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• PIPE Networks picks Equinix for PPC-1 interconnect

  PIPE Networks (ASX: PWK) has picked the Equinix data centre in Sydney as an interconnect provider for the recently launched PPC-1 undersea cable.

• Equinix ups US access for Aussie customers

  Equinix has acquired Switch & Data Facilities Company in a $689 million deal that will see the data centre services provider expand its presence from six to 22 markets.
  

• Alcatel-Lucent, Equinix debut Ethernet 'exchange'

  Alcatel-Lucent and data services provider Equinix have developed a program aimed at helping Ethernet carriers interconnect their networks.

• Equinix power outage downs VoIP, tweets up a storm

  Twitter has been flooded with complaints about a power outage at Equinix's Sydney data centre which apparently knocked out data and network systems, including VoIP.

• Web-hosting firms defy recession

  After the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, mothballed data centers operated by bankrupt companies such as Exodus and PSINet were the most visible signs of the IT-driven downturn. Today, despite the worst recession in 50 years, Web hosting is one of the few thriving segments of the IT industry.