BroadVision Chooses Fast to Provide High Performance Real-Time Search Capabilities to Customers.

Business/Technology Editors

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001

BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN), the leading provider of enterprise self-service applications, today announced an agreement with Fast Search & Transfer Inc. (FAST) to develop and deliver a suite of applications integrating FAST Data Search(TM), the first customizable software solution designed specifically to tackle the real-time data-intensive search and information retrieval challenges of large-scale enterprises. Under the agreement, FAST Data Search will be seamlessly integrated with all BroadVision enterprise self-service applications to provide enhanced retrieval of enterprise-wide content, and will be BroadVision's primary partner for search technology.

"BroadVision customers require a high-performance, highly-scalable search solution with multi-language capability," said Chris Gretjek, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for BroadVision, Inc. "We feel FAST technology provides the right solutions to match BroadVision's product vision of being the leader in enterprise applications, and therefore have selected FAST as the preferred search partner for our customers."

"We are delighted that BroadVision has recognized that FAST Data Search will deliver faster and more efficient retrieval of critical information to BroadVision customers around the world," said John M. Lervik, Chief Executive Officer of FAST. "Combined with other major enterprise clients such as eBay and IBM, this partnership further extends FAST Data Search reach and proves FAST offers the most effective, tangible search technology solutions to e-business and across a wide range of other applications."

FAST Data Search is ideally suited for BroadVision customers where large amounts of historical data exist and new data is constantly being generated and needs to be searched in real-time. The FAST Data Search solution will add powerful information retrieval features to BroadVision's suite of self-service applications. FAST Data Search will aggregate data from hundreds of file formats, and index across multiple language data formats.

FAST Data Search for BroadVision 1.0 will be available for BroadVision One-To-One Enterprise(TM) 6.0 on Sun Solaris, HP/UX, IBM AIX, and Windows 2000 platforms in the fourth quarter of 2001. Additional integrations with 6.0 applications such as BroadVision(R) InfoExchange Portal(TM), BroadVision Retail Commerce(TM), BroadVision Business Commerce(TM), and BroadVision One-to-One Content(TM) will follow thereafter.

About FAST

Fast Search & Transfer ASA (FAST) unlocks the ever-expanding volume of information on the Internet and within enterprise environments through a powerful platform of scalable search and real-time alert solutions. Patented products and services include the world's most comprehensive and freshest Web search engine, www.AlltheWeb.com, and high-capacity search and real-time content matching engines for the enterprise market. Market leaders relying on FAST's highly scalable and portable offerings include Dell, eBay, Ericsson, IBM, KPNQwest, Qwest, Reed Elsevier (Scirus.com), T-Online, Terra Lycos and TIBCO Software. FAST has operations in Europe and the United States, with research facilities in Norway. FAST shares are traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FAST in Oslo, Norway. Please visit www.fastsearch.com for more information or try www.alltheweb.com.

About BroadVision

BroadVision's (NASDAQ:BVSN, Neuer Markt: BDN) enterprise self-service applications create immediate business value by transforming the way organizations do business - moving relationships to a personalized, self-service model that enhances growth, reduces costs, and improves productivity. Leading global companies use BroadVision to power their enterprise self-service initiatives - using the web and wireless devices to unify and extend an enterprise's applications, information, and business processes to serve its employees, partners, and customers in a personalized and collaborative way.

For more information about BroadVision, Inc., call 650.261.5100, email [e-mail] or visit www.BroadVision.com.

(c) 2001 Fast Search & Transfer ASA - Fast Search & Transfer, FAST, and the FAST four-colored logo are trademarks of Fast Search & Transfer ASA. All rights reserved. FAST disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. BroadVision, BroadVision One-To-One, BroadVision InfoExchange Portal, BroadVision Retail Commerce, BroadVision Business Commerce, and BroadVision One-to-One Content are trademarks or registered trademarks of BroadVision, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.