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Autonomy's Virage Technology Chosen for Video Search for Microsoft MSN, AOL and Lycos
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Autonomy OEM Using Patented Speech Recognition and Pattern Recognition Technologies to Deliver Exceptional User Experience
CAMBRIDGE, England, October 10 // -- 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
Source: Autonomy Corporation plc
