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Live Webinar from Sonic Foundry: Unleash Your Organization in the Age of Video

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Live Webinar from Sonic Foundry: Unleash Your Organization in the Age of Video

Presentation by industry-recognized video and technology leader will be live streamed via Mediasite on April 29

MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Learn how to harness the power of video to advance messages, improve collaboration, expand business and educate the masses during a free webinar April 29 hosted by Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NAS: SOFO) , the trusted leader for video content management and webcasting solutions.

Sonic Foundry welcomes industry-recognized video and technology consultant Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED AP, president and CEO of Waveguide Consulting, as its Unleash 2013 Keynote. The address takes place at 8:05 a.m. CT and is open to the public, so register today at www.sonicfoundry.com/WalkerKeynote.

Video is rapidly becoming the primary source for learning something new. Leading corporations and education institutions have amazing opportunities to gain a competitive advantage by embracing video.

Technology advocates are encouraged to accelerate productivity and capture institutional knowledge through video, but they have to do it in the face of limited budgets and the ever increasing requirement to do more with less.

Walker will share successful video collaboration strategies being deployed at leading universities and global enterprises. Learn how to:

  • Gain a real advantage in today’s highly competitive, borderless landscape
  • Form a strategic plan to get your smart rooms ready for today and also for the technology needs of the future
  • Incorporate what works for the most advanced corporations and universities into your technology roadmap

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (NAS: SOFO) is the trusted market leader for enterprise webcasting solutions, providing video content management and distribution for education, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and webcast services of Mediasite Events, the company empowers people to advance how they share knowledge online, using video webcasts to bridge time and distance, enhance learning outcomes and improve performance.

Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.

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Sonic Foundry Names Finalists in the 2013 Rich Media Impact Awards

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Sonic Foundry Names Finalists in the 2013 Rich Media Impact Awards

Ninth annual award program recognizes Mediasite users for webcasting achievements

MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NAS: SOFO) , the trusted cornerstone of your enterprise, campus and event video content management and webcasting strategy, today announced the finalists for the company’s ninth Rich Media Impact Awards, an annual recognition of excellence in the practical and creative integration of Mediasite in business, education, health and government.

Mediasite users nominated organizations that achieved measurable improvements in information accessibility, cost savings, efficiency and productivity through Mediasite. This year’s finalists join more than 150 organizations from around the world that have been recognized since 2005.

Winners will be announced during a special ceremony at Unleash 2013, the Mediasite User Conference, taking place April 28 to May 1. All RMIA finalists in attendance at Unleash will have the chance to win an annual license of My Mediasite during a drawing at the end of the conference. Sonic Foundry will also honor two higher education institutions each with a $2,500 scholarship to award to a student of their choice, as well as an annual license of My Mediasite for the institution’s use.

“The Rich Media Impact Awards program is one of our favorite parts of Unleash, because we get to go behind-the-scenes to see how our customers are using Mediasite to improve the way they communicate, save money and increase productivity through live streaming online video and rich media webcasts,” said Rob Lipps, Executive Vice President of Sonic Foundry. “This year’s finalists each have exemplary video success stories to tell and we’re excited to share their stories with the world.”

The awards ceremony will be webcast live via Mediasite at 4:25 p.m. CT April 29 from the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis. Watch the ceremony at www.sonicfoundry.com/RMIAwebcast.

Finalists are listed alphabetically below, with links to their entries. To view the finalist catalog of videos, visit www.sonicfoundry.com/finalists2013.

Global Reach Award: Recognizes any successful initiative that connects the international community through rich media

  • Australasian College of Health Service Management
  • Wayne State University

Innovation Award: Recognizes an organization for outstanding …read more
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Independent Research Firm Acknowledges Sonic Foundry in Video Platforms for the Enterprise Report

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Independent Research Firm Acknowledges Sonic Foundry in Video Platforms for the Enterprise Report

Mediasite Enterprise Video Platform a strong performer in comprehensive video platforms report

MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NAS: SOFO) , the trusted cornerstone of your enterprise, campus and event video content management and webcasting strategy,was among the select companies that Forrester Research, Inc. invited to participate in its report, The Forrester Wave™: Video Platforms for the Enterprise, Q1 2013.

Sonic Foundry, the decade-long leader in academic video capture, believes that its appearance in the report reaffirms the company’s recent evolution to Mediasite Enterprise Video Platform and solidly establishes Mediasite as a recognized solution for comprehensive video content management. Mediasite Enterprise Video Platform provides enterprises and campuses an integrated approach for creating, managing and distributing all video-based content. It allows users to import any video, regardless of where or how it was created or recorded, and transform it into rich video that is indexed, searched, secured and played back on any device from desktops and tablets to smart phones.

According to Forrester, “Sonic Foundry‘s portal applications and video player provide an excellent user experience, and its media capture appliances simplify webcast recording. Sonic Foundry has expanded beyond webcasting with the recent introduction of its desktop recorder and the addition of features to manage video content other than webcasts.”

Forrester evaluated 23 criteria of enterprise video platform vendors. Sonic Foundry scored a perfect 5 out of 5 points in the webcasting features category, and scored 4 out of 5 possible points in search and metadata support, workflow, video file ingest options and security categories.

“Customers like the simplified operation and turnkey functionality of Madison, Wisconsin-based Sonic Foundry‘s media recording appliances to synchronize content. They also like the rich playback experience for viewers. Sonic Foundry is unique in providing OCR [optical character recognition] to automatically index the text in slides, which makes it easy to search for specific webcast content. It is focused now on becoming more multipurpose. Sonic Foundry added a desktop recorder feature to support user-generated content uploads without its media recording appliances,” the report states.

“Sonic Foundry is pleased to have been cited as a strong performer in video platforms for the enterprise by Forrester in their first report on the space. I believe that to be recognized at this early stage in our video content management strategy is further validation that we know what is required for scalable, widespread adoption of content creation and …read more
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Expanding E-Learning in the UK: Sonic Foundry Partners with University of London Computer Centre to

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Expanding E-Learning in the UK: Sonic Foundry Partners with University of London Computer Centre to Offer Cost-Effective Academic Video Solution

ULCC adds Mediasite webcast technology to its national IT infrastructure

LIVERPOOL, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)– (UCISA Stand #27) — A new partnership between Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NAS: SOFO) , the trusted market leader for video management and academic, enterprise and event webcasting, and the University of London Computer Centre, which hosts and develops e-learning services for more than 2 million students, allows universities in the United Kingdom to launch cost-effective academic video initiatives with Mediasite Enterprise Video Platform.

“More and more universities are using video to enhance all aspects of their operations: learning and teaching, research, administration and marketing,” said Richard Maccabee, Director of ULCC. “Our partnership with Sonic Foundry further extends our portfolio of learning technology services and illustrates our commitment to support and integrate with best-of-breed products to meet the needs of our customers. With our announcement of an economical and scalable service to support Sonic Foundry’s Mediasite webcast technology, we expect more universities to embrace video.”

ULCC provides integrated technology solutions to over 250 Higher and Further Education institutions in the United Kingdom. The addition of Mediasite Enterprise Video Platform to its list of available services allows universities to connect their Mediasite Recorders to a centrally-managed Mediasite webcasting and management platform to record, deliver and manage interactive videos.

Maudsley Learning, a start up social enterprise with the strategic vision of raising knowledge and awareness of mental health and wellbeing through the delivery of technology enabled learning in both their physical and digital space, is the first organization to launch an academic video initiative with Mediasite through this partnership.

“Maudsley Learning will use Mediasite via ULCC to live stream and create on-demand video content of educational events, seminars and teaching. This will enable us to deliver Maudsley Learning’s strategic vision to provide learning on issues relating to mental health and wellbeing to anyone, anytime and anywhere,” said Dr. Sarah-Louise Quinnell, Learning Technology Manager at Maudsley Learning.

“The University of London Computer Centre has been committed to offering leading edge academic technology solutions for decades. Giving their clients, which includes the top educational institutions in the UK, the ability to create, manage and distribute video-based instruction in a secure environment via Mediasite speaks directly to its mission,” said Rob Lipps, executive vice president of Sonic Foundry. “The world is a more informed and connected place when the knowledge shared …read more
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Sonic Foundry Appoints Renee Thomas Vice President of Marketing

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Sonic Foundry Appoints Renee Thomas Vice President of Marketing

MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NAS: SOFO) , the trusted market leader for video management and academic, enterprise and event webcasting, today announced the appointment of Renee Thomas as Vice President of Marketing.

With more than 20 years of industry experience, Thomas brings an accomplished track record for fueling accelerated growth at top technology companies. Thomas joined Sonic Foundry last month after 15 years at Esker Americas, a worldwide leader in document process automation solutions in Madison, Wis. She spent 12 of those years as Director of Marketing and later became Director of Sales and Marketing, positions that will help her to seamlessly transition into her new role of overseeing Sonic Foundry‘s lead generation strategy, community-building initiatives, public relations and social media strategy.

Prior to her role at Esker, Thomas held a corporate communications role at Westinghouse where she led employee and management communications, events, public relations and collateral development. She holds a Communications degree from the University of Missouri and in 2000 received her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina.

“Sonic Foundry is excited to welcome Renee to her new Vice President of Marketing role. She has an impeccable ability to recognize early market trends, as well as make complex technologies easy to understand. Renee has extensive experience interacting with clients and analysts, as well as a history of heavy involvement in trade events, user conferences and strategic marketing plans. I’m confident Renee’s background in marketing and sales will help us to further accelerate our business and push the boundaries of the power of video,” said Gary Weis, chief executive officer, Sonic Foundry.

Trusted by more than 2,600 customers worldwide in education, business and government, the Mediasite webcasting and video content management system quickly and cost-effectively automates the capture, management, delivery and search of live and on-demand streaming videos and rich media presentations.

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (NAS: SOFO) is the trusted market leader for enterprise webcasting solutions, providing video content management and distribution for education, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and webcast services of Mediasite Events, the company empowers people to advance how they share knowledge online, using video webcasts to bridge time and distance, enhance learning outcomes and improve performance.

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