How To Pre-Qualify and Select DDC Systems and Vendors

Abstract

Building Au toma tion Systems (BAS) are closely associat ed with the
hi-tech and comp u ter indu str y. Hi-t ech in d us tries by th eir natur e ar e
und ergoing r apid cha nges, and are c omp etitive. Evolu tion and a highl y
compe titive mark et re sult s in never endin g chan ges to sys tems hardwar e
and sof tware , and cha nges of vend ors' org an izations (and s ometim es of
their ow ne rs) that are m arketing and su p por ting such sys tems.
DOC ma n ufac ture rs in tro d uce new product s, on av erag e, eve ry
five years and produ ct upgr ad es annu ally. DOC sys tems pro vid e a reli-
able hard wa re pl atf orm , so phis tica ted appli cat ion pro gram s, a nd are
" user fri endl y" for ope ra tors an d maint enance.
Build ing ow ne rs- an d users of BAS sys tems - bene fit from the situ-
atio n th rou gh comp et itive p ricing . At the same time, they feel the pre s-
s ure origi na ting from fr equ en t in trod uction of new sys tem s and instabil-
ity of the compa nies bring ing them on the m ark et.
Vul nera bility is f urth er enhance d by owne rs' need s for lon g-t erm
sys tem su ppor t.