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Fast Search & Transfer™ (OSEAX: FAST.OL) (FAST™), the leading global provider of search technologies, today announced SPH Search, a Singapore Press Holdings Limited company, has partnered with FAST to help implement a search engine that will provide Singaporeans and anyone interested in Singapore, with timely and relevant Singapore-specific information. This will be the first locally focused search engine directly set up anywhere in the region. FAST technology will crawl and index relevant Websites referring to Singapore content to help SPH Search deliver search engine capabilities over the different distribution channels, including Web and mobile, in a quick time-to-market robust and scalable manner. FAST has many installed bases in the U.S. and Europe and in particular with media-based companies. “With FAST being a global player experienced in search engine implementation and with a network of certified system integrator partners and hosting services, it fits the various criteria we are looking for in a technology partner,” said Paul Jansen, CEO of SPH Search. FAST is one of the world’s most visionary, exciting and fastest growing software companies. Working with advanced technologies that improve the way customers do business, it is the market leader in enterprise search. FAST has implemented more than 4,100 installations, many at Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies and operates at a 99 percent satisfaction rating, according to an independent third party. The company's operations span six continents and provide product support in more than 80 different languages. FAST has been globally recognized with numerous awards including Codie Awards Finalist - Best Business Intelligence Solution 2007 and Europe’s 500 ranked FAST number 70 on the 2006 list of fast growth European companies. FAST also has been named a “Top Search and Retrieval Technology” in the first-ever People’s Choice Awards. Zia Zaman, FAST executive vice president, Global Marketing, has coordinated the global development of the company since 2005. “Search empowers people. From a user perspective, the focus is on our own personal control of our world. From a business viewpoint, the goal is to give customers and users innovative and valuable services – aspects that drive profitable revenue. FAST is pleased to have been selected as SPH Search’s partner in this groundbreaking endeavor to create the first local search engine in Singapore. Asia is one of the most dynamic and innovative markets on earth,” said Zaman. Mr. Zia Zaman will be in Singapore and available for media interviews on Friday, October 26, 2007. About FAST FAST is the leading global provider of enterprise search technologies and solutions. FAST’s flexible and scalable enterprise search platform (FAST ESP) elevates an organization’s search capabilities, connecting people to relevant information, regardless of format or where that information resides. 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 (AOL), CNET, Dell, Factiva, IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Overture, Petronas, Reuters, Sensis, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom Italia), Thomson Scientific and Wanadoo. FAST is headquartered in Norway and is publicly traded under the ticker symbol 'FAST' on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The FAST Group operates globally with presence in Europe, the United States, Asia Pacific, Australia, South America, and the Middle East.
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