Equinix, Inc., the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, and Travelweb LLC, a hotel distribution company ow...

Equinix, Inc., the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, and Travelweb LLC, a hotel distribution company owned by Hilton, Hyatt, InterContinental, Marriott and Starwood hotels, Priceline.com and Pegasus Solutions, today announced that Travelweb has selected Equinix's Dallas Internet Business Exchange (IBX) center as the new home for the company's mission critical IT infrastructure.

Travelweb and its distribution partners offer a fast and easy way to reserve quality hotel rooms through the Internet's largest network of hotels, which requires an Internet infrastructure that guarantees the highest levels of uptime, performance and redundancy. Within Equinix's network-rich Internet hub, Travelweb can quickly and easily implement a multi-carrier strategy, relying on an aggregation of network service providers, rather than a single provider for critical connectivity. This network diversity is an important element in implementing a more redundant network infrastructure. "As an online business that is dependent on fast and reliable performance, Travelweb is intensely focused on maintaining an IT infrastructure that can deliver the highest levels of uptime now and into the future as we expand," said Aaron Coleman, chief technology officer for Travelweb LLC. "After considering several options, we found Equinix to offer the highest-performance environment for our infrastructure. The company's singular commitment to providing state-of-the art data centers with an aggregation of every major network service provider made this an easy decision for Travelweb."

"With every major network and eight of the top 10 Web properties, Equinix's premium centers have become a central element to the online business infrastructure of the top names in e-commerce," said Peter Van Camp, CEO of Equinix. "Companies, like Travelweb, have found an ecosystem within Equinix that facilitates the greatest amount of choice and flexibility to enhance their online operations.


About Travelweb LLC
Travelweb LLC is a hotel distribution company. Owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation Hyatt Corporation, Marriott International, InterContinental Hotels Group, Starwood Hotels, priceline.com and travel technology provider Pegasus Solutions, Inc., Travelweb pioneered the seamless merchant distribution model which is credited for returning yield and revenue management capabilities back to hoteliers and for broadening their distribution options. Travelweb automates the distribution of discounted rooms and brings new cost and time efficiencies to the market.

Travelweb's private label offerings distributed through Travelweb.com and leading third-party Internet partners such as Lowestfare.com, AAVacations.com, Continental.com, and Pleasantholidays.com, give consumers access to a the largest selection of hotel accommodations at discounted rates online. Travelweb LLC is a private company headquartered in Dallas.

For more information on Travelweb, please visit www.travelweb.com


About Equinix
Equinix is the leading global provider of network-neutral data centres and Internet exchange services for enterprises, content companies, systems integrators and network services providers. Through the company's 14 Internet Business Exchange (IBX) centres in five countries, customers can directly interconnect with every major global network and ISP for their critical peering, transit and traffic exchange requirements. These interconnection points facilitate the highest performance and growth of the Internet by serving as neutral and open marketplaces for Internet infrastructure services, allowing customers to expand their businesses while reducing costs.

For more information on Equinix, please visit www.equinix.com