(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)