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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the leading owner and manager of corporate data centers and Internet gateways, today announced that T-Systems (www.t-systems.com), the global information and communications technology company, has selected two of Digital Realty Trust's Internet Gateway Facilities to house mission critical technology infrastructure for its network.

T-Systems is one of the world's leading providers of information and communications technology (ICT). Within the Deutsche Telekom group, T-Systems is responsible for supporting the business customer segment, ranging from medium-sized and large companies all the way up to multinational corporations and public institutions. The company has 51,000 employees in more than 20 countries worldwide.

"Digital Realty Trust has proven to be a true partner to T-Systems, working closely with us to address our complex technical needs as well as our financial goals," said John Sarkis, Director of Network Planning, T-Systems North America Inc. "The team at Digital Realty Trust understands the needs of carriers and has demonstrated a real dedication toward the telecommunications equipment housing market. We look forward to a long collaboration with Digital Realty Trust to support the growth of our global network."

"Digital Realty Trust's relationship with T-Systems is highly productive because its network planning team has a clear vision for what it wants to achieve and because our team has a can-do attitude about accomplishing the technical and business goals of our customers," said Michael F. Foust, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Realty Trust. "Digital Realty Trust understands the specific needs of telecommunications companies because that is our background as well, and we make it our mission to leverage that expertise to provide value to our clients at every turn. That is a truly unique value proposition for customers in this market."

For more information about Digital Realty Trust's Internet Gateways visit www.digitalrealtytrust.com.

About Digital Realty Trust's Meet Me Rooms and Turn-Key Datacenter Facilities

Digital Realty Trust offers telecommunications carriers and network ISPs advanced Meet Me Room facilities through its nationwide portfolio of Internet Gateway Facilities, allowing telecom carriers and network service providers to cost-effectively cross connect their networks to support the buying, selling and sharing of bandwidth. Digital Realty Trust's Meet Me Rooms -- which are located in Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, New York/New Jersey, Los Angeles and Santa Clara -- offer carriers an environment that meets all of their technical needs while supporting their business goals with amenities such as no cross connection fees.

Digital Realty Trust's Turn-Key Datacenter Facilities are move-in ready, physically secure facilities with the power and cooling capabilities to support critical enterprise applications. Digital Realty Trust offers scalability from a hundred square feet to thousands of square feet in state-of-the-art facilities with true carrier and managed service provider neutrality. Digital Realty Trust's facilities are fully managed by its world-class operations and engineering teams to support 24/7 mission-critical applications.

About Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. owns, acquires, repositions and manages technology-related real estate. The Company's 38 properties contain applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology industry tenants and corporate enterprise data center tenants. Comprising approximately 8.2 million net rentable square feet, excluding space held for redevelopment, Digital Realty Trust's property portfolio is located throughout the United States and in Western Europe. For additional information, please visit the company's website at www.digitalrealtytrust.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, including current expectations, forecasts and assumptions related to our market position in the United States and Europe. These current expectations, forecasts and assumptions involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include adverse economic or real estate developments in our markets or the technology industry; general economic conditions; defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants; increased interest rates and operating costs; failure to obtain necessary outside financing; decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and completing acquisitions; failure to successfully operate acquired properties and operations, our relatively limited operating history in Europe, failure of acquired properties to perform as expected; failure to maintain the Company's status as a REIT; environmental uncertainties and risks related to natural disasters; financial market fluctuations; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; and changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports and other filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

     For Additional Information:

     Media Contact:
     Rich Miller
     415-462-5633
     rmiller@digitalrealtytrust.com

     Business Contact:
     Chris Crosby
     214-231-2491
     ccrosby@digitalrealtytrust.com

     Investor/Analyst Contact:
     Bill Stein
     415-738-6500

SOURCE  Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

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ccrosby@digitalrealtytrust.com, or Investors/Analysts, Bill Stein,
+1-415-738-6500, all of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
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    /Web site:  http://www.t-systems.com /
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