FAST: Building Search-Driven Portals with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Silverlight

Jan Helge SageflåtDirector, Product DevelopmentFAST, A Microsoft® Subsidiary

Stein DanielsenDirector, Product DevelopmentFAST, A Microsoft® Subsidiary

BB36

Founded 1997.About 800 employees dedicated to search.

HQ in Oslo, Norway.

One minute on FAST…

Acquired by MicrosoftApril 2008

A recognized leader in delivering search software and solutions based on the

FAST ESP flagship product

FAST solutions drive revenue generation for online businesses

and productivity for the enterprise

Joined forces with Microsoft search developers to form the

Microsoft Enterprise Search Group (MESG)

Agenda

Lunch Progress

Level

Beginner

Advanced

Expert

Wrap-up

Building a WPF Search Front EndUsing the FAST .Net Search API

Building a MOSS Search Front EndUsing the FAST ESP Web Parts

and Microsoft Silverlight

Search-as-you-typeusing AJAX and

FAST ESP Web Partsas a Web Service

Using JavaScript for clientside rendering of FAST ESP

Web Parts results

Welcome

Building a WPFSearch Front End Jan Helge Sageflåt

Director, Product Development

demo

FAST ESP Web PartsAvailable for Download from CodePlex

Building a MOSSSearch Front End Jan Helge Sageflåt

Director, Product Development

demo

Using JavaScript for Client Side Rendering Stein Danielsen

Director, Product Development

demo

Search-as-you-typeUsing AJAX Stein Danielsen

Director, Product Development

demo

FAST ESP 5 System Overview

Microsoft Enterprise Search Roadmap

TomorrowToday

High End

Infrastructure

Entry Level

FAST ESPCross platformTuned for internet sites

No change to packaging & pricingIntegration via web parts & connectorFAST ESP on Windows, Linux, Unix

ESP for

SharePoint

ESP for SharePointOOB valueTuned for intranets

Want to learn more?

The Industry's Largest Business & Technology Conference Dedicated to Enterprise Search

February 9 - 11, 2009 – Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, NV USAhttp://www.fastforward09.com

FAST Web Parts (requires access to FAST ESP backend)http://www.codeplex.com/espwebparts

FAST Corporate Web Sitehttp://www.fastsearch.com

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