IIJ to Expand Features of IIJ Managed VPN Pro Service; Greater customer satisfaction to be provided through feature enhancements, including international VPN connections and a new VPN topology.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 that it will introduce significant feature enhancements to its IIJ Managed VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Pro service on September 4, including a new topology topology, branch of mathematics, formerly known as analysis situs, that studies patterns of geometric figures involving position and relative position without regard to size. and the ability to create international VPN connections to domestic and overseas locations. These new features can be used to create an intra-site network for global corporations, offering the customer a fully-managed, Internet-based VPN. New Feature Descriptions --International VPN connections Until now, the IIJ Managed VPN Pro service could only create VPNs between domestic locations, but the addition of an overseas connection option means customers will be able to establish VPN connections between domestic and overseas locations. By using the IIJ Managed VPN Pro framework, companies will now be able to connect with their overseas offices using the same low-cost corporate network that they use to connect with domestic locations. --Additional VPN topology With the Dual Star Dual Edge configuration--one of the four configurations provided by the IIJ Managed VPN Pro service-- redundant lines were required at both the parent and child nodes. However, now customers can create redundancy at the parent node alone, enabling redundancy of equipment and lines at the network center and providing the higher reliability of low-cost WANs that today's market demands.
(*) indicates new feature
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Network
configuration Redundancy Monthly fee
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Single star single No redundancy (single Starts at 6,900 yen
edge configuration) per location
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Dual star dual Complete redundancy through Starts at 14,000 yen
edge VPN equipment and line per location
redundancy
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- Redundancy of the parent
* Dual star single line alone Starts at 7,900 yen
edge - Redundancy of both parent per location
and child lines
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ISDN backup ISDN line used to provide Starts at 9,000 yen
backup per location
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--Cold standby option (available starting October 1, 2006) Customers will soon have the cold standby option to add to the existing two maintenance options of send-back maintenance and online maintenance. By enabling the customer to replace the VPN device themselves, this new option ensures that the network can be restored as quickly as possible in the unlikely event of a failure. IIJ is planning further improvements to its product features, such as a Web interface via which administrators can view settings and traffic graphs. IIJ is committed to further enhancing its service features and to increasing convenience for all of its customers. 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 Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the , Internet access, hosting/housing, and content design. Moreover, 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 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 forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. 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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