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GLOBIX SELECTED BY MICROSOFT TO WEBCAST THE LAUNCH OF WINDOWS 2000

NEW YORK — February 17, 2000 — Globix Corporation (NASDAQ: GBIX), a leading business Internet and streaming media solutions company, today announced that Microsoft has chosen the Globix Streaming Media Group to Webcast the official Windows 2000 Launch Keynote by Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., from the Windows 2000 Conference & Expo in San Francisco.

The Webcast will be streamed live on Thursday, February 17, 2000 at 12:30 p.m. EST at www.microsoft.com/windows2000/launch/keynote.asp. Users can tune in using the FREE Microsoft Windows Media Player.

“We are thrilled to be Webcasting Bill Gates’ keynote address launching one of the most anticipated software products to date. Windows 2000 together with Windows Media make it easier for both Enterprise and Consumer to see and hear today’s hottest content on the Web. Globix is helping to promote the adoption of this technology for broadband and streaming. Companies can come to us, not only for their streaming media needs, but for a total Internet outsourcing solution,” said Dan Rayburn, Worldwide Product Manager of Streaming Media for Globix.

Recent streaming events produced by Globix using Windows Media:

  • A&E;’s Live By Request: The Eurythmics
  • Boxing.com’s live Webcast of the Tyson / Francis fight
  • The live Webcast of Bon Jovi, from the band’s recording studio
  • Celebrity pre-show festivities at the premier of “Boiler Room” for Reel Previews.com

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, high-availability, 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 solutions include Co-Location, Hosting and Dedicated Access. The Application Services group at Globix 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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