<p>The US$ 10.4 billion acquisition of UK-based Autonomy by US-based HP has been one of the most discussed events in the industry over the past 18 months. Unfortunately, the discussion has focused largely on allegations of corporate malpractices. Now that the acquisition is now a done deal, we decided to find out what exactly HP is going to do with Autonomy in the coming years and spoke to Autonomy General Manager, Robert Youngjohns. Autonomy GM and Autonomy</p><p>If the name Robert Youngjohns seems familiar, its hardly a surprise. HP lifted him straight out of Microsoft's sales department where he was Head of Sales for North America, and plonked him down in the manager's chair of Autonomy, making him senior vice president with HP.</p><p>Already, HP was making its intentions clear; Autonomy is a core part of HP and its purpose like any company its purpose is to make money.</p><p>The first question that springs to mind in this respect is the ongoing problems around the acquisition of Autonomy. Rumors have been circulating the Web for months, suggesting that HP was going to cut its losses and dump Autonomy. Youngjohns was quite emphatic about it:</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/autonomy-boss-talks-big-data-information-management-governance-web-cms-and-hp-020622.php">Keep reading...</a></p>