ADVISORY/Luminous Networks Announces Free Resilient Packet Ring Seminars.

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ADVISORY...for Wednesday (April 10)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO: Luminous Networks(TM) (www.luminous.com) is an optical networking
company shipping the industry's first carrier-class optical Ethernet
platform for metropolitan area networks, based on the emerging
Resilient Packet Ring networking standard.

WHAT: Join RPR experts and a former Qwest executive to learn about new
carrier-class services enabled by Resilient Packet Rings. Hear how RPR
complements existing legacy networks and how it provides value in
greenfield deployments. Learn how you can deliver new services, while
significantly reducing operational costs.

WHERE:
Falls Church, VA - April 10, 2002     Richardson, TX - April 17, 2002
Marriott Fairview Park                Omni Richardson Hotel
3111 Fairview Park Drive              701 East Campbell Road
Falls Church, VA 22042                Richardson, TX 75081

New York City - April 11, 2002        Denver, CO - April 18, 2002
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers      Hyatt Regency Tech Center
811 7th Ave @ 52nd Street             7800 East Tufts Ave
New York, NY 10019                    Denver, CO 80237

AGENDA:
      --  A Carrier's View of RPR, Mike Perusse, CEO, Broadband
        Utilities; Former Sr. VP, Qwest Communications

      --  Overview of the RPR Standard, Raj Sharma, Director, Technology
        Strategy, Luminous; Vice-Chair, RPR Alliance

      --  New Carrier Services Enabled by RPR, Jay Shuler, VP,
        Marketing, Luminous; Director, RPR Alliance

WHEN: Seminars will take place at the above locations from 8:15 am
until 11:45 am on the dates indicated. Each seminar will include a
raffle for a free i-PAQ PDA.

HOW: Register online at http://www.expomarketing.com/register.htm or
call 888/880-3976 or email [e-mail]