BNET Industries
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.
Number of Employees 739
Contact Information
Oslo Atrium Christian Frederiks plass
PO Box 1677
Oslo 0120
(47) 2301 1200
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NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120
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Norwegian data search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs new search platforms contracts
- 2008-04-01
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-1 April 2008-Norwegian data search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs new search platforms contractsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian real-time search solutions developer Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST announced on Tuesday (1 April) that it has signed search platform agreements with Associated Press,...
Norwegian search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs contract with LexisNexis
- 2008-03-31
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-31 March 2008-Norwegian search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs contract with LexisNexisC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian real-time search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST said on Monday (31 March) that it has signed a search platform contract with the US information...
Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs search platform agreement with Japanese web site Gourmet Navigator
- 2008-03-27
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norwegian real-time search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST said on Thursday (27 March) that it has received a search platform contract from the Japanese restaurant information website Gourmet Navigator. The contract covers the deployment of FAST's enterprise search platform...
Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs search platform agreement with Japanese web site Gourmet Navigator
- 2008-03-27
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-27 March 2008-Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs search platform agreement with Japanese web site Gourmet NavigatorC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian real-time search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST said on Thursday (27 March) that it has received a search platform contract from the Japanese restaurant...
Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs search platform agreement with Japanese web site Gourmet Navigator
- 2008-03-27
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-27 March 2008-Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs search platform agreement with Japanese web site Gourmet NavigatorC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian real-time search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST said on Thursday (27 March) that it has received a search platform contract from the...
Microsoft announced it will acquire enterprise search engine company Fast Search & Transfer ASA (FAST) for $1.2 billion.(Alliances & Deals)(Microsoft Corp.)(Brief article)
- 2008-03-01
Microsoft announced it will acquire enterprise search engine company Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST for $1.2 billion. It will integrate FAST technology into its SharePoint software product (www.microsoft.com).
FAST signs OEM agreement with Informatica; Deal extends value of BI built on search by enabling greater access to structured application data.
- 2008-01-30
M2 PRESSWIRE-30 January 2008-Informatica Corporation: FAST signs OEM agreement with Informatica; Deal extends value of BI built on search by enabling greater access to structured application dataC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30012008 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. --Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the leading...
Norway's Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs search platform agreement with Booz Allen Hamilton
- 2008-01-29
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-29 January 2008-Norway's Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs search platform agreement with Booz Allen HamiltonC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian real-time search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST said on Tuesday (29 January) that it has signed a search platform agreement with the global consulting firm...
Norway's Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs search platform agreement with Booz Allen Hamilton
- 2008-01-29
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-29 January 2008-Norway's Fast Search & Transfer ASA signs search platform agreement with Booz Allen HamiltonC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian real-time search solutions provider Fast Search & Transfer ASA FAST said on Tuesday (29 January) that it has signed a search platform agreement with the global...
Microsoft pays $1.2B for search company
- 2008-01-10
SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to buy a Norwegian search company for $1.2 billion, aiming to shore up its search technology for businesses against competition from Oracle Corp. and IBM Corp. Microsoft's cash offer of 19 kroner ($2.97) per share for Fast Search & Transfer...
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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Search & Transfer ASA | Chairman | Current |
| Fast Search & Transfer Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
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