This story was written by Rafat Ali. Our deals columnist Steve Rosenbush has written an interesting story for Portfolio.com, digging deeper into Microsoft's (NSDQ: MSFT) $1.23 billion acquisition ...

Microsoft took a big jump into the search software market last April when it acquired Fast Search & Transfer, the Norway-based developer of the Fast Search ESP search technology, for $1.2 billion.

What is the news here? Microsoft plans to acquire Norwegian enterprise search vendor Fast Search & Transfer for $1.23 billion in order to broaden its enterprise search portfolio. Why did Microsoft ...

Microsoft said Tuesday that it will offer $1.2 billion in cash for Fast Search and Transfer (FAST), a big player in the enterprise search market. The move is sure to shake up the enterprise search ...

Microsoft Agrees to Buy Fast Search for $1.23 Billion from Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is buying FAST Search. The Norwegian search company, Fast Search & Transfer ASA, will be bought by Microsoft ...

Sometimes having many files on your Windows PC can become irritating because, at the time when you need any one of the files, it becomes very tiring going folder by folder to search your files, ...

Court filings in Google’s antitrust case revealed FastSearch, a proprietary system few search marketers have heard of. It sits at the core of how Google grounds its AI Overviews, prioritizing speed ...