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58 -- A)CLIENT COMPUTER (B)LASER PRINTER SOL IPO.08-415 DUE 020397 POC Point of Contact -- NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, 212/661-0810 also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division 700 E. El Camino Real, Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94040, 415/ 940-6565 WEB: NTT International Procurement Information Home Page, http://wwwipo.nttinfo.ntt.co.jp. This public notice is to request suppliers to provide N TT 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: (a)Client Computer (b)Laser printer (2) Overview: Computer for client (Windows NT Japanese edition based) and laser output printer (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, (1) Technical information (1-1) Client computer (a) Version and function of Windows NT that can be supplied (b) Hardware specification (c) Future product plans (d) Types and characteristics of data backup equipment and its available media, and measures to cope with the standardization trends (e) Connectable telecommunication lines(INS net/packet communication mode, frame relay, etc.) (f) Types of connectable LAN (g) Printout methods and printer functions (h) Functions to share a printer and its product plans (i) Measures to copes with the $B#V#D#T (J standards (j) Types and functions of application packages that can be loaded (catalog list, etc.) (k) Operational environment (temperature, humidity, etc.) (1-2) Laser Printer (a) Functions available on Windows NT and future supply plan (b) Hardware specifications (c) Future product plans (d) Printing speed per page of A4 size paper (e) Maximum allowable number of papers containable In the sheet feeder, allowable paper weight (grams/quare meter) (f) Available paper size (A4, B5, A5, etc.) and the number of different sizes that can be loaded at one time (g) Operational environment (temperature, humidity, etc.) (2) Market price (3) Standard delivery date after making orders (4) Sales and installation records (5) Your company (IT (Js policy toward technologies to achieve multimedia (6) Other (Any other active proposals that might be helpful for NTT (IT (Js business) (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 responsibilies for any outcomes arising from supply of the list, (i)Nameof supplier, (ii)Place of contact (Address, name of the person in charge, telephone number, and fascimile number). (5) Deadline of submission of materials and comments: 3:00 PM, Feb 3, 1997 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English***** (0361)

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