FAST and Stellent to Co-Present on Data Classification and Information Lifecycle Management at ECM West

Business Wire, Nov 2, 2006

Attendees to Learn How Search Technology and Content Management Can Help Businesses Deliver on ILM

OSLO, Norway & NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Fast Search & Transfer[TM] (OSEAX: FAST.OL) (FAST[TM]), the leading developer of search technologies and solutions, today announced that Rob Lancaster, vice president of channel development for FAST and Alan Baer, product marketing manager for Stellent will co-present on the topic of Data Classification and Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) during the Search & Information Access track at ECM West. The session is designed to offer attendees an overview of the role and importance of data classification and how the broader category of search technology can help businesses deliver on the unfulfilled promises of ILM.

Topic: Enterprise Search and Data Classification: Making the Dream of ILM a Reality

Date: November 7, 2006

Time: 2:40 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. PST

Speaker: Rob Lancaster, vice president, channel development, FAST and Alan Baer, product marketing manager, Stellent

Location: Room A3, San Jose McEnery Convention Center

Registration: http://ecmwest.com/ecmwest/v42/index.cvn?id=10024&p_navID=4

This presentation will cover the classification and accessibility of data - both structured and unstructured - as a mechanism for enabling document or file-level visibility, tiered storage and ultimately ILM. Information access based on file-level or event context-based classification remains something of a dream for storage users. Search technology and data classification is helping to make that dream a reality. In addition to enabling the contextual classification of data, search technology can provide users with myriad benefits, including more efficient utilization of storage resources, management of archived data for compliance needs, as well as consolidated operational and disaster recovery practices.

For more information about FAST please visit us at Booth #616, or the FAST Website: www.fastsearch.com.

About FAST

FAST is the leading developer of search technologies 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.

About Stellent, Inc.

Stellent, Inc. (www.stellent.com) is a global provider of content management software solutions that drive rapid success for customers by enabling fast implementations and generating quick, broad user adoption. With Stellent Universal Content Management, customers can easily deploy multiple line-of-business applications Co such as public Web sites, secure intranets and extranets, compliance processes, and marketing brand management Co and also scale the technology to support multi-site management and enterprise-wide content management needs.

More than 4,500 customers worldwide Co including Procter & Gamble, Merrill Lynch, Los Angeles County, The Home Depot, British Red Cross, ING, Vodafone, Georgia Pacific, Bayer Corp., Coca-Cola FEMSA and Genzyme Corp. Co have selected Stellent solutions to power their content-centric business applications. Stellent is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn. and maintains offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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