X/Open Co Ltd has commissioned market research firm Dataquest Inc to undertake an Open Systems survey on its behalf, as part of its Xtra user requirements programme. The study will focus on the supply side of the industry to identify the progress being made towards delivering products that meet users’ needs and will investigate how vendors intend to respond to users’ aspirations in interoperability, data management, transaction processing and network and system management. Xtra meetings will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, November 24 to 26 and in Washington DC, November 30 to December 2. The latest recruit to X/Open’s now 44-strong User Council is the UK’s National Health Service Information Management Centre.
