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Fast Search & Transfer ASA

is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$162.0M

Private
NO

Dow Jones Description

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 (AOL), Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder.com, Chordiant, CIGNA, CNET, Dell, Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Overture, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, Stellent, Tenet Healthcare, Thomas Industrial Networks, T-Online, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom Italia), Vodafone, and Wanadoo.

CEO

John M. Lervik

Number of Employees 739

Contact Information

Oslo Atrium Christian Frederiks plass

PO Box 1677

Oslo 0120

www.fast.no

(47) 2301 1200

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120

News & Analysis

fast search & transfer asa and rakuten inc. - All News and Analysis

Norway's Fast Search & Transfer ASA and Japan's Rakuten Inc announce JV

- 2007-08-23

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-23 August 2007-Norway's Fast Search & Transfer ASA and Japan's Rakuten Inc announce JVC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian real-time search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST said on Thursday (23 August) that it has signed a joint venture agreement with the Japanese Internet service company Rakuten...

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Norway's Fast Search & Transfer ASA and Japan's Rakuten Inc announce JV

- 2007-08-23

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-23 August 2007-Norway's Fast Search & Transfer ASA and Japan's Rakuten Inc announce JVC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian real-time search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST said on Thursday (23 August) that it has signed a joint venture agreement with the Japanese Internet service...

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Fast Search & Transfer ASA receives order from Rakuten Inc in Japan

- 2003-12-15

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-15 December 2003-Fast Search & Transfer ASA receives order from Rakuten Inc in JapanC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian data search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA Fast said on Monday (15 December) that it had received a contract for its FAST Data Search solution from...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
John M. Lervik	CEO
Bjorn Olstad	Chief Technology Officer
Joseph J. Lacson	Chief Financial Officer
Robert Keith	Executive Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Thomas J. Fussell	Chairman

Organization	Position	Status
Fast Search & Transfer Co., Ltd.	CEO	Current
Fast Search & Transfer ASA	CEO	Current
Fileflow		Current
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Ph.D.	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Fast Search & Transfer ASA	Chief Technology Officer	Current
Fast Search & Transfer Co., Ltd.	Chief Technology Officer	Current
The Fastforward Blog	Cto of Fast	Current
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	professor in computer science	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Fast Search & Transfer ASA	Chief Financial Officer	Current
Fast Search & Transfer Co., Ltd.	Chief Financial Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Fast Search & Transfer ASA	Executive Director	Current
Fast Search & Transfer Co., Ltd.	Executive Director	Current
Fast Search & Transfer Co., Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current
Carnegie International Corporation	research analyst	Former
Eidos Interactive Ltd.	Director	Former