<s>
A	O
multi-service	B-Device
business	I-Device
gateway	I-Device
(	O
MSBG	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
combines	O
multiple	O
network	O
voice	O
and	O
data	O
communications	O
functions	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Targeted	O
at	O
small	O
and	O
medium	O
enterprises	O
(	O
SMEs	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
MSBG	B-Device
integrates	O
critical	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
routing	O
,	O
VoIP	B-Application
,	O
and	O
security	O
(	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
networking	I-Application
,	O
firewall	B-Application
,	O
intrusion	O
detection/prevention	O
)	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
fault-tolerant	B-General_Concept
platform	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
common	O
control	O
&	O
management	O
plane	O
oriented	O
around	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
MSBG	B-Device
may	O
also	O
include	O
functionality	O
such	O
as	O
web/e	O
-mail	O
server	O
and	O
filtering	O
,	O
storage	B-Application
,	O
and	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networking	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popularly	O
identified	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
MSBG	B-Device
product	O
segment	O
emerged	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
increasing	O
need	O
of	O
advanced	O
voice	O
and	O
data	O
services	O
among	O
small	O
and	O
medium-sized	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
integrating	O
critical	O
network	O
functions	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
MSBG	B-Device
provides	O
a	O
solution	O
that	O
is	O
more	O
affordable	O
and	O
also	O
simplifies	O
deployment	O
and	O
management	O
for	O
SMEs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSBGs	B-Device
can	O
be	O
managed	O
by	O
service	O
provider	O
or	O
other	O
managed	O
services	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
business	O
to	O
implement	O
network	O
services	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
(	O
IT	O
)	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSBGs	B-Device
provide	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
solutions	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
support	O
an	O
SME	O
's	O
entire	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
openness	O
of	O
the	O
MSBG	B-Device
also	O
permits	O
3rd	O
party	O
applications	O
or	O
proprietary	O
features	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
