This quote: "Autonomy — a company I’d never heard of before but which more or less sounds like a rival to SAP" tells you everything you need to know about the blogger. He knows very little about the software business, and is just making up opinions based on his gut feeling, without backing it up with knowledge or evidence.
"Organizations already benefiting from Autonomy technology include Avis, BAE Systems, BBC, BMW, Coca-Cola, CNN, Ericsson, Fiat, Financial Times, GlaxoSmithKline, Isabel Healthcare, KPMG, Linklaters, Lloyds TSB, NASA, Nestle, Oracle, Philips, Safeway, Schneider Electric, Shell, T-Mobile, The European Commission, The U.K. Houses of Parliament, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission."
If Autonomy isn't enterprise software on the order of SAP (if not exactly the same business), they sure write confusing marketing copy.
Granted he may know little about Autonomy (although I'll argue he knows a bit about the software business), but he's pretty much right on the money when it comes to what Autonomy sounds like (in the sense that it is also an enterprise-oriented business), is he not?
yup... Autonomy is a huge name in the enterprise biz. This blogger got it completely wrong when he said they are an SAP rival. Autonomy is Oracle's biggest threat now and will likely start making inroads on its biz.
