GDX Expands Features on the GDX Drop Box Corporate File Transfer Service

GDX Client creates user environment that is operating system and mail client independent

June 09, 2009
GDX Japan Inc.

TOKYO--June 9, 2009--Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", NASDAQ:IIJI; TSE1: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, and GDX Japan Inc. ("GDX Japan"), IIJ's 51% owned subsidiary, today announced the June 2009 release of the newly developed GDX Client, a desktop application software that makes using the GDX Drop Box corporate file transfer service even easier.

GDX Drop Box is a file transfer system that uses the GDX Trusted Platform--a proprietary messaging network that operates over the Internet--to transfer large-size files easily and safely. GDX Drop Box enables users to transfer files safely and reliably to multiple specified recipients, rather than a large number of unspecified recipients. Files and their transfer routes are automatically encrypted on the GDX Trusted Platform, and a transmission log details the sender, recipients, and a description of the files transferred, providing businesses with the level of security that they are looking for in a file transfer system.

GDX Drop Box used to be available only to Windows users via the GDX Plug-in for Windows-based mail clients(*1), and GDX Client was developed to enable users of the Mac OS and other mail clients to take advantage of this service. GDX Client is a desktop application that uses the Adobe AIR(*2) platform, and so is not OS or mail client dependent. The new GDX Client allows users to attach a comment when sending a file and enables end users to view the transmission history, thus enhancing user convenience.

Due to server overload and information leaks resulting from misdirected messages, the number of corporations restricting or prohibiting e-mail attachments is on the rise. As an alternative, file exchange services are being used more often, but there are still many unresolved issues with internal controls, compliance and operation. GDX Drop Box combines user convenience with security to provide an ideal file transfer environment for enterprises.

The GDX Drop Box and GDX Client products will be demonstrated at the RSA Conference Japan 2009 (Wed. June 10 to Fri. June 12, 2009,Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex) at the IIJ Group booth.

GDX Japan will continue to enhance its services to build and maintain a secure corporate messaging environment.

(*1)Compatible mail clients are Outlook 2003/2007, Outlook Express, Windows Mail.
(*2)Adobe AIR: A runtime environment created by Adobe Systems Incorporated to run rich Internet applications.

GDX Client Compatible Operating Systems

Windows, Mac OS

GDX Drop Box Service Features

File transfer (maximum file size is 10 GB. No storage limit)
Contact list (group setting available. No limit on the number of recipients)
Route encryption
File encryption (on GDX storage)
Password protection
IT administrator log saving and searching
Resume function (transfer hold/restart)
Transfer cancel
Comment function
Transfer history viewing for end users
Bilingual interface (Japanese/English)

About GDX Japan

GDX Japan Inc. was established in April 2007 with Internet Initiative Japan Inc. and GDX Network, Inc., a 100% owned subsidiary of Denver-based MX Logic, Inc. IIJ has cultivated highly reliable technologies for e-mail service operations and network operations, and combined with the latest messaging technology from MX Logic, Inc, GDX Japan Inc. will create a new-generation messaging environment.

About IIJ

Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI, Tokyo Stock Exchange TSE1: 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 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/.

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.

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