Sonic Foundry Announced as Platinum Sponsor of Chronicle Technology Forum

MADISON, WI — Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media communications and knowledge management, today announced the company is a platinum sponsor of the Chronicle Technology Forum, held February 24-26 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. Sonic Foundry will also record all speaker sessions using Mediasite, the company's webcasting platform.

The most influential leaders in American higher education convene at the Chronicle Technology Forum, including college presidents, academic leaders, business officers and technology administrators. The Forum provides the setting for two days of dynamic and forward-thinking conversations about how technology is affecting every aspect of colleges and universities. Throughout the conference, Chronicle of Education writers and editors will introduce technology and management experts who provide an insider's view of future trends impacting higher education.

"The Chronicle Technology Forum provides a nuanced view of how technology is changing academe, and how academe must change with technology. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with technology visionaries," said Phil Semas, editor in chief of the Chronicle of Higher Education. "Capturing those sessions allows us to create an enduring catalog of information from academic leaders, which can be drawn upon time and time again."

A Sonic Foundry Sponsor customer case study is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26 at 11:00 a.m. Bob Hillhouse, director of engineering services at the University of Tennessee, will discuss how the University's implementation of classroom knowledge capture technology has rapidly come to be one of the most sought after IT services on campus.

"We are honored to again partner with the Chronicle of Higher Education to not only participate in this prestigious event, but also provide an archive of the knowledge presented," said Rimas Buinevicius, Chairman and CEO of Sonic Foundry.