Stellent, Inc., a provider of content management solutions, has partnered with Fast Search & Transfer, a developer of enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, to expand the suite of search technologies it offers Stellent Universal Content Management customers. Under the agreement, Stellent will integrate the FAST InStream OEM enterprise search solution with its Stellent Universal Content Management technology to provide Stellent customers with an alternative search and retrieval platform. The solution searches unstructured information within documents, Web pages, email, presentations, and similar content, and also searches the metadata for that unstructured information.

The integrated Universal Content Management architecture offers an array of content management functionality--featuring document management, Web content management, digital asset management, and imaging--supported by collaboration, records management, and business process management services. The scalable system is designed to manage and deliver the entire spectrum of unstructured content, from documents, graphics, and Web pages to scanned images, email, and records.