Fast and Traction Software Partner to Combine the Power of Search and Enterprise Blogging

12/06/2006 - 11:27

FAST InStream(TM) OEM enterprise search solution and Traction's
TeamPage(TM) Weblog provide businesses with secure search,
collaboration and information-sharing capabilities

Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (FAST(TM)) (OSEAX: FAST.OL), the
leading developer of enterprise search technologies and solutions, and
Traction Software, the leading provider of enterprise blog software,
today announced an OEM partnership to add FAST's unique search and
navigation capabilities to Traction Software's TeamPage(TM)
collaboration solution. Traction's TeamPage gives business and
government organizations the ability to easily organize and share
business-critical information. TeamPage will be integrated with FAST
InStream(TM), an OEM-specific enterprise search solution developed
specifically to meet the complex application-based search requirements
of independent software vendors (ISVs).
"Blogs are one of the fastest growing enterprise solutions and
businesses are recognizing that the ability to easily find information
contained within enterprise blogs is critical to improving worker
productivity," said Ali I. Riaz, president of FAST Search. "The
combination of Traction's enterprise blogging technology with FAST's
superior searching capabilities will enable organizations to improve
the quality and efficiency of collaboration both inside and outside
the firewall."
Traction Software gives businesses the ability to collaboratively
create, analyze and share valuable information such as market
research, competitive intelligence, corporate communications and
business development information. Traction's products combine the best
of blog and wiki models with built-in sharing and versioning of office
documents in context. Traction plugs into a company's existing
infrastructure or operates stand-alone on an intranet or extranet.
"Every organization can benefit from the ability to securely
collect, link, share and edit business-critical information. FAST
provides contextually aware search including navigation by person,
place, location and date, making our enterprise blogging solution an
unbeatable resource for every employee," said Greg Lloyd, CEO and
Founder, Traction Software. "Partnering with FAST enables us to
provide the most scalable search for our customers and ensures that
our solutions can also be integrated throughout the enterprise."
FAST InStream is an enterprise search solution specifically
designed to increase the value of enterprise applications and boost
ROI by leveraging the power of FAST Enterprise Search Platform (FAST
ESP(TM)) technology. Supporting both structured and unstructured data,
FAST InStream provides unique value across all types of software
applications, and will be an asset for Traction customers seeking
instant access to highly relevant data.

About Traction Software

Traction Software provides business and government organizations
with enterprise weblog software that allows groups and teams to
communicate more effectively. Traction's easy to use TeamPage(TM)
software creates a secure communications hub for business information
and working communications that collects, organizes, links and shares
sources of information in context over time. TeamPage is used for
business applications ranging from product development and project
management to marketing field communication, competitive intelligence,
and sales. Traction Software has been named one of the 100 Companies
that Matter by KMWorld and is a winner of the RedHerring 100 and
eContent 100 awards. The company distributes its products directly and
through global partners. Based in Providence, Rhode Island, Traction
Software is a privately held corporation with financing from investors
including In-Q-Tel and Slater Interactive. For additional information,
visit Traction at http://www.tractionsoftware.com/.

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) 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.