AUTONOMY COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ZANTAZ, INC.
Acquisition redefines information risk management
Cambridge, England – 24 July 2007 - Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a
global leader in infrastructure software, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of
ZANTAZ, Inc., a global leader in content archiving and electronic discovery solutions.
Dr. Michael Lynch, group CEO of Autonomy said: “We are very pleased to announce the
completion of the acquisition of ZANTAZ. With this acquisition we’ll expand the addressable
market, distribution and reach for Autonomy’s highly successful Aungate IDOL-based products
further into rapidly growing markets driven by recent regulatory changes. Throughout this whole
process we have been greatly impressed by ZANTAZ’ products and will be continuing to
develop and support the whole range.” Dr. Lynch concluded: “With the addition of ZANTAZ to
the Autonomy group, we expect to redefine information risk management by proactively
automating the full spectrum of consolidated archiving, e-discovery, analytics and real-time
policy management uniquely in one system. With the value, issues and risks associated with
unstructured information squarely on the enterprise agenda, as the only vendor capable of
automating operations across all forms of unstructured information Autonomy remains uniquely
positioned in the market.”
On 3 July 2007, Autonomy and ZANTAZ announced that they had entered into a definitive
merger agreement for Autonomy to acquire ZANTAZ for a purchase price of approximately $375
million in cash after certain deductions.
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, Bloomberg, 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.
About ZANTAZ
ZANTAZ is a global leader in content archiving, electronic discovery solutions and software as a
service. ZANTAZ solutions enable organizations to capture, classify, preserve and discover
unstructured digital information–including email, IM, files, scanned documents, and other
electronic records–and review and produce relevant documents in a manner that reduces
operational risks and costs while complying with legal, regulatory and corporate policy
requirements. ZANTAZ solutions are available as on-site software applications or on-demand
software services, or a combination of both and include a broad set of professional services and
integration support. ZANTAZ customers include 9 of the 10 top global law firms, 11 of the
Fortune 25 and 14 of the top 20 Financial Securities firms. For more information, visit
www.ZANTAZ.com or call +1 (800) 636-0095.
Enquiries:
Autonomy Financial Media Contacts: Autonomy Analyst and Investor Contacts:
Edward Bridges/Haya Chelhot Sushovan Hussain, Chief Financial Officer
Financial Dynamics Autonomy Corporation plc
+44 (0)20 7831 3113 +44 (0)1223 448 000
ZANTAZ Contacts: Autonomy Contacts:
Rebecca Mettler Ali Merifield
+1 (650) 480-4020 Bite Communications
rebecca@eastwick.com +44 (0)20 8834 3441
+44 (0)20 8741 1123
ali.merifield@bitepr.com
Marijke.Shugrue@bite.com
+1 (212) 857-9376