Equinix to Present at the Futures Industry Association 20th Annual Futures & Options Expo

Business Wire, Oct 7, 2004

FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, announced today that Jay Adelson, founder and chief technology officer of Equinix, will participate in a panel discussion at the Futures Industry Association (FIA) 20th Annual Futures and Options Expo.

The Futures and Options Expo will be held October 26-28, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago at 151 East Wacker Drive. Mr. Adelson is scheduled to present on Tuesday, October 26th at 11:15 a.m. (CT).

Mr. Adelson will present in the "Order Routing: Network Performance" section, and he will address the importance of network performance in electronic trading, strategies for building a reliable and robust network, and how an exchange environment can enhance network performance.

The Futures and Options Expo is the largest futures industry event in the world. More than 4,000 people visit the exhibit hall which showcases the latest products and services. Seminar sessions address brokerage issues, trading systems and strategies, and user needs.

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.