'Although most electronic discovery technologies are focused onunstructured data such as email, structured data from databases such as HR andERP systems are considered ESI and increasingly subject to review.Technologies which give a complete view of all ESI will provide users adistinct advantage,' said George Socha, founder of the consulting and analystfirm, Socha Consulting, a leading authority on the eDiscovery industry.

Endeca-powered applications will be developed by FTI Technology segment'sResearch & Development team and offered as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) toFTI clients in the pharmaceutical sector and will be extended into otherlitigation-intensive industries such as financial services, retail, andmanufacturing. FTI clients using these applications will be able to leverageintuitive search and navigation features to cross-check, browse, search,investigate, and report this information -- ensuring that all informationrelevant to a litigation, M&A or regulatory event has been compiled. As aresult, clients will be armed with an unprecedented ability to rapidly makeconfident corporate and legal decisions -- a critical capability for meetingthe tight deadlines typically imposed by a litigation, merger, investigation,or other enterprise level event.

'FTI has combined our technology with its unmatched expertise ineDiscovery to create a broader and more encompassing approach to informationidentification and analysis that is relevant to dynamic and critical corporateevents,' said Steve Papa, CEO of Endeca. 'By collaborating with FTI, ourteam's efforts and joint client engagements will translate into a nextgeneration of eDiscovery solutions.'

Endeca is widely used both within organizations and on the worlds' mostdemanding websites to help workers, customers and partners inform dailydecision making by presenting related information in context.