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AUTONOMY EXPANDS OPERATIONS COVERING AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Announces the appointment of new Senior Sales Manager

Cambridge, England - 13 October 2004 - Autonomy Corporation plc (Nasdaq: AUTN; LSE: AU.) a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced that it has begun investing in a significant expansion of operations in the Australia and New Zealand region, including the appointment of a new senior sales manager and technical team in Sydney.

Autonomy is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Cronin as Senior Sales Manager based out of Sydney, Australia. Mr. Cronin brings a wealth of valuable sales, management and technical experience to his new position with Autonomy. Mr. Cronin's recent experience includes roles as Strategic Accounts Director for Avaya Australia, Regional Account Director with Avaya for the IBM Asia Pacific account, and Account Executive for Lucent Technologies. Autonomy is also pleased to announce the appointment of a new Autonomy technical account manager, with further expansion expected reflecting Autonomy's commitment to its operations in Australia and New Zealand. These appointments are intended to benefit Autonomy's local partners and customers, including various defense and intelligence agencies and enterprises such as the National Australia Bank, Fontera, KPMG and AMP, as well as providing a solid base of support for new customers. Autonomy is also continuing to expand its growing offices in Singapore and Beijing, and has recently added personnel in Shanghai.

Andrew Kanter, Autonomy's Chief Operating Officer said, "Autonomy is a strong global company and we are keen to expand our existing presence in Australia and New Zealand and to bring our unique solution to a wider audience than ever before. The new appointments have been made in response to increased activity in the area. We are pleased to welcome our new team members, and look forward to working with them to make the most of the opportunities offered by the region."

Autonomy's unique Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL) integrates unstructured, semi-structured and structured information from multiple repositories through an understanding of their content. Autonomy grants enterprises the flexibility to use advanced information retrieval or legacy-based approaches. At the heart of Autonomy's software is its ability to process text, voice and video and identify and rank the main concepts within them. It then automatically categorizes, links, summarizes, personalizes and delivers that information. Autonomy's technology also drives collaboration across the enterprise and enables organizations to effectively leverage expertise. Autonomy's infrastructure technology is used to automate operations within enterprise information portals, customer relationship management, knowledge management, business intelligence and e-business applications, among others.

About Autonomy

Autonomy Corporation plc (Nasdaq: AUTN; LSE: AU.) is a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise. Autonomy's technology powers applications dependent upon unstructured information including call center, customer relationship management, knowledge management, enterprise portals, enterprise resource planning, online publishing and security applications. Autonomy's customer base includes more than 1,000 global companies including BAE Systems, Ford, Ericsson, Royal Sun Alliance, Sun Microsystems and public sector agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy. Strategic reseller and OEM partners include leading companies such as ATG, BEA, Business Objects, Citrix, Computer Associates, EDS, IBM Global Services, Novell, Novient, Veritas, Vignette, Supportsoft and Sybase. The company has offices worldwide.

The Autonomy Group of companies includes: Aungate, a leading supplier of electronic communications management technology for regulatory compliance in the enterprise; Audentify, a leading supplier of next-generation contact center technology; and Virage, a leading provider of rich media communication and content management software.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

With the exception of historical information, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, technology risks, including dependence on core technology; fluctuations in quarterly results; dependence on new product development; rapid technological and market change; reliance on sales by others; management of growth; dependence on key personnel; rapid expansion; growth of the Internet; financial risk management; and future growth subject to risks. These factors and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially are also discussed in the company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including Autonomy's Annual Report on Form 20-F and Registration Statements on Form F-1.

For more information, please contact:
Beth Ladd
Autonomy Corporation plc
+1 415/243-9955
bethl@us.autonomy.com
Charlotte Herbert
Autonomy Corporation plc
+44 (0) 1223 448 000
charlotteh@autonomy.com
Albert Fong
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
+1 415/512-0770
autonomy@schwartz-pr.com
Edward Bridges
Financial Dynamics
+44 207 831 3113
edward.bridges@fd.com

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