IIJ Service History

Date		History
1993	Jul.	Started UUCP Service
1993	Nov.	Launched Internet Access Service First in Japan
1994	May	Started Dial-up IP service First in Japan
1994	Nov.	Started Firewall service First in Japan
1996	Dec.	Started provision of IIJ4U
1997	Nov.	Started ISP business in the US (IIJ-A) First in Japan
1997	Nov.	Started IIJ Economy Service
1998	Apr.	Started IP multicust delivery service First in Japan
	Apr.	Established IIJ Research Laboratory
	Jul.	Started IIJ Post Office Service
	Aug.	Began development and sales of corporate access router "SEIL"
	Dec.	Started ID Gateway Service
	Dec.	Established industrial-academic joint project to promote IPv6
1999	Jun.	Introduced Service Level Agreement (SLA) Program First in Japan
1999	Aug.	Launched IPv6 Trial Service First in Japan
2000	Feb.	Launched "iBPS" outsourcing service (IIJ-Tech)
	Jul.	Designated official Internet supplier for G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit
	Sep.	Started IPv6 Native Service
	Dec.	Acquired Government's Contract for the Internet Fair 2001 Japan
2001	Jan.	IIJ IPv6 Native Service acquired "The Best Product and Service of Year 2000" in Nikkei Survey
	Mar.	Established "CDN JAPAN" Alliance for contents delivery business
	May	Started JPNAP service [Internet mutual connection service] (MFEED)
	Sep.	Launched IIJmio service
	Oct.	Launched high-end router "SEIL/neu" series
	Nov.	Started IPv6/IPv4 Dual Stack Service First in Japan
	Dec.	IIJ ranked No.1 in "Japan Internet Provider Survey of Year 2002"
2002	Feb.	Launched "Omnibus" Network Management Solution
	Apr.	Started IIJ Global VPN Service
	Jul.	IIJ Nominated for 2002 World Technology Award in Communications Technology
	Aug.	Launched "CDN JAPAN" Platform Business
	Nov.	Started IIJ VPN Standard Service
	Nov.	Launched "Resource on Demand DC Service"
	Dec.	IIJ awarded "Best Service Provider of Year 2002" in Nikkei Survey
2003	Feb.	Developed SEIL Management Framework (SMF) First in the world
	Apr.	Launched Network Integration Division as a new business unit
	May	Launched IP Telephony Service for individuals
	Dec.	Founding member of the "Messaging Anti Abuse Working Group(MAAWG)" First in Japan
2004	Apr.	Started Japan's First IPv6 Compatible Internet Broadcast Service First in Japan
	Apr.	Launched Solution Division as a new business unit
	Jul.	Joined "EPCglobal", the Network RFID Standards Organization
	Oct.	IIJ Ranked No.1 in Customer Satisfaction Study Conducted by J.D. Power Asia Pacific
	Dec.	Participated in Government RFID Pilot Project
2005	Feb.	Membership of Euro-IX, the largest European IX business organization (MFEED) First in Japan
	Feb.	Developed and began licensing "SEIL Engine" router software
	Mar.	Established "Japan Email Anti-Abuse Group (JEAG)"
	Mar.	Introduced Sender Authentication technology First in Japan
	Apr.	IIJ, ROOT and Novatec Jointly Developed Micro Multi-Platform Mobile Router
	Oct.	Started IIJ EPC Network Service
	Oct.	Started IIJ Internet-LAN Service
	Oct.	Started IIJ DDoS Solution Service
	Nov.	IIJ Ranked No.1 in Customer Satisfaction Study Conducted by J.D. Power Asia Pacific
2006	Jan.	Provided IIJ-SMF Service to NTT Com on OEM basis
	Feb.	Participated in Government RFID Pilot Project
	Mar.	Introduced "Source Address Validation" for all connectivity services First in Japan
	Mar.	Acquired Patent Rights to SMF
	Jun.	Started IIJ Managed VPN Pro Service
	Jul.	Started IIJ Managed IPS Service
	Sep.	Launched IIJ Secure MX Service
	Oct.	Started "iiMail", email solution for enterprise (IIJ-Tech)