PNB to buy POS terminals SBI to acquire HP server systems forOBC plans to expand VSAT connectivity CMP center

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ta te Bank of India is looking for high­end HP server systems, components and operating software for its Cash Management Product center to be part of the setup at the DRP site. The servers include HP RISC server with Ultrium Tape (LT03) drive and Xeon server and operating software and other system software. The HP Rx 6600 server will have specs including processor 1 Cores 4 x Itanium Du
with 18 MB L3 cache. The HP tape drive (LT03) will have HP storage-works UItrium-920 400/800 GB tape drive and HP OS HP Ux lli V3.0 Base operating system with compatibility with Oracle 109 DB. The bank will also acquire an HP DL - 580 G5 XEON QC server with processor 1 cores 2 x Xeon Quad Core processors scalable up to 4 sockets and expandability up to 4 processors and HP Data Protector.
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unjab National Bank will be implementing an end­to-end solution for its merchant acquiring business which will comprise installation and maintenance and management of electronic data capture machines

(POS terminals) at various merchant establishments and providing payment gateway solution for facilitating payments over internet for e­commerce transactions. The bank is also looking for a system that is capable of handling other channels like lVR, 16 MB and minimum 4 lines display. It would be PSTN, USB, CDMA enabled and would adhere to PCl-PED norms. Besides, it will also be Acquirer Device Verification Tool and Terminal Integration process certified, magnetiC stripe and smartcard reader integrated
and dynamic currency conve
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riental Bank of Commerce is proposing to set up VSAT based connectivity for offsite/onsite ATM locations and select branches across the country. This, the bank expects, will supplement its robust, state-of­the-art WAN connecting its branches and offices with its data center and DR site located at Mumbai and Delhi. The Bank has 3-tier network where the access points are connected to aggregating points, that is, regional offices which are linked to the data center and the DR site. In order to achieve a target of zero data loss, the bank has setup a Near Line Site (NLS) in the same premise where data center is located. The network connectivity available at access locations
are leased line (64 Kbps capacity) as primary link and ISDN dial up as secondary link. Aggregation points are connected to the data center and DR site through two numbers of 2 Mbps capaCity links. The networking setup includes routers and switches of Cisco make. At present locations where both links were technically not feasible from telecommunications service proViders are connected through VSAT, which are approXimately 150 access locations spread across the country. In addition, there are some 175 offsite ATM locations, which are connected through VSAT based connectivity. The VSAT network is mix of Ext-C & KU Band technology.rsion compliant. Besides, the terminals would also be EMV compliant, PIN enabled and capable for acceptance of all types of cards, including chip based smart cards issued in association with VISA and MasterCard.
mobile, etc. The POS terminals will

have processors with 32 bit or more, memory with 4-8 MB and expandable The bank will be acquiring the systems through a reverse auction event on the internet.
al core EPIC processors - 8 cores with expandability up to eight cores, frequency 1.6 Ghz or higher