Autonomy and NetLibrary to Provide Libraries with an Improved Learning Environment
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 19 August 2005— The NetLibrary division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center today announced that it has partnered with Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AUTN.L), a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, to provide academic, public, corporate and special libraries with improved search and retrieval functionality.
NetLibrary provides electronic content and technical delivery solutions to more than 13,000 institutional libraries, corporations and government agencies worldwide that provide research, reference, digital learning, and general interest content to their constituents via web-based technologies.
"Improving and enhancing our technical platform remains a critical priority for us. After several months of research, Autonomy stood out among the 13 software providers we reviewed" said Tom Whitcomb, Senior Director of Information Technology. "We wanted to provide advanced search functionality as well as improve upon the ability of our library's patrons to find relevant content in a more expedient way. Autonomy stood out as offering the technology that could fulfill these requirements."
Autonomy's technology allows NetLibrary to index eBooks, eJournals, and other popular eContent types regardless of format and/or location. These resources can be made up of multiple file types from different repositories including for example internal PDF and HTML documents, external web sites, and databases such as SQL and Oracle. This can all then be aggregated together and made available through a single search interface. Additionally, NetLibrary will employ several other Autonomy features, such as: cross-linking of files, content summarization, content suggestions, spell checking, and other features that enable users to find the materials they are looking for more quickly and comprehensively.
"Also of high interest to us is Autonomy's foreign language support. This functionality will allow us to offer patrons a more robust capability for searching in various languages," added Whitcomb. "This is of particular importance, as the number of libraries NetLibrary serves internationally continues to grow."
Autonomy's technology will significantly expand NetLibrary's ability to offer an easy-to-use information and retrieval system, providing their customers with increased access to over 92,000 full texts of reference, scholarly, and professional eBooks, journals and audio files.
About NetLibrary
Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, NetLibrary is a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., a worldwide library cooperative. NetLibrary provides electronic content and technical delivery solutions to institutional libraries, corporations and government agencies that facilitate the purchase, management and distribution of research, reference, digital learning, and general interest content via Web-based technologies. NetLibrary's eContent solution is the most broadly adopted in the market, making the content of more than 400 publishers and eContent providers available through more than 13,000 libraries worldwide. NetLibrary and OCLC are registered trademarks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
About Autonomy
Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AUTN.L) is a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise. Autonomy's technology powers applications dependent upon unstructured information including call center, customer relationship management, knowledge management, enterprise portals, enterprise resource planning, online publishing and security applications. Autonomy's customer base comprises more than 1,000 global companies and organizations including, among others, BAE Systems, Ford, Ericsson, Shell, Nestle, BBC, Reuters, Hutchinson 3G, Royal Sun Alliance, Sun Microsystems, Philips, Boeing, Schneider Electric, Coca Cola, GlaxoSmithKline, Butterworths, Citigroup, ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, the New York Stock Exchange, Daimler Chrysler, Kraft Foods, Lloyds TSB, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy. Strategic reseller and OEM partners include leading companies such as ATG, BEA, Business Objects, Citrix, Computer Associates, EDS, IBM Global Services, Novell, Novient, Veritas, Vignette, Supportsoft and Sybase. The company has offices worldwide.
The Autonomy Group includes: Aungate, a leading supplier of electronic communications management technology for regulatory compliance in the enterprise; Audentify, a leading supplier of next-generation contact center technology; and Virage, a leading provider of rich media communication and content management software.