Stellent to integrate the FAST InStream OEM enterprise search solution with Stellent Universal Content Management
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN and OSLO, Norway 26 January 2005 Stellent, Inc. (Nasdaq: STEL), a global provider of content management solutions, announced today it has partnered with Fast Search & Transfer (OSE: FAST), a leading developer of enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, to expand the suite of search technologies it offers Stellent Universal Content Management customers.
Under the agreement, Stellent will integrate the FAST InStream OEM enterprise search solution with its Stellent Universal Content Management technology to provide Stellent customers with an alternative search and retrieval platform. The solution searches unstructured information within documents, Web pages, email, presentations and similar content, and also searches the metadata for that unstructured information.
As our customer base grows, we must anticipate and fulfill our customers expanding needs and preferences, said Dan Ryan, executive vice president of marketing and business development for Stellent. Were pleased to announce this partnership with FAST, which gives our customers another option for efficiently and accurately searching a broad range of content.
Effective embedded search solutions must balance the sophisticated infrastructure requirements of todays enterprise with the intuitive user experience to which business professionals have grown accustomed, said Ali I. Riaz, chief operating officer for FAST. Our highly scalable and flexible embedded search solution will enable Stellent Universal Content Management customers to tackle the real-time, content-intensive search and retrieval challenges they encounter on a daily basis.
Stellent Universal Content Management Features
Stellent Universal Content Management provides rapid success and distinct advantages to customers via its product functionality, breadth of content managed, architecture and solutions all which enable rapid implementation and quick user adoption. The integrated Universal Content Management architecture offers a full array of content management functionality featuring document management, Web content management, digital asset management and imaging supported by collaboration, records management and business process management services. The scalable system manages and delivers the entire spectrum of unstructured content, from documents, graphics and Web pages to scanned images, email and records.
Stellent technology is standards-based, multi-platform and service-oriented, and provides productized integrations to leading application server, portal and enterprise resource planning applications. These solutions enable customers to easily deploy multiple line-of-business applications such as Web sites, call centers, dealer extranets, compliance initiatives, portals, accounts payable and claims processing as well as enterprise-wide content management initiatives. For more information, contact Stellent at (952) 903-2000.
FAST InStream Features
FAST InStream is designed to increase the value of enterprise applications and boost ROI for the ISVs customers by extending the power of FAST Enterprise Search Platform (ESP) within OEM environments. Supporting both structured and unstructured data, FAST InStream provides unique value across all types of software applications. For content- and information-intensive application environments, FAST InStream is an ideal fit based on a combination of best-in-class scalability, market-leading relevancy, and a completely modular and flexible architecture which allows ISVs to easily integrate only the components that they require. More information about FAST InStream can be found at www.fastsearch.com/InStream.
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, customers can easily deploy multiple line-of-business applications such as Web sites, call centers, dealer extranets, compliance initiatives, accounts payable imaging and claims processing and also scale the technology to support enterprise-wide content management needs.
More than 4,300 customers worldwide including Procter & Gamble, Merrill Lynch, Los Angeles County, The Home Depot, British Red Cross, ING, GlaxoSmithKline, Georgia Pacific, Bayer Corp., Coca-Cola FEMSA, Emerson Process Management and Genzyme Corp. 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, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
About FAST
FAST creates the real-time search and filter technology solutions that are behind the scenes at the worlds best known companies with the most demanding search problems. FASTs flexible and scalable integrated technology platform 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. FASTs powerful enterprise search technology solutions are used by a wide range of global customers and partners, including AT&T, Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder.com, Chordiant, CIGNA, CNET, Dell, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, FirstGov.gov (GSA), IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Nordstrom, Overture, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, 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, and Japan. Additionally, the FAST Group has business partners and customers in a number of other locations, such as Brazil, Canada and Australia. For further information about FAST, please visit www.fastsearch.com.
2005 Fast Search & Transfer ASA - Fast Search & Transfer, FAST, FAST ESP, FAST Data Search, FAST Marketrac, FAST AdVisor, FAST InStream, FAST ImPulse and the FAST four-colored logo are trademarks of Fast Search & Transfer ASA. All rights reserved. FAST disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.
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