BP VIDEO ARCHIVE SELECTS AUTONOMY TO PRESERVE 100 YEARS OF HISTORY

Autonomy To Automate BP Video Library's Digitization Program

Cambridge, UK and San Francisco, Calif. - May 15th, 2007 - Virage, a wholly owned subsidiary of Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L) today announced that it has been selected by BP video library to power the digitization of BP's extensive video library. Virage's VS Archive rich-media management technology is being used to automate the capturing, encoding and indexing of over 11,500 of BP's video tape records dating back to 1915. This footage will initially be made available internally as a source of company information on BP's history, but will eventually become an online digital resource for both internal and external users.

BP has over 3,500 hours of archived footage documenting almost 100 years of global exploration, including events of international significance and the Oscar-winning short film "Giuseppina". This irreplaceable resource was, until recently, held in its original form, left vulnerable to the hazards of physical degradation. By digitizing this content BP will not only ensure its preservation, but will also be able to leverage internal and external value from this previously untapped resource by making footage available to employees and eventually broadcasters and film makers through an internet portal.

"The history of BP is the history of oil. The company has recorded its global operations on film and video for nearly a century and the collection represents a richly evocative resource," commented Steven Croston, commissioning editor of television for BP Group Communications. "By digitizing our footage we are making it easily accessible today and ensuring this valuable resource is preserved for the benefit of future generations."

Dr Mike Lynch, chief executive officer of Autonomy, added "We are honored to be playing a part in this important project. After working with numerous National Archives around the world, we are delighted to know that we are safeguarding another piece of history and ensuring that these glimpses of the past are treasured forever."

About BP Video Library

The BP video library holds a broad and unique range of broadcast quality videos and films produced for BP, as well as around 8,500 associated rushes tapes used in the making of these programmes. The library features an extensive range of both archive and recent footage from around the world. Whilst there is a specific focus on the hydrocarbons industry, there is also a great deal of high-quality global footage of a wide variety of topics including engineering and solar energy; as well as general cityscapes, landscapes, landmarks, transport, and industry.

About Virage

Virage, a division of Autonomy Systems, is a world-leader in Rich Media Management software and intelligent video analytics. Virage has developed the world's first technology to automatically capture, encode and index television, video and audio content from any source, including live feeds and archived data. By automatically generating a comprehensive range of metadata, including keyframes, face and speaker recognition and transcription of the audio stream, Virage ensures all rich media is fully searchable and accessible by any user.

Powered by Autonomy's IDOL, Virage has a long and distinguished history of working with blue-chip corporations, media and entertainment companies, universities and government agencies worldwide. Virage customers include the BBC, CNN, France 2, Boeing, BAE Systems, Daimler Chrysler, New York University, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank, the NBA, the Toronto Police Department, as well as many of the world's leading intelligence and defense agencies. With dual headquarters in San Francisco, US and Cambridge, UK, Virage is a global company with offices throughout the world.

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, 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.

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