In late 1999, ODMG 3.0 was released that included a number of enhancements to the
Object Model and to the Java binding. Between releases 2.0 and 3.0, the ODMG expanded
its charter to cover the specification of universal object storage standards. At the same
time, ODMG changed its name from the Object Database Management Group to the
Object Data Management Group to reflect the expansion of its efforts beyond merely
setting storage standards for object databases.