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Tue May 20, 2008 9:54am EDT

Endeca Recognizes World's Most Innovative Information Access Applications with 2008 Endeca Navigator Awards

ORLANDO, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
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, Mass., Endeca has operations in North
America, Europe, and Asia. For more information: endeca.com or
info@endeca.com.

Endeca
Craig VerColen, 617-674-6190
cvercolen@endeca.com

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