Tag Archives: Microsoft

The first real FAST Search book

Posted on 2010-11-12 by janhoy

Over due by several years, Wrox just published a book about Microsoft Enterprise Search, including the different FAST flavours. Bravo! You can ask how all the users of FAST technology could have managed for so many years without some public … Continue reading →

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FAST to abandon Linux and Unix

Posted on 2010-02-08 by janhoy

In a recent blog post by CTO Bjørn Olstad, referenced by CNet, Beyond Search and Norwegian digi.no today, FAST announces that ESP 5.3 is the last version of their Enterprise Search Platform to run on Linux or Unix. As a … Continue reading →

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Bing – first thoughts

Posted on 2009-06-09 by janhoy

Microsoft’s new search engine “Bing” which replaces Live Search, promises to be a decision engine rather than a search engine. Cominvent has tried it. The front page of “Bing” is nice looking. I’m in Alexandria, and want to decide how … Continue reading →

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Microsoft reveals FAST Search roadmap

Posted on 2009-02-11 by janhoy

Yesterday, Microsoft/FAST announced at the FAST Forward conference in Las Vegas the immediate roadmap of the FAST ESP (Enterprise Search Platform) product line. Also see what CMS Watch writes about the topic. Office 14 The main news is that ESP … Continue reading →

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FAST – a Microsoft Subsidiary

Posted on 2008-04-25 by janhoy

Today, the deal where Microsoft buys FAST, was completed. That means that the Norwegian search engine vendor Fast Search & Transfer is now a fully owned subsidiary of Microsoft. The FAST ESP product will continue to be offered on all … Continue reading →

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