Odyssey 3 is designed and developed following Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodologies and is powered by Rational/WebSphere Application Server. Written on the Java Enterprise Edition platform, Odyssey 3 supports all RDBMS.

From a functionality angle, Odyssey 3 has introduced new features and functions such as:

- Content Management
- Document Management
- Knowledge Base
- Workflow
- Improved Internationalisation support
- Improved Audit Trailing
- Improved Security