FAST to Discuss Future of Media and Impact of Ad Monetization Strategies at New Media Days in Copenhagen, Denmark

Fast Search & Transfer™ (OSEAX: FAST.OL) (FAST™), the leading global provider of enterprise search technologies and solutions, today announced that Vice President of Media Solutions Perry Solomon will be joining other industry leaders in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday, the 24th of October, 2007. With traditional advertising revenues declining, his presentation, "The Search Story, Chapter Two: The Media Empire Strikes Back,” will explore how savvy media industry leaders can deliver unique content and build loyal communities in the search-driven era, without having to share their revenue. What: "The Search Story, Chapter Two: The Media Empire Strikes Back” When: Wednesday, October 24, 2007; 12:45 – 13:30 Where: New Media Days, Room 1, Tappehallerne, Dessaus Boulevard 46, Hellerup, Copenhagen About Perry Solomon Perry Solomon, vice president, Business Development and general manager, Media Solutions, FAST has 15 years of experience developing and driving growth strategies in the media & entertainment, technology and Internet industries. At FAST, Solomon is responsible for go-to-market strategies in the media, entertainment and communications industries, working with FAST’s customers and partners globally to transform the way they serve and profit from consumers in the digital age. Solomon was a founder and vice president of strategy and products at Peppercoin, an electronic payments software company and served as a director for Content Bridge, a business unit of Inktomi Corporation. Prior to Inktomi, he served as product manager at Adero, Inc., a content delivery network, where he built a globally distributed e-commerce service for small and medium-sized digital merchants. Solomon was a strategic change consultant in the Entertainment, Media & Communications practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, an investment banker with Peregrine Capital in Hong Kong and with Salomon Brothers in New York, where he advised telecommunications/media companies on mergers, acquisitions and fundraising. Solomon received a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. About FAST FAST is the leading global provider of enterprise search technologies and solutions that are behind the scenes at the world’s most innovative companies. FAST’s flexible and scalable enterprise search platform (FAST ESP) elevates an organization’s search capabilities, connecting people to relevant information, regardless of format or where that information resides. 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, 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), 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. © 2007 Fast Search & Transfer ASA - Fast Search & Transfer, FAST, Adaptive Information Warehouse, AIW, AdMomentum, Impulse and Hubway are trademarks of Fast Search & Transfer ASA. The FAST logo, FAST ESP, FAST InStream, FAST InPerspective, FAST ProPublish, FAST Contextual Insight and FAST Unity are registered trademarks of Fast Search & Transfer ASA. All rights reserved.