FAST's Centre for Search Innovation Releases Spring 2008 Edition of the Innovation Journal at FASTforward 08

    ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ --

    WHERE:      FASTforward 08, Orlando, FL
                February 19, 2008

    WHAT:       The Innovation Journal is a meeting place and forum for ideas
                about change -- new possibilities, new opportunities and new
                markets -- in the enterprise search space. In the newest
                edition called Making Connections, FAST invites industry
                authorities, players, pundits and front line FAST contributors
                to offer their views as search is shifting off its traditional
                center -- the mechanics of access or retrieval -- and moving
                to a new level: the exploration of user context and
                interaction.

    WHY:        The Innovation Journal offers ideas that help business leaders
                think strategically about enterprise search and the
                opportunities for innovation and game-changing results that
                technology can drive.

                This edition includes provocative discussions from industry
                visionaries such as:

                -- Susan Dumais, Microsoft Research, discusses where search is
                   going and how it will be different 10 years from now than
                   it is today

                -- Zia Zaman, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing,
                   FAST, explores the spread of Enterprise 2.0 activities and
                   the kinds of outcomes enterprises can be looking to capture
                   as they engage with the user-generated activities

                -- Clare Hart, President, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group,
                   provides her take on what to look for in the coming years
                   as we build better ways for professionals to connect with
                   information online

                -- Bjorn Olstad, Chief Technology Officer, FAST, discusses
                   what the next steps will be in creating more user-centered
                   computing models

                -- Safa Rashtchy, award-winning financial analyst and author,
                   explores innovation and change in online media and the
                   impact of customer engagement across the borders of
                   enterprise

                -- Tom Davenport, consultant and author, examines the IT
                   implications for analytic competitors, the challenges of
                   analyzing unstructured or intangible information and the
                   emerging discipline of quantifying the online user
                   interaction

                -- Lee Eichelberger, Director of Strategic Consulting and
                   Usability, FAST, demonstrates how leading firms can work to
                   connect business objectives with high-quality search
                   experiences

    QUESTIONS:  Those interested in receiving more information on the
                Innovation Journal or to learn more about FASTforward 08 can
                visit the event Web site at: http://www.fastforward08.com.

FAST is the leading global provider of enterprise search technologies and solutions that are behind the scenes at the world's best known companies. 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 (AOL), Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder.com, CIGNA, CNET, Dell, Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Overture, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, Stellent, Tenet Healthcare, Thomas Industrial Networks, Thomson Scientific, T-Online, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom Italia), Vodafone, and Wanadoo.

FAST is headquartered inNorway and is publicly traded under the ticker symbol 'FAST' on theOslo Stock Exchange. The FAST Group operates globally with presence inEurope, theUnited States, Asia Pacific,Australia,South America, and theMiddle East. For further information about FAST, please visit http://www.fastsearch.com.

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