The Chronicle of Higher Education and Sonic Foundry Partner to Webcast Executive Leadership Forum

MADISON, Wis. - June 9, 2008 - Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced the company will webcast the The Chronicle of Higher Education's Executive Leadership Forum, "Surviving and Thriving in 2012: Overcoming the Key Challenges of the Future," held June 8 and 9 in Washington, D.C.

For the third year in the row the most influential leaders in American higher education will convene at The Chronicle Executive Leadership Forum, including college and university presidents, chancellors and other senior administrators. Led by Chronicle editors and reporters and a diverse group of expert panelists, participants will examine the key management challenges facing higher education in the next four years and what college leaders can do now to start preparing for them.

"Higher education is facing a number of changes-from the demographic shift of students to the challenge of going green. The knowledge and ideas shared at this conference will be critical to look back on," said Jeffrey J. Selingo, editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education. "The ability to access the sessions on-demand via the web with Mediasite is invaluable."

Since its introduction in 2003, Sonic Foundry's Mediasite has set the standard as a transformational communication medium for delivering critical information and sharing knowledge. The patented Mediasite webcasting and content management system quickly and cost-effectively automates the capture, management, delivery and search of rich media presentations that combine audio, video and accompanying graphics for live or on-demand viewing.

The conference will be webcasted by Sonic Foundry's Event Services group, which consists of systems engineers and project managers with an extensive knowledge of audio/video production and webcasting. The group and its strategic partners supply 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.

For more on The Chronicle Executive Leadership Forum visit http://chronicle.com/leadershipforum/.