Endeca
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information technology Information access |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Steve Papa (CEO) |
| Parent | Oracle 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[1] and was a privately held company, backed by venture capital investment from Bessemer, DN Capital, Ampersand[2], GGV, In-Q-Tel, Intel, SAP and Venrock.[3] On October 18, 2011, Oracle Corporation announced its acquisition of Endeca for $1.075B.[4]
Endeca's product provided faceted search, particularly in the context of electronic commerce[5] and online libraries.[6] It is considered a leader in the enterprise search and information access market by industry analyst firms Gartner,[7] IDC,[8] and Forrester Research[9]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2001/01/15/daily12.html
- ^ https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=28822
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- ^ "Gartner Positions Endeca in Leaders Quadrant of 2009 Information Access Technology Magic Quadrant Report". TMCNet. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Endeca Shortlisted as One of Top Search Vendors by Leading Market Research Firm (Press Release)". Reuters. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Search, Q2 2008". Forrester Research. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2011-10-18.