Autonomy Named to EContent Magazine's Top 100 'Companies That Matter Most'

Recognized for the Sixth Consecutive Year
CAMBRIDGE, England and SAN FRANCISCO, January 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a global leader in
infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced that it was named
one of the top 100 companies in the digital content industry by EContent
Magazine. EContent is a monthly leading IT business publication that focuses
on the development and implementation of digital content strategies and
resources.
The 'EContent 100' award nominees were judged on their current standing,
activities over the past year and respective impact on the digital content
industry, after an extensive selection process conducted by a global panel of
judges. The panel consisted of editors and specialists from EContent, as well
as other Information Today, Inc. editors. Having selected the nominees,
judges spent a month voting, debating and collaborating to determine the top
100 successful companies that matter most in the digital content industry.
The 'EContent 100' list was published in the December 2008 issue of the
magazine and available online at http://www.econtentmag.com.
In selecting Autonomy for the 2008 'EContent 100,' the panel of judges
noted that the company has demonstrated leading market share, thought- and
technology-leadership, as well as innovation.
"Every year, the 'EContent 100' list recognizes outstanding companies
that have demonstrated winning strategies and solutions in the digital
content industry," said Michelle Manafy, EContent's editor. "Autonomy has
consistently shown its significant impact on the quality, breadth and depth
of our industry. We are pleased to acknowledge it."
"We are honored to be recognized by EContent for the sixth consecutive
year," said Mike Lynch, CEO of Autonomy. "Autonomy has also been recognized
by leading analysts as the leader in search and e-Discovery, with a market
share nearly double that of its closest competitor. With the continued
increase in unstructured information within the enterprise and the need to
meet increasing government regulations in eDiscovery, it is critical for
global enterprises to understand the meaning of their data and be able to
access it quickly and accurately."
About Autonomy
Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a global leader in
infrastructure software for the enterprise, is spearheading the meaning-based
computing movement and was recently ranked by IDC as the clear market share
leader in enterprise search with market share nearly double that of its
nearest competitor. Autonomy's technology allows computers to harness the
full richness of human information, forming 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, pan-enterprise search, information governance,
end-to-end eDiscovery and archiving, records management, business process
management, customer interaction solutions, and video and audio analysis, and
is recognized by industry analysts as the clear leader in enterprise search.
Autonomy's customer base is comprised of more than 17,000 global
companies and organizations including: 3, AOL, BAE Systems, BBC, Bloomberg,
Boeing, Citigroup, Coca Cola, Daimler AG, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Ford,
GlaxoSmithKline, Lloyd TSB, NASA, Nestle, the New York Stock Exchange,
Reuters, Shell, T-Mobile, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. More
than 350 companies OEM Autonomy technology, including BEA, Citrix, EDS, HP,
Novell, Oracle, Sybase and TIBCO, and the company has over 400 VARs and
Systems Integrators. The company has offices worldwide. For more information
on Autonomy, please visit http://www.autonomy.com.
Autonomy and the Autonomy logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Autonomy Corporation plc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Autonomy Editorial Contacts:

Winifred Shum
Autonomy (US)
+1-408-771-6668
wshum@autonomy.com

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

Ian Bain
The Red Consultancy (US)
+1-415-618-8806
ian.bain@redconsultancy.com

David Vindel
The Red Consultancy (UK)
+44(0)20-70256500
david.vindel@redconsultancy.com

SOURCE Autonomy Corporation plc

Autonomy Editorial Contacts: Winifred Shum, Autonomy(US), +1-408-771-6668,
wshum@autonomy.com; Edward Bridges, Financial Dynamics (UK), +44-207-831-3113,
edward.bridges@fd.com; Ian Bain, The Red Consultancy (US), +1-415-618-8806,
ian.bain@redconsultancy.com; David Vindel, The Red Consultancy (UK),
+44(0)20-70256500, david.vindel@redconsultancy.com