Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-34.26: Open-systems concept

A. Any state agency, board, commission, or authority which

establishes an electronic portal system shall use an open-systems

concept for the portal system which has been approved by the

Information Services Division of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services.

B. No state agency, board, commission, or authority shall enter

into an agreement for development of, enhancement to, or maintenance

of an electronic portal system without the written authorization of

the Information Services Division.

C. For purposes of this section, an "open-systems concept"

shall mean a system that implements sufficient open specifications

for interfaces, services, and supporting formats to enable properly

engineered components to be utilized across a wide range of systems

with minimal changes, to interoperate with other components on local

and remote systems, and to interact with users in a style that

facilitates portability. An open-systems concept is characterized

by the following:

1. Well-defined, widely used, and nonproprietary interfaces or

protocols;

2. Use of standards which are developed and adopted by industry

recognized standards-making bodies;

3. A definition of all aspects of system interfaces to

facilitate new or additional system capabilities for a wide range of

applications; and

4. An explicit provision for expansion or upgrading through the

incorporation of additional or higher performance elements with

minimal impact on the system.