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[3] and was a privately held company, backed by venture capital investment from Bessemer, DN Capital, Ampersand,[4] GGV, In-Q-Tel, Intel, SAP and Venrock.[citation needed] On October 18, 2011, Oracle Corporation announced its acquisition of Endeca for $1.075B.[5]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information technology Information access |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Steve Papa[1][2] (CEO) |
| Parent | Oracle Corporation |
Endeca's product provided faceted search, particularly in the context of electronic commerce[6] and online libraries.[7] It was considered a leader in the enterprise search and information access market by industry analyst firms Gartner,[8] IDC,[9] and Forrester Research[10]
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- ^ "The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Search, Q2 2008". Forrester Research. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2011-10-18.