(ODMG, previously ".. Database ..") An independent consortium that specifies universal object storaGEstandards. 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)