Elearning! Media Group awards Mediasite Best Video Capture, Production and Publishing Solution

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 6, 2011 — (PRNewswire) — Mediasite by Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting, lecture capture and knowledge management, has been voted Best Video Capture, Production and Publishing Solution in the Best of Elearning! Awards.

The awards are unique in that they are nominated and selected by the end-users via Elearning! Media Group's online ballot. The award was presented at the annual Enterprise Learning! Conference and Expo in Anaheim, California.

"Given the number of nominations, to earn an Award of Excellence is quite an honor," says Catherine Upton, Elearning! Media Group's publisher. "And, to be named a category winner is a true testament to the vendor's product and service excellence."

Mediasite has been recognized in the Best of Elearning! Program for five consecutive years, previously in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. One voter said of Mediasite, "It is well-integrated hardware and software using the latest technologies with great documentation."

Mediasite will be featured in the 2011 Best of Elearning! Awards issues of Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines. Readers can not only learn more about these solutions, but hear from real world users about how they are leveraging these solutions to drive enterprise performance. The awards issues will mail November 2011 and can be downloaded at www.2elearning.com.

"We are honored that Mediasite has been named best in class. Most gratifying is that the recognition comes from the vote of our customers and Elearning! readers, who use our webcasting platform to share knowledge and increase collaboration within their organizations on an increasingly larger scale," said Gary Weis, CEO of Sonic Foundry.

Since its introduction in 2003, the Mediasite webcasting platform has set the standard for delivering exceptional instruction and sharing knowledge online. Trusted by educational institutions, corporations and government and recognized as the global leader for webcasting, lecture capture and knowledge management, Mediasite automates the capture and management of multimedia presentations that combine high-quality video and accompanying graphics for live or on-demand viewing.

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, www.sonicfoundry.com) is the global leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, providing enterprise communication solutions for 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 Event 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. Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.

Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significant revenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of acquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Sonic Foundry, Inc. Elearning! Tammy Kramer Phone: +1-608-237-8592 Email Contact Web: http://www.sonicfoundry.com