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GLOBIX JOINS MICROSOFT WINDOWS MEDIA BROADBAND INITIATIVE
NEW YORK — December 7, 1999 — Globix Corporation (NASDAQ:
GBIX) today announced that it has joined the Microsoft Windows Media Broadband Jumpstart
Initiative to encourage rapid consumer adoption of broadband technology.
For consumers, the Jumpstart initiative is encouraging the release of many thousands
of new entertainment content offerings in high-quality Windows Media formats, all
easily accessible through a broadband guide section of the popular
WindowsMedia.com
site. Globix supports Windows Media and has produced several online events utilizing
this broadband enabling technology.
Some recent events produced by Globix using Windows Media:
The Broadband Jumpstart initiative, announced in September, is an industry
coalition that builds on the Windows Media technology platform to provide the
first end-to-end, open solution for promoting mainstream broadband adoption by
removing technological and market obstacles. The initiative has two fundamental
objectives: To provide consumers with a greater selection of high-quality content
by improving broadband business models, and to accelerate the adoption of broadband
services by home users.
“By utilizing the features that Windows Media provides, Globix is able to
offer its clients and their end users the best possible broadband experience. When
it comes to quality and adoption of broadband content, Microsoft has proven to be
a leader,” said Dan Rayburn, Worldwide Product Manager of Streaming Media
for Globix Corporation.
About Globix
Globix Corporation is a leading provider of Internet 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. Cutting-edge applications
include Co-Location, Web Hosting, Dedicated Access, Streaming Media, E-Commerce
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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