News - 2008 headlines

December
Search Technologies provides specialist search usage training to Unilever.

States of Jersey contracts with Search technologies for enterprise search support and integration services

November
Cisco extends contract with Search Technologies to provide further assistance with the implementation of their FAST ESP-based intranet.

October
GPO extends contract with Search Technologies to build the first release of FDsys - the system GPO will use to maintain government documents and make them available to the public.

Search Technologies earns certified status in Microsoft's Partner Program.

September
Search Technologies' Search Assessment Methodology recognized as a KM World Trendsetting Product for 2008.

Search Technologies' Search Assessment Methodology is made available to Microsoft customers as a packaged service offering.

Search Technologies attends the Enterprise Search Summit West in San Jose, California.

Search Technologies approved as Microsoft solutions provider to sell SharePoint products and to deliver SharePoint Deployment Planning Services.

Search Technologies' project assessment methodology recognized as trend-setting product of 2008 by KMWorld, a leading publisher of knowledge, document and content management information.

August

Search Technologies becomes first FAST partner to be Microsoft Certified in the Information Worker Solutions Competency with specializations in search and portals & collaboration.

Search Technologies awarded a Government Services Administration (GSA) contract (# GS-35F0541U).

The Government Printing Office awards Search Technologies a $450K contract to improve search aspects of the FDSys Project.

Acquity Group selects Search Technologies to provide search services to Invitrogen.

Hitachi Data Systems selects Search Technologies to assist in the implementation of the Hitachi product, HCAP at Schlumberger.

Capital Group selects Search Technologies to perform major upgrade of key application from RetrievalWare to FAST ESP.

Cisco selects Search Technologies to implement a front-end Intranet search application.

St Helens & Knowsley Hospitals purchases the IMan image management solution for their clinical photography operations.

July
Russell Reynolds selects Search Technologies to provide support and development services for existing applications based on FAST ESP.

Computer Patent Annuities names Search Technologies as a development partner for a key application based on SharePoint and FAST ESP.

Search Technologies becomes Microsoft Registered Partner and attends Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, Texas.

June
Search Technologies is co-sponsoring the one-day FASTforward Summit on "Technology Populism" and how to turn your enterprise search function into a profit center, June 4, at The Sofitel Hotel, Redwood City, Calif. The event will include representatives of Search Technologies, Forrester Research, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, FAST Search & Transfer and National Instruments presenting on trends including the convergence of a technology-savvy workforce, ubiquitous broadband, abundant collaboration and social computing tools.

April
Search Technologies Corporation is pleased to be an exhibitor and sponsor of Enterprise Search Summit at the New York Hilton, May 20-21, 2008. Come meet with us at Booth 5 to discuss your search requirements with us and learn how we can help you with effective, scalable search technologies.

February
Search Technologies Corporation has been named to the 2008 list of “100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management” by KMWorld, publisher of trends in knowledge, document and content management markets.

Search Technologies Corporation is pleased to be a Gold Sponsor of FASTForward 08 in Orlando, Florida. The company's participation included a staffed booth presence in the Exhibit Hall and a session presentation by Senior Architect Paul Nelson. Paul's presentation was on "RetrievalWare to FAST ESP Migration." Search Technologies was a Gold Sponsor of FASTForward 07 where the company was honored as the "2006 FAST Alliance Partner of the Year."