Equinix Founder and CTO Jay Adelson Becomes Strategic Advisor to the Company

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Friday, October 14, 2005; 09:46 AM

Equinix, Inc. (www.equinix.com), a provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, today announced that Equinix Founder and Chief Technology Officer Jay Adelson has transitioned roles at Equinix from serving as a full-time employee to becoming a strategic advisor. In this capacity, he will continue to serve as a spokesman for the company as well as continuing his role in maintaining Equinix's close ties with the networking and Internet community.

Having seen his vision for the company fulfilled, Adelson will continue in this advisory capacity while pursuing other entrepreneurial interests.
"Jay is a visionary who took an idea and laid the foundation for a successful company that has significantly impacted the way data moves across the Internet, from email to Web content to music downloads," said Peter Van Camp, CEO of Equinix.

"He is also one of the few founders of a successful Silicon Valley technology company that can claim that his original business model remains unchanged. We look forward to his continuing advisory role at Equinix and the future contributions that he will make to our continued success."

"Equinix has fulfilled my greatest dreams for the vision that Al Avery and I had seven years ago when we founded the company," said Adelson. "I look forward to my new consultative role at the company, which will allow me the opportunity to continue contributing to Equinix while I pursue other full-time interests."