Ruckus is ready to go for the Spring '08 Semester!

Ruckus^® Arrives At Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University Community Gets Free, Legal Access
to More Than 3 Million Songs

·         Ruckus Network, Inc. provides students access to legal, downloadable music and video files at over 120 universities nationwide—now including Shippensburg University.

·         All current Shippensburg University students can now use their .edu email address to register for an unlimited amount of free, legal and safe music downloads from major and independent label artists.

HERNDON, Va. – September 12, 2007 -- Ruckus Network, Inc., the provider of a multimedia network that supplies free and legal music downloads specifically for college students, today announced that its Ruckus® service is now available at Shippensburg University. Throughout the year, Shippensburg University’s undergraduate and graduate students can access the Ruckus service anytime – on or off campus – to enjoy the full-featured music service.

Members of the Shippensburg University community can access the first, college-only service that blends social networking features with a massive and continuously expanding library of free, legal and safe music downloads.  Ruckus has already proven successful at over 120 colleges and universities across the country, including Brown University, Duke University, Georgia Tech, Indiana University, North Carolina State, Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, the University of Denver, Penn State University and the University of Pennsylvania.

With Ruckus, students can legally download and share music, create playlists, send personal media recommendations to friends and neighbors, browse classmates’ profiles and media libraries, and meet new friends. Students can also build their personal music libraries from Ruckus’ collection of more than 3 million high-fidelity, virus-free songs. Ruckus eliminates copyright infringement through its licensing agreements with all of the major international record labels, as well as thousands of independent labels and artists.  Faculty and staff can also take advantage of the partnership for a low monthly fee.

“We at Shippensburg University are thrilled about our partnership with Ruckus, because of the many advantages it provides to our students. Now students can download legal, licensed and free digital content, while sharing and discovering new music through the Shippensburg University community,” said Tim Pelesky, former ResNet Coordinator at Shippensburg University. “With the Ruckus service, we are giving students a legal downloading alternative that also includes social networking features found at popular sites. It’s something we think will be well received on our campus.”

Shippensburg University was selected to participate based on student demand for the Ruckus service, the school’s robust networking infrastructure, and a demonstrable commitment to supporting legal digital media services through on-campus marketing. Shippensburg University and Ruckus will collaborate to reduce campus network infrastructure costs and enhance the user experience by improving network performance and distributing additional video content on campus. request

 “We are very excited to make our music service available to students at Shippensburg University, to help them discover and share new music,” said Mairin Brzica, Director of Campus Relations at Ruckus. “Shippensburg University students have been asking for Ruckus for months and we are happy to now provide a full featured digital entertainment service – and a safe and legal alternative to file-sharing – at no cost to students or to the school.” 

Shippensburg University students can begin using the service immediately by visiting www.Ruckus.com, clicking on “Join Ruckus” and entering an .edu email address. The registration process only takes a few minutes.

About Ruckus Network, Inc.

Ruckus Network, Inc. provides the premier 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 hip hop music 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 visit our corporate site at www.RuckusNetwork.com or our service at www.Ruckus.com.