EPICURIOUS.COM ENHANCES SITE WITH AUTONOMY'S IDOL

World's Leading Food Destination Website Adds Meaning-Based Computing

Cambridge, UK and San Francisco, CA - Jan. 6, 2009 - Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise today announced that Epicurious.com, an award-winning food website and a division of CondéNet, is leveraging Autonomy's Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL) technology to further enhance its search functionality. Autonomy's unique Meaning-Based Computing technology can understand the meaning of content and identify patterns between distinct pieces of information ensuring comprehensiveness of the results and enabling Epicurious' extensive customer base to benefit from tailor-made recommendations.

The advanced filtering capabilities offered through IDOL further enable users to refine searches and pinpoint specific content, reducing complex searches and expediting the search process. The ability to find accurate information quickly and easily is paramount in providing value to Epicurious' readers, especially during peak times such as the holiday season.

"Epicurious.com provides a rich, engaging experience for food lovers and cooks of all experience levels. An intuitive and comprehensive recipe search is an important part of that experience," said Melanie Colton, Manager of Technical Analysis and Support for CondéNet.

"Autonomy is proud to be an integral part of Epicurious.com's collaborative and informational website. Epicurious.com provides millions of users with relevant and accessible information and continues to enhance its already rich user experience," said Mike Lynch, CEO of Autonomy.

Please visit www.autonomy.com/idolserver for more information.

About CondéNet

CondéNet is the leading creator and developer of upscale lifestyle brands online, providing enjoyable, useful services that build upon the heritage of the world's most prestigious magazines. The company publishes online properties in the categories of food (Epicurious.com and NutritionData.com); travel (Concierge.com, HotelChatter.com and Jaunted.com); fashion (Style.com); men's lifestyle (Men.Style.com); technology (Wired.com, Reddit, Ars Technica, Webmonkey and HotWired), and teen (flip.com). CondéNet is an Internet unit of Condé Nast Publications.

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 www.autonomy.com.

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