May 1, 2002
FatWire Teams with Autonomy
Adds Increased Automation to UpdateEngine6 Content Management Software

MINEOLA, N.Y.--FatWire Software, the leader in dynamic content management and developer of the powerful Web application assembly system UpdateEngine6 (UE6), announced an OEM licensing agreement with enterprise infrastructure software provider Autonomy Inc. (Nasdaq: AUTN; Nasdaq Europe: AUTN; LSE: AU.)

Under the agreement FatWire's UpdateEngine has licensed Autonomy's advanced technology for its flagship product UpdateEngine to deliver a fully integrated categorization and retrieval solution into its content management software.

According to Autonomy CEO and founder Mike Lynch, Autonomy's OEM program has expanded its global reach with the addition of a key new partner, FatWire Software. "FatWire provides unmatched scalable flexible content management architecture for the business user," said Lynch. "We are very pleased to be working with FatWire and their advanced 100% Java architecture."

"This relationship with Autonomy will add to FatWire's existing strength in this area," said Mark Fasciano, CEO of FatWire. "Autonomy's categorization, combined with UE6's ease of use, scalability and flexibility, will provide our clients with an enhanced enterprise level content management solution."

FatWire will integrate Autonomy's technology to provide advanced site retrieval functionality throughout UpdateEngine powered sites. Autonomy's technology analyzes and ranks the ideas within any piece of text, regardless of its language or format. Having this unique ability allows Autonomy to automate the most time-consuming and costly functions involved with deploying an eBusiness solution, including categorizing, tagging, and hypertext linking the delivery of content. FatWire will provide integrated solutions that enable customers to more thoroughly index and search content published by FatWire's UpdateEngine enhancing the timeliness and quality of search results.

About FatWire Software
FatWire Software is a leading provider of dynamic content management software for Fortune 1000 companies. FatWire's powerful e-business software, UpdateEngine6, has the only true enterprise level dynamic content management software at its core. UpdateEngine6 is the only Web application assembly system that empowers business users, power users, and developers to efficiently build and manage Web sites while providing unlimited scalability and flexibility.

Founded in 1996, FatWire Software is headquartered in New York and operates offices throughout the US. For specific information about FatWire, please call 516-328-9473 x424.

About Autonomy
Autonomy Corporation plc (Nasdaq: AUTN; Nasdaq Europe: AUTN; LSE: AU.) is a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise. Autonomy's technology powers applications dependent upon unstructured information including e-commerce, customer relationship management, knowledge management, enterprise information portals, enterprise resource planning and online publishing. Autonomy's customer base includes more than 550 global companies, including Hutchison 3G, Channel 4, Deutsche Bank, AT&T, AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, Ford, Ericsson, General Motors, Lucent, Royal Sun Alliance, Sun Microsystems and public sector agencies including the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry, NASA, the US Department of Defense and the US Department of Energy. Strategic reseller and OEM partners include leading companies such as BEA, Business Objects, Computer Associates, Hewlett Packard, IBM Global Services, Oracle, Vignette and Sybase. The company has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and is on the Web at www.autonomy.com