GEAR, is a sophisticated IT-based software tool, which eases the process of applying EOTIP.

EOTIP, the European Open Telecommunications  Systems Interconnection Profile can be applied by any organisation to analyse and describe their telecommunications needs and procure the necessary telephone equipment and services.
The methodology describes the telecommunication features in a neutral way referring relevant standards where they exist.

GEAR will give a full range overview of the services to be selected, along with the related standards. All the necessary data will be stored in a dynamic information repository, providing the user with flexibility in searching and selecting the appropriate data, provided through hyperlink capabilities, throughout the whole EOTIP. This dynamic database structure will allow to easily enhance the methodology, either by restructuring and re-linking the data according to selected criteria, or by adding new modules in the procedure, without causing an overhead to the application user.

The NTUA is participating in this project and NMT Group's contribution is the development of the user interface (www pages) and the database design and the liaison activities.