EXHIBIT 99.1

IFX Continues Expansion With the Acquisition of Four Internet Service Providers
in Brazil.


MIAMI, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- IFX Corporation (Nasdaq: FUTR - news; "IFX")
continues its rapid expansion by announcing today that its affiliate, Unete.com
do Brasil S/C Ltda. has completed the acquisition of four Internet Service
Providers in Brazil, Conex Brasil S.A, W3 Informatica Ltda., K3 Informatica
Ltda, and Conex Canoas Ltda. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. The
addition of these ISPs brings to IFX six additional Points of Presence in
Brazil, concentrated around Porto Alegre and the surrounding cities of Novo
Hamburgo, Santa Maria, and Canoas.

The Company's recently appointed CEO, Mike Shalom said, "Brazil, with a
population of approximately 160 million, represents one of the most attractive
Internet markets in the Latin American region. We intend to add access points in
major metropolitan areas we don't already cover in the region."

IFX has the goal of providing seamless Internet service throughout the Americas
under the Unete(TM) brand name. IFX's expansion within the Brazilian Internet
market strengthens its position as a leading provider of Internet services in
Latin America.

IFX Corporation (http://www.ifxcorp.com) is a leading provider of Internet
services in Latin America under the Unete(TM) brand name (http://www.unete.com),
offering ISP services in over 100 cities throughout Latin America. IFX has
operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador,
Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela, and also offers its Latin American subscribers
local Internet access in many major cities in the United States. IFX also has
holdings in other Latin American Internet businesses, namely Yupi Internet Inc.
("Yupi") (http://www.yupi.com) and Telcom.Net LP ("Telcom.Net")
(http://www.telcom.net). Yupi is one of the largest Spanish-language Internet
networks in the world. Telcom.Net is a software company specializing in IP-based
communications and e-commerce solutions.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related
to the IFX's growth strategy in Brazil and Latin America. These statements
reflect IFX's current views with respect to future events and financial
performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially
from those indicated from such forward-looking statements, including the factors
set forth in IFX's reports and documents filed from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE: IFX Corporation