Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle Congratulates Sonic Foundry on the Eve of its 20th Anniversary with Proclamation, Webcast

MADISON, Wis., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, received a congratulatory webcast and proclamation from Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle as the company enters into its 20th year since being founded. The message was delivered at UNLEASH 2010, the 4th Annual Mediasite User Conference, held this week in Madison, Wis.

To watch the webcast visit http://sofo.com/1a7dc.

Founded two decades ago and led by University of Wisconsin graduates Monty Schmidt, founder and CTO, and Rimas Buinevicius, chairman and CEO, Sonic Foundry has charted the future of digital media and communication technology first through groundbreaking desktop software and today with an award-winning webcasting and knowledge management platform, Mediasite. 

"Sonic Foundry is a great example of the innovative, high-tech companies we are trying to grow here in Wisconsin, and the company's technology is changing the way we communicate and do business," said Gov. Jim Doyle. "This technology represents the future of our globalized world – where students, business leaders, researchers and many others can communicate instantly and work together to solve the challenges that lay before us. I commend Sonic Foundry for 20 great years, and I am really proud that Sonic Foundry continues to call Wisconsin home."

There is a long history of collaboration between Sonic Foundry and Governor Doyle's administration. From the live webcast of the 2003 inauguration ceremony to the annual State of the State address, Mediasite provides the Governor with an online platform to instantly reach citizens throughout Wisconsin.

In addition, 22 agencies within the state of Wisconsin use Mediasite for live and on-demand webcasting of public meetings and training to help residents, staff and partners work and learn more efficiently, including helping the Department of Health Services plan pandemic flu responses last year. (See below for more examples.)

"We are honored by this commendation from Governor Doyle. Two decades ago we set out to change the way the average person created and shared music and video files. Today we are forging a future where not only the state of Wisconsin, but knowledge workers around the world are sharing groundbreaking research, creating virtual libraries, training emergency responders and even reducing the carbon footprint with webcasting," said Rimas Buinevicius, chairman and CEO of Sonic Foundry. "We are proud to be a part of Wisconsin's growing high tech economy and committed to using webcasting technology to further link Wisconsin to the global community."

Wisconsin agencies using Mediasite:

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

State Lab of Hygiene

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Wisconsin Department of Commerce

Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds

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 1,800 customers in 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 Events 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.

SOURCE Sonic Foundry, Inc.