FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2004--

Networking Experts from Microsoft, Virtela Communications and

Equinix to Provide Strategies for Implementing Reliable IT Operations in Asia Pacific at Initial Event in Redwood City

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, today announced that it will host a new series of seminars to assist enterprise companies in expanding their network operations to the Asia-Pacific region. The initial "Asia Pacific Network Deployment Strategies" event, featuring presentations from networking experts at Microsoft, Virtela Communications and Equinix, will take place in Redwood City, Calif., on June 24th.

As U.S. companies expand their businesses to serve international customers, partners and suppliers in Asia Pacific, they face increasing challenges in deploying their network infrastructure across vast distances. Each new location brings complexity in the form of new cost structures, differing risk profiles, local business and cultural differences, and quality of service. New deployments require a steep learning curve and frequently entail costly lessons. This seminar series presents strategies for avoiding common pitfalls to ensure a successful deployment and reliable ongoing network operations in Asia Pacific.

The Redwood City seminar is targeted to enterprises that are evaluating new markets in Asia Pacific or are currently operating in Asia Pacific. Presentations will cover the practical strategies for implementing network operations in Asia Pacific from companies currently based in the region, including Microsoft and Virtela Communications, and will review tactical approaches to ensure successful quality operations with minimal operational costs and on-time deployments. The seminar is targeted to IT, engineering and network managers (ISP / WAN) responsible for site selection, project management, budgeting, personnel deployment, vendor management, and network architecture.

Featured presentations at the seminar include: Todd Thorson, senior network engineer for Microsoft Corporation, presenting Microsoft's recommendations for dealing with Asia Pacific carriers and successful network deployments in Asia Pacific; Andy Funk, director of access management for Virtela Communications, presenting his approach for effective network service delivery strategies for Asia; Jay Adelson, CTO of Equinix, presenting on achieving a high-performance network architecture across multiple countries in Asia Pacific; and, Everett Thompson, Asia Pacific business development manager for Equinix, reviewing his white paper on best practices for enterprise networking in Asia Pacific.

The Redwood City seminar will be held at the Sofitel Hotel at 223 Twin Dolphin Drive in Redwood City, Calif., from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2004. The seminar is open to qualified individuals involved in network expansion and IT infrastructure. The seminar is sponsored by Equinix, Inc., Asia Netcom and Virtela Communications. For registration and additional details, please contact Equinix at ap-forum@Equinix.com.

About Equinix

Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services for enterprises, content companies, systems integrators and network services providers. Through the company's 14 Internet Business Exchange(TM) (IBX(R)) centers in five countries, customers can directly interconnect with every major global network and ISP for their critical peering, transit and traffic exchange requirements. These interconnection points facilitate the highest performance and growth of the Internet by serving as neutral and open marketplaces for Internet infrastructure services, allowing customers to expand their businesses while reducing costs.

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 operating IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers 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.

CONTACT: K/F Communications, Inc. for Equinix
David Fonkalsrud, 415-255-6506
dave@kfcomm.com
SOURCE: Equinix