Francois Bourdoncle

CEO and cofounder, Exalead

François Bourdoncle, a pioneer of the search engine software market, is the cofounder and chief executive officer of Exalead. In 2000, he founded Exalead with the goal of revolutionizing the search engine software market by providing users with a unified technology platform to access information in the enterprise.

With a deep background in engineering and R&D, Bourdoncle is truly passionate about technology. He can be credited with the development of Jazz, a programming language designed for synchronous digital circuits, as well as Exascript, an object-oriented XML programming language based on Java™ technology.

Prior to Exalead, Bourdoncle was a researcher at both Digital Paris Research Laboratory and Digital Systems Research Center in Palo Alto, California. While at Ecole des Mines de Paris, he collaborated with Patrice Bertin, chief technology officer, Exalead, in conjunction with AltaVista on LiveTopics.

Bourdoncle graduated from Paris-based École Polytechnique with a Ph.D. in computer science. He has also authored various technical papers and publications, and spoken at industry events.

Exalead

Founded in 2000 by search-engine pioneers François Bourdoncle and Patrice Bertin, Exalead is a global provider of software designed to simplify all aspects of information search and retrieval for organizations of all sizes.

Exalead’s one:search solution is the first and only unified search technology platform that easily and effectively handles all search forms for desktop, intranet or Web search.

Exalead software is used by leading businesses and organizations across the globe, with clients representing a wide range of industry sectors, including government, banking & financial services, entertainment & media, research, ecommerce and telecommunications.

Based in Paris, Exalead has offices in the United States, Italy, Germany, and the UK, and a network of resellers in more than a dozen countries including Sweden, Singapore, Spain, Austria and Denmark.

Presentation

Thursday, November 8^th: 14.30 - 16.00

Track: Strategy & Governance

Strategic Enterprise Search as a foundation for Business Solutions