Editing Switch and Data (section)

==Company history==
[[Image:nj site.jpg|thumb|Switch and Data's North Bergen, New Jersey Data Center site location]]
Switch and Data was founded in 1998 by James F. Lavin and Stephen Kelly.<ref name="aboutus" />  In March 2003, Switch and Data acquired [[PAIX]], the world's first commercial Internet [[peering]] exchange. The PAIX acquisition gave Switch and Data and strong presence in global Internet [[peering]] and added some of the world's leading Internet content and service providers as customers.<ref name="aboutus" /> Between 2004 and 2005, Switch and Data purchased RACO, Meridian Telesis and [[LayerOne]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoneplusmag.com |title=Switch and Data Buys RACO. |accessdate= 2003-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colo-x.com/content/by-kwd/uscolo |title=Switch and Data continue US colo consolidation |publisher=The Colocation Exchange}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoneplusmag.com/articles/521carrier03.html |title=Switch and Data Adds Another Layer. |accessdate=2005-02-01 |publisher= Phone Plus}}</ref> The company completed an initial public offering of its stock on February 8, 2007, and is currently traded on the [[NASDAQ]] exchange under ticker symbol SDXC. Switch and Data is headquartered in [[Tampa, Florida]].

Switch and Data was acquired by [[Equinix]] on May 4, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.equinix.com/news/press/na/2010/Equinix-Completes-Acquisition-of-Switch-and-Data-Strengthening-Its-Leadership-in-Data-Center-Services/|title=Equinix Completes Acquisition of Switch and Data Strengthening Its Leadership in Data Center Services |accessdate=2010-11-06}}</ref> for 683.4 Million.