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Ten years after the company's inception, Equinix President and CEO, Steve Smitch announced the re-branding of Internet Business Exchange (IBX) data centers, calling them '''International Business Exchanges'''. It also launched its first '''Global Roaming Exchange (GRX)''' center in North America at its Washington DC area IBX.<ref>[http://www.equinix.com/news/press/na/2008/equinix_launches_new_corporate_brand_en/ Equinix Press Release]</ref> Equinix recorded a continuous growth in its business, expanding its operations in different markets around the world.
Ten years after the company's inception, Equinix President and CEO, Steve Smitch announced the re-branding of Internet Business Exchange (IBX) data centers, calling them '''International Business Exchanges'''. It also launched its first '''Global Roaming Exchange (GRX)''' center in North America at its Washington DC area IBX.<ref>[http://www.equinix.com/news/press/na/2008/equinix_launches_new_corporate_brand_en/ Equinix Press Release]</ref> Equinix recorded a continuous growth in its business, expanding its operations in different markets around the world.
===Acquisitions===
As part of its expansion Equnix acquired the following properties since its establishment.
# April, 2004- purchased a 103,000 square feet data center in San Jose, CA <ref>[http://invest.equinix.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=122662&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=652027&highlight= Equinix Press release]</ref>
# September, 2005-purchased a new site for the Los Angeles data center <ref>[http://www.carrierhotels.com/news/2005/Sep/20/equinix_announces_acquisition_of_new_data_center_in_la_area_and_future_expansion_plans_company_plans_investor_conference_call.shtml New Data Center in LA]</ref>
# January, 2007- acquired a data center in Tokyo <ref>[http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/01/10/equinix-buys-tokyo-center-for-75m/ datacenterknowledge.com]</ref>
# September, 2007-acquired IXEurope, one of the leading provider of Colocation services in Europe for $482 million <ref>[
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/06/28/equinix-buys-ixeurope-for-482m/ IXEurope Acqusition]</ref>
# April, 2011- Equinix and Riverwood Capital, a private equity firm completed the acquisition of more or less 90 percent of ALOG Data Centers of Brazil S.A. The company invested an estimated $83 million cash. Under the agreement Equinix will hold a controlling interest over ALOG while Riverwood Capital will have a minority stake. The acquisition will give Equinix the leverage to tap the South American Market.<ref>[http://www.investinbrazil.biz/investmentbrazil/2011/04/equinix-inc-completes-acquisition-of-alog-data-centers-of-brazil-s-a/investinbrazil.biz]</ref>
==Corporate Rankings==
==Corporate Rankings==