Open-IX Announces Publication of OIX-1 IXP Standard and OIX-2 Data Center Standard by ANSI Standard Review Board

Sept. 10, 2020

NEW YORK, September 10, 2020  – The Open-IX Association (“Open-IX”), a 501(c)(6) non-profit industry association and Accredited Standards Developer (ASD) of American National Standards announces the final publication of its Data Center Technical Standard (OIX-2), and its Internet Exchange Standard (OIX-1) as American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards.

Phillip Koblence elected Chair of the Open-IX IX Committee

Sept. 9, 2020

Phillip Koblence co-founded NYI (www.nyi.net) in 1996. Since then, he has successfully navigated through an ever-shifting infrastructure landscape and grown the company from a single data center in Lower Manhattan to a robust network with executional capabilities in key national and international markets.

Open-IX Announces Beta Launch of New Interconnection Navigator

July 29, 2020

Free-to-public research and analysis tool developed to add additional transparency and accessibility to interconnection services and internet exchange points

NEW YORK, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open-IX Association (Open-IX), a 501(c)(6) non-profit industry association formed to promote the expansion and proliferation of interconnection and internet exchange points (IXPs), released the beta version of its Interconnection Navigator. Hosted at www.open-ix.org/navigator, the tool leverages publicly available data from PeeringDB to create graphical representations of how interconnection has grown and changed over the years.

2019 Board Candidates

Feb. 24, 2020

Brian Malcolm joins the Open-IX Marketing Committee

Jan. 7, 2020

Brian Malcolm is a graphic designer with more than 20 years experience in corporate communications. With expertise in branding, print and packaging design, as well as digital user experience, he has done award-winning design work for such notable clients as Newell Brands, ADP, ServiceMaster, United IX, Barenbrug USA, eyebobs, TeacherEase, and Bulletproof Coffee. He has experience with myriad associations and non-profits, including the Warehousing Education and Resource Council (WERC), the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel (AMEC), and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). Brian lives and works in the western suburbs of Chicago.