QUARTER 3 - 2006

Doctors, Nurses Are Mobile at Waterbury Hospital with Cisco Wireless Solution from ChimeNet
A hospital undergoing enormous upgrades needs to overhaul its wireless network, expanding coverage from two to all nine floors of its facility. It also needed sub-second data delivery to mobile computers-on-carts for physicians and staff. A high degree of network security was necessary to adhere to Federal HIPAA regulations. Pre-existing patient monitoring technology had to stay in place, so the new networking solution had to integrate seamlessly with that existing technology.

Click here to read how Cisco Premier Certified Partner ChimeNet's pre-deployment services, such as extensive site surveying, made the project a total success and a showcase wireless solution for ChimeNet. The computer carts remain connected in every part of the facility, and complete redundancy is in place. The Cisco encryption standard allows for mobile computer sign-on while helping to ensure data security. This secure, wireless mobility means that nurses and physicians are spending more face-time with patients.

ChimeNet Galvanizes Information Sharing Capabilities for ECHN

ChimeNet has designed and is installing a fiber optic network to connect three hospitals of the Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) – Manchester Memorial Hospital, Rockville General Hospital and a new remote site at Evergreen Walk. Simultaneously, ChimeNet is performing a core infrastructure upgrade, utilizing a complete Cisco hardware solution, to increase the capacity and speed of the network. The upgrade is significant and entails connecting 10-Gigabit fiber links to the three

Educational Sites in Simsbury Acquire Gigabit Connectivity
Educational sites in Simsbury soon will have secure gigabit connectivity from Simsbury High School, a designated Connecticut Educational Network (CEN) hub. The sites include an elementary School, a middle school and the Board of Education located at Simsbury Town Hall. This installation will allow Simsbury to securely transport data to these locations at gigabit speeds.

ChimeNet, a Cisco Select Partner, procured, installed and configured all hardware at each of the locations, and will provide a fully managed turnkey solution that delivers 24x7x365 support for both the network circuits and the on-site equipment.

ChimeNet Bolsters Distance-Learning Capabilities For CES
ChimeNet recently contracted with Cooperative Educational Services (CES) to install a gigabit Wide Area Network (WAN), linking CES headquarters in Trumbull, Connecticut to two remote sites within the Greater Bridgeport area. This new technology will allow CES to provide distance-learning programs and transmit data at gigabit speeds. ChimeNet will provide a fully managed turnkey solution that delivers 24x7x365 support for both the network circuits and the on-site equipment.

ChimeNet Designated a Cisco Select Partner
ChimeNet recently announced that it has achieved the small and medium-sized business (SMB) Select Partner designation from Cisco Systems®. By earning the Cisco® SMB Select Partner designation, ChimeNet demonstrates to customers that it understands and supports networking solutions for the small and medium-sized business market, defined as companies that have between 20-500 employees. The Cisco SMB Select Partner program provides ChimeNet with a tailored set of resources, training offerings, and sales and marketing tools to enhance the company’s expertise in selling, implementing and supporting Cisco networking solutions for SMB customers. To read the Press Release, click here.

QUARTER 1 - 2006

Wide Area Network for Town of Fairfield
ChimeNet, Inc. and the Town of Fairfield have entered into an agreement whereby ChimeNet will provide the Community Wide Area Network (WAN). Awarded the bid after a competitively bid Request for Proposal (RFP) process the WAN will provide a single data communications network for all Municipal and Board of Education locations.

ChimeNet’s winning solution is a hybrid configuration comprised of traditional and innovative telecommunications products and services. Many of the sites will be connected to a Gigabit-Ethernet fiber-optic backbone. For sites requiring less bandwidth, Point-To-Point T1s will connect those locations centralized hub locations where they will be interconnected with the fiber-optic network. All Board of Education locations will have access to the State of Connecticut’s fiber based Connecticut Education Network (CEN) for accessing the Internet and other State educational resources.

ChimeNet’s solution will create a more efficient, productive and scalable WAN for the entire community meeting today’s needs and for many years to come.

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Wireless Installation
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, CT awarded ChimeNet the contract to design and install a Cisco wireless network throughout the hospital. Once this project is completed, it will provide secure wireless access for the hospital’s clinical departments and other staff – up to and including bedside data entry.

ChimeNet/ St. Vincent's / Fibertech
ChimeNet has teamed up with Fibertech Networks, a leader in building and operating Metropolitan-area fiber optic networks within mid-size U.S. cities, to connect multiple locations for St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut . St. Vincent’s will utilize this fiber optic network to deliver critical services across a wide geographic area to many of its remote offices.