February 21, 2002 -- Yipes Communications, Inc., a provider of scalable Ethernet services, announced that its gigabit optical networks are providing Internet service to San Francisco-based Caspian Group, Inc. while undercutting the cost of legacy T-1 solutions.

Caspian Group provides IT management services and applications development to clients in the healthcare industry. One of its biggest customers is Delta Dental Plan of California, for which Caspian Group manages LAN and WAN networks, desktop computers and servers, storage networks and development of new business software applications for non-mainframe platforms.

Caspian Group makes extensive use of the Internet to support client sites, handle remote terminal sessions, communicate with traveling executives and consultants through Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and test software applications.

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