Introduction

Endeca was founded on the simple idea that users want to explore data interactively in real time, relying on a friendly, intuitive interface, regardless of the scale and complexity of the underlying data.

Users need to search, navigate, and analyze all of their data, often in large and multiple data sources, "slicing and dicing" across any dimension, and drilling down to the finest grain of detail or zooming out to an aggregate view. At the same time, users need an application that responds intelligently to their current navigation state, guiding them along valid paths and eliminating invalid choices, or "dead ends." Users should experience simple, intuitive navigation even as they perform the equivalent of extremely complex, multi-dimensional database intersection queries.

The Endeca Information Access Platform (IAP), based on the Endeca MDEX Engine, is a powerful technology designed to help you build such easy and intuitive Guided Navigation applications. Guided Navigation not only tells users the results of their query, it also tells them all the valid "next-step questions" they can ask to refine and explore further, while eliminating the frustrating reply of "No Results Found." These next-steps are re-ranked and re-organized with each click, creating a much more productive and satisfying navigation experience for your users.