Open Standards
Open Group Standards are published by The Open Group (or
by a third party under the Open Group logo).
Open Group Referenced Standards are those published by
a third party.
Either can be included in Open Group Profiles, or procurement-ready
profiles called Open
Group Product Standards.
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Adoption and Adaptation of Specifications Needed to
Create Standards
The Open Group has a history of developing
specifications through a process of consensus review.
However, it is rare for The Open Group to develop a new specification
from scratch. There is a strong preference to adopt and adapt
existing specifications. Its Company
Review Procedures, Interface
Adoption Criteria and other
procedures are well established.
The Open Group Standards Information Base,
represents consensus among the members of The Open Group that the
definition is broadly adopted and suitable for use in the definition
of enterprise architectures and in procurement of products.
Any standard recorded in the Standards Information
Base:
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Must be an open standard as
defined by the Open Group interface adoption criteria
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Must be a publicly available
document, under effective change control, and with fixed and
reference-able content
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May be referenced in any Open
Group Profile
There are two categories of Open Group Standard
- Open Group Technical Standards are detailed
definitions (e.g. interfaces, protocols, formats)
- Open Group Profiles are collections of
logically related Technical Standards
Profiles may, and usually do, contain additional conformance
requirements such as:
- Selection of specific options and/or alternatives contained in
the underlying technical standards
- Indicators of compliance, such as specific test requirements
The only basis for Open Group branding are forms of
"procurement ready" profiles called Product
Standards.
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Solutions
Insist upon products that conform to Open Standards
Obviating the need for custom software, use of open
standards overcomes all of the issues that arise with custom software
interpreters and therefore lowers the barriers to integration: time, cost
and risk. More
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