Microsoft bids $1.2bln to acquire FAST Search and Transferhttp://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2008/01/08/microsoft-bids-1-2bln-to-acquire-fast-search-and-transfer.aspxMicrosoft announced today plans to acquire Norwegian enterprise search leader FAST for about $1.2 billion US dollars cash, or a 42% premium on the company's current price on the Norwegian stock market.  FAST is a leader in the enterprise searchenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)