Sinequa and Ekimetrics to Deliver Value from Data with Cognitive Search and Data Science Services

Both companies share a common DNA -- unlocking the value of data to users within their digital workplace


NEW YORK, NY and PARIS, FRANCE--(Marketwired - December 05, 2016) - Sinequa, a leader in cognitive search and analytics, and Ekimetrics, a leading strategy consultancy specialized in data science and big data, today announced a partnership agreement. The combined power of Sinequa's Cognitive Search & Analytics platform with Ekimetrics' in-depth data science and machine learning expertise provides customers an integrated, end-to-end approach to quickly extract value from their Enterprise structured and unstructured data.

Created in 2006, Ekimetrics is one of the fastest growing consultancies with over 150 data scientists on staff, conducting mission-critical projects in more than 40 countries and in various sectors such as automotive, luxury, energy, telecommunications, retail and consumer packaged goods. Adding to the release of Sinequa V10 with its machine learning capabilities (along with natural language processing and semantic analysis), Ekimetrics brings substantial data science expertise to help Sinequa customers build innovative, search-based apps on top of the Sinequa's award-winning insight engine.

"Data insight is quickly becoming the new currency for companies to succeed in today's digital world. As a leading independent software vendor of cognitive search and analytics, it is important for us to partner with companies like Ekimetrics," said Fabrice de Salaberry, chief operating officer, Sinequa. "Born digital, they bring a very valuable and rare expertise with their team of data scientists. Ekimetrics can help companies use Sinequa's insight platform in creative and effective ways, generating the greatest possible value for our joint customers."

"Sinequa's platform is empowering our data scientists to create an end-to-end approach of big data. Teaming up with Sinequa is enabling us to overcome some of the highest hurdles of big data: the packaged analytics platform allows us to tap into data without constraints and to create ad hoc algorithms that are really bringing new approaches for better business decisions," said Jean Baptiste Bouzige, chief executive officer, Ekimetrics.

Sinequa develops cognitive technology that empowers people in large organizations to gain insight from enterprise data within their digital workplace. By combining human-driven interactions with machine-assisted analysis, the company's insight engine serves as a comprehensive auxiliary brain to enterprise workers by delivering right-time, relevant and contextual insights so they can make better decisions, drive innovation and achieve greater operational efficiencies.

About Ekimetrics

Ekimetrics is an independent consulting firm specializing in the use of best-in-class statistical knowledge to help clients make brighter business decisions. Founded in 2006 in Paris, Ekimetrics has built one of the biggest teams of data scientists in Europe and in the world with 150 top profiles spread between their 5 offices (Paris, New York, London, Hong Kong and Dubai). The company is one of the worldwide leaders for Marketing Mix Modeling and is pioneering decision making models for leaders like Nissan, Estée Lauder Companies, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Heineken, L'Oréal, Seb, Accor…

Ekimetrics prides itself on taking a human approach to analytics, with its 150 consultants having a double profile in strategy and data science. The result is a strong expertise in being able to make the most of data in a business context.

About Sinequa

Recognized as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Search and other analysts' reports, Sinequa provides a cognitive search and analytics platform for Fortune Global 2000 companies and government agencies. Using advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning algorithms, the solution offers insights extracted from structured and unstructured data. Millions of users in the world's largest and most information-intensive organizations, including Airbus, AstraZeneca, Atos, Biogen, UCB, Credit Agricole, Mercer, and Siemens, rely on Sinequa to put business-critical information at the fingertips of their employees. Sinequa develops its expertise and its business around the world with a broad network of technology and business partners. Sinequa is a founding sponsor of the Cognitive Computing Consortium. For more information, visit http://www.sinequa.com.

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