Microsoft to buy FAST Search & Transfer.

Posted By: prog_dotnet | Jan 8th, 2008 @ 3:32 AM
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#Jan 8th, 2008 @ 3:32 AM
prog_dotnet
prog_dotnet
Microsoft Corp has offered to buy Norwegian Internet-search software firm Fast Search & Transfer for 19 crowns per share, valuing the company at about $1.2 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7207163

http://blogs.technet.com/mikep/archive/2008/01/08/hot-news-microsoft-to-buy-fast.aspx

Smiley
#Jan 8th, 2008 @ 10:33 AM
Lloyd_Humph
Lloyd_Humph
If Blackberrys are addictive cellphones, Channel9 is the ultimate addictive website.
Well this will be the first acquisition of 2008, I assume...
#Jan 8th, 2008 @ 11:09 AM
Rossj
Rossj
Didn't that used to be alltheweb.com? If so, fantastic buy!
#Jan 8th, 2008 @ 12:13 PM
havard
havard
while(i --> 0);
Rossj wrote:
Didn't that used to be alltheweb.com?


That's correct, alltheweb.com used to be FAST's showcase room. I don't know if it still runs on the FAST search engine, but I assume it does.
#Jan 8th, 2008 @ 12:48 PM
intelman
intelman
Doesn't yahoo own alltheweb.com
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