TOKYO, Oct. 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ)
(Nasdaq:IIJI) (TSE1:3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and
comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced it will use
Microsoft's platform product suite -- including the latest virtualization
technology, Hyper-V(TM) -- on IIJ's cloud computing platform IIJ GIO (*1) to
provide specialized platform services in a Windows Server(R) environment
starting in May 2010. With this service, corporate customers will be able to use
their Windows Server-compatible applications in a cloud-computing environment
without modification.
With the release of this new service, Microsoft Co., Ltd., working with each of
its software partners, will test each application to ensure a smooth transition
for corporate customers to cloud computing. Joint marketing activities for this
service will commence in November 2009. IIJ is targeting 4,000 server sales in
the first three years of operation.
This service enables customers to build a flexible cloud-computing environment
by selecting only those server resources (CPU, memory, disk space) necessary to
meet the needs of each business, and without the extra work of building one's
own corporate server. Using the Dynamic Datacenter Tool Kit to build data
centers for cloud computing -- with applications such as Microsoft's Hyper-V
virtualization technology and the System Center administration tool -- in
conjunction with the advanced cloud platform of IIJ GIO, IIJ will provide cloud
services optimized for a corporate system environment built on Windows Server.
With this configuration, each corporate user can easily and quickly build a
cloud-based Windows Server environment that is equivalent to their existing
system without modifying existing applications.
In the future, IIJ and Microsoft will perform joint technology testing with the
aim of providing services that can be run either on the company's own system or
on a cloud environment -- whichever is more appropriate -- in order to meet the
broad needs of our corporate customers.
*1 IIJ GIO: IIJ GIO is the name of IIJ's new cloud service announced on October
5, 2009. For details, see the following URL.
http://www.iij.ad.jp/en/news/pressrelease/2009/1005.html
About IIJ
Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) (Nasdaq:IIJI) (Tokyo Stock
Exchange 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/.
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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/
