Autonomy Wins European Award

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London, England, 29 September 2000, Autonomy Corporation plc (AUTN), the UK based provider of Knowledge Management and New Media Technology products, last night received an award for Best Share Price Performance for an EASDAQ listed company. Dr. Mike Lynch, founder and CEO, accepted the award at a ceremony organized by the European Association of Securities Dealers (EASD).

Five awards were given to EASDAQ companies and market participants at the inaugural Investor Relations dinner. Herzog Heine Geduld, the global market maker, was lead sponsor of the event. Beeson Gregory, BNP Paribas, Hoodless Brennan, Investis and the Trans European Law Firms Alliance (TELFA) sponsored individual awards at the London Hilton, Park Lane.

• The award received by Autonomy was calculated on the best share price performance from an EASDAQ listed company over the twelve month period to 30 June 2000. During this period the share price rose from $1.93 to $41.00, an increase of 2024%. Beeson Gregory, the London based investment bank specialising in European growth companies, sponsored the award.
• The award for fastest growing EASDAQ company, evaluated a variety of factors including fastest revenue growth during a company's last published full year accounts, was awarded to the French technology company Swan, a provider of online business infrastructure management solutions. Hoodless Brennan, the corporate finance and retail brokerage house, sponsored the award.
• Most active EASDAQ sponsor, determined by the monies raised from involvement in IPO's on EASDAQ, was awarded to CAIB, the Austrian investment bank specialising in Central and Eastern European regions. BNP Paribas, the major international banking institution, sponsored the award.
• TelDaFax, the telecommunications provider based in Germany was the winner of the Best Investor Relations Web Site for an EASDAQ listed company. Investis, the provider of on-line investor relations services, sponsored the award.
• The award for Most Active EASDAQ Advisor, given to the professional advisory firm who has been judged to be the most active in terms of supporting EASDAQ listed companies at IPO, was presented to KPMG, the global provider of consulting and financial advisory services. TELFA, the alliance of leading independent European law firms, sponsored the award.

Andrew Beeson, Chairman of EASD, commenting on the awards said:

"The EASD awards demonstrate the tremendous quality of growth companies on EASDAQ, the pan-European stockmarket. This inaugural EASD awards dinner also celebrates the success of sponsors and advisers participating in this market. Working together, we have created a substantial market, with 145 companies currently traded on the exchange."

"The wide geographic spread of the winners truly demonstrates the pan-European nature of the market. I congratulate the winners and look forward to next year's awards."

Notes to Editors:

EASD

The European Association of Securities Dealers is an independent, not-for-profit, business association founded in 1995. It is funded by membership subscription. EASD has around 170 members in 20 countries, across the whole of Europe and including the USA and Canada. Its members are investment banks, stockbrokers, market makers, lawyers, accountants, PR and IR specialists and others.

EASD's vision is 'business without barriers' and its mission is 'to be the most effective organization to foster the best conditions for seamless European investment and trading'.

As pioneers, EASD members have cutting edge, practical, experience of trying to practice in a pan-European regulatory and legislative environment.

Autonomy

Autonomy Corporation plc is a leading provider of Knowledge Management and New Media technology products, which automate the handling of vast amounts of unstructured information on the Internet and across the enterprise.

CAIB

CAIB is a specialised financial company with a unique focus on Emerging Europe. It has an extensive breadth and depth of resources in the region including local expertise, on-the-ground presence and regional contacts. CAIB also has a proven track record and has made many landmark transactions in its focus area. Teams in London, New York and Vienna exchange their product and sector expertise, equity sales, research and distribution capabilities with other offices in the regional group.

KPMG

KPMG is an international firm providing assurance, tax and legal, consulting, and financial advisory services.

Swan

Swan is a leading provider of online business infrastructure management solutions that enable companies to take advantage of e-business by expanding their market reach, streamlining business processes and strengthening relationships with customers, business partners and employees. Swan's Vision64 product family provides an efficient and reliable way to distribute, update, self-repair and manage mission critical applications over large scale, heterogeneous network environments as well as corporate intranets, extranets and the Internet.

TelDaFax

TelDaFax is one of the leading telecommunication service providers in Germany, ranking third in terms of call-minutes sold per day. Based in Marburg, the company was founded in March 1995 as a corporate network service provider. Since the full market liberalisation in January 1998, TelDaFax has been operating a switch-based telecommunications network covering all of Germany and offering fixed line telephone, fax, and at transfer services to business and residential clients. In March 1999, TelDaFax began offering Internet access as an Internet Service Provider.

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