Sonic Foundry, Sloan-C International Partner to Create Hybrid Conference on Online Learning for the Third Consecutive Year

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc.(Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting, lecture capture and knowledge management, and Coast-to-Coast Technology Partner for the Sloan Consortium, webcast the Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, held last week at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

This year's conference is titled "The Power of Online Learning: Stimulating New Possibilities." More than 40 sessions were webcast live by Sonic Foundry, including keynote and plenary sessions, featured and special interest sessions, Great Ideas sessions and select vendor showcase sessions. All onsite and virtual attendees will have on-demand access to all webcasts post-conference for one year. View the virtual attendee program here.

"Online and Blended Learning has now come into the mainstream of education.  I am delighted that Sonic Foundry provides the Sloan Consortium the ability to reach many more people with the materials presented at our meetings. The growth in online participants in our conferences and attendees who view materials after the conference has grown dramatically," said John Bourne, Executive Director of Sloan-C.

Among the featured presenters, Anne-Marie Lerner, Ph.D., presented Can Lecture Capture Make You a Better Professor.

Since 2003, Sonic Foundry's lecture capture platform and services have set the standard for delivering exceptional instruction and sharing knowledge online. Trusted by more than 800 educational institutions worldwide, the Mediasite lecture capture and content management system automates the recording, delivery and management of multimedia presentations that combine video and accompanying visual aids for live or on-demand viewing.

Sonic Foundry's Event Services is a leading provider of webcasting for blended conferences and hybrid events. The group supplies technical webcasting services and expertise to organizations who seek to complement their conference or event with viewing over the web. Since its launch 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 the Sloan Consortium

The Sloan Consortium is an institutional and professional leadership organization dedicated to integrating online education into the mainstream of higher education, helping institutions and individual educators improve the quality, scale, and breadth of education. Membership in the Sloan Consortium provides knowledge, practice, community, and direction for educators. Originally funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Sloan-C is now a non-profit, member sustained organization.

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, www.sonicfoundry.com) is the global leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, providing enterprise communication solutions for education, business and government. Powered by Mediasite, the patented webcasting platform which automates the capture, management, delivery and search of lectures, online training and briefings, Sonic Foundry empowers people to transform the way they communicate. Through the Mediasite platform and its Event Services group, the company helps customers connect a dynamic, evolving world of shared knowledge and envisions a future where learners and workers around the globe use webcasting to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance. 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.

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