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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY /
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Systems/Enterprise:
MIRROR IMAGE SELECTS EQUINIX TO
EXPAND GLOBAL NETWORK
Mirror Image Internet, a leading adaptive network for online content,
application and transaction delivery, and Equinix Inc, a leading provider of
network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, announced that
Mirror Image has selected Equinix to expand its global Content Access Point
(CAP) network to handle the increasing customer demand for its Web Computing
solutions.
Mirror Image selected Equinix's Silicon Valley, New York and Washington,
D.C.,
area network-rich Internet Business Exchange (IBX) centers for this expansion
in order to provide customers with increased capacity and superior network
connectivity.
As the demand for Web computing continues to grow and evolve, Mirror Image
recognizes the importance of expanding its adaptive CAP network to provide
increased intelligent processing and cache efficiency. By operating within
Equinix's neutral interconnection hubs, Mirror Image has direct access to an
aggregation of leading Internet companies, including every major network,
empowering the company to deliver sophisticated content more efficiently.
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"The future of the Internet lies in the power of the central locations or
'hubs,' from companies like Mirror Image and Equinix, that offer the capacity
needed to deliver complex content," said Jeff Marcus, vice president of
operations for Mirror Image. "Expanding with Equinix was a logical choice for
us as its connectivity is complementary to our CAP architecture. In addition,
we are poised to handle the current and future demands for our Web computing
solutions as Equinix provides us with immediate access to the providers that
serve more than 90 percent of the world's Internet networks and users."
Mirror Image is using Equinix's innovative exchange services, including
Equinix GigE Exchange and Equinix Direct, to effectively leverage the
collection of network service providers available within the company's IBX
centers. Equinix's efficient connectivity infrastructure enhances the speed
and reliability of ISP and content peering, providing a more robust end-user
experience and enabling buyers and sellers of Internet network connectivity to
quickly, easily and cost-effectively establish business relationships. With
Equinix, bandwidth purchasers such as Mirror Image are able to easily
diversify their IP connections to any number of network providers, achieving
more reliable performance and significant cost savings.
"Mirror Image joins eight of the top 10 Web properties and other Internet-
focused companies that require the highest performing Internet operations
through unsurpassed connectivity to service providers and Internet
businesses," said Marjorie Backaus, chief business officer for Equinix.
"Mirror Image's aggregated CAP architecture and breadth of innovative services
combined with our unique environment that provides access to the largest
aggregation of carriers for peering and transit, made Equinix the right fit to
support Mirror Image's growth."
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