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| twitter        = equinix

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| keypeople      = [[Stephen M. Smith]] CEO & President <br>

| keypeople      = [[Stephen M. Smith]] CEO & President <br>

Keith D. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer <br>

[[Keith D. Taylor]], Chief Financial Officer <br>

Charles J. Meyers President, Equinix North America <br>

[[Charles J. Meyers]], President, Equinix North America <br>

Eric Schwartz President, Equinix Europe <br>

[[Eric Schwartz]], President, Equinix Europe <br>

Samuel Lee President, Equinix Asia-Pacific

[[Samuel Lee]], President, Equinix Asia-Pacific

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==History==

==History==

Jay Adelson and Al Avery founded Equinix, Inc. on June 22, 1998. Their idea was to provide physical interconnection between networks on the internet through a neutral party which they called Neutral Internet Exchange (NIX). The founders guiding principles were equality, neutrality and eliminating the middle man with a vision to unite major networks and interconnect content companies. The first IBX Data Center was opened in Ashburn Virginia on July 27, 1999.<ref>[http://www.equinix.com/company/history/ Equinix History]</ref>

Jay Adelson and Al Avery founded Equinix, Inc. on June 22, 1998. Their idea was to provide physical interconnection between networks on the internet through a neutral party which they called Neutral Internet Exchange (NIX). The founders guiding principles were equality, neutrality and eliminating the middle man with a vision to unite major networks and interconnect content companies. The first IBX Data Center was opened in Ashburn Virginia on July 27, 1999.<ref>[http://www.equinix.com/company/history/ Equinix History]</ref>

==Company Growth & Expansion==

==Company Growth & Expansion==

In order to attract networks, Equinix management used "match making" with content companies. AT & T and UUNet were the first two major networks interconnected using IBX Data Center, seven major companies followed and established a Point of Presence (PoP) in the company's data centers between 1999-2000. By August 2000, Equinix Initial Public Offering (IPO) raised over $270 million.<ref>[http://www.equinix.com/company/history/ Equinix History]</ref>

In order to attract networks, Equinix management used "match making" with content companies. AT & T and UUNet were the first two major networks interconnected using IBX Data Center, seven major companies followed and established a Point of Presence (PoP) in the company's data centers between 1999-2000. By August 2000, Equinix Initial Public Offering (IPO) raised over $270 million.<ref>[http://www.equinix.com/company/history/ Equinix History]</ref>

==Corporate Rankings==

==Corporate Rankings==

In 2009, Equinix was ranked as the 16th fastest growing tech company by Forbes.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/28/fast-tech-companies-tech-fasttech09_0129_newcomers.html www.forbes.com]</ref>

In 2009, Equinix was ranked as the 16th fastest growing tech company by Forbes.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/28/fast-tech-companies-tech-fasttech09_0129_newcomers.html www.forbes.com]</ref>

==ICANN and Equinix==

==ICANN and Equinix==

Equinix senior network engineer Louis Lee served as Chairman of [[ICANN]]'s Address Supporting Organization ([[ASO]]) Council from the American Registry for Internet Numbers ([[ARIN]]) region since 2004 to 2010.<ref>

Equinix senior network engineer Louis Lee served as Chairman of [[ICANN]]'s Address Supporting Organization ([[ASO]]) Council from the American Registry for Internet Numbers ([[ARIN]]) region since 2004 to 2010.<ref>

[http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/application-lee-cv-16mar10-en.pdf www.icann.org]]</ref>

[http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/application-lee-cv-16mar10-en.pdf www.icann.org]]</ref>