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TechSmith Releases New Lecture Capture and Presentation Solution for Academic Institutions and Businesses

Camtasia Relay Offers Organizations an Easy- to- Use, Flexible and Affordable Solution

Orlando, FL., – October 28, 2008 - TechSmith Corp., the world’s leading provider of screen capture and recording software announced today at Educause 2008 its newest product offering Camtasia Relay, a lecture capture and presentation solution for academic institutions and businesses. Camtasia Relay is an easy- to- adopt, quick to deploy, affordable software solution that captures, produces and publishes lectures and presentations so audiences can view them online, on-demand and on portable media devices like the Apple iPod and iPhone.

Camtasia Relay’s simple, easy- to- use interface speeds adoption so instructors and presenters can increase their instructional effectiveness, maximize class time, and enhance learning. Camtasia Relay has been uniquely designed so organizations can quickly integrate the software solution into their existing learning environments, using their existing media servers.

A short overview screencast of Camtasia Relay is also available at: http://www.techsmith.com/camtasiarelay/overview/

“Camtasia Relay’s user-friendly interface and automated distribution features make it possible for anyone to easily capture and publish their lecture or presentations,” said Rich Boys, Camtasia Relay Product Manager at TechSmith. “Plus, deployment of Camtasia Relay is quick, easy and affordable. The multiplatform software is designed to integrate with organizations existing environments and deploys securely with the media servers and learning management systems already in place.”

“As Camtasia Relay beta testers, we feel confident that this new lecture capture tool will help us provide faculty and students with an enhanced learning environment,” said Blake Haggerty, Assistant Director for Instructional Design at New Jersey’s Science and Technology University. “We have a lot of reasons why we love Camtasia Relay. The affordable pricing structure and the flexibility of the product give us both the transparency and scalability we need. Another significant benefit of Camtasia Relay is that our faculty like it and have accepted it.”

TechSmith (Booth #207) will be demonstrating Camtasia Relay at Educause 2008 in Orlando, Florida, October 28-31. Representatives from Drexel and Utah State universities will be sharing their experiences with Camtasia Relay at a Educause panel discussion on Friday, October 31s at 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. in Room W312C.

About Camtasia Relay

By integrating with an academic institution, business or conference organizer’s existing media servers and learning management systems, Camtasia Relay is an affordable solution for organizations looking to share knowledge in a multimedia format with students, customers and colleagues department-wide or campus-wide. Camtasia Relay is designed so instructors and presenters can easily record live lectures, learning objects, or presentations and publish them on-demand in the highest- quality video formats with a broad audience by having the production and distribution process automated for them.

With Camtasia Relay, instructors and presenters can use any PC or Mac in the classroom or conference room, at their desk, or at home. Audiences can view the recorded lectures and presentations online, via learning management systems like Blackboard, via iTunes U, or on mobile devices such as the iPod or iPhone. And with LDAP integration, IT staff can quickly and easily set up and assign recording profiles for their organizations based on the needs of the presenter and their audience.

System Requirements and Availability

The Camtasia Relay presenter recorders runs on Windows XP and Vista, and Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. Camtasia Relay server runs on Windows Server 2003. The suggested retail price of Camtasia Relay starts at $7,995.00; the suggested academic price is $4,995.00 for a single server license. The presenter recorders can be installed free of charge. A 30-day trial of Camtasia Relay is available. For additional information visit: www.techsmith.com/camtasiarelay.asp

About TechSmith Corporation

Founded in 1987, TechSmith Corporation provides practical business and academic software tools and services. TechSmith's solutions enable users to capture, record and enhance digital content from their computer screens so they can share information and knowledge in compelling multimedia formats, and allow others to observe, analyze and learn from their experiences. TechSmith products are used by 99 percent of the Fortune 500. Visit www.techsmith.com for more information.

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