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TIMESSQUARE2000.COM PARTNERS WITH GLOBIX TO PROVIDE TOTAL INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE OFFICIAL MILLENNIUM SITE
- Over 90 Million Viewers Expected to Log on to www.timessquare2000.com
- Web Site to be Hosted in all Three Globix SuperPOPs
- Globix Streaming Media Group to Produce Live Webcast
NEW YORK — December 20, 1999 — Globix Corporation (NASDAQ:
GBIX) and TimesSquare2000.com have joined forces to bring a 24-hour live Webcast
of the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration directly to the world.
Internet users from around the world who log
onto www.timessquare2000.com will see
all the activity at this gala celebration, including the traditional lowering of the
Times Square ball, live from New York City. Over 40 million people are expected to
visit the site in the days leading up to the event and over 50 million people are
expected to visit the site on New Year’s Eve and Day.
Globix is providing TimesSquare2000.com with every aspect of their Internet infrastructure including:
- Supplying the Internet servers and software that will operate the Web site and network
- The architecture, integration, testing and installation of the equipment and network
- Co-location of those servers in the Globix New York City, Santa Clara, CA and London, UK SuperPOPs
- Streaming media production for the Webcast of the festivities
- 24 x 7 monitoring, management and backup of the Web site, both before and after January 1st
“Globix, shared our vision of a site that would connect the world on this momentous occasion.
Through dedication and hard work, Globix was able to get TimesSquare2000.com up and running in
a minimal amount of time,” said Renata McGriff, Founder and CEO, TimesSquare2000.com.
“With millions of visitors expected to visit the site, we are confident that we can
efficiently handle the Internet traffic and provide our visitors with a revolutionary
entertainment hub on the Internet.”
The Globix Rapid Response Team was deployed to design and integrate a technology solution
for Times Square 2000 and to have the site and network up and running in a matter of days.
This new Rapid Response Team is part of the Application Services department at Globix. The
team offers a premium service and provides accelerated engineering and rapid assembly of a
Web site and its associated equipment.
“We are proud that TimesSquare2000.com chose Globix. The trust they showed in our people
validates their hard work and shows that companies want Globix to provide a one-stop
solution for their sophisticated Internet needs,” said Marc H. Bell, Chairman and CEO of
Globix Corporation. “TimesSquare2000.com put their company in our hands and gave us a very
tight schedule in which to deliver. Where other companies failed Globix stepped up and met
the challenge. Our staff executed professionally and swiftly to help our client put their
business and network online in a matter of days, I have nothing but the highest praise for
all of those involved.”
Dedicated to encompassing all aspects of the celebration, TimesSquare2000.com will also
feature a virtual concert, message boards, live chats, an online auction, exclusive
TimesSquare2000.com merchandise and much more. Following the New Year, TimesSquare2000.com
will morph into TimesSquareAlive.com, New York’s premier entertainment and information resource.
“With over 90 million expected visitors to their Web site, TimesSquare2000.com will make
history as one of the biggest corporate launches in history. People from around the world
will be able to visit this ‘virtual’ Times Square, that will let them experience one of the
most exciting and energetic parts of the ‘City That Never Sleeps,'” continued Bell.
“Globix is providing the continued management for this cutting-edge site and is proud to
also be a sponsor.”
The Globix Streaming Media Group is providing a complete solution for the
TimesSquare2000.com Webcast. Using both Microsoft’s streaming media platform,
Windows Media and RealNetworks G2, Globix will encode the broadcast for a range of
Internet connection speeds and provide a worldwide audience with access to this
once-in-a-lifetime event. Globix will provide a one-stop service that encompasses
live encoding, hosting the streams in the Company’s state-of-the-art Internet Data
Centers and broadcasting over the Globix streaming server farm and network.
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.
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.
About TimesSquare2000.com
Based in New York City, TimesSquare2000.com is the official Web site for the Times Square
Millennium celebration and the premier entertainment resource for information about New
York City. Produced in a joint effort between Times Square Media LLC, the Times Square
Business Improvement District and Countdown Entertainment, this multi-functional site
utilizes unsurpassed technology and strategic partnerships to feature streaming audio and
video, updated editorial content, direct ticket sales to events and E-commerce.
TimesSquare2000.com is available on the Web and to AOL members via keyword:
TimesSquare2000 and TimesSquareAlive.
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]
TimesSquare2000.com
Ruth Kaplan
Ruder-Finn
212-593-6427
[email protected]
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