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Pace University Reaches an Agreement With Ruckus; Gives Students Access to Music, Movies, and Groundbreaking Social Network

Posted on: Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 06:00 CDT

This month, Ruckus was selected by Pace University to be the official digital entertainment network for the New York area school. This agreement will give Pace's 13,000 students unlimited access to Ruckus' media assets - including movies, music, and TV - as well as groundbreaking ways for students to share their media and personal profiles with one another.

For $14.95 per semester, all students, faculty and staff at Pace will have unlimited access to a library of over 1.2 million songs, educational offerings, and Ruckus' community and social networking applications that allow students to find and interact with friends and legally share downloaded music.

"The Ruckus digital entertainment network is an alternative to illegal file sharing," said Frank Monaco, Chief Information Officer at Pace. "We decided to look for options among the many downloading services out there after learning of the possibility of a small number of our students being sued for illegal downloading."

In addition to their digital music service, Ruckus also offers a digital video service, a feature which allows free downloads of Hollywood movies and hit television shows for less than the cost of a DVD per semester. The rate for the Ruckus movie service is $19.95 per student per semester. If a student chooses to take advantage of both the music and movie service, the rate is $29.95 per semester

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to provide Pace students a forum in which to legally access and share digital media, and use that media to interact with each other," said William J. Raduchel, CEO and chairman of Ruckus. "We have worked hard to provide a service that allows students to safely find friends and socialize, upload their own creative and original content, and download a variety of legal movies, music and television programming."

Ruckus offers:

-- National, local, and campus based programming

-- 1.2 million licensed tracks of music from major labels and indies

-- Hollywood blockbusters, cult classics, and independent films

-- Robust community features that allow students with similar music, video and programming interests to connect, share and explore on their campus.

About Ruckus:

Ruckus is the premiere digital entertainment network designed specifically for college students. The Ruckus experience blends college students' top interests - friends and entertainment - to create a strong sense of community at universities across the country. Whether looking for a roommate with similar interests or someone who enjoys R & B as much as they do, Ruckus members are able to find friends through media and media through friends. Today, the Ruckus service is available to hundreds of thousands of U.S. college students and is quickly becoming the brand of choice for higher education institutions nationwide. For more information, please go to www.ruckus.com.

About Pace University

A private university in the New York Metropolitan area, Pace has a growing national reputation for offering students opportunity, teaching and learning based on research, civic involvement and measurable outcomes. Pace has seven campuses, including downtown and midtown New York City, Pleasantville, Briarcliff, White Plains (a graduate center and law school), and a Hudson Valley Center at Stewart International Airport near Newburgh, N.Y. Approximately 14,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Lubin School of Business, School of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Education, Lienhard School of Nursing and Pace Law School. www.pace.edu

Source: Business Wire

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