FAST Selected as KMWorld 2006 Trend-Setter; Knowledge Management Authority Recognizes FAST ESP for Innovation and Outstanding Business Value.OSLO, Norway and NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (OSEAX:FAST.OL) (FAST(TM)), the leading developer of enterprise search technologies and solutions, today announced that its Enterprise Search Platform (FAST ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. (TM)) was selected by KMWorld magazine as a "Trend-Setting Product of 2006." Officially unveiled in the September 2006 issue, KMWorld's Trend-Setters were chosen based on their ability to bring unique value to an organization, its workers and various business constituencies. "Assembling the list of Trend-Setting Products of 2006 is a year-long collaborative effort with editorial colleagues and analysts, and especially, users," said Hugh McKellar, KMWorld editor in chief. "Roughly 1,500 products from some 300 vendors were considered, and the ones listed here demonstrate exquisite execution designed for, and with input from, the most important constituency of them all--their customers." FAST has received numerous awards and extensive industry recognition based on its corporate growth and superior enterprise search platform offerings. FAST ESP liberates organizations from information silos by delivering secure, integrated access to all structured, unstructured and rich media data. Unlike other search solutions, FAST ESP returns relevant, accurate answers to questions, changing searching to knowing. In addition, FAST ESP proactively monitors and analyzes data and sends personalized real-time alerts to millions of concurrent users. Innovative businesses around the globe are strategically developing search applications to strengthen market position, enter new markets, grow revenues and cut costs. "It is an honor to be selected as a KMWorld Trend-Setter for the third consecutive year," said Bjorn Olstad, chief technology officer of FAST. "This year, FAST secured deals with a record number of new customers across multiple industries. By aligning our development efforts with our customers' pressing needs, we're delivering enterprise-class search solutions that solve the real business problems companies face today." About KMWorld The leading information provider serving the knowledge management systems market, KMWorld covers the latest in Content, Document and Knowledge Management and informs more than 51,000 subscribers about the components and processes - and subsequent success stories - that together offer solutions for improving business performance. About FAST FAST is the leading developer of enterprise search technologies and solutions that are behind the scenes at the world's best known companies with the most demanding search problems. FAST's flexible and scalable enterprise search platform (FAST ESP) elevates the search capabilities of enterprise customers and connects people to the relevant information they seek regardless of medium. This drives revenues and reduces total cost of ownership by effectively leveraging IT infrastructure. FAST's solutions are used by more than 2,600 global customers and partners, including America Online See AOL. (AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ), Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder.com, Chordiant, CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) , CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , Computer Associates, Dell, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Documentum, Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Merrill Lynch, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, Stellent, Tenet Healthcare, Thomas Industrial Networks, T-Online, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom Italia), Vodafone, and Wanadoo. FAST is headquartered in Norway and is publicly traded under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors 'FAST' on the Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange An exchange founded in 1819 and trading stocks, bonds, and stock options that is considered the options market of Norway. . The FAST Group operates globally with presence in Europe, the United States, Asia Pacific, Australia, South America, and the Middle East and Africa. For further information about FAST, please visit www.fastsearch.com. (C) 2006 Fast Search & Transfer ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and - Fast Search & Transfer, FAST, FAST ESP, Contextual Insight and the FAST logo are trademarks of Fast Search & Transfer ASA. All rights reserved. |
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