Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Selects Equinix to Enhance [...]


Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Selects Equinix to Enhance Web Operations


equinix.com logo📅 - Equinix, Inc. (equinix.com), creator and operator of neutral Internet Business Exchange centers, announced yesterday thatWashingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (http://www.washingtonpost.com), The WashingtonPost company's new media and electronic publishing subsidiary, has selectedEquinix IBX centers to enhance the performance of washingtonpost.com, one ofthe top five general news sites on the Internet.

As a part of the agreement, WPNI will move all washingtonpost.com Weboperations to Equinix's neutral IBX environment. By moving to Equinix, WPNIwill have the flexibility to choose from the wide aggregation of Internetinfrastructure companies offering their services within Equinix's openmarketplaces, including more than 65 carriers and network service providers.By directly connecting within the same center to its strategic businessproviders, such as Global Crossing, WPNI will enhance the performance of itsWeb properties by having a direct connection rather than a circuitous pathto reach its Internet infrastructure providers.
"At a time when online news sources have become a critical resource for thelatest breaking news, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive requires thehighest performing and most reliable Web operations to ensure maximumavailability to its more than three million monthly visitors," said PeterVan Camp, chairman and CEO of Equinix. "The Equinix solution enablesWashingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive to realize significant cost-reductionsfor transit circuits, enhanced speed and reliability of service forend-users through direct interconnection, fast and convenient provisioning,and unmatched scalability through the wide selection of services andproviders within Equinix IBX centers."
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive is the new media and electronicpublishing subsidiary of The Washington Post company. Its mission is todevelop the company's editorial products and businesses on the Internet andacross all electronic content delivery platforms. The company's flagshipproduct is washingtonpost.com, one the top five general news sites on theInternet.

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