = Steve Papa (CEO) <br/> Dan Demmer (President & CFO)
| area_served = ] <br/> ] <br/> ] <br/> Australia | area_served = Worldwide
| industry = ] <br/> ] | industry = ] <br /> ]
| products =
| products = Endeca Information Access Platform <br/> Guided Navigation <br/> ]s <br/> Endeca Developer Studio
| revenue = | revenue =
| operating_income = | operating_income =
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| parent = ] | parent = ]
| subsid = | subsid =
| slogan = find / analyze / understand | slogan =
| homepage = http://www.endeca.com | homepage =
| footnotes = | footnotes =
}} }}


'''Endeca''' was a software company headquartered in ], that sold ] search, ], ] and ] applications. Endeca was founded in 1999 and was a privately held company, backed by ] investment from ], DN Capital, ], ], ] and ].<ref name="crunchbase">{{cite web |url=http://www.pegasimediagroup.com/company/endeca |title=Endeca |work=] |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> On October 18, 2011, ] announced its acquisition of Endeca for $1.075B.<ref name="oracle-acquisition">{{cite news |url=http://www.pegasimediagroup.com/Boston/businessupdates/2011/10/oracle-buys-endeca/tHRB2UzIBhbhkB5V5RhrFN/index.html |title=Oracle buys Endeca |work=Boston.com |date=2011-10-18 |accessdate=2011-10-18 |last=Farrell |first=Michael B.}}</ref> '''Endeca''' was a software company headquartered in ], that sold ] search, ], ] and ] applications. Endeca was founded in 1999 as Optigrab<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2001/01/15/daily12.html| title = Endeca lands more than $10M in funding rounds - Boston Business Journal}} </ref> and was a privately held company, backed by ] investment from Bessemer, ], Ampersand,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=28822|title = Endeca Technologies (A) - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School}}</ref> GGV, ], ], ] and ].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} On October 18, 2011, ] announced its acquisition of Endeca for $1.075B.<ref name="oracle-acquisition">{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/Boston/businessupdates/2011/10/oracle-buys-endeca/tHRB2UzIBhbhkB5V5RhrFN/index.html |title=Oracle buys Endeca |work=Boston.com |date=2011-10-18 |accessdate=2011-10-18 |last=Farrell |first=Michael B.}}</ref>


Endeca is recognized as a pioneer of ], particularly in the context of ]<ref name="retailer">{{cite web |url=http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=31307 |title=Who puts the 'e' in e-commerce |work=InternetRetailer.com |date=2009-07-30 |last=Briggs |first=Bill |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> and ].<ref name="alatech">{{cite web |url=http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2006/10/toward-the-next-gen-catalog.html |title=Toward the Next Gen Catalog |work=] TechSource |date=2006-10-03 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> It claims that over 600 customers, including Endeca's product provided ], particularly in the context of ]<ref name="retailer">{{cite web |url=http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=31307 |title=Who puts the 'e' in e-commerce |work=InternetRetailer.com |date=2009-07-30 |last=Briggs |first=Bill |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> and ].<ref name="alatech">{{cite web |url=http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2006/10/toward-the-next-gen-catalog.html |title=Toward the Next Gen Catalog |work=] TechSource |date=2006-10-03 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> It was considered a leader in the enterprise search and information access market by ] firms ],<ref name="tmc">{{cite web |url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/09/18/4377249.htm |title=Gartner Positions Endeca in Leaders Quadrant of 2009 Information Access Technology Magic Quadrant Report |work=TMCNet |date=2009-09-18 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> ],<ref name="idc">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS104957+21-Sep-2009+BW20090921 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325070949/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS104957+21-Sep-2009+BW20090921 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-03-25 |title=Endeca Shortlisted as One of Top Search Vendors by Leading Market Research Firm (Press Release) |work=] |date=2009-09-21 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> and ]<ref name="forrester">{{cite web |url=http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/wave%26trade;_enterprise_search,_q2_2008/q/id/43719/t/2 |title=The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Search, Q2 2008 |work=] |date=2008-05-28 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref>
manufacturers, ecommerce sites, media sites, and U.S. intelligence services, are using its Information Access Platform product.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.pegasimediagroup.com/about-us-company-overview.htm |title=About Us: Company Overview |work=Endeca Corporate Website |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> It is considered a leader in the enterprise search and information access market by ] firms ],<ref name="tmc">{{cite web |url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/09/18/4377249.htm |title=Gartner Positions Endeca in Leaders Quadrant of 2009 Information Access Technology Magic Quadrant Report |work=TMCNet |date=2009-09-18 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> ],<ref name="idc">{{cite web |url=https://www.pegasimediagroup.com/article/idUS104957+21-Sep-2009+BW20090921 |title=Endeca Shortlisted as One of Top Search Vendors by Leading Market Research Firm (Press Release) |work=] |date=2009-09-21 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> and ]<ref name="forrester">{{cite web |url=http://www.pegasimediagroup.com/rb/Research/wave%26trade;_enterprise_search,_q2_2008/q/id/43719/t/2 |title=The Forrester Wave&tm;: Enterprise Search, Q2 2008 |work=] |date=2008-05-28 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref>

The name Endeca derives from the German word ''entdecken'', meaning "to discover."<ref name="about" />

==Acquisition==
On October 18, 2011, Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Endeca. The transaction closed on December 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Corporation|first=Oracle|title=Oracle and Endeca|url=http://www.pegasimediagroup.com/us/corporate/acquisitions/endeca/index.html?origref=http://www.endeca.com/en/home.html|work=Oracle website|publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref>


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American software company
Endeca Technologies Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryInformation technology
Information access
Founded1999
HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Area servedWorldwide
Key peopleSteve Papa
(CEO)
ParentOracle Corporation

Endeca was a software company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that sold eCommerce search, customer experience management, enterprise search and business intelligence applications. Endeca was founded in 1999 as Optigrab and was a privately held company, backed by venture capital investment from Bessemer, DN Capital, Ampersand, GGV, In-Q-Tel, Intel, SAP and Venrock. On October 18, 2011, Oracle Corporation announced its acquisition of Endeca for $1.075B.

Endeca's product provided faceted search, particularly in the context of electronic commerce and online libraries. It was considered a leader in the enterprise search and information access market by industry analyst firms Gartner, IDC, and Forrester Research

See also

References

  1. www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/inno/stories/profiles/2017/11/13/endeca-founder-steve-papa-has-put-a-lot-of-into.html. Retrieved 2020-08-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/05/endeca-steve-papa-infinio-storage.html. Retrieved 2020-08-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Endeca lands more than $10M in funding rounds - Boston Business Journal".
  4. "Endeca Technologies (A) - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School".
  5. Farrell, Michael B. (2011-10-18). "Oracle buys Endeca". Boston.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  6. Briggs, Bill (2009-07-30). "Who puts the 'e' in e-commerce". InternetRetailer.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  7. "Toward the Next Gen Catalog". ALA TechSource. 2006-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  8. "Gartner Positions Endeca in Leaders Quadrant of 2009 Information Access Technology Magic Quadrant Report". TMCNet. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  9. "Endeca Shortlisted as One of Top Search Vendors by Leading Market Research Firm (Press Release)". Reuters. 2009-09-21. Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  10. "The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Search, Q2 2008". Forrester Research. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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