Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Endorses Equinix as a Preferred Data Center Colocation Provider

Equinix Tokyo Centers Provide High Performance Colocation and Low-Latency
Connectivity Solutions to TOCOM
TOKYO--(Business Wire)--
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center services, and
Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), Japan`s largest commodity futures exchange,
today announced that Equinix will offer high performance colocation and
low-latency connectivity solutions to TOCOM market participants through
Equinix`s two Tokyo International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers. TOCOM
market participants will be able to colocate their electronic trading data
infrastructure in close proximity to the vibrant financial community within
Equinix`s network-neutral centers.

Equinix`s TY1 and TY2 IBX centers, located in Heiwajima and Shinagawa
respectively, offer premium data center infrastructure for achieving the
security and resilience demanded by high-availability execution venues. Within
both centers, TOCOM will have a direct connection to Equinix Financial eXchange
service`s established community of execution venues, buy and sell side firms,
market data providers and technology utilities, that have located at Equinix`s
high performance data centers to access the widest choice of low-latency
networks and to directly exchange data with strategic partners and customers in
close proximity. The high quality, advanced design of the TY1 and TY2 centers
offers financial customers a full range of scalable services, including
colocation, interconnection, support and monitoring.

"We are delighted to welcome Equinix as one of TOCOM`s preferred colocation
providers," said Masaaki Nangaku, president and CEO of TOCOM. "As one of the
world`s leading commodity exchanges, TOCOM recognizes the needs of our
international trading community. Equinix`s leading expertise with the global
financial marketplace ideally complements our goal of providing world-class
trading functionality to the international marketplace. Equinix`s global
footprint, commitment to the Asia-Pacific region, and relentless pursuit of the
best network providers for the financial industry, offers a new choice for our
market participants who are seeking a reliable, low-latency and network rich
environment with close proximity to strategic partners."

"TOCOM is transforming into an international commodity market by expanding
trading services," said David Wilkinson, Representative Director of Equinix in
Japan. "With presence in all of the top ten world financial centers, the global
reach of Equinix Financial eXchange affirms such view with reliable, fast and
seamless access via low-cost connectivity to execution venues around the world.
Featuring industry-leading uptime, best-in-breed connectivity capabilities and
ultra low-latency, we help pioneers like TOCOM achieve and build a lasting
competitive advantage."

About Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM)

Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) is Japan`s largest commodity futures
exchange with a trading volume of 41 million contracts, representing an 80%
market share, in 2008, and one of the most prominent exchanges in Asia. Futures
and Options contracts on a variety of industrial products are traded (i.e.:
gold, silver, platinum and palladium in the precious metals market; crude oil,
gasoline and kerosene in the oil market; aluminum and rubber). TOCOM was
established in 1984 as a result of a merger between the Tokyo Textile Exchange,
founded in 1951, the Tokyo Rubber Exchange and the Tokyo Gold Exchange. Tokyo
Commodity Exchange was demutualized in December 2008. For more information about
TOCOM, please visit http://www.tocom.or.jp/.

About Equinix Financial eXchange

Equinix Financial eXchange is a neutral marketplace consisting of financial
markets participants including execution venues, buy and sell side firms, market
data providers, technology providers and financial networks; that locate servers
and infrastructure within Equinix data centers in order to support highly
reliable, low latency connectivity for a broad range of market participants.
Learn more at: financial.equinix.com.

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 network service providers rely upon Equinix`s insight
and expertise to protect and connect their most valued information assets.
Equinix operates 42 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers across 18
markets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Important information about Equinix is routinely posted on the investor
relations page of its website located at www.equinix.com. We encourage you to
check Equinix`s website regularly for the most up-to-date information.

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.

Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc. International
Business Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.

LEWIS Communications KK for Equinix (Japan)
Fred Tanaka, +81 3 5738 1670
fredt@lewispr.com
Tomoyuki Takasugi, +81 3 5738 1670
tomoyukit@lewispr.com
or
K/F Communications, Inc. for Equinix (U.S.)
David Fonkalsrud, 415-255-6506
dave@kfcomm.com

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