Sonic Foundry Announces Agreement with ThinKware for Worldwide Distribution

Sonic Foundry[R] Inc., a leading developer of digital media and Internet software tools, products, and services, announced today a worldwide distribution agreement with ThinKware. As the premier Desk Top Media Production (DTMP) distributor to retail and educational resellers, ThinKware will provide a comprehensive distribution and marketing platform to support the full line of Sonic Foundry audio creation, editing, and delivery software products.
"The Sonic Foundry line of state-of-the-art software tools is a wonderful addition to our DTMP offerings. Their powerful applications support and enhance our other lines of software and hardware. ThinKware's leading position in distribution comes from providing full solutions to our dealers," commented Doug Smith, president of ThinKware.

"We feel that this partnership will provide ThinKware and Sonic Foundry with an exciting growth opportunity. ThinKware's exclusive line of Roland ED products - the UA-30, U-8, UA-100, SC-D70 USB/Audio interfaces that offer a direct-in from the instrument to the computer eliminating extra noise caused from a sound card, offer the ideal hardware platform for taking full advantage of the key features of the entire range of Sonic Foundry's products," stated Brad Reinke, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Sonic Foundry.

Sonic Foundry has long been recognized for its award-winning line of digital audio and video tools including ACID[TM], Sound Forge[R], Vegas[R] Audio, Vegas[R] Video, VideoFactory[TM], SIREN[TM] Jukebox, and a variety of compatible music loop libraries and DirectX Audio Plug-Ins. For specific product descriptions, please reference the Sonic Foundry Web site at www.sonicfoundry.com.

About ThinKware

ThinKware, with offices and warehouses in the U.S. and Canada, has been a pioneer in the field of DTMP distribution for more than a decade. ThinKware is a division of Edirol Corp. and a member of the worldwide group of Roland companies. For additional information, please reference the ThinKware Web site at www.thinkware.com

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.
Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO) is the trusted market leader for enterprise webcasting solutions, providing video content management and distribution for education, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and webcast services of Mediasite Events, the company empowers people to advance how they share knowledge online, using video webcasts to bridge time and distance, enhance learning outcomes and improve performance.