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iWON.COM TAPS GLOBIX FOR CUTTING-EDGE INTERNET SOLUTIONS
NEW YORK — July 10, 2000 —
Globix Corporation (NASDAQ: GBIX), a leading business Internet infrastructure and
streaming media solutions company, today announced that it is co-hosting the high-traffic iWon.com Web site, a leading Internet destination portal, and is providing iWon with a wide array of Internet
solutions.
iWon is co-locating its Internet servers and applications in the Globix world-class Internet Data Center facilities
in New York. The Globix solution includes providing iWon with systems architecture and integration, customized
power configurations, streaming media applications and multiple T-1 and T-3 circuits connected to the newly
enhanced 32 Gbps capacity Globix tier-1 international backbone network.
Launched only nine months ago, iWon has become a top-rated portal, ranking No. 1 in Visits per Person and No.
2 in Time Spent at the Site per Person at Work for the top 50 Web sites (Nielsen//Net Ratings, week ending July
2, 2000) by combining premier e-commerce, content and search partners with the largest guaranteed cash
giveaway on the Internet. iWon gives away $10,000 every day, 30 $1,000 prizes every week, $1 million every
month and $10 million on Tax Day to users who accumulate entries through regular activities such as searching
the Web, reading news, checking e-mail or tracking stocks. iWon users spend an average time of 28 to 33 minutes
online, and the Web site ranks No. 4 in terms of Page Views at Work among the top 50 Web sites (Nielsen//Net
Ratings, week ending July 2, 2000).
“It is critical that iWon.com be available to provide round-the-clock services to our users. With the tremendous
growth we have experienced over the past nine months, it was of the utmost importance to have a rigorous and
reliable back-end Internet solution,” said Jonas Steinman, iWon founder and co-CEO. “Globix has a top-of-the-line
network, superior facilities, expertise in streaming media, and the bandwidth capacity we need to support our
current and future demand.”
“iWon’s success has been monumental, even in an era full of Internet success stories,” said Marc H. Bell, chairman
and CEO of Globix. “In todays market, having an Internet solutions provider that can manage such tremendous
growth is vital to continued success, and we are thrilled that iWon has chosen Globix to meet those demands.”
About iWon
iWon.com currently attracts one out of every nine people who visit the Web from work and one out of
every 10 who visit from home (Media Metrix, May 2000). iWon.com provides users with world-class
content and functionality, and has many of the same partners as Yahoo, including Reuters, AP,
WeatherNews Inc., Autoweb, Travelocity, Gist and Lottonet. To date, iWon has given away more
than $21 million in cash prizes. For details and official rules, visit http://www.iwon.com.
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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