Press releases - 2008

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Sonic Foundry CEO to Present at CapStone Investments Second Annual Small-Cap Investor Conference

Sonic Foundry to provide webcasting

MADISON, Wis. - June 17, 2008 - Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced chairman and CEO, Rimas Buinevicius, will present to individual investors and fund managers at the CapStone Investments' Second Annual Small-Cap Investor Conference taking place June 17-18 at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wis.

The presentation, scheduled for Tuesday, June 17 at 3:30 PM Central, can be viewed live via Mediasite at www.sonicfoundry.com/capstone-sofo08. In addition, many companies have chosen to have Sonic Foundry's Event Services webcast their conference sessions. Visit www.sonicfoundry.com/capstone for a current catalog.

In just a few years since it was first introduced, Sonic Foundry's Mediasite product and service offering has set the standard as a transformational communication medium for delivering critical information and sharing knowledge. The patented Mediasite webcasting and content management system automates the capture, management, delivery and search of multimedia presentations (combining audio, video and accompanying graphics) for live or on-demand viewing.

About Capstone Investments
Capstone Investments is a full service investment firm, servicing a large institutional account base offering its equity research to institutional investors. CapStone Investments is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). CapStone Institutional Services (CapStone) is a division of CapStone Investments. CapStone is a dedicated alternative investment specialist focused on providing comprehensive service to the alternative investment manager. Capstone Investments has offices in San Diego, Milwaukee, New York, Florida and Los Angeles. The firm was founded in 1995. http://www.capstoneinvestments.com/

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, 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.

Press Contact:

Tammy Kramer
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Investor Contact:

Rob Schatz
Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Assoc. LLC
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Analyst Contact:

Kristin Zurovitch
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