ADELPHI OFFERING STUDENTS REALNETWORKS' RHAPSODY SERVICE AT AN UNBEATABLE PRICE: FREE

GARDEN CITY, NY — October 14, 2004 — Adelphi University and RealNetworks® Inc, the leading creator of digital media services and software, have joined together to offer the award-winning Rhapsody® online music service free to Adelphi students who live on campus and at an 80 percent discount for commuters starting today.

"We are pleased to partner with Rhapsody to offer this online music service to the students of Adelphi University," said Jack Chen, Adelphi University’s chief information officer. "Providing quality education is unquestionably the University's top priority. However, we at the same time, also recognize that easy and low cost access to online music is important to our students. With Rhapsody, our students will have a legal way to access a vast catalog of digital music."

Rhapsody is the number one rated digital music service, offering a legal way for music fans to enjoy unlimited access to a vast library of music from both major and independent record labels. Subscribers can stream as much music as they want from Rhapsody’s ever-growing library of more than 790,000 full-length songs and 60,000 albums, as well as purchase favorite tunes for just 79 cents per song. Rhapsody subscribers can also create their own commercial-free Internet radio stations featuring all of their favorite artists, listen to professionally programmed stations, and browse extensive music information and editorial recommendations.

"We're excited to be working with Adelphi to provide their students with a more than 790,000 song music library at their disposal the day they walk onto campus," said Robert Acker, vice president of Music and Player Businesses, RealNetworks. "Rhapsody gives anyone who loves music a simple way to explore and play songs and albums, create playlists, and play and create radio stations, all from their own PC. This partnership gives Adelphi students the opportunity to experience all of these Rhapsody features for free."

While the Rhapsody service will be available free of charge for students living on campus, those who commute will have to pay a nominal fee of just $2.00 a month for unlimited access, an 80% discount off the service’s normal $9.95 per month fee. On-campus students will have free access to Rhapsody through the end of May 2005, after which the service will be available for $2.00 per month. For more information on Rhapsody and details on this exciting service, please log onto http://students.adelphi.edu/rhapsody.

For More Information, contact:
Alicia Goldstein, Assistant Director Public Affairs, 516-877-3267, goldste4@adelphi.edu
Matt Graves, RealNetworks, 415-934-2159, mgraves@real.com

ABOUT ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs — The College of Arts and Sciences, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, Adult Undergraduate Program (ABLE), and the Schools of Business, Education, Nursing, and Social Work — the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls 8,000 students from 44 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.

ABOUT REALNETWORKS INC.
RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading creator of digital media services and software including the award-winning Rhapsody Internet jukebox service and RealPlayer 10, the first product to integrate finding, organizing, buying, playing and managing digital audio and video in a single product. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software at http://www.real.com. Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks' products and services to create and deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. RealNetworks' corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com.