Brainshark Now Makes it EVEN EASIER for Businesspeople to Deliver Convenient, Cost-Effective Communications with Impact.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Latest Release Delivers Enhanced Viewing Experience, Streamlines Content Creation, and Extends Brainshark's Ease-of-Use to Podcasting 

Brainshark, Inc., the leader in on-demand rich media communications solutions created by the business user for the business user, today announced the availability of Version 14.0 of the Brainshark Communications Platform. This latest release includes the launch of a new Flash(R) based media player, authoring enhancements that make it even easier to create and deliver on-demand presentations, and the ability make on-demand content available as a Podcast and via RSS feeds. The enhancements extend Brainshark's signature ease-of-use, enabling businesspeople such as marketers, sales professionals, trainers, and managers to deliver important information with greater impact and at lower cost than traditional methods.

"Brainshark has enabled us to reach our customers, prospects, and employees in new ways that are engaging, timely, and personal - as well as cost-effective," said Claire Hollenbeck, Technology Marketing Manager at Pearson Prentice Hall and a Brainshark customer. "As a company, Brainshark has been very receptive to our feedback and we're thrilled to see our input reflected in many of the new enhancements."

"Alongside the many new capabilities we've added in recent years, it has always been a top priority to maintain the ease-of-use that customers love," said Joe Gustafson, CEO, Brainshark. "With this latest release, we've taken a fresh look at the user perspective from several angles, and we will continue to provide businesspeople and non-technical users with easy and powerful ways to communicate throughout their daily business processes."

Some of the enhancements include:

A new Flash based player - In addition to a sleek look-and-feel for those viewing a Brainshark-delivered presentation, the new player offers enhanced image quality and animation support, a fully resizable viewing console, support for embedded Flash movies, and quick access to interactive tools and related materials.

Authoring enhancements - Based on feedback from usability experts and customers, Brainshark has re-designed the experience of creating and enhancing content. While preserving the same three simple steps to create an online presentation or course today, the enhancements include intuitive wizards and thumbnail views of slides, making it a breeze to manage and enhance presentations.

Podcasting - Brainshark makes it easy to deliver content such as training programs and marketing messages in the many ways that people want to consume it. The new release enables users to turn any Brainshark presentation into a Podcast or downloadable MP3 in one click; and access the RSS feed for posting to a web site. Podcasts can be created as easily as any other Brainshark-delivered content using only a telephone and a web browser - with no software to download, no microphone to calibrate, and no long learning curve.

Version 14.0 of the Brainshark Platform is currently available.

About Brainshark, Inc.

Brainshark, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand rich-media solutions that enable companies, government, and individuals to communicate critical knowledge quickly and consistently. Our patented technologies and suite of offerings empower people to create, manage, and share on-demand presentations that combine voice, visuals, and documents for high-impact viewing anytime, anywhere. Providing secure, enterprise-class applications for today's global organizations as well as cost-effective, flexible solutions for the small businessperson, Brainshark is the solution of choice for any organization focused on increasing revenue and reducing costs through faster and more effective communications.

For more information, visit www.brainshark.com.