Fast Search & Transfer(TM) (OSEAX: FAST.OL) (FAST(TM)), the
leading developer of search technologies, today announced the launch
of the "FASTforward blog" (www.fastforwardblog.com), a companion blog
to FASTforward '07 (www.fastforward07.com) the Business and Technology
Conference for Innovative, Search-Powered Enterprise 2.0 Applications.
The conference is being held in San Diego February 7 - 9, 2007. Like
the conference, the blog hosts conversations by a top-flight crew of
leading thinkers and doers for an active and spirited discussion on
the next generation of enterprise software applications and issues.
Amongst contributors are many familiar faces from the
enterprise-related blog space including Dana Gardner, Bill Ives, Jim
McGee, Joe McKendrick, Jerry Bowles, Rod Boothby, Kathleen Gilroy,
Euan Semple, George Dearing and others. In the blog and in related
editorial offerings the group explores how the landscape of business
is evolving in the face of rapid technological change and innovation.
Included in the topics and themes these insightful experts will
explore are:
-The paradigm-shift from content-focused architectures to
user-centric models.
-Web 2.0 and how its exploding consumer-oriented applications are
relevant for the enterprise.
-Front Office 2.0 / Back Office 2.0, and the Search connection
that makes it possible.
-Innovative Search applications that create new business models
and increase revenue.
-New extended Search platforms to power and monetize digital
assets.
-Organizational changes brought on by social computing and other
disruptive technologies.
-Best Practices for industry leading Search-based applications.
-Rich media Search evolution and advances in mobile deployment.
-Google - take a check from them or create and control your own
game.
"Last weekend a new blog burst on the scene. No ordinary blog
though," said David Tebbutt, Information World Review Columnist. "This
one is truly useful for anyone who is interested in how organizational
cultures are adjusting to the new realities brought about by social
computing and other liberating technologies."
Join the gang at the FASTforward blog for a fun and engaging
conversation that will culminate at the "live" event in San Diego
where some of the most innovative and influential people from the Web
2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 worlds gather for an intense and lively three
days of conversation, debate and expert commentary. From newly formed
start-ups to mainstream incumbents, come meet the innovators,
dominators and accelerators who are taking advantage of search driven
applications to respond or protect their markets.
"We're providing a gathering place for business and technology
leaders defining the way companies adjust to social computing," said
John Markus Lervik, CEO of FAST. "By bringing together the best to
discuss and debate the most important issues and strategies driving
innovation and enterprise 2.0, FAST is helping to shape what we might
all come to expect in the coming years."
About FASTforward '07
FASTforward '07, February 7-9, 2007 in San Diego, will feature a
lively, fast-paced cross-section of keynote-level talks, issue-driven
panels, and industry expert presentations that explore how companies
are developing and implementing a new wave of enterprise class
applications. The breakout sessions feature business and technology
case studies and presentations, moderated by industry experts on a
wide range of topics. Speakers include Chris Anderson, Ray Lane, John
Battelle, Tim O'Reilly, Andrew McAfee, Bill Inmon, and many others.
About FAST
FAST creates the real-time search and business intelligence
solutions that are behind the scenes at the world's best known
companies with the most demanding information challenges. FAST's
flexible and scalable integrated technology platform and personalized
portal connects users, regardless of medium, to the relevant
information they need.
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,
Australia, the Americas, and the Middle East. For further information
about FAST, please visit www.fastsearch.com.
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