# Fast Search & Transfer

> Norwegian software company

**Wikidata**: [Q572502](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572502)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Development_Center_Norway)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/fast-search-transfer

## Summary

Fast Search & Transfer was founded in 1997 in Oslo, a city that would serve as the location of its headquarters. The organization operated in the software industry, developing products such as a search engine.As a company in the software industry, Fast Search & Transfer focused on creating innovative solutions, including its search engine product. The company was eventually acquired by its parent organization, Microsoft.Fast Search & Transfer remained in operation until it was dissolved in 2008[1]. At the time of its dissolution, the company was still based in Oslo, where it had been founded in 1997 and had developed its search engine as part of the software industry, under the parent organization, Microsoft.The legacy of Fast Search & Transfer is tied to its contributions to the software industry, particularly in the development of search engine technology, while being part of Microsoft, from its founding in 1997 until its dissolution in 2008[1], with Oslo as its headquarters.


## References

1. [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/technology/08iht-msft.4.9081695.html)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. Quora