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To: Dealer who wrote (26405)	7/24/2000 8:38:02 AM
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RNWK--IIJ-MC to Launch Streaming-On-Demand Channel Service PR NEWSWIRE - July 24, 2000 08:04 TOKYO, Jul 24, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- IIJ Media Communications Inc. (IIJ-MC; headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president: Koichi Suzuki) announced that it will launch a new Internet streaming service named "Streaming-On-Demand Channel" as of August 1. "With Japan's first simultaneous connection license frame, the new service will enable customers to transmit a diverse range of network applications such as audio, video, text and slideshows to the greater number of end-users, in the best available steady Internet streaming environment," said Koichi Suzuki, President and CEO of IIJ-MC. IIJ-MC will deploy RealNetworks' video transmission system, RealSystem(TM)() on their new streaming service. () RealSystem is a trademark of RealNetworks Inc. Streaming-On-Demand Channel Service Fee Initial Fee: 50,000 yen (Note: free of charge during campaign till end of October, 2000) Monthly Fee: 10,000 yen Optional services Additional disk area (monthly): 10,000 yen /100Mbyte Additional license (monthly): 80,000 yen /10 licenses Additional accounts: 10,000 yen /account File installation: 50,000 yen About IIJ-MC IIJ Media Communications (IIJ-MC) was established by Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) (Nasdaq: IIJI), Sumitomo Corp., Itochu Corp., Tokyu Corp. and other shareholders to offer expert services to help customers exploit the potential of communications utilizing the Internet. Its core business is providing total support for customers' contents and systems, particularly those customers who engage in e-commerce and related activities. IIJ-MC engages in research and development of the newest technologies for media communications, such as streaming technologies including multicast and portal service applications, and incorporates the technologies into various applications. SOURCE IIJ Media Communications Inc. CONTACT: Junko Higasa of IIJ Group Media-Investor Relations Office, +81-3-5259-6310, or press@iij.ad.jp URL: iij.ad.jp prnewswire.com (C) 2000 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.