MegaPath's Dan Foster Named to 2013 Channel Chiefs List by CRN

PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MegaPath Corporation, one of the leading providers of managed data, voice, security and hosted IT services in North America, today announced that its President of Business Markets, Dan Foster , was selected as one of CRN's 2013 Channel Chiefs. This list recognizes the most influential and powerful leaders in the IT channel directly responsible for driving channel sales and growth within their organization, while emphasizing the importance of the channel throughout the entire IT industry.

"MegaPath continuously strives to ensure partner success and this year we focused heavily on increasing the value we deliver to the channel and our end users," said Foster. "While enhancing our channel sales organization, we were able to maintain a channel neutral strategy and preserve the important relationships we established with our partners. This award from CRN is a testament to our consistent dedication within the channel."

In 2012, MegaPath introduced new tools into the channel program to help its partners successfully sell its services. Under Foster's direction, the company added enhanced order status tracking, self-bulk prequalification and customer support ticket tracking to better serve its partners. MegaPath also signed partnership agreements with Global Communications, Advoda, X4 and Telegration to broaden its distribution channel and provide service to organizations across the country regardless of their location and size. Overall, the channel team continued to maintain strong relationships with over 4,500 partners in North America including Master Agents, Integrators and VARs.

"The 2013 Channel Chiefs list recognizes vendor executives dedicated to driving channel programs in the IT marketplace," said Kelley Damore , Senior Vice President, Editorial Director, CRN. "Our annual Channel Chiefs issue is a must-read for IT solution providers evaluating new vendors or looking to expand solution offerings. These are the people, the products and the programs that any savvy solution provider needs to know. We congratulate this year's Channel Chiefs for their stellar record of business innovation and applaud them for their continued dedication to the partner community."

MegaPath is often recognized for its consistent industry leadership. Most recently, the company was awarded the 2012 Internet Telephony Product of the Year Award for Hosted Voice. Additionally, the company's Complete Office solution received a Communications Solutions Product of the Year award. To view the complete list of MegaPath's awards, visit www.megapath.com/about/news-events/awards/.

About MegaPath
MegaPath operates one of the largest end-to-end communications networks in the country, providing both commercial and wholesale services. The company provides a full range of data, voice, security and hosted IT services for small, medium and enterprise businesses nationwide, as well as wholesale solutions to the carrier and service-provider markets. MegaPath helps businesses easily and securely communicate between their headquarters, employees and business partners to lower costs, increase security and enhance employee productivity. To learn more about MegaPath's managed IP data, voice, security and hosted IT services, please visit www.megapath.com.

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