Mediasite by Sonic Foundry Goes Mobile with Live Streaming to iPads, iPhones and iPods

Mediasite by Sonic Foundry Goes Mobile with Live Streaming to iPads, iPhones and iPods

AMSTERDAM, January 31, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

   
           - Mediasite 6 is now available from the market leader for webcasting and
                                     lecture capture

    (ISE booth #3A120) - Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trusted market leader for
enterprise webcasting [http://www.sonicfoundry.com/webcasting-solutions ], lecture capture
[http://www.sonicfoundry.com/solutions/lecture-capture ] and video content management
[http://www.sonicfoundry.com/mediasite/server ] has unveiled the sixth version of its
patented, award-winning Mediasite webcasting platform.

    Mediasite 6 introduces the broadest range of live mobile streaming aimed to radically
accelerate the adoption of lecture capture and video content management for education
institutions, corporations and government at any stage in their video streaming
initiatives. New capabilities available in Mediasite 6 include:

   
    - Live and on-demand streaming of any Mediasite presentation to iPads,
      iPhones, iPods and BlackBerrys using HTML5 and H.264
    - Adaptive streaming, via Microsoft Smooth Streaming, to optimize playback by
      switching video quality in real-time based on available bandwidth and device
      capabilities
    - System-wide video search leveraging indexed slide text, presentation metadata
      and closed captions (if available) to pinpoint valuable content snippets anywhere in
      your Mediasite library
    - Search engine optimization for publically-available presentations
    - Enhanced Mediasite analytics with embeddable analytics widgets and
      iOS-friendly reports
    - H.264 video imports allowing any external video to be managed, secured and
      tracked alongside Mediasite content
    - Free Mediasite Mobile App
      [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mediasite-mobile-app/id483259660?mt=8 ] to watch live
      or on-demand webcasts on your iPhone or iPod

    "We have a lot of students starting to use iPads. With version 6 we will be able to
provide them access to the Mediasite recordings on those devices as well. That's really
great," said Pierre Gorissen, Senior Consultant Educational Development and Research
Department at Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

    "Mediasite has always been the platform of choice for us," said Gareth Lloyd, Digital
Event Services Manager, Saville Audio Visual in the United Kingdom. "It is the complete
end-to-end solution for capturing, managing and delivering presentations seamlessly and
reliably in a totally flexible experience. With the release of Mediasite 6, Sonic Foundry
continues to lead the way as the explosion in mobile and net-connected devices is
radically affecting how users want and need to communicate. The ability to quickly search
and locate relevant pieces of information across multiple presentations using any
presentation metadata is invaluable. Combining this with the ability to stream interactive
rich media content live and on-demand to tablets and smartphones is the way of the
future."

    Mediasite has been named the Best Webcast Platform in the Streaming Media European
Readers' Choice Awards, the Global Market Share Leader for Lecture Capture Solutions by
Frost & Sullivan for three years, and four-time consecutive winner of the Streaming Media
Readers' Choice Award for Best Webcasting Solution.

    "Mediasite 6 is the culmination of years of leadership in webcasting and lecture
capture, and the result of a major effort to deliver on the innovativeness and creativity
our loyal customers have come to expect," said Rob Lipps, executive vice president of
Sonic Foundry. "With the Mediasite 6 platform, we further unleash enterprise-class
functionality and dependability, challenging ourselves and our customers to take
webcasting to the next level."

    About Sonic Foundry(R), Inc.

    Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, http://www.sonicfoundry.com) is the trusted market
leader for enterprise webcasting and lecture capture, providing video communication
solutions for education, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite
webcasting platform and Mediasite Events group, the company empowers people to transform
the way they communicate online, using video webcasts 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.

Press, Tammy Jackson, +1-608-237-8592, tammy@sonicfoundry.com; or Nicole Wise, +1-608-237-8678, nicolew@sonicfoundry.com