CAMBRIDGE, England and
SAN FRANCISCO, November 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
- Autonomy
Software Gives MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Competitive Advantage
Autonomy Corporation, an HP Company, today announced that
its revolutionary technology, capable of processing unstructured
data, is to be used by the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team,
providing drivers Michael Schumacher
and Nico Rosberg with a new means to
gain critical, competitive advantage.
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS will use Autonomy's world-leading Rich
Media Management and Intelligent Video Analytics technology,
Autonomy Virage, to analyze racing footage. Powered by Autonomy's
Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL), Virage is capable of
spotting patterns in rich media information, and is used in various
applications, such as for making television content fully
searchable and managing complex security systems.
A new application of Virage has now been developed for MERCEDES
GP PETRONAS to allow it to analyze live broadcasts of Formula One
racing, providing the team with instant access to key footage.
Prior to this technology, relevant video information was manually
indexed, which was a slow and error-prone process. Autonomy Virage
automates this process, using the single IDOL platform to
understand and process all digital information, and identify
individual cars and drivers based on race and on-board car footage,
without any manual input.
The application provides dynamic advantages to the team and its
drivers in real time at the track, providing a strategic advantage.
It will be used by MERCEDES GP PETRONAS to improve performance by
reviewing how other cars have raced. For example, Autonomy Virage
can automatically identify on-board footage of cars as they drive
sections of the circuit. This footage will be available to the
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS drivers as the action unfolds, enabling them
to study their competitors.
In a fast-paced, sporting environment where fractions of a
second can represent the difference between pole position and a
mid-field grid slot, Autonomy Virage provides MERCEDES GP PETRONAS
with an invaluable asset, leveraging Autonomy's meaning-based
technology to innovatively optimize performance on track.
"Formula One is a technology-driven industry, and our
partnership with Autonomy allows us to lead the pack in this field,
by doing it better and faster," commented Nick Fry, Chief Executive, MERCEDES GP PETRONAS
Formula One Team. "The ability to analyze video to this level,
in real time, is game-changing for the team and will become
important to our on-track strategy."
"We are delighted that Autonomy's Virage technology sees its
latest application in the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One
Team," said James Murray, VP of
Autonomy Promote Solutions EMEA. "We are confident that Virage
will be able to provide the team with a crucial, competitive
advantage during the next Formula One season."
Please visit http://www.autonomy.com/virage to find out more
about Autonomy Virage.
About Autonomy
Autonomy Corporation, an HP Company, is a global leader in
software that processes human information, or unstructured data,
including social media, email, video, audio, text and web pages,
etc. Autonomy's technology manages and extracts meaning in real
time from all forms of information, both unstructured and
structured, enabling companies to leverage their data assets.
Autonomy's product portfolio helps power companies through
enterprise search analytics, business process management and OEM
operations. Autonomy also offers information governance solutions
in areas such as eDiscovery, content management and compliance, as
well as marketing solutions that help companies grow revenue, such
as web content management, online marketing optimization and rich
media management.
Autonomy's solutions are used by more than 25,000 customers
including 87 of the Fortune 100, 10 of the top 10 financial
services firms, 75% of the global 100 law firms, 9 of the top 10
pharmaceutical companies and many government agencies. Over 400 of
the world's leading technology companies embed Autonomy's
technology in their products. Autonomy also owns the largest
private cloud of diverse data, with 31 Petabytes of
information.
Please visit http://www.autonomy.com to find out more.
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