Equinix to Host Third Singapore Peering Forum on 27th November
Forum features speakers from network and content industry leaders such as Yahoo!, Limelight Networks and Etisalat.
Singapore, Singapore, November 27, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, today announced that it is hosting the Singapore Peering Forum 2007, featuring speakers from network and content industry leaders Yahoo!, Limelight Networks and Etisalat. The forum will take place at the Sheraton Towers Singapore on November 27, 2007.
With the increasing popularity of content, such as online video, driving bandwidth demand in Asia, both network service providers and content providers have turned to peering to support the growth. Peering allows network service providers, content companies and content distributors to directly connect to each other thus enhancing performance, reliability and reducing transit costs.
At the Singapore Peering Forum, Equinix will discuss local and global peering dynamics while leading network providers and content providers, such as Yahoo!, Limelight Networks and Etisalat will share their insights on content delivery and networking strategies in Asia.
The Singapore Peering Forum will be chaired by Raphael Ho from Equinix and scheduled speakers include Kirk Williams from Yahoo!, Limelight Networks’ Akito Kurokawa, and Khalid Ismael of Etisalat.
About Equinix
Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data center 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 37 IBX centers located in 17 strategic markets across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, Equinix enables customers to reliably operate their mission-critical infrastructures on a global basis.
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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 IXEurope into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out 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.
With the increasing popularity of content, such as online video, driving bandwidth demand in Asia, both network service providers and content providers have turned to peering to support the growth. Peering allows network service providers, content companies and content distributors to directly connect to each other thus enhancing performance, reliability and reducing transit costs.
At the Singapore Peering Forum, Equinix will discuss local and global peering dynamics while leading network providers and content providers, such as Yahoo!, Limelight Networks and Etisalat will share their insights on content delivery and networking strategies in Asia.
The Singapore Peering Forum will be chaired by Raphael Ho from Equinix and scheduled speakers include Kirk Williams from Yahoo!, Limelight Networks’ Akito Kurokawa, and Khalid Ismael of Etisalat.
About Equinix
Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data center 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 37 IBX centers located in 17 strategic markets across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, Equinix enables customers to reliably operate their mission-critical infrastructures on a global basis.
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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 IXEurope into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out 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.
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www.equinix.com
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