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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the leading owner and manager of corporate and Internet gateway datacenters, completed a Turn-Key Datacenter(TM) lease agreement in the third quarter of 2008 with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. to support the company's IT infrastructure. Under this agreement, Starwood will establish a new datacenter in a Digital Realty Trust property in the Southwestern United States to support the company's global operations.

Starwood (http://www.starwoodhotels.com) is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 900 properties in more than 100 countries and 155,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels' family of brands includes Westin(TM), W(TM), Sheraton(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, St. Regis(TM), The Luxury Collection(TM), Le Meridien(R), and the recently launched Aloft(SM), and Element(SM).

"Datacenters are critical assets for companies across all industries, and that is particularly true for a company like Starwood that relies on its computing infrastructure for so many aspects of its customer service. IT systems have become critical to the hospitality industry and serve as a competitive advantage for companies -- which is why corporate datacenters are such an important business asset," said Brent Behrman, Vice President of Enterprise Sales at Digital Realty. "Our Turn-Key Datacenter(TM) facilities provide state-of-the-art environments for supporting mission critical infrastructure, with advanced cooling, power and redundancy features to ensure that critical applications are available for employees and customers."

Digital Realty Trust Turn-Key Datacenter(TM) facilities provide state-of-the-art environments for supporting mission critical infrastructure, with advanced cooling, power, redundancy, and sustainability features to ensure that critical applications are available while optimizing energy efficiency. Digital Realty Trust's Turn-Key Datacenters(TM) are scalable from hundreds of kilowatts of IT Load to megawatts of IT load and are located in markets throughout North America and Europe. Each Turn-Key Datacenter(TM) facility is physically secure and features a state-of-the-art power and cooling architecture that has been optimized for green operation. Every Turn-Key Datacenter(TM) is built using the company's proprietary POD Architecture(TM) and uses metered power to ensure that clients pay only for the power that they use.

About Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. owns, acquires, redevelops, develops and manages technology-related real estate. The Company is focused on providing Turn-Key Datacenter(TM) and Powered Base Building(TM) datacenter solutions for domestic and international tenants across a variety of industry verticals ranging from information technology and internet enterprises, to manufacturing and financial services. Digital Realty Trust's 74 properties, excluding one property held as an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture, contain applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology industry tenants and corporate enterprise datacenter tenants. Comprising approximately 12.9 million rentable square feet as of August 6, 2008, including 1.9 million square feet of space held for redevelopment, Digital Realty Trust's portfolio is located in 27 markets throughout North America and Europe. For additional information, please visit Digital Realty Trust's website at http://www.digitalrealtytrust.com.

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     For Additional Information:
     A. William Stein
     Chief Financial Officer and
     Chief Investment Officer
     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
     +1 415-738-6500

     Pamela A. Matthews
     Investor/Analyst Information
     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
     +1 415-738-6500

     Chris Crosby
     Sales & Technical Services
     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
     +1 214-231-1350

SOURCE Digital Realty Trust, Inc.