Introduction - FAST Taxonomy

The FAST Taxonomy Explorer contains Categorization, based on advanced Linguistic technologies that let you control the flow of information into your organization and order, access, and retrieve that data; as well as information created within your organization.

The Categorizer classifies documents and organizes information into a hierarchical or a flat set of categories.Categorization is the process of concisely defining the information within a particular doc-ument; in other words, the major topic or subject of the document. In the context of text-
based document searches, categorization is an automated process that classifies numerous text documents, placing them into a taxonomy. A taxonomy is an organized classification structure that facilitates information retrieval.The categorization process inserts category tags into the documents prior to indexing.

When the documents in an index have been categorized, end users can restrict a query to a specific category in that index. Categorizing documents increases the likelihood that your end users will obtain the meaningful results they seek for two reasons:

1. Metadata: Documents are organized and stored by category, according to
their metadata tags.

2. Filter: Queries can be filtered using the categories that you created as
part of your taxonomy.

You can also choose to categorize the end-user documents from among several languages.FAST have Taxonomy Explorer to create & test a catagory.

FAST - Search Engine

FAST is the leading global provider of enterprise search technologies and solutions that are behind the scenes at the world's best known companies. FAST's flexible and scalable enterprise search platform (FAST ESP) elevates the search capabilities of enterprise customers and connects people to the relevant information they seek regardless of medium. This drives revenues and reduces total cost of ownership by effectively leveraging IT infrastructure. FAST's solutions are used by more than 2,600 global customers and partners, including America Online (AOL), Cardinal Health, CareerBuilder.com, CIGNA, CNET, Dell, Factiva, Fidelity Investments, Findexa, IBM, Knight Ridder, LexisNexis, Overture, Rakuten, Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Sensis, Stellent, Tenet Healthcare, Thomas Industrial Networks, Thomson Scientific, T-Online, US Army, Virgilio (Telecom Italia), Vodafone, and Wanadoo.

FAST is headquartered in Norway and is publicly traded under the ticker symbol 'FAST' on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The FAST Group operates globally with presence in Europe, the United States, Asia Pacific, Australia, South America, and the Middle East.

In January, Microsoft made an accepted offer to acquire FAST for $1.2 billion.

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