Geo Connects into Two Equinix London Data Centres

Released on: April 21, 2008, 11:13 am

Press Release Author: Geraldine Grewal

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Geo has successfully connected into the Equinix London-City
(LD1) and London-Slough (LD4) Internet Business Exchange (IBX) centres, and can now
offer high-speed, cost effective fibre network services from these locations, giving
Equinix and Geo customers the ability to extend their network and take advantage of
diverse routes of connectivity into Slough.

Press Release Body: London, United Kingdom, April 14, 2008 - Geo, a leading provider
of dedicated fibre networks, and Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading global
provider of network-neutral data centres and Internet exchange services, today
announced that Geo has extended its London data centre footprint with a significant
expansion into two Equinix facilities. The partnership will give Geo customers
access to Equinix's world-class co-location centres and provide them with the
ability to scale their operations and power needs, and increase the reliability and
speed of IT operations, while operating within a highly secure physical environment.
It is particularly significant for Geo customers in London - an area widely
acknowledged to be suffering from space and power shortages.


As a part of the agreement, Geo has successfully connected into the Equinix
London-City (LD1) and London-Slough (LD4) Internet Business Exchange (IBX) centres,
and can now offer high-speed, cost effective fibre network services from these
locations, giving Equinix and Geo customers the ability to extend their network and
take advantage of diverse routes of connectivity into Slough.


"We are delighted to include these Equinix points of presence on to our growing
Metro network in London," commented Mark Ryder, London Sales Director at Geo, "These
connections complement Geo's existing London co-location facilities, bringing the
total connected datacentres on our growing London network to nineteen."


"Working with Equinix will allow Geo customers to experience high-performance,
secure technical environments as well as access to a wide range of cost effective
network services; allowing them to focus on their core business," added Russell
Poole, UK General Manager at Equinix. "In a space-constrained environment, Equinix
can provide enterprises the necessary space to host their equipment as well as the
much sought after power to operate it."

About Geo

Geo is the only company in the UK to design and build bespoke dedicated fibre
network solutions. Geo's revolutionary and flexible approach means that for the
first time, organisations can own and control their networks, ensuring that
security, high bandwidth and resilience are guaranteed. Geo provides an extensive
range of solutions including fully managed networks, dark fibre, lit fibre and
co-location services. Geo.National enables network solutions on a national scale,
and Geo.Metro provides users with an Ethernet service within the London area.
Customers include mobile operators, service providers, major banks and the public
sector. www.geo-uk.net



About Equinix

Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data centre and
interconnection services, offering premium colocation, traffic exchange and
outsourced IT infrastructure solutions. Global enterprises, content companies,
systems integrators and network service providers look to Equinix Internet Business
Exchange (IBX) centers for world-class reliability and network diversity. Equinix
IBX centers serve as critical, core hubs for IP networks and Internet operations
worldwide. With 39 IBX centers located in 18 strategic markets across North America,
Europe and Asia-Pacific, Equinix enables customers to reliably operate their
mission-critical infrastructure on a global basis. www.eu.equinix.com/


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This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in
such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include,
but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX
centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; unanticipated
costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have or will
acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in
recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing
arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new
competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds
to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our
key customers; the results of any litigation relating to past stock option grants
and practices; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix\'s filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see Equinix\'s recent
quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any
obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press
release.

Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc. Internet Business
Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.eu.equinix.com

Contact Details: Geraldine Grewal
T: +44 (0)207 494 6589
press@geo-uk.net

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