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IIJ Launches Emergency Virus Countermeasure Service; Provided as the First Service in the Series of E-Mail Solutions Enhancement TOKYO --(Business Wire)-- April 15, 2004 -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJIE), one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced the launch of the Company's new Emergency Virus Countermeasure Service. The service will help customers combat mail-system failures that are caused by viruses. While these types of failures do not often cause a complete system shut-down, they are a major factor influencing overall mail-system performance. The aim of the service is to provide urgent countermeasures against mail-system failures that cannot be prevented with conventional virus scanning while also increasing the mail-system's ability to resist against future failures.Mass-mailing worm viruses(*1) like MyDoom and Netsky propagate themselves by sending out volumes of e-mail from an infected machine. The system damage that can be caused by viruses is growing every day. Even when companies install virus-scanning and removal functions on company PCs and e-mail systems, the enormous quantity of e-mails created by the virus on the infected machine from the outside can overload systems and prevent normal operation. In extreme cases, when an e-mail system crashes, the ability of a company's operations to function normally can be severely impeded. On a bad day, IIJ receives hundreds of thousands of virus-infected e-mails from the company's publicly displayed e-mail address, which is 30 to 100 times higher than the number of legitimate emails received. As a result, IIJ has implemented a distribution flow control system and other measures to create an environment in which valid e-mail distribution is not affected. The development of the new Emergency Virus Countermeasure Service benefited from IIJ's extensive experience in operating and maintaining its own e-mail services as well as its commercial mailbox services. This service will be the first service in a series of Total Mail Solutions(*2) that is being rolled out by the IIJ group. Prices will be determined separately based on customer requirements. The IIJ Group joined the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) in January 2004 with IIJ America Inc., and IIJ is going to participate in a working group in Japan on this matter. IIJ will move actively against viruses and spam to help create a safe, stable Internet environment for customers. Emergency Virus Countermeasures Service Description Features; - Customer e-mail system analysis and consulting - Design, installation, operation and support of e-mail system - Tuning and customization of existing customer e-mail systems The initial charge for the "Emergency Virus Countermeasure Service" will be JPY-600,000 and will increase depending on individual, case-by-case use. Note: (*1) A program that causes destruction while continuing to make copies of itself (*2) Details on the Total Mail Solution are scheduled to be released in the middle of May. About IIJ Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJIE) is Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions provider. The company has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan, and between Japan and the United States. IIJ and its group of companies provide total network solutions that mainly cater to high-end corporate customers. Services range from the delivery of new generation network services over an optical-fiber infrastructure that is optimized for data communications, to the construction of pan-Asian IP backbone networks. The company also offers high-quality systems integration and security services, internet access, hosting/housing, and content design. The statements within this release contain forward-looking statements about our future plans that involve risk and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Internet Initiative Japan Inc. with the SEC, specifically the most recent reports on Forms 20-F and 6-K, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. |
