Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L), a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced that it was named the winner of the highly coveted "Badenoch and Clark Business of the Year" award in a ceremony held last night at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham.
The ceremony celebrated the National Business Awards Midlands and East of England Regional Programme 2008. Senior level executives and politicians from the region attended the UK's number-one, cross-industry awards programme, described by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as 'the Business Oscars', to celebrate thriving businesses in the UK.
This highly-esteemed accolade, which recognises exceptional financial returns, strong growth and innovative strategies, plus market leadership in its sector, has further solidified Autonomy's reputation as one of the leading providers of infrastructure software for the enterprise.
The National Business Awards are widely regarded as the most prestigious cross-sector UK award and have celebrated the success of the best British businesses since their inception in 2001.
"We are delighted to be named Business of the Year for 2008," said Dr Mike Lynch, CEO and founder of Autonomy. "With over 1 400 world-class employees and a unique vision, Autonomy continues to go from strength to strength."
Founded by Dr Mike Lynch OBE in 1996 upon a vision to dramatically change the way people interact with information, Autonomy has established itself as the market share leader in high-end information processing and is spearheading the meaning-based computing movement.
Today, Autonomy has a market cap of $4 billion. 2007 results were a record across the board with revenue up 37% from 2006 to $343.4 million, and profit from operations up 60% from 2006 to $108.8 million. Its 33 consecutive quarters of profitability have strengthened Autonomy's place as the undisputed leader in pan-enterprise search and meaning-based computing and as the second largest pure software company in Europe.
For more information on Autonomy's extensive list of awards, please visit www.autonomy.com/awards.
More information on the National Business Awards is available at www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk. For more information on Autonomy, please visit www.autonomy.com.
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