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FASTforward’09 Interview: Kamran Khan, president and CEO of Search Technologies

by Joshua-Michéle Ross

February 12, 2009 at 11:59 am · Filed under FASTforward'09, FFC09 Interviews

Kamran talks about his company, issues of security as it relates to search, and how search can grapple with huge volumes of data being created by customers such as the U.S. government.

BIO: Kamran Khan is the President and CEO of Search Technologies. In addition to Search Technologies, he has developed and led international sales, marketing, engineering, and customer support units at ArtinSoft, Convera Corporation and its predecessor Excalibur Technologies, and PAFEC Ltd. before its acquisition by SER Systems. A native of Manchester, Kamran earned a B.S. degree with honors in aeronautical engineering from Manchester University.

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