FAST AdVisor to Provide Search Capabilities on Newly Expanded Verizon SuperPages.com

FAST AdVisor to Provide Search Capabilities on Newly Expanded Verizon SuperPages.com

Powerful Enterprise Search Solution Provides SuperPages.com Visitors the Most Relevant Web Information by Geographic Location

OSLO, Norway, December 21/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (FAST(TM)) (OSE: FAST /ISIN: NO0003109605),
the leading developer of enterprise search and real-time alerting
technologies, today announced that Verizon Information Services has deployed
FAST AdVisor(TM) to enhance the search capabilities of Verizon
SuperPages.com's expanded site, http://www.superpages.com.



FAST AdVisor gives SuperPages.com visitors the most relevant search
results from a wide variety of structured and unstructured content, and
delivers an end-to-end shopping experience that general search sites simply
can't match. With FAST AdVisor, users now can quickly research products and
services online to aid in deciding on a purchase. If a consumer searches for
"digital cameras" using SuperPages.com's Web search tab, FAST AdVisor
provides general information about various cameras and where to buy them.



"FAST provides us with a strong, flexible search solution," said Eric
Chandler, vice president - e-commerce marketing for Verizon SuperPages.com.
"FAST's technology augments SuperPages.com's search capabilities and enables
us to greatly enhance the user experience."



Based on the FAST Enterprise Search Platform (FAST ESP(TM)), FAST AdVisor
helps maximize revenue by exploiting search as a key and dynamic core
capability for generating business. It provides organizations such as Verizon
Information Services with a flexible and powerful relevancy framework that
allows them meet their business objectives.



"FAST's enterprise search technology is enabling Verizon SuperPages.com
to offer its visitors an easy way to find relevant information on products
and services from the Web without jumping from site to site. The flexibility
of FAST's search technology will also allow SuperPages.com to further expand
its search capabilities as the number of people using the service continues
to grow," commented John M. Lervik, FAST's chief executive officer.
"SuperPages.com's selection of FAST AdVisor validates our approach to
providing the industry's premier enterprise search solution for the widest
variety of applications."



FAST has transformed enterprise search from a powerful, yet narrowly
perceived function, into an enterprise-wide strategic and tactical capability
of pivotal importance. FAST ESP and FAST's portfolio of solutions and Search
Derivative Applications (SDAs) supply a complete information retrieval
solution ideal for a growing number of key vertical markets and applications
including e-Commerce and Internet Portals, Financial Services; Government;
Life Sciences; Media and Publishing; and Telecom. For FAST, the search never
stops.



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, Findexa, FirstGov.gov (GSA), IBM, Knight Ridder,
LexisNexis, Overture, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, Tenet
Healthcare, Thomas Industrial Networks, T-Online, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom
Italia), Vodafone, 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, 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
ESP, FAST Data Search, FAST MarkeTrac, FAST AdVisor , FAST InStream, FAST
ImPulse 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.



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Source: Fast Search & Transfer ASA

Peter Gorman (U.S.), Fast Search & Transfer, +1-781-304-2495, pr@fastsearch.com; Carine Zeier (Europe), Fast Search & Transfer, +47-23-01-13-47, pr@fastsearch.com


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