(as published by Richard Niemiec in Oracle Database 12c Performance Tuning Tips and Techniques)
1970 Dr Edgar Codd publishes his theory of relational data modelling.
1977 Software Development Laboratories (SDL) is formed by Larry Ellison, Bod Miner, Ed Oates and Bruce Scott with $2000 of startup cash. Larry and Bob come from Ampex, where they were working on a CIA project code-named "Oracle". Bob and Bruce begin work on the database.
1978 The CIA is is SDL's first customer, yet the product is not released commercially. SDL changes its name to Relational Software Inc. (RSI).
1979 RSI ships the first commercial version, Version 2, of the database, written in Assembler Language (no V1 is shipped based on the thinking that people wont buy a first version of the software). The first commercial version of the software is sold to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. It is the first commercial RDBMS on the market.
1981 The first tool, Interactive Application Facility (IAF) , which is a predecessor to Oracle's future SQL * Forms tool, is created.
1982 RSI changes its name to Oracle Systems Corporation (OSC) and then simplifies the name to Oracle Corporation.
1983 Version 3, written in C (which makes it portable) is shipped. Bob Miner and Bruce Scott are the main coding brains behind this version, while also supporting the Assembler-based version V2.
1984 Version 4 is released with some first tools (IAG-genform, IAG-runform, RPT). Version 4 is the first database with read consistency. Oracle is ported to the PC.
1985 Version 5 is released, first parallel Server database on VMS/VAX.
1986 Oracle goes public on March 12 (a day before Microsoft and eight days after Sun). The stock opens at $15 and closes at $20.75. Oracle Client/Server is introduced, which is the first client/server database. Oracle 5.1 is released.
1987 Oracle is the first DBMS company. Oracle Applications group is started. First symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) database introduced.
1987 Richard Niemiec along with Brad Brown and Joe Trezzo while working at Oracle implement the first client/server application running Oracle on a souped-up 286 running 16 concurrent client/server users for NEC Corporation.
1988 Oracle V6 is released. First row level locking. First hot database backup. Oracle moves from Belmont to Redwood Shores. PL/SQL is introduced.
1992 Oracle V7 is released.
1993 Oracle GUI client/server development tools introduced. Oracle Applications moved from character mode to client/server.
1994 Bob Miner, the genius behind the Oracle database technology, dies of cancer.
1995 First 64 bit database developed.
1996 Oracle 7.3 is released.
1997 Oracle 8 is introduced. Oracle Application server is introduced. Applications for the web are introduced. Oracle is the first Web database. Oracle BI tools like discoverer are introduced for data warehousing. Tools have native Java support.
1998 First major RDBMS (Oracle 8) is ported to Linux. Applications 11 shipped. Oracle is the first database with XML support.
1999 Oracle 8i is released. Introduces Java/XML into development tools. Oracle is the first database with native JAVA support.
2000 Oracle 9i Applications Server is released. It becomes the first database with middle tier cache. Launches E-business suite, wireless database with OracleMobile, Oracle 9i Application Server wireless, and Internet File System (iFS).
2001 Oracle 9i (9.1) is released. Oracle is the first database with Real Application Clusters (RAC).
2002 Oracle 9i Release 2 (9.2) is released.
2003 Oracle at France Telecom is #1 on Winter Group's Top Ten in DB in size at 29T.
2003 Oracle 10g comes out, with grid focus, encrypted backups, auto-tuning and ASM.
2005 Oracle RAC at Amazon hit the Winter Group's Top Ten in DB size at 25T.
2005 Oracle acquires PeopleSoft (includes JD Edwards), Oblix (Identity Management), Retek (Retail) for $630M., TimesTen (in memory DB), and Innobase (InnoDB Open Source).
2006 Oracle buys Siebel for $5.8B, Sleepycat Software (Open Source) and Stellant (Content Management). Oracle with an Open Source push offers "unbreakable" support for Red Hat Linux.
2006 Oracle 10g Release 2 comes out in fall.
2007 Oracle buys Hyperion for $3.3B. Oracle 11g comes out. (2009 was the first release of 11gR2).
2008 Oracle Exadata announced. Oracle buys BEA.
2009 Oracle releases 11gR2. Oracle buys Sun (which includes Java, MySQL, Solaris, Open Office, StorageTek).
2010 Oracle announces MySQL Cluster 7.1, Exadata 2-8, Exalogic and Oracle 11.2.0.2 released.
2011 Oracle 11gR2 (11.2.04) terminal release (all Exadata line is 11gR2) and Oracle 11g Express Edition is released. (September 2011). Oracle announces Exalytics, SuperCluster, Oracle Data Appliance, Exadata Expansion Rack and Oracle Cloud 12c (late 2011).
2012 Exadata X3-2 is released. Oracle expands cloud offerings; Solaris 11.1.
2013 Oracle 12c R1 is released. Exadata X3-8 is released. Oracle announces Acme Packet and Reponsys.
2014 Oracle releases In-Memory on 12.1.0.2. Exadata X-4 is released.. acquires Corente.
2015 Exadata X5-2 and X5-8 are released. FS1 Flash Array; acquires StackEngine (Docker Tool).
2016 12cR2 is released on Exadata Express Cloud Server at $175/mo. Ravello/CASB are acquired.
2020 In December 2020, Oracle Corporation's world headquarters has been relocated to Austin, Texas from San Fransisco Peninsula.
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