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IIJ to Provide IIJ SMF Service to NTT Com on OEM Basis; OCN to Offer OCN-SMF Service Using Proprietary IIJ Technology

Business Wire, Jan 30, 2006

TOKYO -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ:IIJI, Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced that it will provide the IIJ network management solution, IIJ SMF Service, to NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) on an OEM basis. NTT Com plans to use the IIJ SMF Service for its OCN SMF Service, a new solution in the OCN Internet VPN service product line, which is scheduled for release on January 31. IIJ views this partnership as a chance to further expand sales of its SMF technology and strengthen its position in the Internet VPN market.

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The IIJ SMF Service makes centralized management of network settings, operation, and administration, simple and easy. Customers need only to connect IIJ's proprietary SEIL routers to the Internet at each of their locations and power them up. The routers automatically complete all network configurations, including VPN and other settings. Customers can then manage the SEIL routers at all their locations through a special Web interface, which greatly reduces the work required to maintain equipment and add network functionality. This greatly reduces the costs associated with network administration.

NTT Com's OCN-SMF Service combines the IIJ SMF Service with Flet's-based corporate OCN Internet services to provide a new VPN solution. IIJ's part in the OCN-SMF Service is to provide the SEIL equipment rental component (*1) and the centralized administration component (*2), as well as SMF technical support.

IIJ and NTT Com plan to continue to work together to build systems using the OCN-SMF Service, expand sales, and provide customers with a broad range of services.

(*1) The "SEIL equipment rental component" is the IIJ SMF Service
     Adapter Rental.
(*2) The "centralized administration component" is the IIJ SMF Service
     Management service.

Notes:

1. For details on the IIJ SMF Service, see
    http://www.iij.ad.jp/service/system/IIJ-SMF.html.
2. For information on the OCN-SMF Service, see NTT Com's press release
    at http://www.ntt.com/release/.

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/.> 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.