1.1 Scope Open MUMPS Interconnect defines a method for network access to MUMPS databases. The protocol provides all basic operations on the sparse tree-structured MUMPS database. 1.2 Purpose Because the MUMPS language standard (see 2) defines the operations on its database facilities, a MUMPS-specific protocol is required to extend these facilities into an open systems environment. 1.3 Application Developed primarily for connection of different implementations of the MUMPS language, the protocol may also be used by other languages to gain access to a MUMPS database or to provide a MUMPS database service. OMI may also be used for inter-task operations on a single computer, for example between two different products.