Sonic Foundry Selected to Webcast Campus Technology 2008

MADISON, Wis., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and
knowledge management, today announced the company will be recording Campus
Technology 2008: Welcome to Next-Gen.Edu (http://www.campustechnology.com).
This event marks the 15th year for the higher education conference, held July
28 - 31 at the Westin Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Mass.
This year's conference offers a blueprint for adapting to the new demands
of Web 2.0 teaching and learning, both in and out of the classroom, and
explores how educators are coping with the ever-increasing demands on their
resources, skills and time.
"The capturing of presentations for reference and review is essential to
our conference attendees. Sonic Foundry recorded selected sessions from our
annual summer conferences for years; it's a great way to share conference
highlights widely, and a wonderful resource for those who want to review
session content in depth," said Mary Grush, conference director.
Key sessions to be recorded by Sonic Foundry at Campus Technology 2008,
available at http://www.sonicfoundry.com/campustech2008, will include:
-- Adrian Sannier, university technology officer at ASU, who will deliver
a keynote address on strategies for putting ground-breaking plans in place
that will serve the next generation of students.
-- John S. Camp, Ph.D., Wayne State University's former CIO will present
a session on drive innovation and promote outstanding 21st century classrooms
on your campus.
In addition to the formal speaker sessions, poster presentations are
scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, notably:
-- Jim Jorstad, Director of Educational Technologies, University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse to present Thinking Outside the Box: Using Mediasite to
Engage Faculty and Extend University Outreach
-- Diane Zorn, Course Director, York University School of Arts and
Letters, to present Six Ways to Promote Deep and Durable Learning in Rich
Media Online Learning Environments
-- Sean Brown, vice president of education for Sonic Foundry, will give a
Technology Classroom presentation on Rich Media ROI for Higher Education
To view key presentations from Campus Technology 2007: Roadmap to IT
Leadership visit http://www.sonicfoundry.com/campustech2007.
Since its introduction in 2003, Sonic Foundry's Mediasite has set the
standard as a transformational communication medium for delivering critical
information and sharing knowledge. The patented Mediasite webcasting and
content management system quickly and cost-effectively automates the capture,
management, delivery and search of rich media presentations that combine
audio, video and accompanying graphics for live or on-demand viewing.
Campus Technology 2008 (http://www.campustechnology.com) will be webcasted
by Sonic Foundry's Event Services group, which consists of systems engineers
and project managers with an extensive knowledge of audio/video production and
webcasting. The group and its strategic partners supply technical webcasting
services and expertise to organizations who seek to complement their
conference or event with viewing over the web. Launched in January 2007, the
Event Services group has provided live and on-demand webcasting for clients
ranging from Fortune 500 corporations and university associations to sporting
events and charitable organizations.
About Sonic Foundry(R), Inc.
Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry (Nasdaq: SOFO)
(http://www.sonicfoundry.com) is the recognized market leader for rich media
webcasting and knowledge management, providing education and training
solutions and services that link an information-driven world. Based in
Madison, Wisconsin, the company has received numerous awards including the
2007 Frost & Sullivan Global Market Leadership Award, Ziff Davis Media's
Baseline Magazine's sixth fastest-growing software company with sales under
$150 million and Deloitte's Technology Fast 500. Named a Bersin & Associates
2007 Learning Leader, Sonic Foundry's webcasting and knowledge management
solutions are trusted by education institutions, Fortune 500 companies and
government agencies for a variety of critical communication needs. Sonic
Foundry is changing the way organizations communicate via the web and how
people around the globe receive vital information needed for education,
business, professional advancement and safety. Product and service names
mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective
owners.
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.

Press, Tammy Kramer of Sonic Foundry, Inc., +1-608-237-8592,
tammyk@sonicfoundry.com