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GLOBIX ADDS GIORGIO ARMANI WEB SITE TO ITS INTERNET DATA CENTER WARDROBE
NEW YORK — August 7, 2000 —
Globix Corporation (NASDAQ: GBIX), a leader in advanced Internet
Data Center services, high-speed access, and streaming media solutions for businesses, today
announced that it was co-locating the servers for the giorgioarmani.com Web site at the Globix
SuperPOP Internet Data Center in New York. Globix is also streaming Armani events and runway
shows over the Internet, a key component of the multimedia Armani site.
Launched July 10, www.giorgioarmani.com is an umbrella for
five Web sites tailored to represent the
five Armani lifestyle brands. The site incorporates sleek, innovative and intuitive design that reflects
the attitude and spirit of the Armani lifestyle brands. Streaming media, flash technology, original
music and the imagery of Armani fashion provide a rich and entertaining audio-visual experience
and enable users to explore and interact with the complete world of Armani in a comprehensive
fashion.
“Internet retailing is having a significant influence on the way people shop today, and as a luxury
fashion house with a pulse on the latest fashions, Giorgio Armani sees that,” said Marc H. Bell,
chairman and CEO of Globix. “The Armani Web site is taking full advantage of today’s multimedia
Web technologies, such as streaming media, to give its shoppers a unique and more rewarding
experience online. We’re proud that the Armani Group chose Globix for Internet services.”
“The selection of an Internet services company with a strong, international network backbone and
the ability to grow as the site grows is a critical component of the site’s success. We needed a
strong foundation to build on,” said Robert Triefus, executive vice president of worldwide
communications at Giorgio Armani. “Globix is a leader in high-quality streaming media, a key
component of our Web site. Choosing Globix meant that we could fulfill all of our Internet
requirements under one roof.”
About The Armani Group
The Armani Group is one of the leading fashion and design groups in the world today with overall
wholesale turnover of lire 2,680 billion in 1999. The group designs, manufactures and retails
fashion products, including apparel, accessories, eyewear, watches, home interiors and fragrances
and cosmetics, under a range of lifestyle brand names: Giorgio Armani, Armani Collezioni, Mani,
Emporio Armani, Armani Jeans and A / X Armani Exchange. The group’s exclusive retail network
currently comprises 55 Giorgio Armani stores, six Armani Collezioni stores, 129 Emporio Armani
stores, 54 Armani Exchange stores, four Armani Jeans stores and two Armani Junior in 33 countries.
About Globix
Globix Corporation Corporation is a leading full service provider of sophisticated Internet
solutions, including connectivity and advanced Internet services, for businesses in the United
States and Europe. Through its high-speed, fault-tolerant, fiber-optic network and
state-of-the-art Internet Data Centers in New York City, Santa Clara, CA and London, UK,
Globix delivers superior reliability, security and performance to companies using the
Internet to deploy mission-critical business strategies. Globix’s solutions include Co-Location,
Hosting and Dedicated Access. The Globix Applications Services Group offers services such as
Streaming Media, Electronic Commerce, Solutions Architecture and Internet Security.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional information
concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements is contained under the heading of Risk Factors listed from time
to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Globix Corporation
Charles Strauzer
VP, Corporate Finance
212-625-7327
[email protected]
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