MEGAPATH NAMED TO VAR500 LIST FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Managed Service Provider Ranked Among North America's Top 500 Technology Integrators

COSTA MESA, CA, June 29, 2009 – MegaPath, Inc., the leading provider of managed IP data, voice, and security services in North America, today announced the company  has been recognized by Everything Channel as one of North America’s top technology integrators.

MegaPath’s Channel Partner Program includes many of the industry’s leading VARs and integrators who are certified to offer the company’s leading connectivity, security and VoIP services. MegaPath ensures that its partners share a dedication to customer satisfaction, delivering not only the technology, but the services and support that customers require. The MegaPath Channel Partner Program provides tools to ensure partner success with dedicated representatives, a Partner Portal, and a new training and certification program, as well as a monthly newsletter.

“Because the channel is vital to our success, MegaPath continually works with our partners to raise the bar and deliver enhanced voice, data and security service offerings that will ensure their success,” said Dan Foster, Senior Vice President of Sales at MegaPath. “We are honored to have received this award from Everything Channel as it highlights our dedication and investment in our channel program.”

The 2009 VAR500 list details the leading revenue producers among technology integrators and technology Solution Provider organizations in North America. The list’s ranking is based on gross worldwide revenue of hardware and software sales, as well as earnings from professional and managed information technology (IT) services. The complete listing of the 2009 VAR500 can be found online at www.channelweb.com.

“The VAR500 represents today’s largest and most influential solution providers who collectively generate nearly $600 billion in service, consulting and product revenue. They are the cream of the crop when it comes to the solution provider community,” said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel. “The VAR500 serve today’s leading businesses whether they are at the top of the Fortune 500 or one of the small businesses that powers the U.S. economy.”

MegaPath is consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership. In 2008, the Company was named one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine. MegaPath’s Channel Program was recognized as a 2008 Top 50 Channel Program by PHONE+ magazine, and most recently, the company’s Dan Foster appeared on CRN’s 2009 Channel Chiefs list.

MegaPath’s services continue to receive industry accolades. MegaPath’s Duet™ voice and data service was named Internet Telephony’s  Product of the Year for the second consecutive year; Unified Communications awarded the company’s Site-to-Site MPLS VPN as its 2008 Product of the Year, and just recently, Communications Solutions named its Managed Security Services as a 2008 Product of the Year winner. To view MegaPath’s awards visit: www.megapath.com/pressroom

Contacts:
Kristine Gager
Welz & Weisel Communications
(703) 218-3555
kristine@w2comm.com

Maureen Park
Everything Channel
(516) 562-5942        
mpark@everythingchannel.com      

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)
Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for accessing, enabling, managing and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.  
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 (VPN), 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).