Sonic Foundry Unveils Mediasite 5.0 and its Next Generation of Mediasite Recorders

Las Vegas, Nev. - (InfoComm booth #N5560, EduComm booth #20) June 19, 2008 - Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today introduced the next generation in its family of award-winning webcasting appliances, the Mediasite RL and ML Recorders, from the InfoComm 2008 show floor. Complementing this release is Mediasite EX Server 5.0, the next-gen rich media platform to stream, archive, secure and manage recorded webcasts.

The updated Mediasite Recorders feature a number of enhancements, most notably:

• Capture any VGA presentation source, such as a laptop, projector, e-board or document camera, via DVI (Digital Video Interface) input
• Pause live or on-demand recordings to accommodate breaks with no post-production editing
• High-motion video support allowing an operator to switch video from the image window to the video window without additional external switching equipment
• VGA pass-through to immediately redirect an incoming image signal to another output like a projector or monitor
• Video center-cut editing capabilities
• Smaller 2U rack-mount size (for the RL recorder)

Mediasite EX Server 5.0 delivers greater playback options for students and workers while strengthening administration's management of recorded content. Among Mediasite 5.0's enhancements are revamped Mediasite Players, an updated Mediasite Presentation Catalog with flexible content organization hierarchies and RSS feeds, access to more viewing statistics and reports including graphics of key viewing trends, vCal support to add Mediasite events to Outlook calendars and the ability to forward content clips to authorized users while watching a presentation.

Customers who attended UNLEASH 2008, the annual Mediasite User Conference, received a sneak-peek of the almost 100 new features included in Mediasite 5.0 and are anticipating even greater benefits with the new releases. "With Mediasite, we reach thousands of people around the world with ease. Our faculty capture their presentations and share them immediately without changing the way they present, and without content-authoring and post-production work. The new Recorders and Mediasite 5.0 will only make our job easier, and we look forward to what's coming," said Octavio Heredia, Associate Director-Global Outreach and Extended Education, the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University.

"Expectations for communicating online are growing in every sector. With Mediasite 5.0 and the new family of Recorders, Sonic Foundry has shown that we're not only responding to those expectations, we're anticipating them by setting the standard for the next generation rich media platform," said Rimas Buinevicius, chairman and CEO of Sonic Foundry. "We are excited to introduce these enhancements to our customers and look forward to continuing to grow our position as the innovative leader in this market."

Since its introduction in 2003, Sonic Foundry's Mediasite has set the standard as a transformational communication medium to deliver and share critical information live or on-demand for more than 1000 organizations worldwide. The patented Mediasite webcasting and content management system quickly and cost-effectively automates the recording, delivery, management and search of rich media presentations that combine audio, video and accompanying graphics for live or on-demand viewing. The Mediasite Recorders' simple workflow allows presenters to share their knowledge online without changing how they normally present, while organizations eliminate costly, time-consuming content authoring and post-production work. The room-based, rack-mountable Mediasite RL Recorder is designed for presentation facilities like lecture halls, auditoriums, classrooms and conference and training rooms. The mobile Mediasite ML Recorder is designed for portability to off-site events, conferences, trade shows or multiple venues throughout an organization.

The new Mediasite Recorders will be available mid-July, with Mediasite EX Server 5.0 available late summer.