Yipes Communications Incorporated, based in San Francisco, California, provides enterprise clients worldwide with managed Ethernet services. The firm maintains operations in 17 metropolitan areas across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company's backbone network is built on multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) technology. The company's Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) allows distributed sites to share an Ethernet broadcast domain. Yipes Communications technology optimizes IP packet exchange processes. The company's scalable network delivers data at up to 1Gbps. It includes access control and other security features. Yipes Communications handles network, equipment, and provisioning management processes. It also provides clients with real-time performance monitoring and troubleshooting services. The company delivers Ethernet services over fiber, copper, and in-building wiring. Services support IP, IPX, Appletalk, RIP, OSPF, and other Layer 3 protocols. Yipes Communications is known for its Yipes ExpressReach network access, Yipes PROTECT (SM) online data protection, and Yipes HawkEye (SM) real-time network measurement systems and services. The firm markets its technology to organizations across the financial services, legal services, health care, education, and government sectors. The company has formed a partnership with LiveVault. Yipes Communications has raised over $40 million in funding.