is
nil. Hence,
enterprises cannot afford to ignore the internal efficiencies and the
external strategic differentiators that powerful Enterprise Search
Platforms (ESPs) offer. For further information about FAST, please visit
www .

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com
Tel. Positive impacts to the bottom line are achieved by not
only improving efficiencies , but also by enabling new business models
and opportunities to drive revenues and cut costs."

Why FAST SBP?

The information infrastructure of a large corporation is a highly
complex and dynamic system, typically addressing multiple challenges,
including:

Organizational complexity - numerous stakeholders and
interests

Technical complexity - complex products and environments

High risk - strategic and significant investment

Unclear ROI/TCO - vague or neglected cost/benefit analyses

Converging marketplace -increasing threat from non-traditional
competitors

Changing users - lack of end-user understanding due to quickly
changing usage patterns

Few benchmarks - uncertainty about typical KPIs, benchmarks,
and other data

To meet these challenges, strong search experience and expertise
are required. Search technology has
matured to a new level of feature richness, performance, availability ,
and usability where it now acts as a truly strategic tool. All other trademarks mentioned in this
document are the property of their respective owners.

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Abstract online:
http: //stemcells. These experiences
have been captured into a methodology that facilitates a highly
effective and focused knowledge transfer, and provides detailed
recommendations for exploiting the potential of modern search
technologies.com
(C) 2005 Fast Search + Transfer ASA - Fast Search + Transfer ,
FAST, FAST ESP, FAST Data Search, FAST Marketrac, FAST AdVisor, FAST
InStream, FAST ImPulse, FAST Search Best Practices, FAST SBP and the
FAST four-colored logo are trademarks of Fast Search + Transfer ASA.

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unproven pseudoscientific

sceptics freethinkers

In regard to reproductive cloning, Guenin maintains that because the FDA
has effectively interdicted the practice, the likely incidence in the U. His commentary makes reference to the
Dickey Amendment, which bars federal funding of research in which human
embryos are created or destroyed, and the pending Castle-DeGette bill which
would partially override it.

com or call +1
(888) 871-3839.

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Guenin, co-chair of the ethics committee of the International Society for
Stem Cell Research, has written extensively on the morality of embryo use in
medicine .alphamedpress. This knowledge gap is ignored
at great risk; taking a strategic perspective on search is the
rational choice. FAST ESP and FAST's
portfolio of solutions and Search Derivative Applications (SDAs)
supply a complete information retrieval solution ideal for a growing
number of key vertical markets and applications including e-Commerce
and Internet Portals, Financial Services; Government; Life Sciences;
Media and Publishing; and Telecom. Additionally, the FAST Group has business partners and
customers in a number of other locations, such as Brazil, Canada and
Australia.

pretend pseudoscientific

StemCells. The FAST SBP consultants are improvement catalysts for
enterprise search. For FAST, the search never stops.

oppy intellect

"Using FAST's Search Best
Practices service allowed us to validate our strategic business
objectives and vision, and also helped us to identify areas to
maximize the search experience for our customers," commented Kathy
Davidson, Vice President and General Manager, Elsevier MD Consult .

agnostics permissible

" This policy "wears its justification on its sleeve," he writes,
and optimizes the scope of research , resting both use and creation of embryos
on the same moral ground. It is written and read by
clinical and basic scientists whose expertise encompasses the rapidly
expanding fields of stem and progenitor cell biology. Designed to help clients maximize the value they
extract from their investment in search technology, FAST SBP provides
organizations with the framework to fully understand their true
opportunities , and the tools to optimize their search related results
and develop mechanisms to deploy, manage , and continuously improve
their enterprise search solution. FAST SBP Total - a multi-day workshop designed as a deep
knowledge transfer, helping organizations to analyze and review
complex strategic questions, unique sets of functional requirements,
and specific technical questions.
Search is the de-facto way to access information on the Internet.

From Huxley's 'Agnosticism':
'Agnosticism, in fact, is not a creed, but a method, the essence of which lies in the rigorous application of a single principle .

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Ethicist Proposes Embryonic Stem Cell Research Policy

http://www.
While FAST SBP is a newly announced service, FAST has provided
consulting advice to many global customers , including Elsevier MD
Consult, which has seen clear benefits.com, Chordiant, CIGNA, CNET,
Dell , Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, FirstGov. FAST disclaims any proprietary interest in the
marks and names of others.

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S. FAST SBP Focus - a half-day workshop designed to help existing
and prospective customers focus on the immediate goals of their search
implementation; and
2.
Recent market trends show that search is also becoming an important
infrastructure enabler inside enterprises.

FAST SBP is the first comprehensive framework
enabling the process of turning ESP into a strategic differentiator.

reasoned huxley

C., The debate over human embryonic stem
cell (hESC) research can be informed by a line of moral reasoning thus far
overlooked in legislative drafting, according to Louis M. Guenin, lecturer on
ethics in science at Harvard Medical School, whose commentary will be
published in the journal Stem Cells and is available now as an early online
publication in Stem Cells Express .
Stem Cells, an international peer-reviewed journal, provides a forum for
original investigative papers and concise reviews. "As
a result, we have a better understanding around our current plans , as
well has a better roadmap to take us forward.

FAST SBP Offerings

FAST SBP provides organizations with two engagement options:

1. ESPs are truly redefining the information
landscape both from a business and technical standpoint, and the
growth of the ESP market promises to track , if not eclipse, the
markets of applications it enables, such as CRM, ERP, and content
management . FAST's 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 .
All rights reserved.

Agnosticism is a term originally coined by Thomas H.

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New Service Helps Organizations Optimize the Functionality of
Enterprise Search Solutions to Maximize the Value of their IT
Investments, Speed Time to Market and Increase Business Impact


Fast Search + Transfer(TM) (FAST(TM)), the leading developer of
enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, today announced
the launch of its FAST Search Best Practices(TM) consulting services
(FAST SBP(TM)).
FAST SBP helps organizations prioritize projects to ensure they
receive optimal return from their search investment. Through
a small investment in effort - by focusing on the most relevant
aspects of search and by better understanding its central place in the
broader information infrastructure - companies achieve a significant
impact on the bottom line, not only by improving efficiencies, but
also by enabling new business models and opportunities to drive
revenues and cut costs.

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And negatively: In matters of the intellect, do not pretend that conclusions are certain which are not demonstrated or demonstrable.

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"FAST SBP helps
companies address these challenges head-on, and enables them to
maximize the return on their technology investments through improved
organizational efficiency and strategic business growth.
For more information on FAST SBP, please visit
sbp@fastsearch. This drives revenues and reduces total
cost of ownership by effectively leveraging IT infrastructure.fastsearch.

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org/cgi/content/abstract/2005-0202v1?ck=nck

CONTACT:
Laurel Ferejohn, Communications
LaurelFerejohn@AlphaMedPress. FAST SBP supports clients
from initial concepts through deployment and expansion throughout the
organization . FAST's
powerful enterprise search technology solutions are used by more than
1,500 global customers and partners, including America Online (AOL),
AT+T, Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder.

Positively the principle may be expressed: In matters of the intellect, follow your reason as far as it will take you , without regard to any other consideration.

landow agnostic

"
Guenin proposes a policy by which "the government shall support biomedical
research using human embryos that, before or after formation, have been
donated to medicine under donor instructions forbidding intrauterine
transfer. Riaz, FAST's chief operating officer.
Through FAST SBP, clients exploit broad search experience in a
collaborative partnership, from interviews with stakeholders, through
a series of recommendations to optimize their use of search technology
and prioritize existing and future projects.gov (GSA), IBM,
Knight Ridder , LexisNexis, Nordstrom, Overture, Rakuten, Reed
Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, Stellent, Tenet Healthcare , Thomas
Industrial Networks, T-Online, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom Italia),
Vodafone, and Wanadoo .

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This expertise comes from a highly specialized
background, with up-to-date knowledge of competitive usage patterns in
the marketplace and of the latest search features that can be used as
effective competitive differentiators.

About FAST

FAST creates the real-time search and filter technology solutions
that are behind the scenes at the world's best known companies with
the most demanding search problems.

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Fax: 919-680-4411

The ESP has become the tool to unify and access the lifeblood of
all enterprises, their information assets; yet, many organizations
still often treat it as an afterthought.

oppy haught

Fast Launches Search Best Practices Consulting Service

FAST supports its
customers in a pro-active partnership model from initial concepts,
through deployment and expansion throughout the organization.

landow atheism

Guenin writes that the overlooked reasoning starts from the premise that a
woman's decision declining transfer of her externally created embryo into her ,
or into anyone else, is a morally permissible exercise of discretion; and
further, that an embryo barred by such a decision from the womb does not
correspond to a possible person and cannot gain anything from being classified
as an actual person.

apathetic haught

Hence anticloning legislation would be at best redundant, at worst a
platform for barring valuable research. The services
are provided in a vendor -agnostic manner, as the customer's unique
circumstances and strategic objectives are the core and key focus of
this offering.
FAST is headquartered in Norway and is publicly traded under the
ticker symbol 'FAST' on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

unproven shattering

: 919-680-0011 ext.
FAST has transformed enterprise search from a powerful, yet
narrowly perceived function, into an enterprise-wide strategic and
tactical capability of pivotal importance.

Hence, it is foolish to pretend otherwise, and all attempts to the contrary must necessarily end in dogma lacking in all form of proof.

freethinkers reasoned

"Embryos barred from the womb and donated to medicine," Guenin observes,
"present us with a means by which we might relieve suffering in actual lives
at no cost in potential lives."
FAST SBP consultants utilize their many years of experience
implementing cutting edge search solutions for Global 1000 companies
to objectively assist corporations in solving their business
challenges through enterprise search technology.

agnosticism skeptically

"While enterprise search technology has evolved as a significant
and vital piece of many IT infrastructures , a large majority of
businesses are still unaware of the great potential that search holds
for aggregating, unifying and retrieving both structured and
unstructured information to leverage all of their information assets,"
said Ali I. The FAST Group
operates globally with presence in Europe , the United States, and
Japan.

Huxley in the 1840s to refer to an ideology which states, primarily , that the nature of the universe and of existence itself cannot be known.

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