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Corporate History

Date History
1992 Dec. Established Internet Initiative Planning Inc. (Capital: JPY 18 million)
Dec. Became a founding member of the Internet Society
1993 May Renamed the corporate name as Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
Aug. Increased the capital to JPY 100 million
Nov. Launched IIJ Internet Service
1994 Feb. Registered as Special Type II Telecommunication Business
June Increased the capital to JPY 600 million
Oct Established Internet Initiative Tokai Inc.
Dec. Established Internet Initiative Kyushu Inc.
1995 Jan. Established IIJ Media Communications Inc.
Mar. Established Internet Initiative Chu-Shikoku Inc.
Apr. Opened Osaka Branch
July Established Atom Co., Ltd.
July Established Internet Initiative Hokuriku Inc.
Aug. Established Internet Initiative Tokai Inc.
Nov. Established Asia Internet Holding Co.,Ltd.
1996 Jan. Increased the capital to JPY 750 million
Feb. Opened Sapporo Branch
Mar. Established IIJ America Inc.
July Osaka Branch renamed the Kansai Branch
Nov. Established IIJ Technology Inc.
1997 Sep. Established Internet Multifeed Co.
1998 Feb. IIJ and regional affiliates merged (capital increased to JPY 842 million)
Feb. Established Net Care, Inc.
Mar. Increased capital to JPY 1.1 billion
Oct. Established Crosswave Communications Inc. (It filed corporate reorganization proceedings in August, 2003 and transferred its business operations to NTT Communications Corporation in December, 2003)
1999 Aug. Listed on the Nasdaq Market (NASDAQ: IIJI)
Aug. Increased capital to JPY 7,082 million
Aug. Launched IIJ IPv6 Connectivity Service
2000 June Established "i-Heart, Inc." in Korea with the Samsung Group
2001 May Opened Okinawa Office
2002 Aug Opened Toyota Office
2003 June Increased capital to JPY 7,765 million
Sep. Increased capital to JPY 13,765 million
2004 Oct. IIJ Financial Systems, wholly owned by IIJ Technology started its business by acquiring securities system operations from Yamatane.
2005 Oct. IIJ Media Communications Inc. transferred its systems integration business to IIJ Technology Inc. and integrated its broadcasting business and application hosting business with IIJ by merger
Oct. Asia Internet Holding Co., Ltd. merged with IIJ
Dec. Listed on the Mothers market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Dec. Increased capital to JPY 16,834 million
2006 Feb. Established "Internet Revolution Inc." with Konami Corporation.
Aug. Decreased capital to JPY 14,295 million (on non-consodidated basis)
Oct. Established Net Chart Japan Inc.
Dec. Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2007 Jan. Opened Yokohama Office
Apr.Established GDX Japan, K.K.
JuneEstablished hi-ho Inc.
JulyReceived a third-party stock allocation of Taihei Computer Co., Ltd.
JulyEstablished Trust Networks Inc.
2008Apr.Established On-Demand Solutions Inc.
JuneEstablished IIJ Innovation Institute Inc.
2009JulyTransferred control of IIJ Reserch Laboratry to IIJ Innovation Institute
2010Apr.IIJ Technology absorbed IIJ Financial Systems
Apr.IIJ absorbed IIJ Technology
Apr.Introduced Exective Officer System

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