Sonic Foundry Highlights Enterprise Applications of Mediasite at InfoComm and EduComm 2007
Company is EduComm platinum sponsor and will provide event webcasting services
ANAHEIM, CA – (InfoComm booth #2233, EduComm booth #3626) — Sonic Foundry® Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced it will be participating in InfoComm and EduComm 2007 taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center and Anaheim Marriott Hotel from June 19 – 21.
Sonic Foundry is a platinum sponsor of EduComm 2007 and has been selected as the conference’s webcasting platform for the event. Two presentations by Sonic Foundry and Clemson University will feature Mediasite best practices and university enterprise applications. “Enhancing Student Learning with Webcasting” by Clemson University’s William Havice, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean, and Pamela Havice, PhD, College of Health, Education and Human Development, will take place Tuesday, June 19, at 4:15 in Anaheim Marriott Grand Ballroom Salon G-K. Sonic Foundry’s vice president of education Sean Brown will present “Emerging Trends in Classroom Webcasting” on Thursday, June 21, at 10:00 in Anaheim Marriott Grand Ballroom Salon A-D.
The company will showcase automated scheduling capabilities for its patented Mediasite® family of web communication solutions. For enterprise customers who create large libraries of recurring presentations, this latest release provides for automated scheduling of presentation recordings featuring the industry’s first flexible start-stop functionality. Coupled with Mediasite Podcast, which automatically transforms any Mediasite presentation into portable audio content for on-the-go playback with Apple® iPods®, iTunes® or any other MP3 player, these Mediasite capabilities streamline recording while distributing the content in multiple formats for today’s media-savvy students and mobile workforce.
“We have specifically designed Mediasite Recorders and EX Server software for technology-enhanced learning in large-scale deployments across the university enterprise,” said Rimas Buinevicius, chairman and CEO of Sonic Foundry. “These latest enhancements represent the industry's most advanced methods for the automated capture, management, delivery and search of in-class teaching for blended and distributed learning.”
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 more than 1,600 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.
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