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FAST's Centre for Search Innovation Releases Spring 2008 Edition of the Innovation Journal at FASTforward 08
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 19 PRNewswire — WHERE: FASTforward 08, Orlando, FL February 19, 2008 WHAT: The Innovation Journal is a meeting place and forum for ideas about change — new possibilities, new opportunities and new markets — in the enterprise search space. In the newest edition called Making Connections, FAST invites industry authorities, players, pundits and front line FAST contributors to offer their views as search is shifting off its traditional center — the mechanics of access or retrieval — and moving to a new level: the exploration of user context and interaction. WHY: The Innovation Journal offers ideas that help business leaders think strategically about enterprise search and the opportunities for innovation and game-changing results that technology can drive. This edition includes provocative discussions from industry visionaries such as: — Susan Dumais, Microsoft Research, discusses where search is going and how it will be different 10 years from now than it is today — Zia Zaman, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing, FAST, explores the spread of Enterprise 2.0 activities and the kinds of outcomes enterprises can be looking to capture as they engage with the user-generated activities — Clare Hart, President, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group, provides her take on what to look for in the coming years as we build better ways for professionals to connect with information online — Bjorn Olstad, Chief Technology Officer, FAST, discusses what the next steps will be in creating more user-centered computing models — Safa Rashtchy, award-winning financial analyst and author, explores innovation and change in online media and the impact of customer engagement across the borders of enterprise — Tom Davenport, consultant and author, examines the IT implications for analytic competitors, the challenges of analyzing unstructured or intangible information and the emerging discipline of quantifying the online user interaction — Lee Eichelberger, Director of Strategic Consulting and Usability, FAST, demonstrates how leading firms can work to connect business objectives with high-quality search experiences QUESTIONS: Those interested in receiving more information on the Innovation Journal or to learn more about FASTforward 08 can visit the event Web site at: http://www.fastforward08.com.
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FAST is the leading global provider of enterprise search technologies and solutions that are behind the scenes at the world's best known companies. 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),
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