Symbionics Reduces Phone & Internet Overhead With MegaPath Duet Service

Managed VoIP and Data Service Provides Small and Medium Size Businesses With Enterprise-Class Capabilities at a Significantly Lower Price Point

COSTA MESA, CA, August 21, 2007 - MegaPath Inc., the leading provider of managed IP voice, data and security services in North America, today announced Symbionics, a custom IT development firm, has deployed “Duet,” the company’slow-cost high-speed Internet and full-featured phoneservice bundle for small-to-medium sized businesses. MegaPath’s complete line of managed voice, Internet access and security services enable customers to lower communications costs at headquarters, branch offices and retail locations, while increasing employee productivity.

“As a small firm we were looking for a service that not only reduced our costs, but also helped consolidate all of our voice and data into a single, turnkey service,” said Denise Kaplan, CEO at Symbionics.  “MegaPath delivers an easy to use and reliable solution for all of our voice and data communication requirements. In addition, the company’s superior support and experienced technical personnel ensure that any issues are addressed immediately – often before we even notice.”

Duet enables small-to-medium sized businesses to enjoy similar productivity enhancing features found in enterprise VoIP solutions, without the staffing requirements or investment in network and telephony equipment needed to deploy their own VoIP infrastructure.  They also do not face the deployment risks and delays typically associated with sourcing, testing, and selecting equipment or integrating Internet and security services into their VoIP architectures.  Instead, Duet offers them a seamlessly integrated, turnkey phone and Internet solution that is fully managed and easy to use.

“Traditionally, VoIP services have either targeted large enterprises with feature-rich yet costly solutions or consumers with fewer options and inferior quality at lower price points, but now with MegaPath’s Duet service, we are providing smaller businesses with the same options and premium quality service as their larger competitors have, at a price they can fit into their budgets,” said Dan Foster, SVP, General Manager of SMB Business Markets at MegaPath.  “Customers, like Symbionics, choose MegaPath for the value our services provide to their businesses, and they depend on us for the performance, reliability and technical excellence we leverage to support their business goals.”

Duet is up to 50 percent less than comparable services and can be easily purchased and installed with no upfront costs.  With Duet, MegaPath is providing business-class T1 or SDSL Internet access and full-featured telephone service starting at $99 per month for two phone lines and as low as $37 per line for up to 16 lines with unlimited inbound, local and long-distance calling in select markets nationwide.  This is up to 50% less than traditional phone companies charge for similar telephone and Internet services. (See www.megapath.com/products/duet for complete pricing information.)

As a managed service, MegaPath installs all of the necessary equipment and performs any required maintenance or upgrades for as long as the customer subscribes to the service.  MegaPath also proactively monitors the customer circuits from its redundant Network Operations Centers (NOCs).  In the event of an outage, MegaPath proactively alerts the customer and immediately begins trouble-shooting the issue to ensure quick resolution and restoration of services. And, if they ever have a question about the service, our customer support representatives are available to take their call anytime day or night 24x7x365.   

Contacts:

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

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

About Symbionics
Symbionics, Inc is a leader in technology solutions dedicated to design, implementation and integration of custom hardware and software. Symbionics specializes in the development of innovative technology with a wide range of specialties from medical applications to Military rugged computer systems. Symbionics staff represents over 60 years of combined experience, successfully partnering with industry and government to provide solutions to the challenges of technology. Symbionics currently provides products and services to the DoD, the National Guard Bureau, HHS and other government agencies. A privately held small business, Symbionics is headquartered in Chantilly, VA. For further information, please see www.symbionics.net.

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).