Endeca Customer CareerOneStop.org Wins 2009 Tekne Award

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Endeca Technologies, Inc., a search applications company, today announced that its customer CareerOneStop.org, a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site containing career resources and workforce information, has been awarded the 2009 Tekne Award for IT Software & Hardware Communication and Infrastructure, by the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA). CareerOneStop uses Endeca for eGovernment, a solution for enhancing access to public-facing government Web sites, to provide search, Guided Navigation® and Content Spotlighting -- all key components of the CareerOneStop.org experience -- which services more than 24 million unique visitors each year.

“The new CareerOneStop.org powered by Endeca enables us to provide users with a more sophisticated online experience, driving repeat visits and therefore greater traffic to the site.”

“The Tekne Awards recognize the best and brightest in innovation, development, commercialization, and management of technology in Minnesota and we are honored to be among such company,” said Mike Ellsworth of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and program director of CareerOneStop. “The new CareerOneStop.org powered by Endeca enables us to provide users with a more sophisticated online experience, driving repeat visits and therefore greater traffic to the site.”

CareerOneStop.org gives visitors interactive access to career building resources and data collected by the Department of Labor, acquired from commercial information providers, and developed by the CareerOneStop.org program. The Web site uses the Endeca for eGovernment solution, integrated with a Tridion web content management system, to deliver content quickly and efficiently to a broad range of visitors that includes the general public, employers, and economic developers, as well as to other career Web sites via Web services. In three clicks or less, users can search and explore a breadth of career-related data and information, making CareerOneStop.org one of the premiere destinations for career-related information and services nationwide.

“CareerOneStop.org is an excellent example of how an innovative eGovernment initiative is leveraging a search application to create a high-quality user experience for citizens,” said John Andrews, vice president, solutions marketing & product management at Endeca. “Their team exemplifies the eGovernment goals of increased access to services and information for the public.”

About CareerOneStop.org

CareerOneStop is a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy. It includes:

• America’s Career InfoNet helps individuals explore career opportunities to make informed employment and education choices. The Web site features user-friendly occupation and industry information, salary data, career videos, education resources, self-assessment tools, career exploration assistance, and other resources that support talent development in today's fast-paced global marketplace. (www.CareerInfoNet.org)
• America’s Service Locator connects individuals to employment and training opportunities available at local One-Stop Career Centers. The Web site provides contact information for a range of local work-related services, including unemployment benefits, career development, and educational opportunities. (www.ServiceLocator.org)

About Endeca

Endeca is a leading provider of search applications. Search applications built on Endeca’s technology deliver the clearest visibility into information, driving hundreds of millions of dollars in cost savings and increased revenue for our customers. Powering these solutions is Endeca’s Information Access Platform, a major enterprise search innovation based on a fundamentally new architecture for building high-ROI applications that let users access any data from anywhere any way they need it. With this improved information visibility, customers make better choices, and employees better decisions. More than 250 million end users around the world access information through Endeca solutions, which are in use at more than 600 leading organizations including: ABN AMRO, Boeing, Cox Newspapers, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, Dell, Ford Motor Company, Hyatt, IBM, John Deere, the Library of Congress, Texas Instruments, and Walmart.com.

Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Endeca has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information: endeca.com or [e-mail].