(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)