Fastsearch ends SPH Search search

Singapore - SPH has partnered Fastsearch to provide a search engine for more relevant local specific hits, making it the first of such a combined platform in Asia.

Relevant websites be crawled and indexed by Fast Technology aiding SPH Search's delivery capabilities through channels such as web and mobile.

Zia Zaman, EVP, global marketing and head of strategy, said in a release, "From a user perspective, the focus is on our own personal control of our world. From a business viewpoint, the goal is to give customers and users innovative and valuable services - aspects that drive profitable revenue. We are proud to have been selected as SPH Search's partner in this groundbreaking endeavor to create the first search engine set up in Asia."

With product support of more than 80 languages, the software company has a global reach and specialises in enterprise search. According to an independent third-party research, it has a satisfaction rating of 99% and has more than 4,100 installations with clients like Citigroup, Fuji Xerox, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Oracle, Petronas, Sun Microsystems and Siemens.