Hardware, Software and Networking Infrastructure The Bangalore Center of Tata Infotech has considerable computing and communication resources to ensure trouble free software development. Its range of hardware and software make the Center a very conducive environment for software design and development. UNIX/NT Computing 9 Unisys U6000s (comprising four U6000/35s, two U6000/55s, one U6000/65, one U6000/100 and one U6000/250) with a total of 320 MB memory and 16 GB disk 3 Sun SPARC station and 3 servers with 288 MB memory and 16 GB disk, one HP-9000/G40 with 128 MB memory and 6GB disk 4 Pentium Pro Windows NT Servers with 64 MB RAM, 6 GB Disk Portable Netware, connectivity and X/Windows products operating under the SUN Solaris 2.3 or HP-UX 9.0 or SVR4 environments one IBM RS 6000 server one Unisys SMP 5400 with 4 CPUs, 256 MB memory and 4 GB disk relevant hardware and software for connectivity to other systems using Ethernet, X.25, and ISO/OSI with connection between U6000s already established one UNIXWARE server - U6000/DT2 software including a suite of compilers, databases, 4GLs

Desktop Computing

• 5 Novell Servers with 150 workstations
• IBM PC compatible hardware (Pentium, 486, 386 SX) with: - an assortment of SVGA/VGA monitors, Mouse, HP Laserjet printers, Color printers, CD-ROM drives, cartridge and DAT tape drives, HP flatbed and DFI handheld scanners - software including a suite of products and compilers operating under the Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows NT environments

The LAN has been networked with the U6000s over Ethernet and TCP/IP For Office Automation. The center has e-mail for communication with other Tata Infotech offices and to the Unisys network via Internet. A FAX server enables sending and receiving faxes from the desktop. All servers are connected and any of them can be accessed from any desktop. The connectivity enables free exchange of information between computer systems - thus automating office functions to a great extent.

LAN Infrastructure

The Center’s structured LAN network of 530 data points and 360 voice points, is divided into logical segments to achieve maximum performance and flexibility of the interconnectivity. A 24 port Ethernet switch is used to increase bandwidth.

Communication Infrastructure

• a 64 Kbps link between Bangalore and Unisys CORPNET in USA configured for data communications voice communication and Fax channels
• dedicated e-mail links to Unisys nodes and Tata Infotech's offices in India
• access to INET, India's X.25 based PDN that links 12 cities
• Internet connectivity
• access through INET or dedicated links to the Gateway Packet Switching System (GPSS) service