COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA: MegaPath Inc., the leading provider of managed IP data, voice, and security services in North America, has 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.

“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.”