History of rdbms?

History of rdbms?
1970 - In 1970, Edgar Codd, an IBM computer scientist, wrote a number of papers which developed the idea of a new form of relational database which went beyond the then current hierarchical and network database models. Codd's paper was instrumental in the development of IBM's prototype relational database known as System R (and ultimately in the development of IBM's DB2 database), as well as Oracle, the first commercial relational database
1979 - Later in 1979, it was renamed Relational Software Inc and finally it was renamed Oracle. Prior to this Ellison was inspired by the paper written by Edgar F.("Ted") Codd on relational database systems named "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks. Ellison and his partners won a two-year contract to construct a relational database management system (RDBMS) for the CIA with project's code name: ORACLE. Starting with eight employees and with revenue less
Jan 5, 1989 - When it can keep track of information in two or more lists simultaneously, it is a relational database. ... A relational database program would allow you to print reports or view on-screen data displays and entry forms combining elements of information from any of those lists
Oct 3, 1993 - Today, we also have relational databases for the masses, a new genre priced for imminent arrival on your desktop-accompanied by the resounding "thud" that ... The first blow came in November 1992 when Microsoft Corp
Dec 1995 - Illustra's objective was to revolutionize database management technology through a marriage of object-based and relational database management systems. By December 1995, Illustra was well on the way toward accomplishing that objective. Its technology, developed by Dr. Stonebraker, a professor of the University of California Berkeley, represented the first breakthrough in the 25-year history of the relational database.
Dec 1995 - Illustra's objective was to revolutionize database management technology through a marriage of object-based and relational database management systems. By December 1995, Illustra was well on the way toward accomplishing that objective. Its technology, developed by Dr. Stonebraker, a professor of the University of California Berkeley, represented the first breakthrough in the 25-year history of the relational database
Dec 3, 1996 - 56. On December 3, 1996, Informix issued a press release announcing the shipment of its next generation database software product, the Universal Server. The Company's release stated in pertinent part: Informix Software, Inc., (NASDAQ: IFMAX), the leading provider of object-relational database technology, today announced the on-time availability of INFORMIX-Universal Server, the industry's leading open, completely integrated object-relational database management system
Nov 29, 1999 - "The component model for XML is complex enough that to store it in a relational database isn't practical," Hoag says. "In the relational-database world, you have to worry about foreign key references, the depth of the model. There is a lot more complexity in mapping an XML component
Feb 1, 2002 - The Accenture system also creates a threat index, using massive computing power and relational database software. ... system designed to instantly pull together every passenger's travel history and living arrangements, plus a wealth of other personal and demographic information
Aug 2, 2004 - As a Java-only database, it does not compete directly against mainstream relational database servers, such as DB2, Oracle or Microsoft's SQL Server, ... Cloudscape was developed in the mid-1990s as a relational database created specifically to work with the Java programming language.
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