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58 -- SERVER COMPUTER (WWW.LD.COM/CBD/TODAY/INDEX.HTML-SSI) SOL IPO.09-5002 DUE 050997 POC Point of Contact -- 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 WEB: NTT International Procurement Information Home Page, http://wwwipo.nttinfo.ntt.co.jp. 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:Server computer. (2) Overview: Server computer and software to realize the real time distributed concurrent system, which requires high reliability and availability. (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 -Hardware specifications, including peripheral equipments and communications equipments-Type of the usable multi-task OS and its available functions -Methods and functions to control multiple processors -Methods and functions to execute distributed concurrent processing -Methods and functions of cluster control -Available communications protocols -Types and transmission speeds of connectable network (WAN,LAN,etc.) -Number of connectable communications port -- -The number of processors available be equipped in one node -Correlation between the number of processors and processing capacity (more than 200 TPS) -Methods and functions to realize high speed communications between the $B!! (Bprocessors -Communications performance between the processors -Th e number of connectable nodes -Correlation between the number of nodes and performance (more than 1000 TPS) -Methods and functions to realize to high speed communications between the nodes -Communications performance between the nodes -Methods and functions to realize high reliability and availability -Methods and functions to expand its processing capacity and storage capacity -Methods for performance evaluation and the reason for adopting the methods -List of package software for integrated operation, administration and maintenance of several nodes -List and functions of package software for DBMS -List and functions of package software for TP monitor -List and functions of package software for network management -List and functions of package software to realize distributed object environment -List and functions of package software to realize intranet -List and functions of package software for system development -Future product plans (ii) Price (iii) Standard delivery period after ordering (iv) Sales and installation records (v) Others (Helpful proposals for 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 responsibilies 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 fascimile number). (5) Deadline of submission of materials and comments: 3:00 PM, May 9, 1997 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English***** (0093)

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