IIJ Group to Provide Cloud Computing Service "IIJ GIO US Service" in the U.S.

TOKYO, March 22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ") (Nasdaq:IIJI) (TSE1:3774) and its 100% owned subsidiary, IIJ America Inc. ("IIJ America") today announced to jointly provide Cloud computing service "IIJ GIO US Service" in the United States of America.

IIJ GIO US Service will provide a high quality and flexible server environment in the United States by fully exercising the long and rich experience that IIJ has in operating IIJ GIO Service in Japan. Depending on the usage needs, users can choose Cloud server type from two categories: virtual and physical. In the virtual category, there are three different server grade types. Price range starts as low as 65 US dollars a month. Users can enjoy the service at a fixed monthly cost without having to worry about paying additional fee because IIJ GIO US Service does not charge by the traffic.

At the beginning of its service release, the facility of IIJ GIO US Service will be placed in the West Coast of the United States but is planning on increasing more facilities in the East Coast in order to meet the growing demands from social application providers and enterprise businesses that already have branches in the United States. Furthermore, other IIJ GIO Services that have already been implemented to many blue chip companies in Japan will be introduced to IIJ GIO US Service. Those additional services are namely IIJ GIO Hosting Package Service and IIJ GIO Storage Service. IIJ GIO US Service will allow companies to set up a server site in the United States at a short period of time.

IIJ Group seeks to introduce IIJ GIO US Service to both Japanese and local enterprises in the United States through IIJ America.

About IIJ

Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. 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, Cloud computing/data center services, security services, Internet access, and content distribution. Moreover, the company has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan, and between Japan and the United States. IIJ 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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