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58 -- JAPAN: THE PRODUCTS FOR LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM Sol. IPO.08-215. Due 010997. 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. Product outline: The Products for Local Area Network System (hereinafter referred to as ``Local Area System'') is a communication system that connects international standard-based LANs flexibly to build various networks ranging from small-scaled to large-scaled ones conforming to user needs. The Products for Local Area Network System is composed of Cabling system equipment, Transmission equipment, HUB Router, ATM equipment, Network interface card, Security system, Mobile info-communication system, LAN telephone/FAX system, LAN/WAN/ATM test equipment, Network OS, Server equipment, Network management system, Internet software, Groupware, Electric Commerce software, Package software and Database products. Quantity: Section symbols mean A to R; Major category: i) to viii); Sub-category: a to d; Product names.A.Cabling system equipment i) Terminal outlet Approx. 80,000 sets/year a. Communication outlet A ii) Cross connect equipment Approx 2,000 sets/year. a. Patch panel A B.Transmission equipment i) Fast Ethernet Approx. 300 sets/year. a. Fast ethernet equipmentF b. Fast Ehernet equipment G ii) Tokenring system Approx. 30 sets/year. a. Tokenring system A iii) Wireless LAN system Approx. 30 sets/year. a. Wireless LAN system D b. Wireless LAN system E c. Wireless LAN system F iv) Super high-speed transmission equipment Approx. 30 sets/year. a. Gbit-ethernet equipment A b. Fiber Channel system A v) Cable modem Approx. 30 sets/year. a. Cable modem A b. Cable modem B C.HUB i) Box-type HUB Approx. 300 sets/year. a. Box-type non-intelligent HUB equipment B b. Box-type intelligent HUB equipment ii) Switching HUB Approx. 300 sets/year.a. Box-type switching HUB equipment C b. Box-type switching HUB equipment D c. Chassis-type switching HUB equipment F d. Chassis-type switching HUB equipment G iii) Integrated mulit-functional HUB Approx. 300 sets/year.a. Integrated mulit-functional HUB equipment C D. Router i) Box-type router Approx. 300 sets/year. a. Box-type router equipment E b. Box-type router equipment F ii) Chassis-type router Approx. 300 sets/year. a. Chassis-type router equipment D iii) Router with built in ISDN interfaces Approx. 300 sets/year. a. Router with built in ISDN interfaces equipment E iv) Remote access server Approx. 300 sets/year. a. Remote access server B b. Remote access server C v) High Performance router Approx. 30 sets/year a. High Performance router system A E. ATM equipment Approx. 300 sets/year in total i) ATM 155 system a. ATM 155 systemD b. ATM 155 system E ii) ATM 25 system a. ATM 25 system C F. Network interface card i) NIC Approx. 3,000 sets/year. a. LAN interface card B ii) ISDN adapter Approx 300 sets/year. a. ISDN adapter B G. Security system i) Firewall Approx. 30 sets/year. a. Firewall A b. Firewall B c. FirewallC ii) Security application product Approx. 30 sets/year. a. Security application product A iii) Personal authentication system. Approx. 30 sets/year. a. Personal authentication system A H. Mobile info-communication system i) Mobile info-communication system Approx. 30 sets/year a. Mobile info-communication system A I. LAN telephone/FAX system i) LAN telephone/FAX system. Approx. 30 sets/year a. LAN telephone system A b. LAN-FAX system A J. LAN/WAN/ATM test equipment i) LAN/WAN/ATM analyzer Approx. 30 sets/year a. Portable LAN/WAN analyzer A b. Portable LAN/WAN analyzer B c. Portable LAN/WAN analyzer C d. Portable ATM analyzer A K. Network OS Approx. 100 sets/year in total i) TCP/IP software a. TCP/IP software B ii) Network OS a. Network OS software D b. Network OS software E c. Network OS software F L. Server equipment Approx. 300 sets/year in total i) UNIX server a. UNIX server B ii) PC server a. PC server B iii) Client a. Desk-top client E b. Desk-top client F c. Notebook-size client C d. Notebook-size client D iv) Network computer a. Network computer A M. Network management system Approx. 30 sets/year in total i Network management system a. Network management system D b. Network management system E ii) Desk-top management system a. Desk-top management system A b. Desk-top management system B c. Desk-top management system C iii) Performance management system a. Performance management system A b. Performance management system B c. Performance management system C N. Internet software Approx. 100 sets/year in total i) VPN system building product a. VPN system building product A ii) WWW-DB linkage system a. WWW-DB linkage system A b. WWW-DB linkage system B iii) WWW-compatible groupware tool a. WWW-compatible groupware tool A iv) WWW server software a. WWW server software A v) WWW Server software with security function a. WWW Server software with security function A vi) Internet connection basic system building software a. Internet connection basic system building software A vii) Digital contents development and authoring tool a. Digital contents development and authoring tool A viii) All-text search engine software a. All-text search engine software A O. Groupware Approx. 100 sets/year. i) Groupware a. Groupware A P. Electric Commerce software Approx. 30 sets/year. i) Electric Commerce software a. Electric Commerce software A Q. Package software Approx. 100 sets/year in total i) ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Package software a. ERP Package software A ii) 3-Tiered CSS (Client Server System) Package software a. 3-Tiered CSS Package software A iii) CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) Package software a. CTI Package software A R. Database Product Approx. 30 sets/year. i) Database system software a. Database system softwareA. The number of suppliers to be awarded: One to Several supplier(s). Procurement procedure: Track II. Delivery date: From the beginning February 1997 and on, estimatedly for two years. But Cabling system equipment estimatedly for three years and Client/Network computer estimatedly for one yearDelivery site(s): NTT will specify the places as delivery sites on a case by case basis. Please note that the quantities and procurement periods shown above indicate currently scheduled values, and may be subject to change due to circumstances within NTT. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION IDENTIFIES THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DETAILS ON THE PRODUCT AND QUALIFICATION FOR PROCUREMENT. PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION is available for $100 (Excluding sales tax) at NTT America, Inc. NTT only accepts proposals that follow the direction of PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION. The language used for application shall be Japanese or English. All responses should be received by January 9, 1997. (325)

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