Mediasite by Sonic Foundry Voted One of Ten Best Higher Education Technologies by eSchool Media Readers

MADISON, Wis., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- eSchool Media readers voted Mediasite by Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trusted market leader for video management and academic, enterprise and event webcasting, one of the 10 best higher education technology platforms.

Educators and school administrators from across the United States nominated their favorite ed-tech product or service for the 2012-2013 eSchool Media Readers' Choice Awards. This annual awards program recognizes the top 50 K-12 and higher education products and services. Nearly 1,300 readers voted, including Mediasite user Michael Sutterfield of University of Cincinnati.

"We use Mediasite for streaming and managing all of our lecture captures. I appreciate that everything is included in one place, with no additional downloads of materials required," said Sutterfield, equipment and applications specialist for University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences.

"We asked readers to tell us how they're using their favorite ed-tech products to improve teaching, learning or school administration – and to what effect," said Dennis Pierce, eSchool Media editor-in-chief. "Sonic Foundry's inclusion in these awards demonstrates that its solutions are making a real difference in schools and colleges."

Earlier this year, top analyst firm Frost & Sullivan named Sonic Foundry the global lecture capture market leader for the sixth consecutive year. Frost & Sullivan cited the company's worldwide brand visibility resulting from its deep customer satisfaction and loyalty and trusted innovation as its keys to success.

Mediasite has also been honored with multiple Readers' Choice Awards from Streaming Media Magazine and Streaming Media Europe in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and Elearning! Magazine readers also named Mediasite the Best Presentation Tool and Best Mobile Learning Tool in the Best of 2008 Elearning! Awards.

"It is a tremendous honor for our Mediasite webcasting solution to receive accolades from end users who read eSchool and eCampus News. Our partnership with our customers is what's most important to us, and it's rewarding to be recognized by them as one of the best higher education technology platforms," said Gary Weis, chief executive officer of Sonic Foundry.  

Trusted by more than 1,000 colleges and universities, the patented 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 that combine video with slides.

About eSchool Media

eSchool Media Inc. is a news and information organization delivering print, web, e-mail and video communications to nearly one million K-20 decision makers and influencers around the world. Its information networks provide education-technology content and services for leaders in schools and colleges and help educators successfully use technology and internet to transform education and achieve their educational goals. eSchool News is the flagship publication of eSchool Media Inc., which also includes eCampus News Network, serving higher education exclusively, and eClassroom News, an electronic publication network for teachers and other classroom practitioners.

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: 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.

Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significant revenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of acquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE Sonic Foundry, Inc.