Autonomy Corporation Share Discussion Threads

[kooba] 18/8/2011 17:53

told that is correct £24 a share...and the stock down over 8% today so no leak during market hours...still a few shorts around in this one so a bad book for some hedgies.

[matt123d] 18/8/2011 17:51

That's quite a large amount. Unfortunate for the shorts.

[n_w_b] 18/8/2011 17:42

Stock on Loan:

GB0055007982 AUTONOMY CORP ORD 12,280,575 shares 5.07%

[philanderer] 18/8/2011 17:38

Bloomberg reporting Hewlett Packard to announce $10bn takeover of UK's Autonomy.

[nickb] 18/8/2011 17:27

HP Said to Be Near $10 Billion Autonomy Takeover, Spinoff of PC Business

By Jeffrey McCracken, Serena Saitto and Aaron Ricadela - Aug 18, 2011 5:11 PM GMT

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), the world's largest computer maker, is planning to announce the acquisition of Autonomy Corp. for about $10 billion and the spinoff of its personal-computer business, said people familiar with the company's plans.
The company may announce its plans as early as today, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren't yet public. Hewlett-Packard, based in Palo Alto, California, is scheduled to report quarterly earnings today after markets close.

[nickb] 18/8/2011 17:26

Shorts will get burned!

[matt123d] 18/8/2011 17:18

$10billion by HP

[bobsidian] 18/8/2011 15:02

Wow!

The share price of AU. only seems to know how to move in straight lines - straight up, straight down.

[bergster56] 10/8/2011 22:05

Hi all where do others see the potential of aurasma going?

My concern is the vulnerability to competitive products/apps/solutions. What do others think?

[stuart37] 04/8/2011 08:35

Another great justification. I would love to get out on my boat more - especially as i live on Poole harbour. It's just a question of time as i have to run two businesses. See ya...........

[philsilvers] 03/8/2011 09:52

More downside yet.

[chc15] 03/8/2011 09:42

good buying opp now anyone?...

[brain smiley] 28/7/2011 12:35

group?

Four years ago Autonomy demerged its video search business Blinkx at 45p a share, and they now stand at 115.5p. Alongside its results, Autonomy hinted that it may do something similar with Aurasma – its new so-called augmented reality platform. In the words of Panmure Gordon analyst George O'Connor:


Aurasma technology overlays data on to smartphone screen shots, and finds a video or ad relevant to the screen shot. So, let's say that with your iPhone you snap a picture of a dress (don't worry it works with butch consumer goods as well) in a window display – on top of this you could have a video from the catwalk, or size and price guide – think even about a comparison shopper app.

This platform is currently being used by around 100 organisations, such as FT, Grazia, Debenhams, New York Times, Conde Nest, Wired, Metro, Pearson – and market segments like teaching aids, advertising, mobile operators, instruction manuals, clothing brands, film studios, museum guides.


On the conference call with analysts, Autonomy suggested it might spin out Aurasama a la Blinkx, although no timescale was mentioned.

As for the Autonomy figures, they showed a 16% rise in quarterly sales boosted by its cloud computing business, where it manages data storage and processing remotely for its customers. The news lifted its shares 64p to £17.20, making it the biggest riser in the leading index. Milan Radia at Jefferies said:


The relatively positive tone of Q&A in the analyst call confirms that suspicions with respect to accounting issues have faded. The scene is set for the premium organic growth rate to unfold into a premium rating, which we believe to be entirely warranted. We reiterate our buy rating and £22.00 price target.