Newark InOne Goes Live With New Endeca-Powered Punchout/Roundtrip Website; Next-gen search and navigation capabilities give eProcurement customers unprecedented access to more than 2.1 million electronic products

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and CHICAGO--Oct. 1, 20051, 2005--Newark InOne, the leading small-quantity distributor of electronic components and test equipment in North America and a subsidiary of global Premier Farnell plc, has launched a new Punchout/Roundtrip site for its eProcurement customers, offering them the same advantages that its www.newarkinone.com website provides: access to more than 2.1 million electronic products -- the broadest in the industry -- and improved capabilities such as parametric search, advanced search, navigation by attributes and a Bill of Material upload.

The site's new search capabilities, powered by a next-generation product search and Guided Navigation(R) solution from Endeca (http://www.endeca.com), produce fast and accurate product results, which can then be compared and sorted by any of over hundreds of desirable dimensions, attributes or criteria. While presented in a familiar parametric search interface, the search engine allows design engineers and buyers to find products in ways not possible through competitive services and avoid the pitfalls of traditional parametric solutions. eProcurement customers, as a result, can now intuitively interact with the data to quickly find the right products that meet unique design needs and discover relevant new products that they may not have known were even available. The solution is part of part of Endeca's recently launched Manufacturing & Distribution Search Solutions, a combination of information retrieval applications and services expertise tailored for manufacturing and supplier environments. (http://endeca.com/about_endeca/press_releases/p_050405.html).

In addition, the improved "Favorites" interface allows buyers to more easily manage projects, kits and stockroom data. Referring to the new features added to the site, Newark InOne customer Sue Wagamon, senior buyer, GBS Supply Management, Medtronic, comments, "Newark InOne added things that I've never seen on anyone else's Punchout site. They really went above and beyond."

"We've been an eProcurement leader in our industry for more than eight years," says Susan Fischer, senior vice president, marketing and e-commerce, Newark InOne. "With our new Punchout site, our eProcurement customers have the same first-rate experience as our website users."

Newark InOne offers solutions for any eProcurement system, worldwide, and supports XML standards for Ariba, Oracle, Datastream, SciQuest, Ketera, Perfect Commerce, SAP and Pantellos. The Newark InOne eProcurement team can be contacted at 1.877.363.9275 or by email at eproc@newarkinone.com.

Endeca Manufacturing & Distribution Search Solutions

The direct result of extensive work with dozens of leading manufacturers, suppliers and business-to-business cataloguers, like John Deere, Brady, Cabot Corporation, CDW, IBM and Sigma Aldrich, Endeca's Manufacturing & Distribution Search Solutions combine proven information retrieval applications with vertical services expertise. The solutions help manufacturers and suppliers boost parts reuse and strategic sourcing initiatives, improve customer service, drive online sales and reduce costs by making it easier for people to find products, parts and components information. These include Product Data Navigator Solutions, Product Catalogue Search Solutions and Website Search and Navigation Solutions, all powered by Endeca's next-generation search and Guided Navigation platform.

About Newark InOne

Newark InOne, a subsidiary of global distributor Premier Farnell plc, is the leading small-quantity distributor of electronic components and test equipment in North America. A market leader with locations in the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, Newark InOne offers the broadest product selection from 440+ top manufacturers and a unique range of tailored services, including eProcurement.

Newark InOne serves customers who are working in design, maintenance and purchasing through multiple sales channels- contact centers, a local branch network, a dedicated field sales force and e-commerce. Uniquely, it has the ability to link with any eProcurement system, and its dedicated eProcurement team works with customers before and after an implementation. In 2002, Newark InOne secured a General Services Administration (GSA) schedule (#GS-06F-0044M) and supports federal government customers through a dedicated website, www.teamgov.com, and a specially trained team of representatives.

Stocking 200,000 brand name products, Newark InOne also has access to millions of electronic products. A wide range of timesaving services, including kitting, bar-coding and stockroom management solutions that can be tailored to individual needs, complements Newark InOne's unmatched selection.

Premier Farnell plc, Newark InOne's parent company, is a leading global marketer and distributor of electronic, maintenance repair and operations (MRO) and specialist products and services, trading in more than 100 countries with a database of 2 million customer contacts.

For general information, visit www.newarkinone.com and www.premierfarnell.com. Information about Newark InOne's GSA schedule is available by calling 1.800.TEAM.GOV (800.832.6468).

About Endeca

Endeca's award-winning Guided Navigation, Enterprise Search, and Analysis solutions help organizations integrate, discover, and navigate enterprise data to solve business problems associated with information overload. Endeca's customers include a wide range of enterprises, including retailers (Barnes & Noble, The Home Depot, Wal-Mart); financial services (Bank of America, MFS Investment Management, Putnam Investments); manufacturing and distribution (IBM, Arrow Electronics, John Deere); media and publishing (World Book, The McClatchy Company, IHS) and government (the Library of Congress, NASA, the National Cancer Institute). Endeca is a private company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. More information: www.endeca.com or info@endeca.com.

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