Krak
to Deploy FAST Enterprise Search Platform for Internet
and Intranet Search [June 1, 2004]
OSLO,
Norway and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jun 1, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall
via COMTEX/ -- Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (FAST(TM)),
the leading developer of enterprise search and real-time
alerting technologies, announced today that Krak, a
respected Danish media information provider, has signed
an agreement to deploy the FAST Enterprise Search Platform
(FAST ESP(TM)) as its search solution across its Web
sites and intranet, including the joint government and
business portal, Virk.dk (http://www.virk.dk). As part
of the agreement, Krak will also resell FAST ESP in
the Danish Market.
Krak provides site visitors (http://www.krak.dk)
with information with topics ranging from information
about companies, addresses, telephone numbers, private
persons, maps, etc., and is also a trusted advisor on
both portal development and web hosting for the Danish
market. The company has information about more than
500,000 Danish companies and 3 million private individuals
- searchable by the public. Given the vast amount of
traffic and data the site encompasses, Krak required
a powerful search platform that would offer the visitors
the most relevant results to their queries.
"On a monthly basis Krak receives
more than 2.1 million online users seeking information
on a wide range of topics. Our ability to maintain this
level of traffic and our reputation as the pre-eminent
source for portal development and media information,
hinges on the depth and accuracy of information we can
provide users," said Kerny Ustrup, CTO at Krak.
"It is imperative that we provide site visitors
with the ability to locate and leverage the myriad information
contained on our site. The FAST Enterprise Search Platform
provides us with the flexibility to accomplish this
goal."
Running on low-cost, high performance
servers, the precision-engineered FAST ESP enables organizations
such as Krak to efficiently gain a 360-degree view of
relevant structured data stored in databases, as well
as the unstructured data of documents, emails, presentations,
web pages and more. Whether data exists in multiple
databases and applications, on corporate intranets,
or on the Web, FAST ESP provides unlimited access and
scalability in data volume, number of users, and freshness
of data. It also enables organizations to draw one complete,
accurate, secure, and intelligent view of all the information
they need to advance the fortunes of the enterprise.
"Krak is an acknowledged leader
in the European media and information space and continues
to attract a high volume of site traffic," said
John M. Lervik, FAST's chief executive officer. "Krak's
selection of FAST ESP was based on our ability to provide
its online users with the most relevant and actionable
information within its vast data stores. We are pleased
to begin working with Krak and to further expand our
presence in the European market."
FAST ESP is offered through the FAST
Data Search(TM) suite of enterprise search solutions,
which includes FAST Data Search(TM) for Site Search;
FAST Data Search(TM) for Compliance; FAST Data Search(TM)
for eCommerce; FAST Data Search(TM) for Intranets; and
FAST Data Search(TM) 360. The FAST Data Search product
suite supplies a complete information retrieval solution
ideal for key vertical markets and applications including
e-Commerce and Internet Portals, Financial Services;
Government; Life Sciences; Media and Publishing; and
Telecom.
About Krak
Krak is a well-respected Danish information
and service company in the middle of the technological
society of today. Krak's core business is based on collecting
information and creating contacts between buyers and
sellers - either through printed or electronic media.
260 colleagues unite the publishing qualifications with
new technologies and effective sales of information
and communication solutions for Kraks customers and
partners. Krak was founded in 1770.
About FAST
FAST creates the real-time search and
filter technology solutions that are behind the scenes
at the world's best known companies with the most demanding
search problems. FAST's flexible and scalable integrated
technology platform 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 powerful enterprise
search technology solutions are used by a wide range
of global customers and partners, including AT&T,
Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder.com, Chordiant, CIGNA,
CNET, Dell, Fidelity Investments, FirstGov.gov (GSA),
Freeserve, IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Overture,
Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Tenet Healthcare, Thomas
Industrial Networks, T-Online, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom
Italia), and Vodafone.
FAST is a Norwegian based company publicly
traded under the ticker symbol 'FAST' on the Oslo Stock
Exchange. The FAST Group operates globally with presence
in Europe, the United States and Japan. Additionally,
the FAST Group has business partners and customers in
a number of other locations, such as Brazil, Canada
and Australia. For further information about FAST, please
visit www.fastsearch.com.
(c) 2004 Fast Search & Transfer
ASA - Fast Search & Transfer, FAST, FAST Data Search,
FAST ESP and the FAST four-colored logo are trademarks
of Fast Search & Transfer ASA. All rights reserved.
FAST disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks
and names of others. All other trademarks mentioned
in this document are the property of their respective
owners.
ASA /OSE: FAST /ISIN: NO0003109605
SOURCE Fast Search & Transfer ASA
Press Contact: Peter Gorman,Director
of Corporate
Communications (US),+1-781-304-2495,
Peter.Gorman@fastsearch.com
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