Autonomy makes most of its revenue by selling corporations software that helps identify relevant data in a sea of bits on a document, a web page, a Power Point slide.
The NetIQ Corporation, whose software monitors the Microsoft Corporation's Windows systems in corporate computer networks, agreed to buy a rival, Mission Critical Software Inc., for $1.3 billion in stock.
The Caminus Corporation, whose software helps utilities and gas producers trade energy commodities, has agreed to buy the software business of Altra Energy Technologies for $61.7 million in cash and stock.
The NetIQ Corporation, a software maker based in San Jose, Calif., announced yesterday that it would buy PentaSafe Security Technologies, a security management software company, for $192.2 million in cash and 4.3 million shares and options.
The Navarre Corporation, a software distributor in Minneapolis, said last week that a director, Alfred Teo, had resigned "for personal reasons".
The Inktomi Corporation, whose software speeds the flow of Internet content, said fiscal first-quarter sales and earnings missed forecasts.
The Macrovision Corporation, a software company, agreed yesterday to buy the privately held Globetrotter Software for $861 million in stock.
The Quintus Corporation, a software company in Fremont, Calif., agreed yesterday to acquire Mustang.com Inc. in a stock swap valued at approximately $290 million.
The Mercury Interactive Corporation, whose software keeps Internet sites running, agreed to buy the closely held Freshwater Software for $147 million in cash to add programs that monitor network performance.
