<s>
The	O
Interactive	B-Application
Policy	I-Application
Making	I-Application
,	O
or	O
IPM	B-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
opinion	O
poll	O
management	O
system	O
launched	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
gather	O
the	O
opinion	O
of	O
European	O
Union	O
citizens	O
and	O
entreprises	O
regarding	O
policy	O
development	O
The	O
software	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Interactive	B-Application
Policy	I-Application
Making	I-Application
Initiative	O
and	O
is	O
made	O
of	O
various	O
modules	O
which	O
assist	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
such	O
questionnaires	O
-	O
including	O
a	O
creation	O
,	O
translation	O
,	O
test	O
,	O
launch	O
and	O
analysis	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
top-level	O
domain	O
.eu	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
used	O
IPM	B-Application
to	O
gather	O
the	O
opinion	O
of	O
companies	O
regarding	O
cybersquatting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
released	O
IPM	B-Application
OSS	O
,	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
aimed	O
at	O
companies	O
and	O
private	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
