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In the late 1970s, a startup founded by Larry Ellison and two fellow computer programmers got a big break in the form of a CIA contract to build a database program code-named Oracle, which later ...

Database Management System (DBMS) software acts as an interface between an end user and a database and is designed to allow users to create databases as well as store, manipulate and manage data in an ...

Oracle's database software is still widely used, but cloud computing has disrupted its business model. There's no doubt the company is losing mindshare among developers and start-ups. A free developer ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Nov. 2, 2022 – Vertica, the core analytical database in the Micro Focus software portfolio, today announced the rollout of a program that rewards open-source developers for their ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SqlDBM today announced that it has been selected as winner of the “Database Modeling Solution of the Year” award in the 4 th annual Data Breakthrough Awards program ...

‘Acquiring SkySQL helps accelerate plans and adds further innovation to MariaDB Cloud,’ CEO Rohit de Souza said. Database software developer MariaDB has bought back the SkySQL AI-powered database-as-a ...