Subject: startel

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 1994 23:18 +0100

STARTEL
                CEC Telematics Survey

                                                December 1994

Dear Telematics User,

The Commission of the European Community in cooperation with LogOn Technology
Transfer, central European representatives of the Object Management Group, are
conducting a survey of telematics applications: systems and services in the
areas of networking, telecommunications, multimedia, database and distributed
systems technology that are no doubt already changing the way you do business.

The findings from this research will provide the CEC with a report on end user
and developer requirements that will be used to set priorities for the
forthcoming Telematics Application Programme of the 4th Framework Programme,
which offers the major telematics R&D funding in Europe for the next four 
years.

We think your organization can offer valuable input to the CEC from your 
field, thus we invite you to participate in this critical research project.  
Please note that the survey form is designed for total anonymity; neither your
name nor your company's identity will be released.

Please complete the questionnaire and return it to us if possible by December
22, 1994.

Thank you for your assistance.  

Best Regards and happy holidays,

Amy Tenderich
LogOn STARTEL Coordinator

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COMPLETING THE SURVEY

The following survey appears very long, but is in fact split into two surveys,
one for end users and one for application developers.  You need only fill out
the half that is appropriate to you.  
                (All please fill out Respondent Information)

Questions are presented in three forms:

1)  Where a choice of  answer options is presented:
        Please indicate your choice by marking an "X" at the front of each of
your answer choices.  Also please make check in the "Use" or "Provide" 
columnon the right where appropriate.
        (Please DO NOT delete the number codes alongside answer choices)

2) When you are asked to rank options by their level of importance, please
fill in numbers with "1" being the highest priority.   
        
3)  Open-ended questions:  Space is provided between the questions for you
to write in one or more paragraphs which answer the question.

You will have received this survey by electronic mail format.  When you have
completed filling out all questions relevant to your experience, please return
the survey to us VIA E-MAIL (or if this is not possible, a hard copy via 
post). 

REPLIES AND QUERIES

All communications and replies to this survey should be addressed to:

LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH 
Burgweg 14a
D-61476 Kronberg/Ts. 
Germany

Tel:  +49-6173-2852
FAX:  +49-6173-940420

Email:  [email-masked]

SECTION I: Respondent / Organizational Information 

I-1) Name and address of your organization (for in-house use only):

I-2) Who is the contact at your organization for this survey submission?  
Include address if different from above (for in-house use only):

I-3) What is your organization's principal business?
__  [1] banking/financial services
__  [2] communications/utilities
__  [3] computer software development
__  [4] computer hardware
__  [5] computer services
__  [6] construction/mining/agriculture
__  [7] distribution
__  [8] government, public administration
__  [9] education/research
__  [10] entertainment/leisure
__  [11] insurance
__  [12] manufacturing
__  [13] medical/healthcare
__  [14] wholesale/retail/trade
__  [15] transportation
__  [16] Other (please specify):

I-4) What is your job title?

I-5) What best describes your role in the organization?
        __  [1] senior management/policymaking
        __  [2] Legal/compliance
        __  [3] Engineering/R&D
        __  [4] Operations/manufacturing
        __  [5] Planning & development
        __  [6] Marketing/sales
        __  [7] Environmental affairs
        __  [8] PR/Communications
        __  [9] Consulting
        __  [10] Other:

I-6) How many employees does your company have?
        __  [1] less than 100
        __  [2] 100-499
        __  [3] 500-999
        __  [4] 1,000-2999
        __  [5] 3,000 or more

I-7) What are your company's approximate annual revenues?
        __  [1] less than $1 Billion
        __  [2] $1 Billion - $5 Billion
        __  [3] $5 Billion or more
        __  [4] company privately held (confidential)

I-8) What is the preferred platform at your company?
        __  [1] Mainframes
        __  [2] PCs
        __  [3] Macs
        __  [4] UNIX Workstations
        __  [5] Midrange systems
        __  [6] Heterogeneous network

I-9) Which operating system(s) does your company work with?
        __  [1] MS-DOS
        __  [2] Windows 3.1
        __  [3] Windows NT
        __  [4] OS/2
        __  [5] Mac OS
        __  [6] UNIX
        __  [7] VMS
        __  [8] NeXTStep
        __  [9] Other:

I-10) Please specify any standardization/specification organizations in which
your company has membership:
        __  [1] OMG
        __  [2] ODMG
        __  [3] OSF
        __  [4] XOpen
        __  [5] ISO
        __  [6] ANSI
        __  [7] Network Management Forum (OMNI Point Program)
        __  [8] European Telecommunications Informatics Services
        __  [9] Other:

I-11) With regards to telematics (systems and services in software 
engineering,networking, telecommunications, multimedia, distributed systems 
technology and database systems) HOW WOULD YOU CLASSIFY YOUR ORGANIZATION?
   
        __  [1] technology provider (of infrastructures & environments)
        __  [2] developer (of applications)
        __  [3] operator (running applications to provide services)
        __  [4] end user 

Now, we would like to ask:
End-Users, (choices 3 or 4 above) please fill out Section II below. 
Developers (choices 1 or 2 above), please skip to Section III.
        If your organization fits in BOTH categories, please fill out both.

SECTION II: End-User Requirements

TELEMATICS FOR SERVICES OF PUBLIC INTEREST

II-A) Which of the following services do you or your company    
        use or plan to use within the year?
__  [1] administration service integration
__  [2] access to administration data 
__  [3] E-mail (Internet)
__  [4] remote sessions (Internet)
__  [5] network news (Internet)
__  [6] World Wide Web (Internet)
__  [7] generic information retrieval
__  [8] hypermedial information retrieval
__  [9] interactive TV
__  [10] video on demand
__  [11] audio on demand
__  [12] commercial on-line services (CompuServe, America On-Line, etc.)
__  [13] teletext
__  [14] telephone information services
__  [15] videotel
__  [16] services for travellers (timetables, reservations, etc.)
__  [17] services for freight operation
__  [18] network management, operation and control
__  [19] fleet operations
__  [20] vehicle control
__  [21] other (please specify):

TELEMATICS FOR KNOWLEDGE

II-B) Which of the following services do you or your company use or plan to
use within the year?
__  [22] video teaching
__  [23] video training
__  [24] teletutoring
__  [25] video conferencing
__  [26] desktop conferencing
__  [27] remote collaboration
__  [28] remote access to research results
__  [29] integrated library systems
__  [30] home access to library services
__  [31] download information retrieval
__  [32] other:

TELEMATICS FOR IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT & QUALITY OF LIFE

II-C) Which of the following specific services do you or your company   use or
plan to use within the year?

__  [33] multimedia medical information storage and retrieval
__  [34] resource access for medical professions
__  [35] telemedicine
__  [36] integrated environmental emergency management systems
__  [37] local and regional  environmental management boards
__  [38] integrated management of environmental information
__  [39] services for disabled people
__  [40] services for elderly people
__  [41] telecommuting
__  [42] leisure, entertainment
__  [43] teleshopping
__  [44] other:

II-D) How important are the following criteria for choosing telematics
services?  

(Please rank, 1=top priority)

                                                Rank:
__ [1] availability/easy access                 _____
__ [2] ease of use                              _____
__ [3] good documentation                       _____
__ [4] price (affordability)                    _____
__ [7] support (service, training, maintenance) _____
__ [8] features/performance                     _____
__ [9] available user group                     _____
__ [10] multi-platform support                  _____           
__ [11] compatibility with other 
        services already in use                 _____
__ [12] security                                _____
__ [13] reliability                             _____
__ [14] time-saving capabilities                _____
__ [15] wide usage among business 
        partners/contacts                       _____
For multimedia:
__ [16] allows more choice 
        of programming, channels                _____
__ [17] increased realism                       _____
__ [18] increased user involvement              _____
__ [19] Other criteria (please specify):

II-E) Please add any comments on key features of services that would be
important to you in the future:

II-F) In which VERTICAL MARKETS does your company use telematics services?
__  [1] Publishing (eg. electronic magazines, newsletters, books)
__  [2] Broadcasting (digitized radio & video)
__  [3] Advertising (on-line vendor & product information, etc.) 
__  [4] Health, medical services
__  [5] Travel & transport (on-line timetables, reservations)
__  [6] Retail services (eg. Internet Shopping Network, on-line "stores") 
__  [7] Entertainment, liesure
__  [8] Banking, financial services 
__  [9] Education (on-line help, training, etc.)
__  [10] Manufacturing
__  [11] Other (Please specify):

TECHNOLOGIES

II-G) In addition to those mentioned above, which multimedia applications does
your company use?                                                       
__  [1] presentation technology            
__  [2] virtual reality                                 
__  [3] advanced computer graphics                      
__  [4] computer-supported 
        cooperative work (CSCW) tools:        
__  [5] common screens (same site)    
__  [6] voting system                           
__  [7] common database                        
__  [8] group decision-making systems (GDSS)
__  [9] groupware toolkit (GroupKit, Rendezvous, ImageDesk, etc.)
__  [10] remote sychronous cooperation (remote work in real-time)
__  [11] Other:                                           

II-H)  Which of the following network/telecommunications technologies or
products do you use or plan to use, if any?
__  [1] ATM
__  [2] satellite technologies
__  [3] mobile communications
__  [4] ISDN
__  [5] PSTN
__  [6] ethernet
__  [7] token ring
__  [8] token bus
__  [9] fast ethernet
__  [10] wireless communication
__  [11] FDDI
__  [12] Appletalk
__  [13] Banyan networks
__  [14] DQDB
__  [15] Frame Relay
__  [16] Others (Please specify):

II-I) Which of the following products for distributed systems do you currently
use or plan to within the year, if any?
        __  [1] OpenDOC
        __  [2] OLE
        __  [3] CORBA-compliant products
        __  [4] DCE-compliant products
        __  [6] Taligent Framework
        __  [7] IBM Intelligent Communication
        __  [8] Telescript General Magic
        __  [9] Others:

II-J) Which of the following basic database technologies are you currently
using, if any?

__  [1] relational database systems             
__  [2] object-oriented database systems                
__  [3] network database systems                       
__  [4] hierarchical database systems           
__  [5] file systems                                            
__  [6] Other (please specify):                         

II-K) Please add any comments on key features of products/ technologies that
would be important to you in the future:

Thank you.

SECTION III: Developer Requirements

III-A) How important are the following criteria for company selection of
products/technologies?  (Please rank, 1=top priority) 
                                                                         
                                Rank:
__ [1] standard compliance      _____
__ [2] maturity                 _____
__ [3] ease of use              _____
__ [4] documentation            _____
__ [5] price                    _____
__ [6] support (service, 
training, maintenance)          _____
__ [7] features/performance     _____
__ [8] available user group     _____
__ [9] multi-platform support   _____           
__ [10] compatibility with 
other software already in use   _____
__ [11] security                _____
__ [12] reliability             _____
__ [13] time constraints        _____
__ [14] Other criteria (please specify):

The remainder of the survey is broken down into the following technology 
areas: 
- Software engineering technology (S)
- Multimedia & human-computer interface technology (M)
- Networking & telecommunications technology (N)
- Technology for distributed systems (DS)
- Database systems technology (D)

Please fill out the areas appropriate to your organization.

Area S: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

S1) In which vertical markets does your company use Software Engineering
Technology to provide services?
__  [1] Publishing 
__  [2] Broadcasting 
__  [3] Advertising  
__  [4] Health, medical services
__  [5] Travel & transport 
__  [6] Retail services  
__  [7] Entertainment, liesure
__  [8] Banking, financial services 
__  [9] Education 
__  [10] Manufacturing
__  [11] Other (Please specify):
 
S2) Which programming language do you currently use or plan to use?
        __  [1] C
        __  [2] C++
        __  [3] Cobol
        __  [4] Fortran
        __  [5] Pascal
        __  [6] Ada
        __  [7] Lisp
        __  [8] Tcl
        __  [9] Assembler
        __  [10] Other:

S3) Which of the following tools do you currently use or plan to use?

        __  [1] tool integration                      
        __  [2] code testing tools                                      
        __  [3] configuration management tools          
        __  [4] CASE  tools                                             
        __  [5] workflow/process control                         
        __  [6] management-oriented tools 
                (cost-estimation ...)                   
        __  [7] measurement/metrics tools                      
        __  [8] Other (please specify):                                 

S4) Which process standards does your organization currently implement, if 
any? 
                        
        __  [1] ISO 9000
        __  [2] AQA P13     
        __  [3] CMM 1      
        __  [4] CMM 2
        __  [5] CMM >= 3
        __  [6] Other standards (Please specify):

S5) Which of these process standards will your organization concentrate its
efforts on in the future? (Please rank, 1=top priority) 
            
                                        Rank:    
__  [1] ISO 9000                        _____
__  [2] AQA P13                         _____
__  [3] CMM                             _____
__  [4] Other standards 
        (Please specify):   

S6) Please add any comments on key features of software engineering technology
that will be important for the future:    

Area M: MULTIMEDIA & HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE APPLIATIONS

M1) In which vertical markets does your company use Multimedia or HCI 
Technology to provide services?
__  [1] Publishing 
__  [2] Broadcasting 
__  [3] Advertising  
__  [4] Health, medical services
__  [5] Travel & transport 
__  [6] Retail services  
__  [7] Entertainment, liesure
__  [8] Banking, financial services 
__  [9] Education 
__  [10] Manufacturing
__  [11] Other (Please specify):

M2) Which multimedia services does your company use or provide?

                                               Use   /  Provide

__  [1] video teaching/training                 ____ /   _____ 
__  [2] video conferencing                      ____ /   _____ 
__  [3] desktop conferencing                    ____ /   _____ 
__  [4] presentation technology                 ____ /   _____ 
__  [5] electronic mail                         ____ /   _____ 
__  [6] on-line help functions                  ____ /   _____ 
__  [7] interactive TV applications             ____ /   _____ 
__  [8] hypermedial information 
        retrieval                               ____ /   _____ 
__  [9] virtual reality                         ____ /   _____ 
__  [10] telemedicine                           ____ /   _____ 
__  [11] services for disabled
        /elderly people                         ____ /   _____ 
__  [12] computer graphics                      ____ /   _____ 
__  [13] computer-supported 
        cooperative work (CSCW):                ____ /   _____ 
__  [14] common screens (same site)             ____ /   _____ 
__  [15] voting system                          ____ /   _____ 
__  [16] common database                        ____ /   _____ 
__  [17] Other:                                 ____ /   _____ 

M3) Which of the following multimedia storage technologies are you currently
using or developing?  
                                        
                                                Use / Develop

__  [1] CD ROM                                  ____ /   _____              
__  [2] Magnetic-Optic                          ____ /   _____         
__  [3] Magnetic                                ____ /   _____ 
__  [4] WORM                                    ____ /   _____ 
__  [5] Other (please specify):                 ____ /   _____ 

M4) Which of the following MM platforms are you currently using or developing?
  
                                                Use /   Develop         
__  [1] Intel's DVI                             ____ /   _____
__  [2] Apple's QuickTime                       ____ /   _____
__  [3] Microsoft Multimedia 
        extensions (AVI,...)                    ____ /   _____
__  [4] Philip's CD-I                           ____ /   _____
__  [5] desk-based computer/workstation         ____ /   _____ 
__  [6] Notebook                                ____ /   _____
__  [7] Sub-notebook                            ____ /   _____
__  [8] Palm-top                                ____ /   _____
__  [9] Personal Digital Assistant              ____ /   _____
__  [10] Others (please specify):

M5) Which of the following graphical user interfaces (GUIs) do you currently 
use or develop?
                
                                                Use /   Develop 
        __  [1] Windows                         ____ /   _____
        __  [2] OpenLook                        ____ /   _____
        __  [3] Motif                           ____ /   _____
        __  [4] Mac                             ____ /   _____
        __  [5] OS/2
        __  [6] Others (please specify):

M6) Which standards does your organization currently implement, if any? 
                        
        __  [1] JPEG  digital compression standard      
        __  [2] H.320 video and audio compression standard        
        __  [3] MPEG video compression algorithm        
        __  [4] ODA
        __  [5] SGML
        __  [6] HTML
        __  [7] Dexter HRM
        __  [8] HyTime
        __  [9] JPEG Motion
        __  [10] MPEG 2
        __  [11] MPEG 4
        __  [12] TNM
        __  [13] MCS
        __  [14] T.123
        __  [15] ADPCM
        __  [16] JBIG
        __  [17] Other standards (Please specify):

M7) Which of these standards will your organization concentrate its efforts on
in the future? (Please rank, 1=top priority)              
                                                        Rank:
 __  [1] JPEG  digital compression standard             _____
 __  [2] H.320 video and audio compression standard     _____
 __  [3] MPEG video compression algorithm               _____
 __  [4] ODA                                            _____
 __  [5] SGML                                           _____
 __  [6] HTML                                           _____
 __  [7] Dexter HRM                                     _____
 __  [8] HyTime                                         _____
 __  [9] JPEG Motion                                    _____
 __  [10] MPEG 2                                        _____
 __  [11] MPEG 4                                        _____
 __  [12] TNM                                           _____
 __  [13] MCS                                           _____
 __  [14] T.123                                         _____
 __  [15] ADPCM                                         _____
 __  [16] JBIG                                          _____
 __  [17] Other standards (Please specify):

M8) Please add any comments on key features of multimedia technology that will
be important for you in the future: 

Area N: NETWORKING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

N1)  In which vertical markets does your company use Networking or
Telecommunications Technology to provide services?
__  [1] Publishing 
__  [2] Broadcasting 
__  [3] Advertising  
__  [4] Health, medical services
__  [5] Travel & transport 
__  [6] Retail services  
__  [7] Entertainment, liesure
__  [8] Banking, financial services 
__  [9] Education 
__  [10] Manufacturing
__  [11] Other (Please specify):

N2) Which of the following technologies/products do you use or develop?
                                                        
                                        Use   /  Develop      
__  [1] wireless communication          ____ /   _____
__  [2] mobile communications           ____ /   _____
__  [3] Banyan networks                 ____ /   _____
__  [4] DQDB                            ____ /   _____
LAN Technologies:
__  [5] Ethernet                        ____ /   _____
__  [6] token ring                      ____ /   _____
__  [7] token bus                       ____ /   _____
__  [8] fast Ethernet                   ____ /   _____
__  [9] wireless LAN                   ____ /   _____
__  [10] FDDI                           ____ /   _____
__  [11] Appletalk                      ____ /   _____
WAN Technologies
__  [12] ATM                             ____ /   _____ 
__  [13] satellite technologies          ____ /   _____ 
__  [14] ISDN                            ____ /   _____
__  [15] PSTN                            ____ /   _____
__  [16] PSDN                            ____ /   _____
__  [17] SMFS                            ____ /   _____
__  [18] wireless network (WAN)          ____ /   _____
__  [19] FDDI                           ____ /   _____
__  [20] Frame Relay                    ____ /   _____

__  [21] Others (Please specify):

N3) Which networking/telecommunications services does your company use or
provide?

                                        Use    /  Provide
__  [1] Internet ftp                    ____   /   _____
__  [2] Internet remote session         ____   /   _____
__  [3] Internet mail                   ____   /   _____
__  [4] Usenet News                     ____   /   _____
__  [5] Information browsing/retrieval 
        (gopher, WWW)                   ____   /   _____
__  [6] Video on demand                 ____   /   _____
__  [7] Videotel                        ____   /   _____
__  [8] Broadcasting-like-TV            ____   /   _____
__  [9] Network management              ____   /   _____
__  [10] Audio on demand                ____   /   _____
__  [11] On-line communications services 
(CompuServe,Prodigy,America On-Line,...)____   /   _____
__  [12] Teletext                       ____   /   _____
__  [13] Telephone information services 
(weather, traffic reports, cinema, etc.)____   /   _____
__  [14] Other:

N4) Which of the following network protocols do you use?
__  [1] IP
__  [2] IPX
__  [3] DECNet
__  [4] XNS
__  [5] OSI
__  [6] others:

N5) Which network software do you use or provide?

                                        Use  / Provide
__  [1] Novell-NetWare                  ____   /   _____ 
__  [2] Unix                            ____   /   _____ 
__  [3] MS Windows NT                   ____   /   _____ 
__  [4] MS Windows for Workgroup        ____   /   _____ 
__  [5] Banyan Vines                    ____   /   _____ 
__  [6] others:

N6) Which of these process standards will your organization concentrate its
efforts on in the future? (Please rank, 1=top priority)             
                                                                
                                                Rank:
        __  [1] MIME                            _____
        __  [2] TCP/IP                          _____        
        __  [3] X.25                            _____
        __  [4] X.500                           _____
        __  [5] X.400                           _____
        __  [6] SNMP                            _____
        __  [7] UDP/IP                          _____
        __  [8] ethernet                        _____
        __  [9] token ring                      _____
        __  [10] token bus                      _____
        __  [11] wireless LAN                   _____
        __  [12] Other:                         _____

N7) Please add any comments key features of network/telecommunication 
technology that will be important for you in the future:

Area DS: TECHNOLOGY FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS 

DS1) In which vertical markets does your company use Technology for 
Distribute Systems to provide services?
__  [1] Publishing 
__  [2] Broadcasting 
__  [3] Advertising  
__  [4] Health, medical services
__  [5] Travel & transport 
__  [6] Retail services  
__  [7] Entertainment, liesure
__  [8] Banking, financial services 
__  [9] Education 
__  [10] Manufacturing
__  [11] Other (Please specify):

DS2) Which of the following basic communication platforms do you use or plan 
to use within the year?
        __  [1] TCP/IP
        __  [2] Remote Procedure Call
        __  [3] NFS
        __  [4] DCS
        __  [5] Others:

DS3) Which network management platform do you use or provide?

                                        Use    /    Provide
        __  [1] HP OpenView             _____   /   _____ 
        __  [2] DEC MCC                 _____   /   _____ 
        __  [3] AT&T BaseWorkX          _____   /   _____ 
        __  [4] IBM NetView             _____   /   _____ 
        __  [5] Sun NetManager          _____   /   _____ 
        __  [6] Telecomm Italia NetKit  _____   /   _____ 
        __  [7] Novell NMS              _____   /   _____
        __  [8] Others:

DS4) Which of the following products do you use or provide?
        
                                        Use   /  Provide
__  [1] OpenDOC                         _____   /   _____
__  [2] OLE                             _____   /   _____
__  [3] CORBA-compliant products        _____   /   _____
__  [4] DCE-compliant products          _____   /   _____
__  [6] Taligent Framework              _____   /   _____
__  [7] IBM Intelligent Communication   _____   /   _____
__  [8] Telescript General Magic        _____   /   _____
__  [9] Others:

DS5) Which attributes of these are important to you? (Please rank, 1=top
priority) 
                                                Rank
__  [1] transparent location access             _____
__  [2] persistency                             _____
__  [3] standard interfaces (eg. IDL)           _____
__  [4] application interoperability            _____
__  [5] application portability                 _____
__  [6] distributed transaction processing      _____
__  [7] easy integration of existing 
        communication technology                _____
__  [8] interfaces towards specific 
        programming languages, please specify:
   
__  [9] Others:

DS6) Which standards does your organization use or plan to use within the 
year?
        __  [1] DCE     
        __  [2] CORBA   
        __  [3] ISO/ODP 
        __  [4] Others:

DS7)  Which of these standards will your organization concentrate its efforts 
on in the future? (Please rank, 1=top priority)               
                                                                
                                                Rank:
        __  [1] DCE                         _____
        __  [2] CORBA                       _____
        __  [3] ISO/ODP                     _____
        __  [4] Others:                     _____
        
DS7) Please add any comments on key features of distributed systems technology
that will be important for you the future:  

Section D: DATABASE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

D1)  In which vertical markets does your company use Database Systems 
Technology to provide services?
__  [1] Publishing 
__  [2] Broadcasting 
__  [3] Advertising  
__  [4] Health, medical services
__  [5] Travel & transport 
__  [6] Retail services  
__  [7] Entertainment, liesure
__  [8] Banking, financial services 
__  [9] Education 
__  [10] Manufacturing
__  [11] Other (Please specify):

D2) Which of the following basic technologies do you currently use or provide?
  
                                                Use  / Provide
__  [1] relational database systems             _____   /   _____       
__  [2] object-oriented database systems        _____   /   _____
__  [3] network database systems                _____   /   _____       
__  [4] hierarchical database systems           _____   /   _____       
__  [5] file systems                            _____   /   _____

__  [6] Other (please specify):                         

D3) Which attributes of these are criticial to your work?  
(Please rank, 1=top priority)
                                                                Rank:
__  [1] classical distribution transaction processing           _____  
__  [2] non-standard transaction processing                     _____   
                __  [3] nested transactions                     _____
                __  [4] long-lived transactions                 _____
                __  [5] design transactions                     _____
__  [6] standard interface (IDL)                                _____
__  [7] performance                                             _____
__  [8] SQL compatibility                                       _____
__  [9] persistency                                             _____
__  [10] security                                               _____

D4) Which attributes are MISSING that would be necessary in the future? 
(Please rank, 1=top priority)
                                                        Rank:
__  [1] interoperability                                _____
__  [2] SQL compatibility                               _____
__  [3] complex object support                          _____
__  [4] non-standard concurrency control                _____
__  [5] Other (please specify):

D5) Which standards does your organization currently use, if any?

        __  [1] ODMG 93 
        __  [2] SQL 2   
        __  [3] SQL 3   
        __  [4] Other:   
            
D6) Which of these standards will your organization concentrate its efforts on
in the future? (Please rank, 1=top priority)              
  
                                Rank:
        __  [1] ODMG 93         _____
        __  [2] SQL 2           _____
        __  [3] SQL 3           _____
        __  [4] Other:          _____

D7) Please add any comments on key features of database systems technology 
that will be important for you the future:  

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