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September 15, 2011 – Article – Connected Planet - Joan Engebretson – Americas

Cotendo Sees Strong Growth in Mobile Internet Acceleration Service

The latest success story involving the enhancement of the Internet experience comes from Cotendo, which announced last week that it has quadrupled the customer base for its Mobile Acceleration Suite—an achievement the company credits to a strategy that involves delivering its services largely through data centers operated by Equinix.

September 8, 2011 – Article – Web Host Industry Review - Nicole Henderson – Americas

Mobile Acceleration Services Firm Cotendo Quadruples Customer Base with Equinix

Data center services provider Equinix (www.equinix.com) announced on Thursday that CDN provider Cotendo (www.cotendo.com) has quadrupled its customer base with the help of its platform.

August 29, 2011 – Article – DataCenterDynamics - Yevgenly Sverdlik – Americas

Irene Causes No Downtime For Major Data Center Providers

Spokespeople for Equinix, Telx, Rackspace, SunGard, NTT America and Savvis told DatacenterDynamics that none of their data centers on the East Coast had lost utility power as a result of the storm and continued operating normally.

August 25, 2011 – Article – Forbes – Asia-Pacific

Electronic Trading Changes New Partnerships

Equinix, Bloomberg and Cisco have produced a pretty good whitepaper on changes in electronic trading, with a fair amount of commentary from TABBGroup’s Kevin McPartland who says that exchanges are linking to provide more liquidity, not just in the West but in Asia as well.

August 24, 2011 – Article – Automated Trader – Asia-Pacific

Equinix Chosen As Primary Data Centre for Chi-East

Chi-East, the independent Asian trading venue, and Equinix, the provider of data centre services, have announced that Chi-East has chosen Equinix's Singapore 2 (SG2) International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) as its primary data centre.

August 24, 2011 – Article – High Frequency Traders – Asia-Pacific

Equinix Chosen By Chi-East

For Equinix, the deal represents the latest development in an Asia-Pacific strategy that has seen it expand rapidly in the region, building a number of new data centres while extending existing ones over the last 12 months.

August 22, 2011 – Article – Wall Street Journal – Asia-Pacific

***Living in a Low-Rate World

Data-storage company Equinix Inc. keeps the majority of its $1.2 billion in cash in Treasurys, but the Redwood, Calif.-based company is getting a tiny return of 0.10%, says Chief Financial Officer Keith Taylor. In some cases, it is a negative rate after fees, he says.

August 11, 2011 – Article – Datacenter Dynamics – Asia-Pacific

Equinix Names Melbourne and Osaka as Priorities at Launch of Sydney Data Center

Equinix President Samuel Lee said the company’s top priorities in Asia Pacific are now Melbourne, Osaka as well as China and India, at the launch of its third Sydney data center this week.

August 11, 2011 – Article – The Hosting News – Asia-Pacific

As New Data Center Opens, Equinix Looks to Expand

Data center and colocation provider Equinix recently opened a new data center in Sydney, Australia, expanding on the company’s already established presence in the city.

August 11, 2011 – Article – TheWHIR – Asia-Pacific

Data Center Firm Equinix Opens $65M Sydney Data Center

Data center services provider Equinix (www.equinix.com) announced on Thursday that it has opened phase one of its third Sydney International Business Exchange data center.

August 10, 2011 – Article – Bloomberg – Asia-Pacific

Smith Says Equinix Has 'Strong' Pricing, Sees Growth [VIDEO]

August 10, 2011 – Article – Forbes – Asia-Pacific

Why You Need a Cloud-Hubbing Strategy

The popular, contemporary conception of the Internet is that it has loosened the binding ties of geography from human enterprise, so we can now effortlessly move around the world at will. The competition is a click away, we are told. While this is undoubtedly true, what is less widely known is the amount of engineering that goes into making sure those clicks deliver huge amounts of content in a speedy and reliable manner.

August 8, 2011 – Article – Advanced Trading – Asia-Pacific

Inside the Buy Side’s Decision to Colocate

Once the dead-end warren for housing old emails, expired market data and other bits of corporate effluvia, today's financial data center is where the action is.

August 5, 2011 – Article – IDG News – Asia-Pacific

Amazon Boosts Identity Management, Private Cloud Offerings

Amazon Web Services will introduce new capabilities for enterprises on Thursday, including identity federation and support for private network connections to AWS. Its new Direct Connect service allows enterprises to establish a direct connection to Amazon from their data center or colocation provider. They'll be able to run a private line to one of several Direct Connect locations planned around the world, starting with one operated by Equinix in Virginia. AWS' Virginia data center is connected to that facility.

August 5, 2011 – Article – InformationWeek – Asia-Pacific

Amazon Web Services Enables Private Cloud Connections

AWS uses Equinix data centers as a private networking hub linked to EC2, giving businesses a secure way to connect to the cloud service.

August 4, 2011 – Article – GigaOm – Asia-Pacific

Amazon Gives Users Direct Connections to its Cloud

With its new Direct Connect feature, users can establish dedicated links from their network providers to Equinix’s International Business Exchange data centers, which connect directly to nearby AWS data centers.

August 4, 2011 – Article – Data Center Knowledge – Asia-Pacific

Equinix Offers Direct Connect to Amazon Cloud

Colocation customers in Equinix data centers can now connect their infrastructure directly to Amazon Web Services via AWS Direct Connect, establishing a private network connection that can reduce network costs and increase throughput.

July 28, 2011 – Article – Associated Press – Asia-Pacific

Equinix Shares Up After 2Q Results Beat Estimates

Equinix Inc. shares climbed 9 percent Thursday after the data center operator reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street's estimates.

September 17, 2010 – Article – Forbes – Americas

The Internet’s Most Connected Company (Brian Caulfield, Forbes)

Equinix Chief Stephen Smith on the advantages of being a digital middle-man.

August 27, 2010 – Article – TheStreet - Debra Borchardt – Americas

Equinix CEO Steve Smith: Centered on Clouds

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Equinix CEO Steve Smith is focused on becoming the home for cloud infrastructure.

August 18, 2010 – Article – Internet Telephony – Americas

Latency Matters: Cloud Computing, Rich Media, Financial Industry Drive Changes in Data Center, Colo Space

Rich media has flooded public networks. Real-time and delay-sensitive traffic like voice and video are going IP. Cloud computing is proliferating. And on May 6, Wall Street experienced the flash crash, sending the Dow down nearly 1,000 points within seconds.

August 11, 2010 – Article – CNBC – Americas

Equinix Celebrates 10 Years on the Nasdaq

Airtime: Wed. Aug. 11 2010 | 6:55 AM ET

Equinix CEO Steve Smith tells CNBC what he expects to see over the next 10 years.

August 11, 2010 – Article – Data Center Dynamics – Americas

Equinix Celebrates 10 Years Since IPO by Ringing Opening Bell at NASDAQ

Head of the colocation and interconnection service provider Equinix rang the opening bell at Nasdaq on 11 August, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the company’s shares being listed on one of the largest US stock exchanges. Equinix President and CEO Steve Smith, who kicked off the trading day, said the company’s ability to execute to plan has allowed its clients to expand their offerings, a value reflected in Equinix’s own growth.

According to a news release, the data center provider is on target to exceed $1bn in revenue in 2010, having recently completed the 30th consecutive quarter of growth.

August 11, 2010 – Article – Data Center Knowledge – Americas

Equinix Celebrates 10 Years on NASDAQ

The data center industry is young enough that a decade represents serious maturity. Colocation provider Equinix, Inc. today marked the 10th anniversary of its IPO by ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York. President and CEO Steve Smith did the honors, joined by members of Equinix’ leadership team. The company expects to generate more than $1 billion in annual revenues in 2010.

July 23, 2010 – Article – Waters Technology – Americas

Waters Rankings 2010 - All the Winners

Waters is happy to publish the winners of the Waters Rankings 2010. The winners were officially announced at last night's New York-hosted cocktail reception. For those who attended, thank you for your support. We hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we did.

July 21, 2010 – Article – Bloomberg – Americas

Direct Edge Says IPO Possible as Its Markets Become Exchanges

July 21 (Bloomberg) -- An initial public offering for Direct Edge Holdings LLC, whose two stock markets became registered exchanges this week, is a “possibility,” according to William O’Brien, its chief executive officer.

The venues, known as EDGX and EDGA, began their conversion to exchanges earlier this month and completed the shift on July 19, giving Direct Edge the same regulatory status as NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and Bats Global Markets. Jersey City, New Jersey-based Direct Edge is majority owned by International Securities Exchange, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citadel Investment Group LLC and Knight Capital Group Inc.

July 15, 2010 – Article – Equinix – Americas

Co-location, co-location, co-location: the role of the neutral data centre in 21st century trading

The complexity and volume of electronic trading has increased exponentially over the past decade as the financial industry continues to invest heavily in computer-driven technology. The Financial Information Forum reports that from 2006 to 2009 peak messages per second increased more than fivefold, leaping from 314,733 to 1,795,348 – and this growth rate continues its climb unabated.

July 14, 2010 – Article – TMCnet – Americas

TNS Leverages Equinix in North America and Europe and Expands to Asia-Pacific

Transaction Network Services’ Secure Trading Extranet is now offering low-latency connectivity through Equinix’s International Business Exchange data centers in Australia and Singapore.

Officials with Equinix said that the Asia-Pacific market presents significant growth potential to the electronic trading community as Asian exchange volumes continue to grow and as demand for interconnecting multiple venues, participants and geographies accelerates.

July 12, 2010 – Article – Asia ETrading – Asia-Pacific

TNS Leverages Equinix Expands Managed Connectivity Services to Asia-Pacific

Equinix’s clients provided a new, low latency direct access for the financial community to exchanges and execution venues

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center services, and Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS), a leading provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services, today announced that TNS’ Secure Trading Extranet is now offering low-latency connectivity through Equinix’s International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers in Australia and Singapore.

July 12, 2010 – Article – SmartBrief – Americas

IPC Upgrades Electronic Trading and Voice Connections to Chicago Board Options Exchange

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of indispensible trading communications solutions to the world's top financial services firms and global enterprises, has upgraded its core network delivery infrastructure to consolidate both electronic trading and voice connectivity to the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the largest U.S. options exchange and creator of listed options.

July 12, 2010 – Article – IT News – Americas

Exclusive look at SV1 and sneak peek at SV5 facility

Photos inside the Equinix San Jose data center

Equinix has confirmed that its forthcoming SV5 data center at San Jose will adhere to green construction standards and use ‘free cooling’ technology.

June 9, 2010 – Article – Forbes.com – Americas

CIO Network: Equinix's Two in a Box Model

Keith Taylor, CFO of Equinix, and Brian Lillie, CIO of Equinix, speak on the "two in a box model" employed by Equinix for IT initiatives.

June 8, 2010 – Article – Dow Jones Newswires – Asia-Pacific

Australian Exchange Building Futures Portal To Chicago

The Australian Securities Exchange Ltd. (ASX.AU) is developing a high-speed trading connection designed to pull in more business from Chicago's futures trading community.

The ASX is expanding its presence within the Chicago-based data center operated by Equinix Inc. (EQIX), a move that will allow electronic traders in the facility to directly access markets operated by ASX's Sydney Futures Exchange.

June 7, 2010 – Article – Bloomberg Businessweek – Americas

Bloomberg Businessweek - The Tech 100

Equinix makes Bloomberg Businessweek's Tech 100 list.

May 27, 2010 – Article – Trader's Magazine – Americas

BOX Courts High-Frequency Traders

As an additional enticement to the HFT crowd, BOX is switching the location of its matching engine and revamping its underlying architecture. On May 10, BOX moved its matching engine into the Equinix NY4 data center in Secaucus, N.J. That's home to the International Securities Exchange's matching engine as well as a number of high-frequency players.

May 17, 2010 – Article – FT Trading Room – Americas

Video: Steve Smith, CEO of Equinix, speaks on "Fair access to technology"

Data centers and trading aren't obvious bedfellows, but as Steve Smith, chief executive of data center operator Equinix explains, the urge of trading platforms to be faster than rivals means they are key coalition partners. (5m 43sec)

May 13, 2010 – Article – SearchNetworking.com – Americas

Peering moves down to the Ethernet layer

Although ISPs routinely use Ethernet interfaces to interconnect their routers in a peering exchange, the hard work usually happens up at the IP layer where routes are decided.

Alongside the traditional peering model, however, Ethernet is becoming the basis for traffic peering in a growing number of exchanges. With Equinix expecting to bring its Ethernet peering services to Australia within the year (along with 13 other countries), SearchNetworking spoke to the senior product manager Craig Waldrop from Equinix’s Denver offices.

May 10, 2010 – Article – Forbes.com – Americas

CIO Network: Choosing A Successor

Equinix CIO Brian Lillie on the four attributes of a strong IT leader.

April 23, 2010 – Article – Silicon Valley Mercurcy News – Americas

Equinix Makes Top 150 Silicon Valley Companies List

Silicon Valley's top 150 companies snapped back from a grueling recession last year, nearly doubling their profits by slashing costs and laying off employees.

April 22, 2010 – Article – Nortia Research – Americas

Equinix CTO 10 year perspective, data center changes in highly connected Internet services

I had the pleasure of interviewing Equinix's CTO David Pickut as part of Equinix reaching its 50th data center.

The perspective I was looking for is David's view of the past 10 years and what the future looks like. Over the past 10 years, Dave has seen three big changes in data centers.

1. Energy density in racks has gone up.
2. Energy Efficiency awareness has increased.
3. Transition from stand alone data center mindset to highly connected data centers.

April 13, 2010 – Article – Network World – Americas

How Not to Build a Cloud

Using IT services concentrated in data centers is the whole point of cloud computing and virtualization. But keep your eye on end user response times, says Vince DiMemmo, general manager of cloud and IT services at Equinix, which essentially provides the platform and infrastructure services on which other companies build their own. Customers include Verizon, AT&T, Japan Telecom, MCI, Comcast and YouTube, among others.

April 12, 2010 – Article – Fierce Telecom – Americas

Equinix's Ethernet Exchange is open for business

Equinix has made it official that its Ethernet Carrier Exchange is open for business, and it came out fighting with 24 service providers already signed on as customers.

While service providers have conducted External Network to Network Interconnection (E-NNI) arrangements with other providers to expand their Ethernet reach, the process has been lengthy and cumbersome. The advent of a neutral carrier Ethernet exchange hopes to eliminate that complexity by allowing service providers to connect to multiple carriers at one common point.

April 12, 2010 – Article – Light Reading – EMEA

Ethernet Europe: Equinix Opens Ethernet Exchange Doors

Equinix Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) says it has 24 customers for its Carrier Ethernet Exchange as it officially opens the service for business today.

The company is announcing the news at Ethernet Europe, the Light Reading event taking place today and tomorrow in London.

So far, Equinix can offer its exchange in five of the 19 markets where it's got Internet exchanges. The other 14 will be included in the Carrier Ethernet Exchange by the end of the year, says Craig Waldrop, senior product manager for Equinix.

April 1, 2010 – Article – Network World – Americas

What Does The Cloud Really Look Like?

The reality of cloud computing has always been a lot more about the nuts and bolts of data-center operations than about the metaphor of on-demand computer power flowing from anonymous sources somewhere on the other end of the network connection.

March 23, 2010 – Article – Wall Street Journal – Americas

High-Speed Trading Bumps Into Power Problem

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Trading firms stocked with the fastest computers money can buy have started bumping into an older and more basic problem: They're running out of power.

In the never-ending race to increase speed, trading companies have invested in the newest and fastest servers and paid to rent space in data centers located near the stock exchanges' computers to get their orders executed as rapidly as possible. Those data centers used to run out of space, as companies jostled to cram big servers onto their racks. But more recently, as the technology becomes smaller and more powerful, data centers ...

January 5, 2010 – Article – Internet Evolution – Americas

Cisco/Taser Partnership Shows Private Cloud Hopes

The ambition is breathtaking: Using tools from Taser International Inc. (primarily a tiny camera worn on a police officer’s head), networking pipes from Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), and a private cloud built by Equinix Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), Evidence.com means to do nothing less than revolutionize street law enforcement by capturing and saving every important moment in a cop’s day.

From arguments over speeding tickets through live-action footage of shootouts, the intent is to record it, then uplift it to a private cloud, all the time ensuring that the footage cannot be altered in any way by the police officers involved. This means the data becomes evidence that can decide how court cases play out.

November 19, 2009 – Article – BusinessWorld Online – Americas

Data center location matters

OVUM research indicates data center customers increasingly rely on these facilities to deliver low-latency resources that support the products and services they deliver to their own customers. Data center vendors can lower their wholesale customers’ transaction times by building or acquiring facilities close to the ultimate end users.

November 18, 2009 – Article – FierceTelecom – Americas

Equinix: Connecting in the cloud - Global Ethernet Report

Equinix might not be the first service provider that would immediately come to mind as a global Ethernet player.

All that changed with the debut of its Equinix's Carrier Ethernet Exchange platform, which it offers on its International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers. Now, Equinix is right in mix of the Ethernet-Network to Network (E-NNI) ecosystem.

Equinix did not have to really look that far to develop its platform to enable global E-NNI arrangements. Taking a leverage and extend approach, Equinix found inspiration right in the data system program it provides for Internet peering and other applications.

October 19, 2009 – Article – Light Reading – Americas

Light Reading Reveals Its 2009 Top Picks

Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com), the leading integrated media company serving the worldwide communications industry, today reveals its Top Picks for communications technologies, services, and products. Light Reading's editors, after weeks of discussions with readers, analysts, and industry sources, have each come up with their picks of communications products and services from all over the world that could potentially shake up the industry.

Business Services (fixed or wireless)

- Verizon Communications Inc.'s Computing as a Service (CaaS)

- Comcast Corp.'s 100-Mbit/s Business Internet Service Bundle

- Telx Group Inc.'s Telx Video Exchange

- Equinix Inc.'s Carrier Ethernet Exchange Consumer Services (fixed or wireless)

October 6, 2009 – Article – Network World – Americas

Alcatel-Lucent, Equinix develop carrier-neutral Ethernet exchange

Carriers can exchange bandwidth and connect networks
Alcatel-Lucent and data services provider Equinix have developed a program aimed at helping Ethernet carriers interconnect their networks.

The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange platform is being billed as an easier way for carriers to connect their Ethernet networks with one another without going through the time-consuming process of setting up complex interconnection agreements. The platform uses Alcatel-Lucent's service router portfolio to let carriers exchange bandwidth and interconnect their networks to more easily share data across different Ethernet systems.

October 6, 2009 – Article – Light Reading – Americas

Equinix Offers Global Ethernet Peering

It looks as if hosting specialist Equinix Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) will be the first company to set up an Ethernet peering exchange.

The company, which already plays host to Internet exchange points between carriers, aims to do the same for Ethernet services by launching the Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange platform, being announced today at ITU Telecom World 2009 in Geneva. (See Equinix, AlcaLu Create Ethernet Exchange.)

An Ethernet peering point has been a missing link in the industry's attempts to spread the Ethernet services to the corners of the universe. Such a facility would make it easier for carriers to hand off services to one another -- which, in turn, would let them expand the reach of their Ethernet services. (See MEF Peers Consider Ethernet Exchange.)

October 5, 2009 – Article – DatacenterDynamics – Americas

Equinix to provide universal Ethernet exchange platform in its data centers

Data center services provider Equinix is developing a 'first-of-its-kind platform' for traffic exchange between Ethernet service providers. The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange platform will be enabled by Alcatel-Lucent service routers.

“In broad strokes, it will allow carriers to interconnect on a one-to-many or on a many-to-many basis,” Equinix Director of Innovation Jonathan Lin said. “We’ve seen various carrier technologies come and go. Ethernet is number one topic on everyone’s mind. It’s definitely a huge growth area for (carriers).”

October 5, 2009 – Article – Banking Business Review – EMEA

Equinix plans to build second data centre in Geneva

Equinix, a provider of global data center services, has revealed plans to build a new 4,500 square meter (48,400 square foot) data center in Geneva, Switzerland. The new GV2 International Business Exchange (IBX) data center is part of Equinix’s continuing expansion strategy to meet growing global demand for data center services and will be the company’s second data center located in Geneva.

July 28, 2009 – Article – CNBC video – Americas

Steve Smith, CEO of Equinix, speaks on CNBC

The Business of Data Management
Demand for data management continues to grow despite the economic downturn -- one of the reasons why Equinix was able to turn in forecast beating quarterly results. Its CEO Stephen Smith tells CNBC's Chloe Cho how else he plans to grow his business.

April 10, 2009 – Article – KQED Radio – Americas

Lane Patterson, Chief Technologist of Equinix, speaks on Fiber Optic Security

Fiber Optic Security
Telephone service has returned to normal in Santa Clara County. Yesterday, vandals opened manhole covers and cut fiber optic lines that provide cell phone, land line and Internet service to some 50,000 customers. Security experts say physical sabotage of the nation's networks is extremely rare, but yesterday's vandalism does raise questions about security of fiber optic cables.

March 3, 2009 – Article – Securities Industry News – Americas

Feeding Collocation Hunger, Equinix Ramps Up in Secaucus

Behind the façade of a non-descript building in an industrial area of Secaucus, N.J. is a response from Equinix to the electronic trading community’s seemingly insatiable demand for collocation services. In fact, Equinix is in the process of expanding the Secaucus data center—already the largest in the New York metropolitan area—as it prepares for an influx of cost-sensitive financial firms and trading venue clients such as Direct Edge and, as Securities Industry News has learned, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s forthcoming East Coast platform.

January 29, 2009 – Article – Forbes.com – Americas

Fast Tech Newcomers

Another newcomer to Forbes' list of 25 Fast Tech companies is Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX - news - people ), which operates secure data storage facilities for commercial customers. Ranked 16th overall, with 39% annualized sales growth over the past five years, this was one of the companies that Sneak Peek analyst Chris Larsen recommended we watch in 2009.

June 30, 2008 – Article – SearchDataCenter.com – Americas

Data center tour: Equinix shows off its upside down data center

Equinix is a large data center colocation company with millions of square feet of data center space. Last month SearchDataCenter.com toured Equinix's newest Chicago — area data center, which is located in Elk Grove Village, a suburb about 20 miles west of the city.

March 1, 2008 – Article – InformationWeek – Americas

Data Center Best Practices

There are data centers, and then there are data centers. The first kind ranges from the overheated, wire-tangled, cramped closets that sometimes also host cleaning supplies to the more standard glass-house variety of years past. The second kind--and the topic of this article--cool with winter air, run on solar power, automatically provision servers without human involvement, and can't be infiltrated even if the attacker is driving a Mack truck full-throttle through the front gate.

These "badass" data centers--energy efficient, automated, hypersecure--are held up as models of innovation today, but their technologies and methodologies could become standard fare tomorrow.

June 7, 2007 – Article – Network World – Asia-Pacific

Efficiently cooling and powering big data centers: Podcast

With everyone talking about global warming, “going green” is the trendy thing to do. For a large data center operator such as Equinix, green is a little harder to do when you're talking about the power requirements of a small city and a lot of heat that must be dissipated. Joining the program to discuss the company's efforts at being more energy efficient is Margie Backaus, chief business officer at Equinix and an employee since Day 1 of the company.