OSLO, Norway – 31 May 2006 – Fast Search & Transfer™ (FAST™), the leading developer of enterprise search technologies and solutions, today announced that InfoTorg, the largest online information service in Sweden, has implemented the FAST Enterprise Search Platform (FAST ESP™) as a critical component of major enhancements to the company’s online Swedish legal information subscriber service, Rättsbanken. FAST ESP will drive precise and efficient search of the approximately 2 million documents spanning 40 databases available on the service, including virtually all Swedish primary, case and EU law and additional legislative material such as reports and news. InfoTorg and its Rättsbanken service are available at http://www.infotorg.se.
FAST ESP provides Rättsbanken with a powerful search platform that supports a consolidated database to produce unified search results. Designed to increase speed of searches and ease of use, the new search platform enables enhanced document management, new interface functions and powerful, real-time filtering, resulting in more productive and efficient searches. Also a wide range of new features has been added, such as advanced proximity functions, relevance ranking, categorization, keyword in context (KWIC), documents in XML, dynamic indexing and index browsing.
“These enhancements are a direct result of customer input and we have incorporated features and functionality to give our subscribers a competitive edge. FAST’s search solutions helped us achieve our goal to enable users to quickly find the legal information they need.” said Marie Sahlsten, head of Rättsbanken. “Whether they need a quick summary or in-depth review, it is a lot easier now for subscribers to take advantage of Rättsbanken’s unrivalled depth and breadth of legal information.”
Lars Klasén, an information specialist at InfoTorg added, “Based on our experiences achieved during the implementation of FAST ESP for Rättsbanken, we are enhancing our service with vastly improved searching capabilities to meet the demands of our growing subscriber base. Working with FAST as a business partner helps our organization run a cost-effective operation and supports our corporate goal of making InfoTorg and its online services more competitive and profitable.”
“Search is a critical feature to the success of InfoTorg’s Rättsbanken,” said John M. Lervik, chief executive officer of FAST. “FAST’s ability to search data from disparate sources quickly and efficiently, and deliver the precise answers to users’ queries is critical for a positive user experience.”
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, Dell, Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Overture, 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. For further information about FAST, please visit www.fastsearch.com.
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