Brainshark Announces Extended Alliance With Microsoft Office Live Meeting; Extended Reseller Agreement Driven by Industry Demand for Best of Breed Web Communication Solutions

Business Wire, March 28, 2005

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Brainshark, the leader in on-demand rich-media communications solutions, today announced an extended alliance with Microsoft to resell Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005, further addressing industry need for a powerful, enterprise-class, Web communications solution. Additionally, Brainshark will support the latest release of Microsoft Office Live Meeting with the Brainshark Gateway for Microsoft Office Live Meeting, a Brainshark offering that enables users to convert Microsoft Office Live Meeting archives into Brainshark on-demand format in one click.

"Brainshark is an innovative communications provider and a key member of the Microsoft Real-Time Collaboration Group partner ecosystem," said Marc Sanders, senior product manager, Real-Time Collaboration at Microsoft Corp. "With the combined offerings of Microsoft Office Live Meeting, the Brainshark Communications Platform, and the Gateway, Brainshark helps extend companies' Web communications strategies with a set of integrated best-of-breed offerings."

The Brainshark Communications Platform enables companies to easily create, manage, deliver and track on-demand rich media presentations. A Microsoft Registered Partner and reseller of Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Brainshark, Inc. helps companies fulfill the scope of their Web communications needs with both live and on-demand solutions. With the Gateway for Microsoft Office Live Meeting that bridges the two technologies, companies can effectively manage, update, repurpose, and better leverage their live archives. Brainshark's unique authoring capabilities and easy editing complement live web conferencing as subject matter experts are able to create on-demand content anytime for continuous communications throughout their organization and to customers and partners.

"Our customers are looking for flexibility, security, and ease of use; we demand it in our own offerings, and the complementary solutions we provide must meet and exceed expectations in these areas," said Joe Gustafson, CEO, Brainshark. "As the recognized leader in on-demand communications, we are proud to work with Microsoft to deliver collaboration experiences that best suit the needs of our customers."

About Brainshark, Inc.

Brainshark, Inc. is the leading provider of rich-media solutions that enable companies to communicate business knowledge quickly and consistently. The Brainshark Communications Gateway empowers the average business professional to create, manage, and share on-demand presentations that combine voice, text, graphics, and business documents. With its enterprise-class content management, security, and standards-based API's, Brainshark is the choice of global companies to communicate faster and more effectively with their employees, customers and partners. Companies are increasing revenue and reducing cost using Brainshark solutions for sales, marketing, training, and corporate communications. For more information, visit www.brainshark.com.