AutoTrader.com to Present Webcast on the Evolution of Enterprise Search

Business Wire, June 27, 2006

OSLO, Norway & NEEDHAM, Mass. -- AutoTrader.com Case Study Demonstrates How to Drive New Product Development, Speed Time to Market and Improve Customer Satisfaction by Leveraging Enterprise Search

Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (OSEAX: FAST.OL) (FAST(TM)), the leading developer of enterprise search technologies and solutions, today announced a new webcast to be presented by AutoTrader.com, the Internet's leading auto classifieds marketplace and consumer information website. The webcast, entitled "Evolution of Enterprise Search: A Case Study on AutoTrader.com," will feature Rick MacConnell, Director, Enterprise Architecture at AutoTrader.com.

Topic:        Evolution of Enterprise Search: A Case Study by
              AutoTrader.com

Date:         June 27th, 2006

Time:         2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PDT

Registration: http://www.fastsearch.com/webinars/autotrader

The case study will detail how AutoTrader.com is driving new product development, speeding time to market and improving customer satisfaction by shifting from its proprietary search solution to one powered by FAST's enterprise search platform (FAST ESP(TM)).

This webcast is part of an ongoing series featuring companies that have strategically developed and implemented search-based applications to strengthen their market position, enter new markets, grow revenues and cut costs. Future webcasts will feature TV Guide, WeightWatchers, Dow Chemical and Factiva. To view additional webcast topics from FAST, please visit: http://www.fastsearch.com/webinars.> About FAST

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(TM)) 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, Computer Associates, Dell, EMC Documentum, Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Merrill Lynch, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, Stellent, 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, Asia Pacific, Australia, South America, and the Middle East and Africa. For further information about FAST, please visit www.fastsearch.com.

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