Browse Definitions :
Definition

ODM (original design manufacturer)

An ODM (original design manufacturer) is a company that takes the original specifications of another company or individual and builds the design to the product specifications.

ODMs make it possible for a company to get a product to market without having to completely design the hardware and without investing in production facilities. The ODM supplies manufacturing capacity. The company that created the specification typically retains ownership of the design.

White box servers, for example, are usually purchased in bulk quantities from ODMs. The ODM typically builds the equipment from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components that can be customized to some extent for particular environments.  Although an organization could possibly do the same thing in-house, the ODM can manufacture and deliver customized servers faster and may also offer warranty protection for parts.

ODM is similar to the more commonly known term OEM (original equipment manufacturer).

This was last updated in June 2017

Continue Reading About ODM (original design manufacturer)

Networking
  • CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit)

    A CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit) is a hardware device about the size of a modem. It converts a digital data ...

  • data streaming

    Data streaming is the continuous transfer of data from one or more sources at a steady, high speed for processing into specific ...

  • secure access service edge (SASE)

    Secure access service edge, also known as SASE and pronounced sassy, is a cloud architecture model that bundles network and ...

Security
CIO
HRSoftware
  • recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)

    Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) is when an employer turns the responsibility of finding potential job candidates over to a ...

  • human resources (HR) generalist

    A human resources generalist is an HR professional who handles the daily responsibilities of talent management, employee ...

  • employee lifecycle

    The employee lifecycle is a human resources model that identifies the different stages a worker advances through in an ...

Customer Experience
  • Adobe Experience Platform

    Adobe Experience Platform is a suite of customer experience management (CXM) solutions from Adobe.

  • virtual assistant (AI assistant)

    A virtual assistant, also called an AI assistant or digital assistant, is an application program that understands natural ...

  • inbound marketing

    Inbound marketing is a strategy that focuses on attracting customers, or leads, via company-created internet content, thereby ...

Close