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Suite 508 301 North Lamar Street Jackson, MS 39201-1495 David L. Litchliter, Executive Director Phone: 601-359-1395 Fax: 601-354-6016 www.its.state.ms.us

Memorandum for General RFP Configuration

To: Vendors Responding to Letter of Configuration (LOC) Number 34514 issued May 23, 2003, based on General RFP No. 3304 MidRange/Mainframe for Alcorn State University (ASU)

From: David L. Litchliter Date: May 30, 2003 Subject: Vendor Questions & Answers Contact Name: Aaron Van Hoff Contact Phone Number: 601 359-9608 Contact E-mail Address: [email protected]

The following question was submitted to ITS and is presented below as it was submitted. We hope this information will assist you in formulating your response.

1. Question: Bid requests that system be able to connect to a remote asynch 16-port concentrator, but there is not an asynch adapter or asynch cables on the p650 server configuration to connect the remote concentrator? Please advise. Response: The adapter card will be taken from the current, 7013 server and configured on the new PSeries 650 server. The cables from the existing 7013 configuration will also be used for the new PSeries 650 installation. Configuration for this adapter and cables will be required of the Certified Engineer that the vendor has in charge of the installation of this equipment. ASU does have IBM technical phone support that will be available should any complications arise during this process.

Board Members – Lynn C. Patrick, Chairman  Cecil L. Watkins, Vice-Chairman  Stephen A. Adamec, Jr.  Angela Kaye Griffin  David G. Roach Legislative Advisors – Representative Cecil Brown  Senator Tommy Moffatt