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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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