Aragon Research names Sonic Foundry a leader in enterprise video for fourth consecutive year

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MADISON, Wis., June 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO), the trusted global leader for video creation and management solutions, today announced that it has been named an enterprise video leader for the fourth consecutive year by Aragon Research in “The Aragon Research Globe™ for Enterprise Video, 2017” Report. Sonic Foundry was recognized for its comprehensive strategy, performance and global reach.

“Sonic Foundry’s flagship offering, Mediasite, is a full Enterprise Video Platform. It supports the entire video workflow from integrated content creation/capture to management and delivery of interactive video for training, corporate webcasts, and enterprise communications,” said Jim Lundy, Aragon founder and CEO and author of the report. “With strengths in live webcasting, video delivery and lecture capture, Sonic Foundry has continued to expand its offerings with a focus on managing and capturing all types of video, including user-generated, mobile, and unified communications. It’s very impressive that they have continued to secure their space in the leadership category four years running.”

Aragon attributes Sonic Foundry’s leadership position to these demonstrated strengths:

• Strong integration with video conferencing systems and learning and content management platforms

• Powerful video portal with enterprise YouTube user interface

• Robust video search and editing capabilities

• Effective analytics

• Easy-to-use platform

• Large global footprint

“Sonic Foundry has worked fiercely toward it mission of creating a powerful yet seamless video creation and management solutions for our clients of all sizes. To accomplish this, we’ve invested in category-leading product development, provided robust data and reporting capabilities, and expanded our reach internationally,” commented Gary Weis, Sonic Foundry CEO. “We’re honored to be recognized as a leader in enterprise video by Aragon Research for the fourth year in a row, and are committed to continuing our leadership in the space.”

In this report, providers were evaluated on their platform capabilities and the ability to integrate with key enterprise applications and systems. Aragon Research surveyed the providers around analytics and reporting capabilities, deployment models supported, integration with enterprise applications, search, and their ability to scale and deliver video.                                                    

Download the Aragon Research Globe for Enterprise Video at www.sonicfoundry.com/resource/aragon-research-globe-2017.  

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About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry is the trusted global leader for video capture, management and streaming solutions. Trusted by educational institutions, corporations and government entities, Mediasite Video Platform quickly and cost-effectively automates the capture, management, delivery and search of live and on-demand streaming videos and rich media. Mediasite transforms communications, training, education and events for more than 4,300 customers in over 65 countries. Leading analyst research firms Aragon, Forrester, Wainhouse and Frost & Sullivan recognize Sonic Foundry as a leader in enterprise video, webcasting and lecture capture.