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Company's Inaugural Awards Program Recognizes Excellence in the Practical and Innovative Integration of Rich Media Technology
MADISON, Wis., June 2 Sonic Foundry(R) Inc.
(Nasdaq: SOFO), a leader in automated rich media solutions, today announced
the finalists for its inaugural Rich Media Impact Awards. Sonic Foundry will
recognize nine organizations across five categories at a special awards
luncheon June 9 in Las Vegas during InfoComm 2005. Winners will be announced
at that time.
Sonic Foundry developed the Rich Media Impact Awards program to recognize
excellence in the practical and innovative integration of rich media
technology in business, education, health and government. As part of the
selection process, finalists had to successfully demonstrate how rich media
transformed their organization through measurable improvements in
accessibility, cost savings, efficiency and productivity.
"The advantages of an automated rich media communication environment are
being realized by a variety of organizations for a wide range of applications
that were almost unimaginable a few years ago," said James Dias, senior vice
president of marketing and business acceleration, Sonic Foundry. "Our awards
program recognizes the most innovative applications and room designs that
truly maximize Mediasite's ability to easily and routinely deliver high-impact
communications."
Rich Media Impact Award Finalists
The Rich Media Impact Awards program is a demonstration of how far rich
media technology has come in the past few years. Capitalizing on the
convergence of AV/IT visualization, collaboration and publishing technologies,
rich media provides an optimal communications experience for in-person and
remote audiences. More than 300 organizations use Mediasite to enhance and
extend their communications. Below are some of the leaders in their
respective fields who are helping to blaze the rich media trail.
Excellence in Rich Media Distance Education Award -- This award recognizes
the overall excellence of a higher education institution's distance education
program that was transformed through the integration of rich media. The 2005
finalists are: Arizona State University and Villanova University, College of
Engineering
Rich Media Scholastic Achievement Award -- This award recognizes a school
district that has harnessed the power of rich media to improve communications,
outreach, professional development and student learning. The 2005 finalists
are: Hacienda La Puente Unified School District and Houston Independent School
District.
Rich Media in Health Award -- This award recognizes an organization that
uses rich media to make a direct impact to the health and wellness of the
people in the community it serves. The 2005 finalists are: the Charleston
Area Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health
Education, and The Virtual Operating Room.
Rich Media Rapid ROI Award -- This award recognizes an organization that
used rich media to quickly achieve a measurable ROI in its training,
communications or outreach initiatives. The 2005 finalist is the Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services.
Rich Media Facility Design Award -- This award recognizes professional AV
designers and consultants involved in the development of innovative rich media
rooms and facilities. The projects must have been completed between Jan. 1,
2004 and May 1, 2005.
The 2005 finalist is Waveguide Consulting.
About Sonic Foundry(R), Inc.
Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry (Nasdaq: SOFO) is a provider of automated
rich media communications technology for the enterprise. The company's
high-performance rich media presentation systems are trusted by Fortune 500
companies, education institutions and government agencies for a variety of
critical communication needs. Sonic Foundry is based in Madison, Wis. For
more information about Sonic Foundry, visit the company's Web site at
http://www.sonicfoundry.com.
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.
