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EQUINIX AND AMS-IX, THE WORLD'S LARGEST SINGLE METRO AREA INTERNET EXCHANGE, ANNOUNCE INTERCONNECTION AND PEERING PARTNERSHIPApril 23, 2008 Foster City, CA and Amsterdam, Netherlands - April 23, 2008 - Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, and the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX), the world's largest single metro area Internet exchange, today announced a partnership agreement that will extend AMS-IX's peering fabric into Equinix's Amsterdam-1 (AM1) Internet Business Exchange (IBX®) data center. As a part of the agreement, AMS-IX will establish a point-of-presence in Equinix's AM1 IBX center, which is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2008 and was obtained in the acquisition of Netherlands network-neutral data center provider Virtu earlier this year. Equinix customers will be able to directly exchange traffic, or "peer", with AMS-IX's critical mass of diverse Internet service providers and high-quality traffic exchange participants to increase reliability, improve performance, and reduce the costs of network traffic exchange. Equinix and AMS-IX are leaders in providing network-neutral platforms for the interconnection of enterprise, service provider and content company networks. Located in Amsterdam, AMS-IX is a non-profit, neutral and independent Internet exchange that currently connects over 290 international parties. AMS-IX is the largest European Internet Exchange measured by traffic volume. Equinix is the global interconnection and peering leader, serving the world's leading ISPs, broadband providers, international networks, content delivery networks, enterprises and major content providers. "Our relationship with Equinix goes back several years, and we are pleased to now have a formal agreement where the aggregation of networks from each of our organizations can interconnect in the most efficient and reliable manner possible," said Job Witteman, CEO of AMS-IX. "With the increasing need for businesses to exchange data across a wide variety of networks -- from partners to customers to vendors -- this agreement between AMS-IX and Equinix will ensure additional options for rich interconnection across both of our respective network-neutral platforms." "Peering relationships are a strategic foundation for network and Internet traffic, from email to video," said Margie Backaus, chief business officer of Equinix. "As Equinix expands its global service offering across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, the company is committed to providing high-performance platforms for exchanging Internet traffic. Partnering with top-tier Internet exchanges like AMS-IX, who have a well-served existing critical mass of high-quality Internet service providers and connected parties operating within their system, will enable Equinix customers to scale their peering relationships to reduce costs and increase performance." AMS-IX has seen a growing interest in peering by web 2.0 companiesMarch 31, 2008 Amsterdam, March 31, 2008 - AMS-IX, one of the world’s largest Internet exchanges, has seen a growing interest in peering by web 2.0 companies. Realising the need for a first-rate service, these new media companies are increasingly looking at Internet exchanges worldwide in order to improve their infrastructure and thus the user experience. Wikimedia Foundation improves performance and reduces costs by peering at AMS-IXDecember 12, 2007 Amsterdam/St. Petersburg, December 12, 2007 - The Wikimedia Foundation, the international non-profit organization behind Wikipedia, and the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) have joined forces for “the good of the Internet.” Both non-profits strive to enable Internet progress and generally improve the user experience. Learn more from the press release, available for download below. AMS-IX introduces new core switch at its new core site euNetworks AmsterdamDecember 12, 2007 AMS-IX introduces a new core switch at its new core site euNetworks Amsterdam. The Foundry NetIron MLX-32 can hold up to 128 10GbE ports - twice the number of its predecessor core switch - and will facilitate expected growth in ports and traffic for quite a while. At the same time, backbone links all across the switch platform have been expanded and upgraded, using advanced DWDM technology for 10GbE, allowing for significant long-term cost savings on fibers in the Amsterdam metro area. Members of the AMS-IX Association are currently able to order ports at euNetworks. The site's ports will become operational as from the 1st of January, 2008. Press: AMS-IX Deploys NetIron MLX-32, 10 December, 2007 (English) Foundry Networks Press Release, 4 December, 2007 (English) AMS-IX extends contract with euNetworks, 04 September, 2007 (English) AMS-IX welcomes new member to Executive BoardNovember 25, 2007 Christian Kaufmann (Global IP Peering Manager of TeliaSonera) has been welcomed to the AMS-IX Executive Board after a voting procedure during the 23rd AMS-IX General Meeting. Executive Board member Michel van Osenbruggen (BIT) has resigned after the General Assembly of 21 November 2007, as a result of the termination of his term. Michel van Osenbruggen had served for 4 years. The Board of AMS-IX presented a nomination for the vacancy in the board prior to the 23rd AMS-IX General Meeting. AMS-IX Decreases GE Port PricesNovember 23, 2007 AMS-IX decreases prices for all Gigabit Ethernet ports from Euro 1,000 to Euro 800 per month per 1st of January 2008. Due to the growth in members and ports on the Exchange and associated income AMS-IX is able to take this action. All AMS-IX pricing is cost-based and by upgrading the platform substantially to sustain the 10GE uptake the cost base for GE has decreased. |