Autonomy's Virage Technology Chosen for Video Search for Microsoft MSN, AOL and Lycos

Autonomy's Virage Technology Chosen for Video Search for Microsoft MSN, AOL and Lycos

Autonomy OEM Using Patented Speech Recognition and Pattern Recognition Technologies to Deliver Exceptional User Experience

CAMBRIDGE, England, October 10/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a global leader in
infrastructure software for the enterprise and proponent of meaning-based
computing, today announced that its OEM, blinkx has entered agreements with
Microsoft MSN, AOL and Lycos to provide advanced video search incorporating
Autonomy's Virage technology. The technology includes audio and scene
recognition which minimizes the need for the manual addition of metadata.

Lycos' 25 million visitors can now use conceptual search on blinkx's
index of more than five million hours of multimedia, including TV clips,
short documentaries, music videos, video blogs and more.

Stouffer Egan, CEO of Autonomy Inc, commented: "We are extremely excited
about our unique Virage technology being chosen for video search to Microsoft
MSN, AOL and Lycos. This announcement reinforces our leadership in the field
of video retrieval and IPTV and we hope to consolidate our penetration of the
market further over the next six months."

Customers using Autonomy's Virage video search technology include the
BBC, Sony, CNN, MGM, Sky, Bloomberg, Paramount, Fox, ESPN, CBS and France 2
to name but a few.

About Virage

Virage is the world leader in Rich Media Management software
and Intelligent Video Analytics. Bringing together complementary technologies
from multimedia, security and infrastructure specialists, Virage offers an
unrivalled product set capable of television, video, audio and CCTV
challenges of any kind. From making television content fully searchable and
accessible via IPTV to supplying and managing complex security systems,
Virage has unrivalled experience and expertise.

About Autonomy

Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L) is a global leader
in infrastructure software for the enterprise and is spearheading the
meaning-based computing movement. Autonomy's technology forms a conceptual
and contextual understanding of any piece of electronic data including
unstructured information, be it text, email, voice or video. Autonomy's
software powers the full spectrum of mission-critical enterprise applications
including information access technology, BI, CRM, KM, call center solutions,
rich media management, compliance and litigation solutions and security
applications, and is recognized by industry analysts as the clear leader in
enterprise search.

Autonomy's customer base comprises more than 16,000 global
companies and organizations including BAE Systems, Boeing, Ford, Daimler
Chrysler, Shell, AOL, BBC, Reuters, Hutchison 3G, Ericsson, T-Mobile, Coca
Cola, Kraft Foods, Nestle, Lloyds TSB, GlaxoSmithKline, KPMG, Citigroup, ABN
AMRO, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the
New York Stock Exchange, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, NASA and
the U.S. Department of Energy. Autonomy has over 300 OEM partners and more
than 350 VARs and Integrators, numbering among them leading companies such as
BEA, Business Objects, Citrix, EDS, IBM Global Services, Novell, Vignette,
Tibco, Stellent, Symantec and Sybase. The company has offices worldwide.

The Autonomy Group includes: Aungate, specialist in Real-Time Enterprise
Governance; Virage, a visionary in Rich Media Management and Security and
Surveillance technology; etalk, award-winning provider of enterprise-class
contact center products, Cardiff, a leader in content capture and business
process management solutions.

Autonomy and the Autonomy logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Autonomy Corporation plc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

Contacts:

Kimberly Po
Autonomy
+1-415-243-9955
kimberlyp@us.autonomy.com

Edward Bridges
Financial Dynamics
+44-207-831-3113
edward.bridges@fd.com

Ali Merifield
Bite Communications ltd (UK)
+44-208-834-3441
+44-208-741-1123
ali.merifield@bitepr.com

Marijke Shugrue
Bite Communications ltd (US)
+1-212-857-9376
marijke.shugrue@bitepr.com

Source: Autonomy Corporation plc

Kimberly Po, Autonomy, +1-415-243-9955, kimberlyp@us.autonomy.com; Edward Bridges,
Financial Dynamics, +44-207-831-3113, edward.bridges@fd.com; Ali Merifield, Bite Communications ltd (UK), +44-(0)20-8834-3441, +44-(0)20-8741-1123, ali.merifield@bitepr.com; Marijke Shugrue, Bite Communications ltd (US), +1-212-857-9376, marijke.shugrue@bitepr.com

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