Symbian Selects FAST ESP to Unlock the Value of Global Human Capital

Fast Search & Transfer™ (OSEAX: FAST.OL) (FAST™), a leading global provider of search technologies, today announced that Symbian, a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones known as smartphones, has selected FAST ESP - Enterprise Search Platform – to be an essential part of a multi-million £ programme to establish a new global system for creating and delivering information around its 1500 employees and its external ecosystem. Symbian’s investment in FAST will not only transform the speed and accuracy of locating documents to drive personal and project productivity, but will for the first time utilise archives of information to enhance search queries by suggesting associated or supporting information. Users will also be able to link project documentation, intelligence on employees with related experience and skills, and ultimately use FAST ESP to offer a secure platform for project wikis, blogs and internal social networks. "We chose FAST because they understand our vision for innovative information delivery built upon search, and demonstrated that they could deliver. We wanted to use Web 2.0 like principles to transform the quality of information access and actively encourage true collaboration across the organisation. We believe that our investment in a search platform will enable us to unlock the value of our global human capital as the business continues its rapid international growth”, says David Gwin, Head of Information Systems, Symbian. In the fast moving telecommunications environment, Symbian recognises the value of the intelligence held by its employees and its internal data sources. With operations across the UK, U.S. and Asia, having a single, consistent access point for real-time information is a necessity. The internal complexity is significantly increased by the need to operate internationally with partners and customers. Ultimately extending beyond the Symbian corporate network to offer similar capabilities to all parties in the Symbian ecosystem is the aim. The investment in FAST will ensure that the insights gained from past experience are used to guide future projects to even greater success in a way that appeals to a workforce operating at the forefront of the digital economy. "We are pleased to be working with a market-leading, global organisation such as Symbian to provide the innovations that will realise its vision of secure information delivery and collaboration. Building upon FAST ESP, Symbian will be able to manage their ever increasing data assets, unlocking the value of that information which will lead to better business decisions.” said John M. Lervik, CEO at FAST. About Symbian Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones known as smartphones. Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers and has built close co-operative business relationships with leading companies across the mobile industry. During Q1 2007, 15.9 million Symbian smartphones were sold worldwide to over 250 major network operators, bringing the total number of Symbian smartphones shipped up to 31 March 2007 to 126 million. Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom, with offices in the United States, England, and Asia (India, P.R. China, Korea, and Japan). For more information, please visit www.symbian.com About FAST FAST is the leading global provider of enterprise search technologies powering some of the world’s best known companies. FAST helps its customers deliver applications and services that connect their users to the right information, the right products, and the right people. By making search a central part of business infrastructure, FAST’s customers leverage search to drive business results. FAST’s solutions are used by more than 2,600 global customers and partners, including America Online (AOL), Associated New Media, CareerBuilder.com, Carrefour, Dell, Department of Work & Pensions, Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, Fish4.com, FT.com, IBM, John Lewis Partnership, LexisNexis, Nomura Bank, Norton Rose, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Stellent, Times 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. For further information about FAST, please visit www.fastsearch.com. © 2007 Fast Search & Transfer ASA - Fast Search & Transfer, FAST, FAST ESP, Contextual Insight and the FAST logo are trademarks of Fast Search & Transfer ASA. All rights reserved.