ATabase> (ODMG, previously ".. DATabase ..") An independent consortium thAT specifies universal object storage standards. ODMG' s members include object-oriented dATabase management system (ODBMS) vendors and other interested parties. They aim to increase portability of customer software across products. On 1998-04-27 ODMG changed its name from the Object DATabase Management Group to reflect the expansion of its efforts beyond merely setting storage standards for object dATabases. Start . (2000-05-23)