Jon H. Paulsen Named Vice President of Real Estate for Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. , a leading owner and manager of corporate datacenters and Internet gateways, announced today that real estate industry veteran Jon H. Paulsen has been named Vice President of Real Estate for Digital Realty Trust. In this role, Mr. Paulsen will be responsible for developing and managing the broker community channel -- a new role at the company that reflects the importance of the brokerage community to Digital Realty Trust.

"Jon is very highly respected in the real estate community, and he brings great insight into how we can work closely with real estate brokers to ensure that all of their needs are met," said Michael F. Foust, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Realty Trust. "Having someone of Jon's experience and integrity focused exclusively on broker relations for us is indicative of the value we place on the role of the brokerage community in supporting the long- term success of Digital Realty Trust."

Mr. Paulsen has more than 20 years of real estate experience. He formerly held the position of Vice President of Acquisitions for the Western United Sates at Digital Realty Trust -- a role he played since October 2004 when Digital Realty Trust held its initial public offering. He joined Digital Realty Trust from GI Partners, Digital Realty Trust's predecessor company, where he was responsible for deal sourcing and property acquisitions with an emphasis on technology-related properties. Prior to that, Mr. Paulsen was a Director with Tishman Speyer Properties, opening its Silicon Valley office. Mr. Paulsen was also active as a real estate broker with Cushman & Wakefield in San Francisco. He earned his B.A. degree from University of Colorado.

About Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. owns, acquires, repositions and manages technology-related real estate. Digital Realty Trust's 62 properties, excluding one property held 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 11.4 million rentable square feet, including 1.7 million square feet of space held for redevelopment, Digital Realty Trust's portfolio is located in 25 markets throughout North America and Europe. For additional information, please visit the Digital Realty Trust's website at http://www.digitalrealtytrust.com/.

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