Proposal Of Hardware Language Lab

Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

Technical Proposal & Write Up On Interactive Hardware Based Language Lab Solution

Coordinator, DRS Programme, Persian Aligarh Muslim University, Page 1 of 19

Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

Aligarh

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Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

Seller Restrictions This

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duplicated, used, or disclosed in whole or in part for any purpose. If a contract is awarded to HCL as a result of or in connection with the submission of this data, the client or prospective client shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose this data to the extent provided in the contract.

This restriction does not limit the client’s or

prospective client’s right to use the information contained in the proposal if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction is contained in all marked sheets.

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Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

HCL PROFILE HCL Infosystems Limited is one of the pioneers in the Indian IT market, with its origins in 1976. For over quarter of a century, HCL has developed and implemented solutions for multiple market segments, across a range of technologies in India. HCL has been in the forefront in introducing new technologies and solutions, now HCL is amongst the top 20 business houses in India with 14000+ employees spread across 38 countries and revenue of around 14 billion US dollars. HCL Infosystems Ltd. is the Internet Infrastructure initiative of the HCL group, India’s premier information technology group. Through the pioneering presence of the HCL group companies the vast experience of the markets, HCL Infosystems has propelled itself to the path of “Total Technology Integration”. HCL Infosystems has established state-of-the-art ATM / Frame-Relay IP based network infrastructure across 43 cities in the country and offers an entire range of managed services. Its portfolio of services includes Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Broadband Internet access; Hosting Co-location Services; Designing

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Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

Continuity solutions; Application services; Managed Security services and NOC services. All these services are delivered with a turnkey approach that includes delivering Infosystems’s core services, third party hardware and network provisioning, maintenance activities and project management. HCL Infosystems comes with the promise of delivering the committed ‘Quality of Service’ backed by significant investments in infrastructure, network management solutions and its round the clock centralized Customer Support Call Center. This holds even more when we consider the leverage Infosystems draws from its parent company’s unparalleled experience in networking.

Interactive Language Lab Solution HCL Infosystems Limited is providing one of the leading Interactive Language Lab (IIL) in the market. In our solution we had given more importance to improve the pronunciation, communication skills, fluency, accent and facial expression, which more important in any language conversation.

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HCL’s Customer Support We have the highest regard for our esteem customers, and to meet this, we have geared up ourselves with following services across the country: •

We organize customer’s meets all over the country to have the first hand interaction, which enable us to interact with our customers and review their feedback one to one. We also strive to improve our services standards for more customer satisfaction.

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We have the key-client concept, where in we constantly monitor the upkeep of our products, being used for achieving highest level of service standards. The parameters governed by this (viz. Up-time, Preventive Maintenance Schedule etc.) are appraised by specialized

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Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

team at the regional office and Head office. Further, these clients are provided with an Up Time Certificate authenticated by the respective user department and these are sent by the President & CEO himself. We have across the country – Number of Machines

50,000

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photocopier) 10,000 (Telecom products alone) 1,000

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Solutions Number of Professionals Number of Trained

14,000 5,000

Engineers Number of Offices Number of Service Centres Customer Satisfaction ISO Certification

170 cities 360 9 out of 10 * ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 14001:2004

* Survey done internally by HCL Infosystem directly to its customers. With trained engineers around 360 locations around India, we are able to provide better customer support and reach well above the industrial customer

satisfaction

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standards.

HCL is itself synonymous with customer satisfaction, we are proud to offer the best solutions and services anywhere in India. The best in the “Corporate Users expectation and Satisfaction Survey 2003” - Voice & Data Magazine. HCL has been ranked No.5 among India’s Top 5 groups impacting the dynamics of the IT Industry - DataQuest Page 7 of 19

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“The Most Responsive Company, 2005”– IT Hardware Category by the Economic Times - Avaya Global Connect

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HCL’s Presence in India

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Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

Requirements They want a successful solution for language teaching solution, where interaction between the students and teacher is at the maximum level without interfering or disturbing the progress of the class. Solution should be language independent, i.e. solution should not be bound / bind to one particular language. Group discussion in groups or pairs will help teachers to check live performance of students and guide them improving the pronouncing, etc. Teachers can also monitor the video and audio conversation, etc. Students or Teachers can record session so that the same can be replayed again. Different format of files likes .avi, mp3, wav, powerpoint presentation, audio files can be easily shared. HCL’s ILL support all different file format. Personal Computer with inbuilt DVD/VCD player can be played without using any extra hardware like VHP / DVD player, etc.

Institute is looking for following endeavours •

Assisting teachers in preparing class presentation/lectures, etc

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Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

o Preparation during active class session •

Recording of lesson in teacher’s voice

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Transfer of the recorded leson to the students console/PC’s

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Forming group / pairs for discussion

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Monitoring activities performed by students

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Student’s can clear their doubts online with the teacher

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Language independent solution

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Different can languages can be easily incorporated with the software

Objectives & Requirements HCL’s Interactive Language Lab solution will be able to provide you complete solution for your institute. The ILL will not only provide software and hardware but also software/books for learn different language, etc.

ILL – Interactive Language Lab FEATURES of ILL • Multiple cables for sharing/exchanging different format like audio files and movie images between users. • Individual consoles for teachers and students • Graphical Interface of the teachers’ console o For easy understanding of different features o Single click option of running complicated interfaces like recording session/lectures, etc Page 11 of 19

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Iconic representation of students in the class, teachers have option of naming individual icon to student’s name to be more interactive with class.

Teacher’s Console Teacher’s console have option of having the following features -

A separate software for teacher’s console

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Audio tape recording machine

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Audio Hub

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VGA Network

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Monitor Switch

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Headset

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Mike Phone

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Personal Computer

Student’s Console -

Students’ software

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Audio Hub

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VGA Network

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Headset

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Mike Phone

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Monitor Switch’

Other Features Hardware/Software/Database Requirement Architecture: Page 12 of 19

Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

Tape Based:•

Tape based system V 5.0 (hardware and dedicated system software)

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Tape based audio visual system with versatile visual presentation facilities.

LAN Based:•

LAN based system with the proprietary auditext virtual recorder providing parallel “text” tracks •

One to One

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Many to Many

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One to Many

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Many to One

One to One Student or Teacher can interact with one individual student or teacher Many to Many Group Discussion or Pair Discussion is phase where many to many discussion can be programmed. One to Many Teacher to student interaction is the best example where one teacher interact with all students maximum 30 students in a class

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Many to one Teacher can listen to group discussion going on between the group of students, the group can be of 3 – 5 students. Hardware Teacher’s Console (for both Version 5.0 and Version 5.1) •

Teacher’s workstation is a computer controlled audio/video routing equipment controlling the audio/video network.

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Optional VGA network with associated hardware.

Student’s Console (for Version 5.0 Choice of two model) •

Classical LL Recorder and Headset o Two X half track format, record/play/erase on both the “Student” and “Teacher” tracks: AC bias system o Dynamic headphones using close speaking microphone.

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Dynamic headphones using close speaking microphone o Y2KLL Recorder and Headset o Two X half track format; record/play both the tracks, erase students tracks only; DC bias system o Dynamic headphone and electrets microphone.

Students Console (for Version 5.1) •

The computer installed in the LAN; “auditext” virtual recorder installed on student’s computer student terminals, headset.

Audio Hub Audio Hub is used to exchange or interact with students to teacher or teacher to students of audio files. Page 14 of 19

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Student Terminal Student’s terminals are consisted of one PC and a connecting switch which is used to contact the teacher to raise doubts and participate in discussion. Software for the Interactive Language Lab is installed in each terminal. Audio Cables Audio cables are separately provided so that it will not increase the pressure or slow down the LAN working. Monitor Switch Teachers’ Console Table Teachers’ console is where a software for the teacher’s console is installed. These console are equipped with Audio recorder (optional) which her help to record the session. Head Sets with Microphones Each person in the lab is given a headsets and a microphone (teacher and all students) for contact each other. It helps in reducing the noise pollution in the lab. VGA Network A separate cables are provided Booths Five students in a row, construction; steel stands; plywood desk laminated white; partitions between students laminated light gray and front glasses. Despatched from the ready to assembled at site. Page 15 of 19

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Power Cables There are different cables used in the hardware based language lab like power cables, video cables, audio cables

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Deliverables S No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Item Acenet 5.1 software Audio Hub AH 05.30 Student Terminal ST 05 Headsets Audio Cables PSU VGA network Monitor Switch SW 05

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UOM Set No. No. No. No. No. Set No.

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Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution for CMPPL, New Delhi

HCL here by submit its Commercial Proposal for Interactive Language Lab Management Solution to CMPPL. Kindly find below our Commercial proposal: Commercial Offer for Interactive Language Lab Management Software: S.no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Item Acenet 5.1 software Audio Hub AH 05.30 Student Terminal ST 05 Headsets Audio Cables PSU VGA network Monitor Switch SW 05 Optional Equipments Recorder ACEN Classical (Optional) Booths (A set of 5 Students) (Optional) Teacher Console (Optional) Excise duty extra as applicable at the time of delivery, Present rate is nil, max.16% LST/ VAT as applicable at the tme of billing. CST @ 3% against Form ‘C’ /D Freight + Insurance Packing and forwarding Octroi, Entry tax and other local taxes as applicable Installation Payment : 50% advance with order, balance within 7 days of delivery. Warranty : Standard warranty for 1 year Note : The customer need to provide computers for Students and Teacher in LAN .

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UOM Set No. No. No. No. No. Set No.

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Hope the above is in order. Sincerely, For HCL Infosystems Ltd.

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