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To: Brinks who wrote (23283)	2/6/2006 7:49:32 AM
From: Brinks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78627

"Acknowledged by top analysts as most visionary player and the "gorilla" of the space " (Gross margins (IFRS) at 90%) Out today: biz.yahoo.com Autonomy Corporation plc Announces Results for the Fourth Quarter and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2005 Monday February 6, 6:36 am ET Record Results With Highest Revenues and Profits in Autonomy's History; Full Year Revenues Up 48%; Full Year Profit Before Tax (Adjusted) Up 135% to Record $22 Million Autonomy's Fourth Quarter Conference Call Will be Available Live at www.autonomy.com on February 6, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. GMT/4:30 a.m. EST/1:30 a.m. PST. Full Year 2005 Highlights - Record revenues, up 48% from 2004, with strong organic growth - Fully-diluted EPS (adjusted) 100% from 2004 - Record operating profit (adjusted) at $18 million, up 218% from 2004 - Record profit before tax (adjusted) at $22 million, up 135% from 2004 - Profit from operations (IFRS) up 117% from 2004 - Operational gearing sees operating margins (adjusted) up 111% - Net profit (adjusted) up 110% from 2004 - R&D investment up 54% year-on-year - Gross margins (IFRS) remain high at 92% - Acknowledged by top analysts as most visionary player and the "gorilla" of the space - During 2005 completed acquisitions of Verity and etalk, cementing Autonomy's position as the industry leader and further extending the adoption of Autonomy's IDOL infrastructure - Asian operations continued to expand with launch of blinkx China and continued growth in Beijing and Shanghai; German operations also significantly expanded to over 25 employees at year end - During 2005 Autonomy launched its IDOL IPTV Suite of technology, extended its award winning IDOL technology for use in consumer applications and announced the commencement of a conceptual index - OEM revenue up 21% - Strong positive cash flow throughout 2005, generating $17.2 million of operating cash flow in 2005 (2004: $5.4 million) - No net debt and cash balance of $68.6 million at year end Fourth Quarter 2005 Highlights - Record quarterly revenue, up 69% from Q4 2004 - Record operating margins (adjusted) at 24% up from 15% in Q4 2004 - Record operating profits (adjusted) up nearly 184% from Q4 2004 - Record quarterly profit before tax (adjusted), up 137% Q4 2004 - R&D investment up 91% year-on-year - Twenty-fourth consecutive quarter of profitability - Gross margins (IFRS) at 90%