DocumentCode
1282804
Title
The RDBMS Industry: A Northern California Perspective
Author
Campbell-Kelly, Martin
Author_Institution
Warwick University
Volume
34
Issue
4
fYear
2012
Firstpage
18
Lastpage
29
Abstract
This article describes the origins and development of the relational database management systems (RDBMS) industry, focusing on the firms IBM, Oracle, Ingres, Informix, and Sybase in the 1980s. The author analyzes the industry´s evolution in terms of the disruptive technology paradigm and regional economics and then broadly outlines the industry´s later development.
Keywords
relational databases; IBM; Informix; Ingres; Oracle; RDBMS industry; Sybase; disruptive technology paradigm; northern California perspective; regional economics; relational database management system industry; Companies; Database systems; Economics; History; Relational databases; Software development; IBM; Informix; Ingres; Oracle; Sybase; history of computing; relational databases; software industry;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2012.49
Filename
6297965
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