IIJ Introduces Version of Mozilla Thunderbird(TM) Mail Client to IIJ4U and IIJmio Users as a Free Add-on Service; Highly Secure Mail Client to Be Distributed with Customized IIJ Add-on Features as Part Of IIJ's Anti-Spam Measures.TOKYO -- 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 : IIJI IIJI Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. , TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). Mothers: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access See how to access the Internet. and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced it will begin free distribution of the Mozilla Thunderbird(TM) e-mail client with the world's first XML-based policy control mechanism. The service will be made available to individual users of IIJ's Internet access services IIJ4U and IIJmio starting August 30, 2006. This distribution will be bundled with add-on features (*1) that are customized for IIJ4U and IIJmio customers. This customized version of Thunderbird thunderbird In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder. and the add-on features were developed in cooperation with Mozilla Japan (a limited liability non-profit mutual benefit corporation), and they were customized to be compliant with the anti-spam measures promoted by the Japan E-mail Anti-Abuse Group (JEAG) (*2). When IIJ users connect using this customized version of Thunderbird, the mail server address, port number, and other pieces of information will already be configured. Upon entering only a minimum amount of data, such as a user name, users can connect to the IIJ mail server using Thunderbird. Thunderbird users can also download add-on features to easily expand the available features and customize the application. Thunderbird makes e-mail much safer for customers while simultaneously using the anti-spam programs offered by ISPs. IIJ will continue to improve its services and give customers the most user-friendly and secure mail environment possible. (*1) Add-on Features: A method of adding new features to the Firefox and Thunderbird applications. These are like mini-programs that provide more functionality than simple plug-ins. (*2) Japan Email Anti-Abuse Group (JEAG): Established in March 2005 by Japan's telecommunications industry to examine anti-spam technology. The group consists of major ISPs, mobile telephone carriers, and other companies. They have published three advisory papers and promote anti-spam programs. About Mozilla Thunderbird(TM) Thunderbird is a open-source, free e-mail client application developed by the Mozilla Project. It has superior security features including built-in, self-teaching spam filters and phishing detection and alert features. It also uses the much touted Ajax (*3) to provide the benefits of asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. e-mail operation. (*3) Ajax: An abbreviation abbreviation, in writing, arbitrary shortening of a word, usually by cutting off letters from the end, as in U.S. and Gen. (General). Contraction serves the same purpose but is understood strictly to be the shortening of a word by cutting out letters in the middle, for asynchronous JavaScript and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. . It is a technology that uses the built-in JavaScript class XMLHttpRequest to implement asynchronous transmissions that perform convenient functions. About IIJ Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI, Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Main stock market of Japan, located in Tokyo. It opened in 1878 to provide a market for the trading of government bonds newly issued to former samurai. Mothers: 3774) is one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers. IIJ and its group of companies provide total network solutions that mainly cater to high-end corporate customers. The company's services include high-quality systems integration and security services, Internet access, hosting/housing, and content design. Moreover, the company has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan, and between Japan and the United States. IIJ was listed on NASDAQ in 1999 and on the Mothers market of Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2005. For more information about IIJ, visit the IIJ Web site at http://www.iij.ad.jp/en/. The statements within this release contain forward-looking statements about our future plans that involve risk and uncertainty. 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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