NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION International Procurement Office; Tokyo Opera City Tower 26F 20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-14 Japan

58 -- FACSIMILE SERVERS SYSTEM SOL IPO.09-2017 DUE 091797 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, 650/940-6565 WEB: NTT International Procurement Information Home Page, http://wwwipo.nttinfo.ntt.co.jp. Product outline: The system to be purchased at this time is a fax server system which consists of (1) a server system that is equipped with the function to terminate facsimile procedures in the infrastructure of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (to be abbreviated as NTT hereafter) and with the LAN connecting function, and (2) a LAN system (hub/router) required for connecting the above-described servers to the data networks such as frame relay after grouping the server systems. The fax server system must have high performance and highly reliable functions to handle the multiple number of public networks and to process various sophisticated information such as picture information for 24 hours continuously. Quantity: A. Fax server system A: 160 ch B. Fax server system B: 2,300 ch C. LAN system: -HUB: about 50 sets per 2 years -ROUTER: about 50 sets per 2 years Note that the above scheduled procurement period and quantities are based on NTT*s current schedules; accordingly they may be due to one-sided reasons on the part of NTT in the actual procurement. The number of suppliers to be selected: $B#A (J. Fax server system $B#A (J: One supplier B. Fax server system B: One supplier or so C. LAN system: One supplier Procurement procedure: Track II Delivery date: A. Fax Server System A: The beginning of December 1997 $B#B!% (JFax Server System B: The beginning of October 1998 and later, for about two years $B#C!% (JLAN System: The beginning of December 1997 and later, for about two years Delivery site(s): NTT will separately specify the place(s) in Japan as delivery site(s). 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. NTT will distribute the Procurement Documentation free of charge. When mailed, the recipient shallpay the delivery charges. UPS/FEDEX or your courier account number is required for express delivery. 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 September 17, 1997 (0220)

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