FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Ca, November 10, 2003 - ShopforVPN.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telarus, Inc., today filed for a patent to protect GeoQuote, the world's first interactive real-time VPN price comparison tool. The formal application was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Telarus patent attorney Philip Marsh, Esq. of Cooley Godward LLP.

"GeoQuote is the essence of our business and the future of big-ticket communication shopping" commented Adam Edwards, Chief Executive Officer of Telarus, Inc. "Right now we are the only master agency who can offer their agents and clients real-time loop and port T1 and DS3 pricing. With the help of our legal team at Cooley Godward, we intend to aggressively protect our intellectual property."

According to Patrick Oborn, Chief Technical Officer of Telarus, Inc., GeoQuote technology enables the general public to dynamically view VPN pricing and availability for their exact location in real-time. To determine a T1 price, GeoQuote utilizes revolutionary geomapping and database standardization techniques to calculate the exact distance from a user's location to the location of the nearest T1 vendor's POP, or Point of Presence. GeoQuote has a resolution of one one-hundredth of a mile and an error rate of less than 2%.

"We are very proud of the work we've done on GeoQuote. It is one of those inventions that will change the way we do business" commented Oborn. "The complex and non-uniform spectrum of high-end telecommunication services has confused customers and sales agents alike for decades. With GeoQuote, shopping for broadband and other larger ticket communications services will be as easy as booking a flight on CheapRates.com."

At the time of publication, three companies, Telarus, Inc, Cognigen Networks, Inc. (OTC:BB CGNW), and AB Ingenuity, Inc., with over 250,000 combined agents, are currently using GeoQuote to provide real-time VPN prices to their prospective customers. Further licenses can be obtained by contacting Adam Edwards via email at aedwards@shopfort1.com.

About ShopforT1.com

ShopforVPN.com provides real-time VPN price quoting through it's patent-pending GeoQuote technology, offering business shoppers a unique opportunity to access instant pricing and availability information for over 12 broadband data and voice service providers. ShopforVPN.com also offers complimentary consulting from licensed and trained ShopforT1.com independent agents. These agents specialize in assisting customers understand the many telecommunications offerings and coordinate the sale of communication services that best meet their needs and budget requirements. The company's Web site is www.ShopforVPN.com. Telephone: 801-523-2100

Adam Edwards, CEO
aedwards@shopfort1.com

Patrick Oborn, CTO
poborn@shopfort1.com

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