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58 -- JAPAN: LAN AND ATM SYSTEM Due 092696. POC NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, 212/808-2296 also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division 700 E. El Camino Real, Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94040, 415/940-6565. This public notice is to request suppliers to provide NTT with general referential information on similar products or technology prior to procurement of the intended product (mentioned below) by NTT. This public notice is also to request that any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the procurement program of this product should declare their intentions to that effect. This public notice is not intended to guarantee public notification of procurement of the product. (1) Name: LAN and ATM System. (2) Overview: Hardware and(or) Software integrating a network systems based on LAN and ATM architecture (3) Contents of RFI: NTT is inviting the following types of information on a product or technology similar to the above-mentioned system. This is not, however, a request for suppliers to provide proprietary and/or confidential information, (i) Technical information - Categories (a) Cabling systems (b) Transceivers (c) Giga-bit LAN Products (d) Cable Modems (e) Interface Converters (Ethernet - I interface) (f) Hubs (g) Routers/Bridges (h) High Performance Routing Switches (i) TokenRing Products (j) Network Interface Cards, TAs (k) Backbone Switch (l) ATM-LAN Switch (m) ATM terminals (n) CLADs (o) FR Products (p) Remote access systems (q) Mobile information systems (r) Security systems (s) Firewalls (t) LAN Telephone/Facsimile systems (u) LAN/WAN/ATM Analyzer, Test equipments (v) Network Management systems (w) RMON systems (x) Desktop Management systems (y) Server Operation and Management systems (z) Personal Computers (aa) Servers (ab) Network Operating systems (ac) TCP/IP Software (ad) Internet Software (ae) GroupWare Software (af) Package Software (ag) Database systems (Hardware/Software/Application) Main features for correspond system-Main direction for use, Switching capacity, Electrical characteristics, Supported applications, Reference standards, Control interface specification, Environmental conditions, Physical dimension, Weights, etc (2) Prices-Unit price, Optional component price, Standard model price, Maintenance fee (3) Standard time of delivery after ordering (4) Other - Record of sale and installed base - Maintenance - Active proposals likely to become useful for increasing the business of NTT. (4) Request for Declaration of the Intention of Participating as a Subcontractor: Any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the product procurement program of NTT, are requested to supply NTT with the information listed below. After preparing a list of supplied information, NTT will provide the list to suppliers who wish to be provided with it, to those who have responded to the request for supply of the information listed and to those who have purchased the PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION relating to procurement of the product. NTT, however, will undertake no responsibilities for any outcomes arising from supply of the list, (i) Name of supplier, (ii) Place of contact (Address, name of the person in charge, telephone number, and facsimile number). (5) Deadline of submission of materials and comments: 3:00 PM, September 26 Local time of the reception office (Accept by mail only. Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English. (239)

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