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IIJ America to Offer New Hosting Service, Point Red

Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:00pm EDT
TOKYO, April 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IIJ America, Inc. (IIJ America), one
of Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. (IIJ) (Nasdaq:IIJI) (TSE1:3774)'s US-based
subsidiaries, today announced the launch of the newly developed Point Red
hosting service.

The Point Red hosting service provides servers that reside on the IIJ group's
wide-area backbone. Customers can use this service for a variety of
applications, such as for building websites, without any of their own equipment.
IIJ America's specialized engineers monitor the servers and network conditions
24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing the level of stability and
availability required by today's businesses. Shared servers, virtual dedicated
servers, and dedicated servers are available to meet a wide range of customer
needs and applications.

Point Red service menu highlights

 + Shared Server service

   The shared server service is a low-cost solution for website
   hosting only.
   (Service Features)
    - 1 GB disk space
    - Server and disk-space administration is performed by IIJ
      America, enabling the customer to establish a low-cost
      website without purchasing any equipment.
    - The customer can monitor server conditions in real time
      through the Plesk Control Panel integrated server
      administration tool by Parallels.

 + Virtual Private Server service
   The virtual dedicated server service provides each customer with
   a dedicated virtual environment.
   (Service Features)
    - Self-managed service that allows the customer to manage their
      own server domain.
    - A range of software applications can be installed in addition
      to the Web server.
    - Virtualization technology Xen is used to build a fast stable
      server environment even within a virtual environment.
    - Disk volume can be freely expanded from 20 GB to 40 GB, and
      memory from 512 MB to 2048 MB, to meet customer needs.
    - Server and network equipment is fully redundant to achieve
      the stability demanded by businesses.
    - IIJ America can also provide a "managed service" for
      administration of the server domain (additional fee
      required). When using the managed-service option, the
      customer can use the Plesk Control Panel to monitor server
      conditions.

 + Dedicated Server service
   Each customer is provided a dedicated server that enables the
   customer to customize the environment as necessary.
   (Service Features)
    - Self-managed service that allows the customer to manage their
      own server domain.
    - A range of software and applications can be installed in
      addition to the Web server.
    - Redundant hard drives reduce the risk of system failure.
      Additional memory and hard disks, RAID configuration changes,
      and other system customization is available to meet customer
      requirements (additional fee required).
    - The customer can opt to select dedicated Internet bandwidth,
      from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps (additional fee required).
    - Depending on the site, additional security features, such as
      virus scanning and SSL, are available (additional fee
      required).
    - The Plesk Control Panel is available to simplify server
      administration for the customer (additional fee required).
IIJ America is a specialist in dedicated Web hosting services. This new hosting
service gives the customer a greater degree of flexibility and freedom to run
other applications in addition to the basic Web server, and to build the optimum
server environment without the need to purchase any equipment. IIJ America will
continue to expand its service lineup to meet increasingly diverse customer
needs.

 Service Fees
 --------------------------------------------------------------
                          Disk         Initial     Monthly
                          space          Fee         Fees
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 Shared Server
  service                   1GB        USD 50      USD 25
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 Virtual
  Server    Standard       20GB        USD 50      USD 49.95-*
   Private               --------------------------------------
   service  Super          30GB        USD 50      USD 73.95-*
                         --------------------------------------
            Max            40GB        USD 50      USD 145.95-*
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 Dedicated Server
  service                146GBx2       USD 420     USD 449 -*
 --------------------------------------------------------------
* Contract of Virtual Private Server service and Dedicated Server service is one
year.

About IIJ

Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) (Nasdaq:IIJI) (TSE1:3774)
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 First Section of the Tokyo
Stock Exchange in 2006. For more information about IIJ, visit the IIJ Web site
at http://www.iij.ad.jp/en/.

The Internet Initiative Japan Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4613

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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CONTACT: IIJ Corporate Communications
         +81-3-5259-6310
         press@iij.ad.jp
         http://www.iij.ad.jp/en/



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