NetSTAR

TOKYO April 20th, 2009

NetSTAR, Inc. (headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; president: Noboru Ogahara; hereinafter “NetSTAR”), a developer of URL filtering product technologies and services, also involved in the collection, categorization, and delivery of URL lists, hereby announces that its “Site Umpire” filtering service for small & medium networks has been adopted by STARTIA, Inc. (headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; president: Hideyuki Hongou; TSE Mothers code: 3393; hereinafter “STARTIA”) as an option for their “Digit@link Managed Gateway” network device rental service.

STARTIA serves over 30,000 small & medium businesses, comprehensively suggesting and providing office infrastructures, from office facilities to network maintenance services. “Digit@link Managed Gateway” is a network equipment rental service that STARTIA has been offering since 2007. As a single-package service that provides everything from equipment installation to maintenance and monitoring, the service has been adopted by many small & medium businesses that do not have a full-time system administrator.
NetSTAR, on the other hand, has been offering its “Site Umpire” filtering services for business routers since 2007. Since Site Umpire is designed to run on a router, it allows for a significant reduction of operation cost in comparison to existing software alternatives. As such, Site Umpire is quickly gaining popularity amongst a range of enterprises, including small & medium businesses monitoring their employees’ Internet activities for the first time, as well as sales branches of larger businesses.

Starting on April 20, NetSTAR’s “Site Umpire” will become available as an optional filtering service for STARTIA’s “Digit@link Managed Gateway YAMAHA router series”. Users will be able to install URL filtering alongside their new network, thus substantially reducing the initial installation effort. With the provision of “Site Umpire” through STARTIA’s service, NetSTAR is anticipating further adoption of “Site Umpire” by small & medium networks.
The optional service will be supported on the YAMAHA RTX1100, RTX1200, and RTX1300 routers. Existing "Managed Gateway” users may also request to add Site Umpire to their current service. For service details and purchase information, visit http://www.intranet-tech.com/rental_router.html.

NetSTAR will continue to collaborate with various partners in an effort to provide the global community with safe Internet access across a wide variety of platforms.

■ Site Umpire for Digit@link Managed Gateway: Service Details
　● Supported models: YAMAHA router series (RTX1100, RTX1200, RTX1300)
　● Main features:
　　- URL filtering with internal reference database
　　- Sender IP address specification
　　- Direct access to IP-specified URL
　　- 71 filter categories
　　*The above list includes features provided as or linked to standard functions.For more information, visit http://www.intranet-tech.com/rental_router.html#yamaha.

■ About the “Site Umpire” filtering service
Site Umpire, released by NetSTAR in May 2007, is a filtering service for small & medium networks. It is designed to run on a router, thereby eliminating the need for client software installation and server management, significantly reducing the installation and operation cost. Its highly-customizable category-based access control further adds to its benefits. Site Umpire offers a simple yet accurate web access management solution, and at a lower price than competing software packages (starting at 34,650 yen for a 1-year, 5-user license).
For more information, visit http://www.netstar-inc.com/smb/router/.

■ About STARTIA, Inc.
STARTIA, based in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, is a communication device distributor that provides one-stop office infrastructure systems to small & medium businesses. It serves over 30,000 firms (as of April 2009), and has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market since 2005.
For more information, visit http://www.startia.co.jp/.

■ About NetSTAR, Inc.
NetSTAR specializes in the development of URL filtering software and services, and in the collection, categorization, and delivery of URL lists. Its URL lists boast the largest market share in Japan for corporate filtering products, at well over 40%, and are also used widely for home filtering services. Over the years, NetSTAR has gained much recognition for the quality and reliability of its collection/categorization and delivery processes. Its URL lists for filtering services have been adopted by all mobile phone operators in Japan, and is the de facto industry standard.
For more information, visit http://www.netstar-inc.com/.

■ Purchase Information
STARTIA, Inc.
Digita@link Managed Gateway Division
Email: info@startia.co.jp
Phone: +81-(0)3-5339-2240
Fax: +81-(0)3-5339-2104

NetSTAR, Inc.
Sales Department, Product Services Marketing Division
Email: rt_filter@netstar-inc.com
Phone: +81-(0)3-5795-4628
Fax: +81-(0)3-5795-4839

■ Trademark Information
Site Umpire and NetSTAR are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetSTAR, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.