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58 -- FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTERS SOL IPO.09-5014 DUE 090197 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 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: Fault Tolerant Computers (2) Overview: The intended product is a high-performance, highly reliable, flexibly extensible fault tolerant computers provided with a function of 24-hour continuous online transaction processing of large-volume data along with a function of database management and connection with a LAN. (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 (product catalogs, exemplified system configuration, etc.) a Hardware configuration -- Main unit -- Magnetic disk unit Communication control unit -- Printer b. Software configuration- Basic software (based on UNIX) -- Database software -- System management software -- Network management software c. Reliability/High availability -- MTBF -- Hardware availability -- Software availabilities -- Mirror configuration of magnetic disk unit d. System construction function -- Function of add/modify AP while application programs are in operation -Management of program failure -- Auto restart at program failure- Management of hardware fault- Replace a faulty hardware while application programs are in operation e. System control function -- Function of inter-process communication purposes -- Timer control -- Memory control f. Environmental conditions -- External dimensions -- Floor space/floor load conditions for installation -- Temperature and humidity conditions g. Electrical characteristics -- Supply voltage -- Supply frequency -- Gross power capacity -- Countermeasures for EMC h. Management ability -- Transaction ability (tpm-C) Delay i. Scalability -- Add hardware with ease j. Communication control function -- Communication protocol -- Number of lines -- transmitting speed (ii) Price -- Product price -- Maintenance fee (iii) Standard delivery schedule after order by NTT (iv) Achieved sales and installation records (v) Other conditions a. Maintenance capabilities -- Fault handling capabilities and time for service implementation b. Technical support capabilities c. Future development plans d. Any other positive and forward-looking proposals deemed to be of importance and assistance to NTT's business operations (4) Request for Declaration of the Intention of Participating as a Subcontractor: Any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the product procurementprogram 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 received 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 1, 1997 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English***** (0211)

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