Sonic Foundry to Release Fiscal 2003 Results on December 18, 2003.

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MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2003

Company Will Hold Its Investor Conference Call at 11:00 a.m. EST

That Day Using Mediasite Live for Live and On-Demand Viewing

Sonic Foundry(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:SOFO), a leading rich media solutions

The Company will host a conference call with analysts later that day at 10:00 a.m. CST/11:00 a.m. EST. It will use its rich media presentation system, Mediasite Live(TM), to Webcast the presentation for live and on-demand viewing. To access the presentation, go to www.sonicfoundry.com. An archive of the conference call will be available for 30 days.

About Sonic Foundry(R), Inc.

Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry (Nasdaq:SOFO) is a leading provider of rich media communications technology for the enterprise. The company's integrated Webcasting and Web presentation solutions 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 Website at 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.