IIJ-Tech Launches IBPS Server Management Service
Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (“IIJ”, NASDAQ: IIJI, TSE1: 3774), one of Japan’s leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced that IIJ Technology Inc. (“IIJ-Tech”), IIJ’s 100% owned subsidiary, will release the IBPS Server Management Service which provides servers on demand from August 1, 2007.
The IBPS Server Management Service provides customers the optimum server solution in a very short time when they need it using the Data Center Automation software developed by Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ: OPSW). This service is ideal for customers that maintaining websites with high periodic fluctuations in traffic, such as websites that facilitate marketing campaigns. It is also ideal for customers who want to minimize equipment cost risks on systems whose traffic demands are not clearly forecasted. Customers also find the service useful to customers investigate ways of reducing the initial investment of system renewal.
IBPS Server Management Service Feature Highlights
— Provides Resources on Demand IIJ-Tech will retain servers as the resources for this service and provide customers their necessary amount of the resources when they need them. Customers can respond quickly and flexibly to temporary spikes and dips in system traffic without purchase of their own servers.
— Responds flexibly through custom systems Since the customers’ peculiar server specifications are managed through the provisioning tool(*), customers can use stable systems that meet their requests without any impact by other users or services.
— Reduces initial construction time and raise quality This service enables the reduction of initial configuration time since the provisioning tool allows central administration of each customers’ server configurations, enabling comprehensive semi-automated construction from basic system to monitoring system. This service also realizes the premium quality of customers’ system integrity due to standardization and sharing of the package configuration file and other files.
— Rapidly update files like security patches Security patches and other files updates are applied semi-automatically, enabling all servers to be updated rapidly.
The Server Management Service is added to IIJ-Tech’s IBPS service lineup that already released the Data Management Service and the Network Management Service, both on-demand services. Customers can now freely mix and match server, storage, and network components to create the ideal system for their needs by our IBPS service.
IIJ-Tech will continue to construct and manage high-quality systems that flexibly and rapidly respond to customer needs.
(*) Provisioning tool
A tool that quickly deploys preinstalled network equipment and system resources in response to customer demands. The IBPS Server Management Service uses the provisioning tool, Opsware Server Automation System. (http://www.opsware.com)
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. The company has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan, and between Japan and the United States. 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/.
About IIJ-Tech
IIJ Technology Inc. (IIJ-Tech) was established in November 1996 to spread out IIJ’s superior network technology and forward vision to provide the system building and operation services to fill customers’ expectation. IIJ-Tech builds Internet business systems and corporate information systems, as well as builds and operates many systems for government and financial institutions and systems for e-commerce, financial transactions, ISP/ICP, extranets, intranets, and ASPs. More information about IIJ-Tech is available at http://www.iij-tech.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.