Northcliffe Media Selects Autonomy for Editorial Content Search Portal
IDOL Indexes 40 Million Documents to Enhance the Editorial Process
CAMBRIDGE, England and SAN FRANCISCO/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or
AU.L), a global leader
in infrastructure software for the enterprise today announced that
Northcliffe Media, one of the largest newspaper publishing groups in
the UK,
Central and Eastern Europe, has selected Autonomy's unique
Meaning-Based
Computing technology to power its corporate pan-enterprise search
portal,
Spider. In a project pioneered by Autonomy and long-standing Autonomy
partner
Okana, Northcliffe Media selected Autonomy's Intelligent Data Operating
Layer
(IDOL) to index an initial 40 million documents which will grow daily,
thus
serving as an invaluable editorial tool for media professionals to help
them
spot breaking news, locate relevant content, and keep abreast of new
developments in real-time.
"Legacy search is increasingly becoming an obsolete tool for
deadline-driven media professionals working in an environment of information
overload," commented Tony Foy at Northcliffe Media. "In a sharp contrast,
IDOL's conceptual search capabilities are unmatched in the industry. Through
the understanding of the interests, needs and requirements of users, as well
as its Automatic Hyperlinks and Alerting features, IDOL delivers unique
conceptual search of editorial content regardless of where data resides in
the organisation. IDOL will also enable agile development and deployment of
new and exciting content-rich web services to our business customers and
readers plus providing significant benefits from the consolidation of
disparate content systems and locations."
Autonomy was chosen after a competitive procurement due to its
unique ability to derive meaning from content and identify patterns between
conceptually similar article, image and page content providing a
user-friendly experience as well as enhancing efficiency and collaboration.
The new Spider portal will provide Northcliffe Media experts from all
departments with a single point of access and will become a mission critical
tool in the editorial process.
"Recent years have witnessed the transformation of the media
market," said Autonomy CEO's Dr Mike Lynch. "Professionals in the sector face
the challenge of keeping audiences satisfied, meeting tight deadlines and
keeping abreast of new developments. Forward-thinking organizations like
Northcliffe Media embrace Meaning-Based Computing to allow journalists to
depart from purely mechanical tasks such as searching for content and enable
them to focus on producing high quality stories, ultimately giving them a
leading edge in the market."
About Northcliffe Media
Northcliffe Media is one of the largest regional newspaper
publishers in the UK. Operating from 20 publishing centers, Northcliffe
publishes over 120 publications in the UK including 18 daily titles, 37
paid-for weeklies and over 70 free weekly newspapers. The portfolio has a
weekly combined circulation of over 7.5 million copies. Furthermore,
Northcliffe's network of 90+ local thisis websites attracted 2.7 million
unique users with 7.9 million visits and 46 million page impressions in June
2008. Other commercial activities include international publishing interests
in Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia.
About Okana
Okana is a leading UK-based Meaning Based Computing (MBC)
solutions company specializing in Autonomy-powered applications, professional
services and support. Founded in 1999, Okana has delivered some of the
world's largest and most complex Autonomy-powered MBC systems to platinum
customers in both the UK and US. Okana's ability to execute, award-winning
innovation and close working relationship with Autonomy help Okana to set the
standard for Autonomy Meaning Based Computing solutions.
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 allows computers to
harness the full richness of human information, forming 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, pan-enterprise search, information
governance, end-to-end eDiscovery and archiving, records management, business
process management, customer interaction solutions, and video and audio
analysis, and is recognized by industry analysts as the clear leader in
enterprise search.
Autonomy's customer base comprises of more than 17,000 global companies
and organizations including: 3, ABN AMRO, AOL, BAE Systems, BBC, Bloomberg,
Boeing, Citigroup, Coca Cola, Daimler Chrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson,
Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, 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. More
than 350 companies OEM Autonomy technology, including BEA, Citrix, EDS, H-P,
Novell, Oracle, Sybase and TIBCO, and the company has over 400 VARs and
Systems Integrators. The company has offices worldwide.
Autonomy and the Autonomy logo are registered trademarks or trademarks
of Autonomy Corporation plc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Autonomy Editorial Contacts:
Assia Svinarova
Autonomy (UK)
+44(0)1223-448000
assias@autonomy.com
Edward Bridges
Financial Dynamics (UK)
+44(0)207-831-3113
edward.bridges@fd.com
David Vindel
The Red Consultancy
+44(0)207-025-6529
david.vindel@redconsultancy.com
Tania Kempf
Cohn & Wolfe (US)
+1-650-281-7556
tania_kempf@sfo.cohnwolfe.com
Source: Autonomy Corporation plc
Autonomy Editorial Contacts: Assia Svinarova, Autonomy (UK),
+44(0)1223-448000, assias@autonomy.com; Edward Bridges, Financial
Dynamics (UK), +44(0)207-831-3113, edward.bridges@fd.com; David Vindel,
The Red Consultancy, +44(0)207-025-6529,
david.vindel@redconsultancy.com; Tania Kempf, Cohn & Wolfe (US),
+1-650-281-7556, tania_kempf@sfo.cohnwolfe.com