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GLOBIX TO HOST ITN’S NEWS CHANNELS ON THE WEB

London — October 12, 2000 — Globix Ltd.,a leader in advanced Internet Data Center services, high-speed Internet access, and streaming media solutions for business, has announced a contract with ITN to host its radio channels on the Web – LBC 1152AM, News Direct 97.3FM and the ITN News Channel on digital radio – on the Globix worldwide Content Delivery Network.

ITN, Britain’s No. 1 news organisation, transmits its encoded content through two E1 leased lines to the Globix New Oxford Street SuperPOP Internet Data Centre, where it is hosted and distributed by Globix. The ITN content is streamed across the Internet in real time. ITN benefits from 24 x 7 monitoring, maintenance, extensive bandwidth resources and security provided by Globix. In addition, ITN’s operations staff has access to the Globix Data Centre 24 hours a day.

“Globix offered the best package for our needs,” said Ave Wrigley, online technical manager of ITN New Media. “The fact that Globix has a proven track record of streaming high-profile events reassured us that they could handle our business. Additionally, service continuity is crucial in broadcasting, and we’ve been very pleased with the level of service delivered by Globix on previous projects. Globix recently did an excellent job hosting our live Webcast of the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday pageant.”

John Moore, Globix general manager, said, “Streamed radio is really shaking up the broadcasting industry. We’re delighted to be working with ITN and providing them with the ability to syndicate their news on the Internet. Our 24 x 7 broadcast solution ensures that ITN’s latest and breaking news service is available and accessible by everyone.”

About Globix
Globix Ltd., a subsidiary of Globix Corporation (NASDAQ: GBIX), is a leading provider of advanced Internet services and connectivity for businesses in the United States and Europe. Through its high-speed, high-availability, fibre-optic network and state-of-the-art Internet Data Centres, 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.

Contacts:
Globix Corporation
Charles Strauzer
VP – Corporate Finance
212-625-7327
[email protected]

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