IIJ Group Receives Mandate to Renovate and Operate Japan's Largest Campus Network, Rikkyo V-Campus.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2004 Project Will Further Expand Internet Connectivity and Campus IT Infrastructure That is Used by Approximately 25,000 Users Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ IIJ Internet Initiative Japan IIJ Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (Internet Service Provider) IIJ Indo-Iranian Journal IIJ Is It Jazz (Boston band) , NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : IIJIE), one of Japan's leading Internet access See how to access the Internet. and comprehensive network solutions providers, and IIJ Technology Inc. (IIJ-Tech), its 68.9% owned subsidiary, today announced that the two companies successfully received a mandate to renovate and continue operating the Internet connectivity and campus IT infrastructure for "Rikkyo V-Campus", which is Rikkyo University's main campus network. IIJ-Tech initially created and implemented the Rikkyo V-Campus in April 1999 and IIJ Group has been operating it ever since. V-Campus is one of the largest campus networks in Japan and includes the Internet connectivity and IT infrastructure platform that is used by the approximately 25,000 students, faculty, and alumni of Rikkyo University Rikkyo University (立教大学 Rikkyō daigaku . The renovation will include a major enhancement that will convert the campus network to a gigabit-class environment and will introduce the two following new major functionalities: 1) "V-Campus SPIRIT", a portal site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. that will allow the extended campus to access a community-wide message board, Webmail, personal information management, text and graphic data management, and group management, and 2) "V-Campus CHORUS", a system that will support student courses by providing online preparatory and review information and reference documents. In addition to these systems, the newly introduced "Inter-system password integration" will enable these systems to be linked seamlessly to each other with a single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. . Eventually, "Rikkyo V-campus" and all the other systems in the university will be linked together. All of the systems for Rikkyo V-Campus will be located at IIJ's Data Center and will be connected to each of Rikkyo University's campuses in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and Niiza, Saitama through a gigabit-class network that is operated and monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by IIJ Group engineers. Additionally, IIJ-Tech will implement such security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security as virus-scanning and an Intrusion Detection System This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. (IDS) to help Rikkyo University build a fully secure campus network system. IIJ Group received the mandate for the renovation because Rikkyo University has been extremely pleased with its 5-year relationship with IIJ Group. During this time, the University has seen on a first hand basis IIJ Group's expertise in building, operating and integrating stable large-scale email and network systems. The IIJ Group will continue to support IT development in institutions of higher-learning, including universities throughout Japan. As a "Total Solutions Provider", IIJ has the ability to deliver everything from network integration, construction and system consulting, to the daily monitoring and operation of network systems. About IIJ Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJIE) is one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers. The company has built one of the largest Internet backbone (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. networks in Japan, and between Japan and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . 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 data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , 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. About IIJ-Tech IIJ Technology Inc. (IIJ-Tech) was established in November 1996 by IIJ, Sumitomo Corp., Itochu Corp., Sumitomo Electric Industries Sumitomo Electric Industries (住友電気工業 , Hitachi Software Engineering, Sun Microsystems, Toyota, Hewlett Packard Japan and others. IIJ-Tech provides comprehensive Internet systems integration and consulting services for corporate networks and e-commerce systems. 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 furnished 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. |
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