MegaPath to SMB's: Cut I.T. Costs without Cutting Corners

Leading Managed Services Provider Celebrates National Small Business Week with
Ways to Cut Infrastructure Costs and Improve the Bottom Line
COSTA MESA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
MegaPath Inc., the leading provider of managed IP data, voice, and security
services in North America, today announced the launch of a Web page dedicated to
small businesses. In anticipation of this month's National Small Business Week,
MegaPath is highlighting cost cutting practices and innovative services
available to small business across the country.

The "Connected Small & Medium Business" page on MegaPath's Web site is a
comprehensive resource center that provides information on the connectivity,
managed security and mobility services available today. To help small businesses
make decisions that will improve their bottom line, MegaPath provides objective
information for addressing the issues and challenges facing SMB market.

Resources available on the site include white papers and articles addressing
topics such as security, business continuity and how to best implement a
telecommuting program. In addition, MegaPath provides links to a wide range of
telework-focused associations and government agencies, as well as other useful
third-party Web sites.

MegaPath's range of services provide small businesses with enterprise quality
voice and data services without the costs associated with building out an
infrastructure or managing and maintaining the network. MegaPath's fully-managed
line of services for small-to-medium businesses includes:

* Broadband Access providing nationwide Internet access to connect multiple
sites with speeds ranging from 1.5 Megabytes per second (Mbps) to 6.0 Mbps
* Dial Back-up ensuring uptime for broadband lines by diverting customer traffic
to an analog line in the event of an unexpected broadband outage
* Site-to-Site VPN connecting all remote locations to the same network enabling
secure access to and sharing of files, applications and other resources
* Personal Firewall protecting both employee PCs and a corporate network from
unauthorized entry
* Global Remote Access providing worldwide Internet connectivity over a virtual
network for mobile workers via analog dial-up, wired broadband and Wi-Fi
* Remote Access VPN enabling mobile workers and telecommuters to access
corporate applications

To highlight the value that a managed services provider brings to any business,
prospective MegaPath customers can enter their current voice and data services
costs in a ROI Calculator. Small businesses can "Take the MegaPath Savings
Challenge" by visiting:
www.megapath.com/landingpage/template.cfm?landingPageId=71

"Competition from e-tailers, large discounters and similar businesses mean that
small business owners need to differentiate themselves through enhanced services
and superior customer service, while operating with limited human resources,"
said Dan Foster, Senior Vice President of Sales at MegaPath. "As a fully-managed
voice and data services provider, MegaPath becomes an extension of a small
businesses workforce. We enable businesses to invest their dollars towards
developing new products, hiring more employees and connecting to buyers around
the country."

For more information on MegaPath's line of services for small-to-medium sized
businesses, please visit http://www.megapath.com/solutions/smbusiness.cfm

About MegaPath Inc.

MegaPath is the leading provider of managed IP communications services in North
America. MegaPath leverages its wide selection of broadband connectivity,
Virtual Private Networks, Voice over IP (VoIP) and security technologies to
enable businesses to lower costs, increase security and enhance productivity.
Businesses of all sizes can easily and securely communicate between their
headquarters, branch offices, retail locations, mobile workers, and business
partners. To learn more about why over 23,000 companies have chosen MegaPath's
managed IP data, voice and security services to improve their business
communications, visit www.megapath.com or call 1-877-MegaPath (634-2728).

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Welz & Weisel Communications
Kristine Gager
703-218-3555
kristine@w2comm.com

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