Federal Teams Leave Convera FAST to Join Autonomy
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Federal Sales Team and RetrievalWare Product Experts Leave to Join Industry Leader
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 23/ -- Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced it has hired the Federal sales team from Convera FAST. The team members, who hold federal clearances to service and sell to the U.S. government community, will be based in Autonomy's Falls Church, Virginia offices.
Key leaders joining Autonomy include the Vice President of Sales and Operations, Vice President of Product Engineering and the Security Program Manager. "We are extremely pleased to welcome such experienced managers and their team members to Autonomy's Federal operations," said Stouffer Egan, CEO of Autonomy Inc. "This team has long been dedicated to serving the interests of Convera customers who represent the majority of the company's RetrievalWare revenue. It is important that these customers have access to continued support, advanced technology and cleared services personnel which Autonomy is uniquely able to provide."
On 2 April 2007 Convera Corporation announced an agreement to sell its RetrievalWare enterprise software business to Fast Search & Transfer ASA (OSEAX: FAST.OL), for a cash sale price and Convera signing a deal to deploy Fast software as part of the acquisition, according to Forbes.
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: 3, ABN AMRO, AOL, BAE Systems, BBC, Bloomberg, Boeing, Citigroup, Coca Cola, Daimler Chrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft Foods, 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. Autonomy also 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, Stellent, Sybase, Symantec, TIBCO and Vignette. 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 and 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.
Winifred Shum
Autonomy (US)
+1-408-542-2363
wshum@autonomy.com
Edward Bridges
Financial Dynamics (UK)
+44-207-831-3113
edward.bridges@fd.com
Marijke Shugrue
Bite Communications (US)
+1-212-857-9376
marijke.shugrue@bitepr.com
Ali Merifield
Bite Communications (UK)
+44-(0)20-8834-3441
+44-(0)20-8741-1123
ali.merifield@bitepr.com
Source: Autonomy Corporation plc
