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The Oracle Story: 1984 to 2001
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ISSN: 1058-6180
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| Andrew Mendelsohn, "The Oracle Story: 1984 to 2001," IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 1, , 5555. | |||
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| @article{ 10.1109/MAHC.2012.56, author = {Andrew Mendelsohn}, title = {The Oracle Story: 1984 to 2001}, journal ={IEEE Annals of the History of Computing}, volume = {99}, number = {1}, issn = {1058-6180}, year = {5555}, pages = {1}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MAHC.2012.56}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, } | |||
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| TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Annals of the History of Computing TI - The Oracle Story: 1984 to 2001 IS - 1 SN - 1058-6180 SP EP EPD - 1 A1 - Andrew Mendelsohn, PY - 5555 VL - 99 JA - IEEE Annals of the History of Computing ER - | |||
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MAHC.2012.56
This article tells the story of Oracle from 1984 through 2001, primarily through the author’s experiences during those years. He worked on the software development team that built the Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). This was an exciting time when Oracle became one of the giants in the software industry. Although Oracle’s strong marketing and sales organizations were the major factors in its success during this time, the author argues that Oracle’s success was also due to its highly innovative RDBMS product that was strongly differentiated from its competitors. This article traces the development of the Oracle RDBMS through the mainframe, minicomputer, client-server, and Internet computing eras. It calls out the key competitors at each stage and the key product innovations that allowed Oracle to compete so successfully in the market. Finally, this article also provides insight into the workings of the overall Oracle business and culture
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Andrew Mendelsohn, "The Oracle Story: 1984 to 2001," IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 10 Sept. 2012. IEEE computer Society Digital Library. IEEE Computer Society, <http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MAHC.2012.56>
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