MegaPath Receives Two Product of the Year Awards from Communications Solutions

MegaPath, the leading provider of managed IP data, voice and security services in North America, announced today that the company's Business Continuity SSL andRetail Site SSL services were recognized by Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC) Communications Solutions (www.tmcnet.com/comsol) as 2007 Product of the Year Award winners.

“MegaPath is continually recognized for delivering innovative solutions that enable our customers to stay connected, compliant and productive, even under the most challenging circumstances,” said Jim Cragg, President and Chief Operating Officer at MegaPath. “The company invests heavily to provide leading-edge technologies that increase employee productivity and customer satisfaction, and this award highlights the value MegaPath offers to our users.”

The MegaPath Business Continuity SSL service provides workers with secure remote access to the enterprise network and information systems in the event of a business disruption, such as a power outage, natural disaster or other unforeseen incidents. This leading service delivers enough capacity to handle instantaneous peak usage, so that employees and other network users can gain access to business-critical applications from any Internet connected device, anywhere in the world. Unlike most business continuity plans that require investments in additional equipment, MegaPath's Business Continuity SSL service instantaneously scales to meet a customer's business continuity demands without any capital investment.

MegaPath Retail Site SSL allows retailers to securely access applications and resources at their stores from any Internet connection, so that they can easily and cost-effectively manage operations remotely. With this innovative service, Retailers can access point of sale (POS) systems, back-office PCs and servers to view reports, change SKUs and pricing, and perform routine application maintenance and troubleshooting. As the first integrated MPLS and SSL VPN solution for the retail industry, MegaPath Retail Site SSL delivers strong authentication and helps ensure that business owners remain PCI compliant.

The eighth annual Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes the vision, leadership and attention to detail that are the hallmarks of the prestigious award. The most innovative products and services brought to market in 2008 were selected as recipients of this year's Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award for their groundbreaking achievement.

“MegaPath has been recognized with a 2008 Product of the Year Award for their excellence in the advancement of voice, data and/or video communications,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Group Editor-in-Chief of Communications Solutions, “MegaPath has proven they are committed to quality and excellence in solutions that benefit the customer experience as well as ROI for the companies that use them. I am pleased to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.”

The 2008 Product of the Year Award winners can be found on the Communications Solutions Web site.

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).

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping our clients build communities in print, in-person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and IMS Magazine. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by nearly one million US visitors according to Quantcast* and by over three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, Call Center 2.0 Conference and Communications Developer Conference.

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