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Aug 2, 2010
Atlanta has the fourth largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the U.S., and more than 75 percent of the Fortune 1000 companies have a presence in the metropolitan area.
“Opening our newest IBX data center in Atlanta will enable us to meet existing demand from some of the largest enterprise and telecommunications companies in the world - many of which are existing Equinix customers looking to increase their capacity as they continue to build strategic business ecosystems in this important market,” said Pete Ferris, president, Equinix North America. “Currently, we're seeing strong interest from our network customers. We're pleased to meet the market's need with the opening of another state-of-the-art International Business Exchange data center.”
The first phase of the Atlanta IBX data center features 400 cabinet equivalents. The second and final phase, already under construction, will add approximately 1,050 cabinet equivalents when completed in the first quarter of 2011.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) provides global data center services that ensure the vitality of the information-driven world. Global enterprises, content and financial companies, and more than 595 network service providers rely upon Equinix's insight and expertise to protect and connect their most valued information assets. Equinix operates 90 data centers across 35 metro areas in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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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 companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out or acquired 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; 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.
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