June 16, 2008 -- The Green Data Centres Conference will explore what can, and what is being done to achieve the Green Data Centre. Delegates will hear presentations from industry leaders in the development of IT Technology, the latest research and statistics as well as case studies from leading industry professionals.

Equinix's Vice President of Sales and Marketing - Europe, Michael Winterson will be participating on the panel discussion 'What techniques are there for measuring the operating efficiency of a data centre?'

Equinix was recently awarded the Green Award 2008 at the Data Centres Europe Awards ceremony for its credentials in the field managing its environmental impact. Together with customers, Equinix is working to address energy consumption in datacentres by pioneering new strategies that maximise space, minimise operating costs and lessen environmental impact. Providing the most efficient datacentre design and infrastructure is the single most significant impact Equinix can have in enabling customers to lower their energy consumption and cool their equipment located within its centres.

Please visit http://www.greendatacentres.co.uk/ for further information on the event.

About Equinix - www.eu.equinix.com

Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data center and interconnection services, offering premium colocation, traffic exchange and outsourced IT infrastructure solutions. Global enterprises, content companies, systems integrators and network service providers look to Equinix Internet Business Exchange (IBX®) centers for world-class reliability and network diversity. Equinix IBX centers serve as critical, core hubs for IP networks and Internet operations worldwide. With 39 IBX centers located in 18 strategic markets across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, Equinix enables customers to reliably operate their mission-critical infrastructure on a global basis.

For further details

Kerry Jago, Equinix
T: +44 (0)845 373 2935
kerry.jago @ eu.equinix.com