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Saturday, June 20, 2026

The Oracle Story

                              No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house
                                                                                                                                                             Mathew 5:15

Oracle corporation, initially called Software Development Laboratories, was founded in 1977 by Larry Elison and Bob Miner, computer programmers at Ampex Corporation, an American electronics company along with Ed Oates, Elison's supervisor at Ampex. The idea for the relational database was inspired by a paper by Edgar F Codd that outlined a relational model. They had the vison of making this data management concept commercial as it arranged large amounts of data efficiently and also enabled quick retrieval. Thus the trio started developing the program based on Codds theory and in 1979 the company released Oracle, the earliest commercial relational database program using structured query language. 



Once he learned the skills and concepts for relational databases Larry Ellison began to pursue his dream to start a data management company now know as Oracle. In the early years it was in competition with IBM which was also in the race to develop a relational database at that time. The IBM database is IBM DB2. But of the two Oracle is more widely used and popular.

Its first customer was the US Air Force which used the program at its air force base.

Oracle has grown from its humble beginnings as one of a number of databases available in the 1970s to the overwhelming market leader today.

In 1978 the first Oracle software was born, written in assembly language running on PDP-11 under RSX-11 in 128K memory. The first Oracle version was never released and the implementation separated oracle code from user code. The name Oracle came from the code name of a CIA project that the three original founders Elison, Bob and Ed had worked on in Amex Corporation.



In the year 1979,they offered the first commercial SQL relational database management system. The second version of Oracle released ran on PDP-11 hardware and they named it as Oracle v2 to capture more customers and they starting promoting it on the VAX platform.
In 1984 the database software was ported to the PC platform with the MS-DOS version 4.1.4 running on 512K memory.
In 1985 it was released to operate in client-server mode.

Initial funding was through personal funding of its founders and Venture Capitalists and it went public in 1986 and was then financed through its IPO and since then it has not raised any additional funds through Venture Capitalist or private investors.

In 1987 UNIX-based Oracle applications were introduced and a year later Oracle v6 was released with hot backups, embedded PL/SQL procedural engine within the database and support for row-level locking. In 1988 Oracle induced PL/SQL. The growth in the company led to relocation of the world headquarters to Redwood Shores, California in 1989 and revenues reaching $584 million.

In 1989, Oracle moved its headquarters to Redwood City, California. 

In 1995, Oracle Systems Corporation changes its name to Oracle Corporation and it became the first large software company to report an internet strategy and offered the first 64-bit RDBMS.
In June 1998 Oracle v8 was released with internet technology, support for terabytes of data and SQL object technology. 

In 1998 they announced integrating a JVM with the oracle database and in September of that year Oracle 8i was release, with i standing for internet. 
In 1999 Oracle offered its first DBMS with XML support.

In 2010 Oracle Corporation acquired Sun Microsystems After the merger Oracle owned Sun's hardware product lines as well as Sun's software product lines including the JAVA programming language.
My tryst with JAVA

Oracle Corporation has now diversified into a range of services like Oracle cloud services, Oracle middleware, Oracle Beehive, Financial services, hardware systems etc.
Middleware includes weblogic server which is a J2EE server and Oracle fusion middleware.
Oracle applications include ERP, CRM and Human Capital Management HCM.
Cloud services include SaaS Software as a service, PaaS Platform as a Service, IaaS  Infracture as a Service and DaaS Database as a Service.

More on the history and the growth of the relational database can be found in the articles below

Key Events and Milestones 

Thought for the day
Courage to continue matters more than success or failure.
--Winston Churchill
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Oracle News Jun 2026

Oracle Announces Record Q4 and FY 2026 Results Driven by Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Applications




Record Remaining Performance Obligations grew $85 billion in Q4 from $553 billion to $638 billion
Record Q4 Earnings per Share GAAP up 21% USD to $1.45, non-GAAP up 24% USD to $2.111
Record Q4 Total Revenues $19.2 billion, up 21% USD, and up 20% constant currency
Record Q4 Total Cloud Revenues $9.9 billion, up 47% USD, and up 46% constant currency
Q4 Cloud Infra (IaaS) Revenue $5.8 billion, up 93% USD, and up 92% constant currency
Q4 Cloud Apps (SaaS) Revenue $4.1 billion, up 10% USD, and up 9% constant currency
Record FY 2026 Earnings per Share GAAP up 34% USD to $5.83, non-GAAP up 27% USD to $7.631
Record FY 2026 Total Revenues $67.4 billion, up 17% USD, and up 16% constant currency
Record FY 2026 Total Cloud Revenues $34.0 billion, up 39% USD, and up 37% constant currency
FY 2026 Cloud Infra (IaaS) Revenue $18.1 billion, up 77% USD, and up 75% constant currency
FY 2026 Cloud Apps (SaaS) Revenue $15.9 billion, up 11% USD, and up 10% constant currency

Details below ...


God's Word for the day

Those who are worthy of praise
I take pleasure in three things, 
 and they are beautiful in the sight of God and of mortals: 
  agreement among brothers and sisters, 
  friendship among neighbors,
  and a husband and wife who live in harmony.
Sirach 25:1


Gospel teachings of Jesus

Jesus cures a boy with a Demon
When they came to the crowd, a man came to him,
knelt before him and said, "Lord have mercy on my son,
for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly;
He often falls into the fire and often into the water.
And I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."
Jesus answered, "You faithless and perverse generation, how 
much longer must I be with you? Bring him here to me."
And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him , and
the boy was cured instantly.
Mathew 17:14-18
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Oracle News May 2026














God's Word for the day 

  Discipline of the Tongue
The one who swears many oaths is full of iniquity,
  and the scourge will not leave his house.
If he swears in error, his sin remains on him,
  and if he disregards it, he sins doubly;
if he swears a false oath, he will not be justified,
  for his house will be filled with calamities.
Sirach 23:11

Gospel teachings of Jesus

The demand for a sign 
The pharisees and sadducees came, and to test Jesus
  They asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
He answered them, "When it is evening you say,
  'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today,
  for the sky is red and threatening.'
You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky,
  but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign,
  but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah."
Then he left them and went away. 
Mathew 16:1-4
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Friday, April 10, 2026

Oracle News Apr 2026

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God's Word for the day


Wisdom and Folly
Whoever tells a story to a fool tells it to a drowsy man;
  And at the end he will say, "What is it?"
Weep for the dead for he has left the light behind.
  And weep for the fool for he has left intelligence behind.
Weep less bitterly for the dead for he is at rest;
    but the life of the fool is worse than death.
Sirach 22:10-11

Gospel teachings of Jesus
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, 
   Which someone found and hid. 
 Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has 
   And buys that field"
Mathew 13:44
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Friday, February 6, 2026

Oracle News Feb 2026

Oracle Newsletter 13-Feb-26

ReGrow Israel Harvests Insights from Oracle Data Intelligence for Agriculture to Support Agricultural Recovery and Future Resilience






Oracle Newsletter 06-Feb-26

AI Data Centers Need Skilled People: Oracle Academy Helps Build AI Careers


God's Word for the day
Paradoxes
The fool says "I have no friends 
  and I get no thanks for my good deeds.
Those who eat my bread are evil tongued."
  How many will ridicule him and how often! 
Sirach 20:16-17

Gospel teachings of Jesus
"Suppose one of you has only one sheep
  and it falls into a pit on the sabbath;
Will you not lay hold of it and lift it out?
  "How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep!
So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath"
  Then he said to the man "Stretch out your hand"
He stretched it out and it was restored, as sound as the other.
Mathew 12:11-13
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Monday, February 2, 2026

Oracle News Mar 2026

  • Q3 Remaining Performance Obligations $553 billion, up 325% year-over-year in USD
  • Q3 GAAP Earnings per Share up 24% to $1.27, Non-GAAP Earnings per Share up 21% to $1.79
  • Q3 Total Revenue $17.2 billion, up 22% in USD and up 18% in constant currency
  • Q3 Cloud Revenue (IaaS plus SaaS) $8.9 billion, up 44% in USD and up 41% in constant currency
  • Q3 Cloud Infrastructure Revenue (IaaS) $4.9 billion, up 84% in USD and up 81% in constant currency
  • Q3 Oracle Cloud Database (IaaS) Revenue up 35%, Multicloud Database Revenue up 531% in USD
  • Q3 Cloud Application (SaaS) Revenue $4.0 billion, up 13% in USD and up 11% in constant currency
  • Q3 Fusion Cloud ERP (SaaS) Revenue $1.1 billion, up 17% in USD and up 14% in constant currency
  • Q3 NetSuite Cloud ERP (SaaS) Revenue $1.1 billion, up 14% in USD and up 11% in constant currency


Oracle Newsletter 31-Mar-26

Oracle Expands AI Infrastructure Options for U.S. Government Customers




Oracle Newsletter 31-Mar-26

Oracle’s AI-Powered Financials Help Federal Agencies Modernize Operations and Advance Mission Outcomes


Oracle Newsletter 17-Mar-26

Oracle Releases Java 26

















God's Word for the day

Proverbial Sayings
Favours and gifts blind the eyes of the wise;
  Like a muzzle on the mouth they stop reproofs.
Hidden wisdom and unseen treasue, of what value is either?
  Better are those who hide their folly than those who hide their wisdom.
Sirach 20:29-31

Gospel teachings of Jesus The sign of Jonah
Then some of the scribes and pharisees said to Him,
  "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you."
But he answered them "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign,
  but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster,
  so for three days and three nights the Son of man will be in the heart of the Earth.
The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgement with this generation and condemn it,
  because they repented at the procamation of Jonah, 
And see something greater than Jonah is here.
  The queen of the South will rise up at the judgement with this generation and condemn it,
Because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, 
  something greater than Solomon is here!
Mathew 12:38-43
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Friday, January 30, 2026

Oracle News Jan 2026




God's Word for the day

Various Sins
Panic and insolence will waste away riches;
  Thus the house of the proud will be laid waste
The prayer of the poor goes from the lips of the poor to the ears of God
  and his judgement comes speedily
Sirach 21:4-5

Gospel teachings of Jesus 

The true kindred of Jesus
Jesus replied "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?
  And pointing to his disciples he said
"Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever
  does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.
Mathew 12:48-50
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Monday, December 8, 2025

Oracle News Dec 2025


















God's Word for the day

The right spirit in giving alms
My child do not mix reproach with your good deeds,
  or spoil you gift by harsh words
Does not the dew give relief from the scorching heat?
  So a word is better than a gift
Indeed does not a word surpass a good gift?
  Both are to be found in a gracious person
A fool is ungracious and abusive
  and the gift of a grudging giver makes the eyes dim
Sirach 18:15-18

A tree and its fruit 
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit,
  nor can a bad tree bear good fruit
Every tree that does not bear good fruit
  is cut down and thrown into the fire
Thus you will know them by their fruits
Mathew 7:18-20
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Oracle News Nov 2025

Oracle Newsletter 28-Nov-25

Oracle Named Overall Winner in Chartis RiskTech AI 50 2025 for Second Year



































Oracle Newsletter 07-Nov-25

Oracle and Ci4CC Partner to Accelerate Oncology Innovation





God's Word for the day
If ever a miser does good, it is by mistake.
  and in the end he reveals his meanness.
The miser is an evil person;
  and he turns away and disregards people.
The eye of the greedy person is not satisfied with his share;
  greedy injustice withers the soul.
A miser begrudges bread and it is lacking at his table.
Sirach 14:7-10

The Sound eye 
No one can serve two Masters, 
  for a slave will either hate the one and love the other,
Or be devoted to the one and despise the other.
  You cannot serve God and Wealth.
Mathew 6:24
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