blinkx Pioneer is Recognised by Royal Academy of Engineering

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blinkx Pioneer is Recognised by Royal

Academy of Engineering

PR Newswire

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2012

- Suranga Chandratillake Awarded Silver Medal for Outstanding British

Engineering

SAN FRANCISCO

,

June 25, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- blinkx founder and CEO

Suranga Chandratillake has been awarded a coveted Silver Medal from the

Royal Academy of Engineering for advancing the cause of British engineering

through the development of blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced

video search engine.

The Silver Medal awards celebrate the strength and diversity of UK engineering

and are given to those who have achieved significant commercial success in

their fields.

Technology pioneer Suranga Chandratillake led the development of blinkx,

which he founded in 2004 and launched in 2005. blinkx uses patented search

technologies that listen to -- and even see -- video on the Web, helping users

enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. By

indexing more than 35 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and

making it fully searchable and available on demand, blinkx has established itself

as the remote control for the video web.

Now a highly regarded expert on the convergence of the Web and TV, Suranga

graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Computer Science back

in 2001, before holding a variety of roles in technology, including U.S. CTO of

Autonomy Corporation.

"

Britain

has a long and proud tradition of producing some of the very best

engineers in the world. I am truly honoured to receive this recognition," said

Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx.

Suranga will receive the Silver Medal at the Academy's annual awards dinner at

London

's Royal Opera House on 26 June.

About blinkx

blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video

search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio,

video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on

demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge -- the growing

amount of TV and user-generated content on the Web means keyword-based

search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search

technologies listen to -- and even see -- video on the Web, helping users enjoy a

breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition,

blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites.

blinkx is based in

San Francisco

and

London

. More information is available at

www.blinkx.com.

Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx

A technology entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in next-

generation search, Suranga Chandratillake founded blinkx in 2004 and

launched the company in 2005. After early success, Suranga took the company

public on the London Stock Exchange in

May 2007

. Prior to founding blinkx,

Suranga was U.S. CTO of Autonomy Corporation, responsible for growing

Autonomy's research and development division in

the United States

. Before

joining Autonomy, Suranga held a variety of roles in technology, sales and

marketing at Morgan Stanley, netdecisions and anondesign. Suranga received

his MA in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.

A highly regarded expert on the convergence of the Web and TV, including the

future of television, interactive TV and online advertising, Suranga is often

invited to speak at leading industry events including Financial Times' Digital

Media Conference, Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival and Monaco

Media Forum. Named a Young Global Leader Honoree in 2009 by the World

Economic Forum, Suranga has also been recognized as one of the top 10

leaders in Science and Innovation by The Observer's Future 500 list, and one of

Digital Media Wire's "25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment".

About The Royal Academy of Engineering

The Academy's Silver Medals were instigated in 1995. They are awarded

annually to engineers who have made outstanding contributions to British

engineering but have been working as an engineer for no more than 22 years.

Up to four medals may be awarded each year.

Founded in 1976, The Royal Academy of Engineering promotes the engineering

and technological welfare of the country. Our fellowship -- comprising the UK's

most eminent engineers - provides the leadership and expertise for our

activities, which focus on the relationships between engineering, technology,

and the quality of life. As a national academy, we provide independent and

impartial advice to Government; work to secure the next generation of

engineers; and provide a voice for

Britain

's engineering community.