QUARTER 4 - 2004

Advanced Radiology Consultants (ARC), one of the state's largest independent radiology groups, has awarded ChimeNet the build-out and support contract for the company's nine-location wide area network (WAN)
ChimeNet is the Internet Service Provider for the Trumbull, Connecticut-based company, and provides ARC with fully managed collocation solutions, served from ChimeNet's Telco class data center in Wallingford, Conn. ChimeNet also provides ARC with data network security, as well as high-speed, securely redundant WAN connections to all of ARC's remote facilities across a number of technologies, including OC3 & DS3 ATM circuits and multiple frame relay circuits.

ChimeNet awarded build out and support of entire Alliance Medical wide area network
Alliance Medical (formerly Family Care / GWMRI of Waterbury, CT) will be moving into their new, state of the art, facilities in Middlebury, Connecticut and have awarded the build out and support of their entire WAN (wide area network) to ChimeNet. This new facility will house approximately 100 staff employees and will become the hub of Alliance Medical's secure data network - connecting their remote facilities over various technologies such as IMA and frame relay circuits. ChimeNet will also provide Alliance with a suite of other services such as; data network security, managed VPN and ISP (Internet Services). Stuart Kaye, IT Manager for Alliance Medical said, "ChimeNet provides one-stop, fully managed secure IT solutions for our company. They are an excellent company to work with!"

QUARTER 3 - 2004

Citywide network committee says ChimeNet is ... The WAN above the rest
A committee serving the town of Shelton has recommended that the city approve a five-year, $1.6 million contract with ChimeNet to build its first citywide Wide Area Network (WAN) to connect the town's schools and municipal buildings.

ChimeNet was selected over eight other information technology companies that responded to the city's request for proposals. "They put their thinking caps on," said Peter Oliver of Oliver Associates in Orange, Connecticut, describing ChimeNet's winning bid. Oliver Associates served as a consultant in the town's needs assessment and proposal selection process for the WAN vendor.

The ChimeNet proposal is a cost-effective hybrid plan that links the Shelton schools and city buildings through a combination of connectivity options. Because of topography and distance from some of the schools and municipal buildings, some of the town's fire companies will be connected through a telephone Internet connection, while a fiber optic backbone will connect the high school and police department, and a wireless connection will link the senior center and ambulance station.

A Huntington Herald newspaper article on the Shelton Wide Area Network Committee's selection of ChimeNet as the town's WAN vendor is available online at http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10921940&BRD=1346&PAG=461&dept_id=433113&rfi=6

Health Net Added to ChimeNet OneSource Payor List
ChimeNet's enhanced eligibility application, OneSource, has added Health Net to the list of payors for which it provides eligibility verification services.

Health Net of the Northeast, Inc., is a full-service health plan that serves over one million members in the quad-state area. With a physician network that includes more than 85,000 physician and provider office locations, Health Net is one of the largest health plans in the Northeast, offering a full array of open-access products and coordination for multi-region employers.

ChimeNet OneSource delivers real-time insurance eligibility and demographic information where and when it is needed most - registration and preregistration, billing and collections - to drive the revenue cycle to higher profitability. ChimeNet's clients can use this information to improve cash flow, accurately register patients, reduce claims denials, improve net revenue, and more efficiently manage their businesses.

Users access the ChimeNet OneSource eligibility application through the ChimeNet website on our secure data network. ChimeNet provides a 24/7 Help Desk to support user questions.
In addition to patient insurance eligibility, users can also access benefit coverage, claim status, and address verification, all delivered on the same website, and have the option of integrating ChimeNet's OneSource directly into their information system.

For more information on ChimeNet OneSource, contact Dave Lasalata at (203) 294-7369 or lasalata@chime.org.