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Oracle é fundada. Com o nome de Software Development
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Oracle Version 1, written in assembly language, runs on PDP-11 under RSX, in 128K of memory. Implementation separates Oracle code and user code. Oracle V1 is never officially released
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Oracle Version 2, the first commercial SQL relational database management system, is released.The company changes its name to Relational Software Inc. (RSI)
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Relational Software Inc. (RSI) gets a new name—Oracle Systems
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Oracle Version 3, built on the C programming language, is the first RDBMS to run on mainframes, minicomputers, and PCs—giving customers the ability to use the software in almost any enterprise computing environment.
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Oracle Version 6 debuts with several major advances: Row-level locking allows multiple users to work in the same table by processing only the specific data used in a transaction. Hot backup reduces system maintenance overhead by allowing employees to continue working in the system while administrators duplicate and archive data. PL/SQL allows users to process data while it remains in the database.
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Oracle prepares for the internet boom, a decade before it happens with database support of online transaction processing (OLTP).
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Only three years after creating an applications division, the company launches Oracle Applications Release 8, which includes accounting programs designed for the emerging client/server computing environment.
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With Oracle7 Release 7.3, Oracle delivers Universal Server, allowing customers to use Oracle to manage any type of data—text, video,maps, sound, or images.
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With Oracle8 Database and Oracle Applications 10.7, Oracle is the first enterprise computing company to embrace the Java programming language.
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Only four years after Oracle announced a Web strategy, internet capabilities saturate every Oracle offering, from support for open standard technologies such as XML and Linux to the latest versions of Oracle product lines, such as Oracle Applications 11i and Oracle8i Database.
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Oracle ships Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i, the industry’s first integrated suite of enterprise applications.
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Oracle9i Database adds Oracle Real Application Clusters, giving customers the option to run their IT on connected, low-cost servers—expanding performance, scalability, and availability of the database
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Oracle launches the “Unbreakable” campaign to mark the unprecedented 15 independent security evaluations earned by Oracle Database.
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Oracle debuts Oracle Database 10g, the first grid computing product available for the enterprise. Oracle Grid Computing serves computing power across the enterprise as a utility, auto -matically shifting processing loads based on demand.
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Oracle deepens a 30-year commitment to open standards computing with Unbreakable Linux ; giving customers the same level of support for Linux as they expect for other Oracle products.The move in effect certifies the operating system for enterprise computing.
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Oracle acquires Sun Microsystems
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Oracle launches Enterprise Manager Ops Center, a platform for managing physical and virtual Sun environments.
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Oracle Corporation acquires RightNow Technologies Inc. for $1.5 billion, to strengthen cloud services.
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Oracle announces new in-memory applications for Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Oracle PeopleSoft, Oracle Siebel, Oracle E-Business Suite, and Oracle Hyperio
