Adding two new awards, company honors organizations transforming the way they learn and work with Mediasite
"The work of these finalists represents the continuous innovation that is happening among Mediasite customers worldwide. They're providing education beyond the physical classroom walls, achieving unprecedented business outcomes in a challenging economic environment and much more," said Rimas Buinevicius, chairman and CEO of Sonic Foundry. "We are thrilled to honor the landmark successes that these organizations have achieved with rich media."
2009 Rich Media Impact Award Finalists
NEW Prolific Use Award: recognizes an organization that has dramatically scaled its rich media program to achieve a broad deployment across its enterprise or record number of presentations, views or audiences. The 2009 finalists are
NEW Student Impact Award: recognizes an individual student, as well as his/her college or university, whose educational experience has been enhanced through rich media. The 2009 finalists are Jenna Lombardo, attending
Enterprise Award: recognizes an organization who improved its business outcomes through rich media communication. The 2009 finalists are Cadence Design Systems and Russell Investments.
Excellence in Education Award: recognizes a higher education institution that enhanced learning and outreach through rich media. The 2009 finalists are
Facility Design Award: recognizes a Mediasite customer and/or professional AV design or consulting firm that created innovative rich media rooms and facilities. The 2009 finalists are
Global Reach Award: recognizes any successful initiative that connected the international community through rich media. The 2009 finalists are
Government Award: recognizes a local, state or federal government initiative that implemented rich media for training and outreach. The 2009 finalists are The Center for Rural Development and National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
Healthcare Award: recognizes an organization that implemented rich media to benefit health and wellness. The 2009 finalists are Hospice Education Network, Inc. and Ontario Hospital Association.
Rapid ROI Award: recognizes an organization that used rich media to quickly achieve a measurable ROI in its training, communications or outreach initiatives. The 2009 finalists are
Scholastic Achievement Award: recognizes a school district or other organization serving the K-12 educational community that harnessed the power of rich media to improve communication, learning and outreach. The 2009 finalists Memphis City Schools and
An on-demand webcast catalog of finalist presentations, as well as honorable mention submissions and honorees from past years, is available at http://www.sonicfoundry.com/finalists2009. Winners will be announced at a special awards dinner Tuesday, April 28 in Madison, Wisconsin during UNLEASH 2009, the company's third annual Mediasite User Conference ( http://www.sonicfoundry.com/unleash2009). Sonic Foundry Event Services will webcast the awards ceremony live, available at http://www.sonicfoundry.com/awards, at 7:30 p.m. Central Standard Time.
Finalists will also be showcased on the Sonic Foundry website and in advertising in the June/July issue of Streaming Media Magazine as well as other publications throughout the year.
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.
About Sonic Foundry(R), Inc.
Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO) is the global leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, providing enterprise communication solutions for more than 1,500 customers in education, business and government. Powered by Mediasite, the patented webcasting platform which automates the capture, management, delivery and search of lectures, online training and briefings, Sonic Foundry empowers people to transform the way they communicate. Through the Mediasite platform and its Events Services group, the company helps customers connect a dynamic, evolving world of shared knowledge and envisions a future where learners and workers around the globe use webcasting to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance.
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