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IIJ Group Adds a New Feature to Automatically Detect and Remove the Winny File Sharing Program on IIJ Quarantine Network Solution Type B

Posted on: Thursday, 27 April 2006, 00:00 CDT

Automatically detects and removes Winny program files from PCs connected to a corporate network

Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI; TSE Mothers: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, and Net Care, Inc.(*1), IIJ's 52.5% owned subsidiary, today announced the addition of a new feature on the IIJ Quarantine Network Solution Type B service, which will enable it to automatically detect and remove the Winny file-sharing program. The new feature will be available starting April 27, 2006.

IIJ Quarantine Network Solution creates a secure internal local area network (LAN) environment by automatically detecting PCs with security weaknesses and isolating them from the network. In recent years there have been many instances in which personal or confidential information has been leaked from public institutions and private companies, and these leaks have been traced to PCs infected with viruses spread via the Winny program. For customers that prohibit the use of Winny files on their corporate network as part of their privacy policy, the IIJ Group has added a new feature to automatically detect and remove the Winny file-sharing program with the IIJ Quarantine Network Solution Type B service(*2).

With this new feature, the IIJ Quarantine Network Solution automatically checks for the existence of Winny program files as part of its regular assessment of the security level of PCs connected to a company network. If a Winny process is running, the process is stopped, and the Winny program files are deleted from the PC. The new feature can detect 82 versions of Winny, including various incarnations, and covers almost all known versions that make up the Winny network.

The IIJ Group will continue to provide innovative management solutions to improve network security for our customers.

(*1) Net Care's headquarters is Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo and its President and CEO is Koichi Suzuki

(*2) Quarantine Solution Type B uses a dedicated quarantine server installed at the customer's premises and quarantine software installed on each PC to provide quarantine services at the customer's premises when using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses to computers on the network when they boot up, rather than assigning static IP addresses to each PC). For details, see the attachment.

About IIJ

Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI, Tokyo Stock Exchange 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/.

About Net Care

Net Care, Inc. was established in February 1998 with Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ), CRC Solutions Corporation, and JGC Corporation as some of its major shareholders. Using the expertise accumulated in IIJ Group network support operations, Net Care provides outsource-on-demand solutions with features tailored to customer needs, including contact center operations and management, network support that includes failure response and supervision, help desk services, and a variety of network management solutions. http://www.netcare.co.jp/

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.

Source: Business Wire

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