Sonic Foundry: Sonic Foundry Announces NewTek NDI Integration

Integration provides Mediasite customers expanded options for centralized video
capture 

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, 2018-02-06 06:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
ISE Stand #11-D150 - Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO), the trusted global
leader for video creation and management solutions, announces integration
between Mediasite video capture appliances and NewTek's NDI. The integration
allows for more flexible video transmission to a centrally-connected location,
creating the most efficient streaming video production possible. 

NDI is an IP Standard that allows high-quality video and audio to be
transferred between devices over a local area network (LAN). Video products
that work with NDI, like Mediasite, can communicate video to each other over
that network in real-time from any location, with fewer distance limitations.
This provides flexible options for recording video within campuses, enterprises
and events without being limited to setting up recording equipment in confined
spaces. 

NDI can be deployed on existing networks without requiring new networking
infrastructure. With Mediasite directly supporting NDI, there is less need for
dedicated IP-based transmitting and receiving devices. This integration
provides Mediasite users a more integrated and cost-effective solution. 

"Software-driven IP workflows are quickly becoming ubiquitous in video
production," said Michael Kornet, executive vice president and general manager
of NDI for NewTek. "NDI-enabled products like Mediasite create efficiencies and
opportunities in live production for customers that did not previously exist.
NDI is the most widely adopted IP technology on the market, epitomized by the
millions of customers with access to it today." 

"This new integration with NewTek's NDI offers Mediasite users another option
to easily capture video content in classrooms, campuses, boardrooms and offices
instead of relying on dedicated video cabling and AV equipment," said Gary
Weis, Sonic Foundry CEO. "It bridges a gap between professional studio
environments, offering an easy way to connect to Mediasite for online
streaming. This will allow us to make Mediasite available to other types of
professional video workflows, potentially expanding into other video markets
outside of what we traditionally do. We are excited to collaborate with NewTek
to help schools and enterprises create a fully interconnected AV suite." 

Sonic Foundry will showcase the integration at Integrated Systems Europe 2018
this week at stand #11-D150. 

Trusted by educational institutions, corporations and government entities,
Sonic Foundry's patented Mediasite Video Platform quickly and cost-effectively
automates the capture, management, delivery and search of live and on-demand
streaming videos and rich media. 

About NDI
NDI is in use on millions of devices and allows multiple video systems to
identify and communicate with one another over IP. NDI can encode, transmit and
receive many streams of high quality, low latency, frame-accurate video and
audio in real time. This benefits any network-connected video device, including
video mixers, graphics systems, capture cards, and many other production
devices. This makes it possible to exponentially increase the number of sources
available for live production switching, without directly attaching to devices,
changing locations, or investing in expensive, high-bandwidth networks that
simply replace SDI-based workflows. NDI is a registered trademark of NewTek
Inc. NDIcentral 

About Sonic Foundry, Inc.
Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ:SOFO) is the global leader for video capture, management
and streaming solutions. Trusted by more than 4,300 educational institutions,
corporations, health organizations and government entities in 65 countries, its
Mediasite Video Platform quickly and cost-effectively automates the capture,
management, delivery and search of live and on-demand streaming videos. Leading
research firms Aragon, Forrester, Wainhouse and Frost & Sullivan recognize
Sonic Foundry as a leader in enterprise video, webcasting and lecture capture.
Learn more at www.sonicfoundry.com and @mediasite. 

© 2018 Sonic Foundry, Inc. Product and service names mentioned herein are the
trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners. 

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