The College Board Selects Equinix to Enhance Performance of Web Operations; Organization Launches Newly Updated College Preparation Website in Equinix IBX Centers.

Business Editors

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2001

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), creator and operator of neutral Internet Business Exchange(TM) (IBX(TM)) centers, today announced that the College Board has launched its newly enhanced website, collegeboard.com, within Equinix IBX centers. As a part of the agreement, the College Board will have direct access to a variety of critical Internet infrastructure partners, including more than 50 networks and the largest aggregation of service providers, within Equinix centers. By locating within an IBX center, the College Board will also be able to scale its operations with the greatest amount of flexibility, in order to provide a solid infrastructure for the delivery of collegeboard.com and any future enhancements to the site.

"Equinix is a key partner for us, both in facilitating the successful launch of collegeboard.com, and in providing the Internet infrastructure services we need to ensure the performance of our site as we grow," said Rick Weingarten, president, collegeboard.com. "Collegeboard.com currently registers over 500,000 students daily for the SAT. At Equinix, we can leverage the performance and cost benefits Equinix Internet hubs provide to deliver essential information and services to students, colleges, and parents. Equinix is critical to the success of the website in servicing this community."

"With the largest aggregation of carriers, networks, enterprises and service providers, Equinix IBX centers are critical hubs for the infrastructure of the Internet," said Jay Adelson, founder and CTO of Equinix. "Content providers such as the College Board can come to Equinix's open marketplaces and quickly and easily interconnect with their critical Internet partners. By accessing the critical mass of Internet companies operating within Equinix IBX centers, the College Board can quickly and easily expand operations, while selecting from a large variety of services and service providers."

Collegeboard.com brings together all the information and tools that students and parents need to plan for the transition from high school to college. It is the only place where students can register for the SAT online and practice online with actual SAT test questions. Students and parents also use collegeboard.com to identify and search for suitable colleges, apply to college online, explore career options, learn about college costs, and navigate the confusing world of financial aid.

The College Board is a national, nonprofit membership association dedicated to preparing, inspiring, and connecting students to college and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 3,900 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves over three million students and their parents, 22,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admission, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT(R), the PSAT/NMSQT(TM), the Advanced Placement Program(R) (AP), and Pacesetter(R).

Equinix's neutral IBX centers enable enterprises and Internet businesses to quickly, easily, and privately interconnect with a choice of business partners, service providers and customers, providing them with the flexibility, speed, and adaptability they need to accelerate business growth, and improve Internet performance.

About Equinix

Equinix designs, builds and operates neutral IBX(R) centers (Internet Business Exchange(TM) centers) which provide enterprises, content providers, ASPs and e-commerce companies with the power to choose from a wide variety of Internet partners. These centers facilitate the growth of the Internet and serve as the core of IP network interconnection for the 21st century. Equinix IBX centers are designed from the ground up to provide enterprises and Internet companies with service delivery, availability of bandwidth from multiple networks, scalable interconnection, complete neutrality and multi-level physical security. ISPs, bandwidth providers and infrastructure services providers have access to the services and customers they require to build and expand their businesses. Equinix customers include Cable & Wireless, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Excite@Home, EYT (formerly Ernst & Young Technologies), IBM, Internap, Loudcloud, MSN, UUNET/WorldCom, and Yahoo! For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.equinix.com.

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

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to Equinix's business outlook and bookings. Actual results may differ from expectations due to a number of factors, including: the challenges of building and operating IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; competition from existing and new competitors; the risk that customers who have placed orders may not install or may delay installations; and the ability to open new IBX centers and deliver services when requested by our customers. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risk and uncertainties described from time to time in Equinix's filings with the SEC. In particular, see Equinix's quarterly and annual reports filed with the SEC. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.