2009: Odette launches several new services to support the automotive industry. These include: EDI validation portal, OSCAR Odette ID, Certification Authority, OFTP2 Software Interoperability Testing, Trust Service.

Consortium led by Odette wins European contract to assist SMEs in the automotive supply chain. The auto-gration project is to last 2 years and will deliver a platform to facilitate the participation of SMEs in global digital supply chains.

2008: Collaboration agreement signed with EDIFICE (Electronics Industry B2B Forum).

Odette enters the non-production area with the publication of the NPMI (Non-Production Materials Identification) recommendation.

The publication of the SCX (Security Certificate Exchange) recommendation is the first step leading to the establishment of the Odette Certification Authority.

2007: The Joint Automotive Industry Forum (JAIF) is formally established with an agreement to work on global standards between Odette, AIAG, JAMA, JAPIA and STAR.

The RFID returnable container tracking project goes global.

Co-operation agreement is signed with eCl@ss to work on material identification standards.

New OFTP2 implementation guidelines and an RFC to the internet community are released, significantly updating the already widely used original OFTP (Odette File Transfer Protocol).

2006: Romania (ACAROM) and Turkey (OSD) joined Odette as associate members.

Odette XML Editor is launched to enable the easy production of XML messages.

The Global MMOG/Logistics Evaluation is updated and gains wider and wider recognition.

Carriers and Logistics Service providers start to work within Odette for the first time on specific performance assessment tools.

European co-ordination of automotive RFID activities is established focussing on returnable containers.

2005: Formal agreement with Curitiba University, Brazil to carry out local Global MMOG/LE training for European companies in Brazil.

Logistics Key Performance Indicators recommendation builds on the very successful global MMOG/LE which is rapidly gaining worldwide recognition.

The JADM is updated to UN/CEFACT XML standards and STAR (Standards in Retail for North America) join Odette, AIAG and JAMA in developing this important joint global initiative.


2004: The first automotive XML recommendation using UML modelling language is produced together with AIAG.

The Joint Automotive Data Model (JADM) brings European, Japanese and North American message entities and attributes together for the first time.

User and Access Management (UAM) in B2B Portals is released with the highest level of company support ever.

The Global MMOG/Logistics Evaluation is created combining European and North American versions into one powerful tool.

DCP, VMI and Virtual Conferencing Recommendations are all published for the first time.


2003: The B2B Supply Chain Monitoring recommendation is published as the result of extensive co-operation in the industry.

An all new Logistics Agreement guideline is released, the Global Despatch Advice message becomes the third worldwide standard and the e-Forms/webEDI recommendation is updated to cover all European requirements in one document.

2002: The first European automotive recommendations for Web-EDI are released.

The Global Transport Label and Global Invoice Message are the first two worldwide standards to be published as part of the collaboration with the AIAG and JAMA/JAPIA.

The Product Data Exchange recommendation is released to help improve the exchange of assembly data.

Odette and the AIAG start to work together in a project to combine their Logistics Evaluation and MMOG documents and publish a single common version at the request of multinational companies.

2001: Odette International Limited is formally registered as a Company in the UK, limited by guarantee. An all-new Board of Directors, comprising senior executives from the European motor industry, replaces the former Steering Committee.

A new B2B Functional Committee is added to the organisation, working transversely across the existing structure on B2B related issues.

2000: JAMA and JAPIA (Japan) join with Odette and AIAG in signing an MoU on the globalisation of UN/EDIFACT messages and start work on the Global Transport Label.

Odette restructures itself to adapt to members needs in E-business, Engineering, Data Exchange and Logistics.

1999: Odette starts to develop internet-based standards, such as e-forms, to complement EDI for information exchange.

Initiatives towards globalisation are increasing. AIAG and Odette sign a Memorandum of Understanding defining the terms for development of a global Transport Label.

The ENGPART message is published to help improve the exchange of engineering design data between partners.