MegaPath Launches SecureConnect Site-To-Site VPN Service for Small and Medium Size Businesses

Full-Featured Managed Service Increases Security and Productivity While Decreasing IT Overhead

COSTA MESA, CA, August 14, 2007 -- MegaPath Inc., the leading provider of managed IP voice, data and security services in North America, today announced its SecureConnect Site-to-Site VPN service for small-to-medium-size businesses.  This new service provides similar features and functionality as the company’s Enterprise Site-to-Site MPLS VPN offering, but at a scale that matches smaller businesses’ requirements and at a price they can afford. As such, smaller businesses can now leverage the enhanced performance and security of this enterprise-class, fully managed solution to increase productivity and grow their business.

“With 22 stores across three states, Rumbi Island Grill needed a connectivity solution that improved our inter-store data sharing and communication, while also ensuring that we remain PCI compliant,” said Tommy Triplett, Project Manager at Rumbi Island Grill.  “MegaPath’s MPLS VPN service cost effectively provides us with all of the WAN capabilities we needed to roll out and manage critical applications across our entire distributed network.  Without MegaPath, we would have had to share information insecurely by emailing excel spreadsheets over the open Internet, but we now have an enterprise-class solution that supports private communication between all of our stores and headquarters.”

MegaPath’s SecureConnect Site-to-Site VPN service provides businesses a much lower Total Cost of Ownership than other similar services or a Do-It-Yourself approach. MegaPath allows businesses to choose from the widest selection of access technologies, including ADSL, IDSL, SDSL, Cable, T1, T3 and Satellite, to ensure that each site gets the right amount of bandwidth for the lowest possible price  There is no equipment to purchase, so customers can avoid the huge capital expenditures that a self-managed VPN would require. MegaPath simply charges a flat monthly rate of $30 per month for broadband or $100 per month for T1/T3, plus a nominal per customer set-up fee, in addition to the access pricing. For an additional charge, customers can also opt to prioritize performance sensitive applications, such as Voice Over IP (VoIP), and business-critical data over basic web and email traffic. MegaPath also offers network-based Managed Security Services (Firewall, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam, Intrusion Prevention and Content Filtering) in conjunction with its SecureConnect Site-to-Site VPN service so that customers can ensure the security of their applications, data and systems, while increasing productivity.

MegaPath leverages its nationwide MPLS fiber optic network to provide Quality of Service (QoS) and IPsec integration to deliver 100% coverage for all of its customers’ locations.  Sites that are connected via MegaPath’s DSL, satellite and T1/T3 circuits are connected privately, so customers’ VPN traffic does not traverse the public Internet and is shielded from Internet-based attacks. MegaPath uses IPsec encryption to protect customer traffic from sites connected via cable or customer-provided Internet access, which enables MegaPath to extend the reach of its SecureConnect Site-to-Site VPN service to any site on the public Internet. This flexibility enables businesses to connect hard-to-reach offices and extend their VPN to partner locations that already have Internet access.

“Cost and complexity has forced many smaller businesses to neglect implementing solutions that can help increase their security and productivity, and MegaPath is taking steps to provide these companies with all of the features and benefits that larger companies can afford without requiring them to make huge investments,” said Jim Cragg, President at MegaPath.  “This new MPLS VPN service is MegaPath’s latest SMB solution designed to deliver enterprise functionality within a fully managed, cost effective service, and we are already seeing significant demand from businesses nationwide.”

Best of all, SecureConnect Site-to-Site VPN is a fully managed service so MegaPath takes care of everything from network design and implementation to 24x7x365 proactive monitoring and support. Plus, MegaPath stands behind the service with industry leading SLAs to ensure that customers receive the performance and reliability their business requires.

Contacts:

Greg Davis
MegaPath Inc.
(678) 367-4905
greg.davis@megapath.com

Tony Welz
Welz & Weisel Communications
(703) 218-3555
Tony@W2comm.com

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 22,000 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).