Author :
Patrick, Robert L.
Abstract :
Database and data communication software systems extend a computer´s operational environment to reduce programming effort and provide a standardized face for production operations. Developed in the mid-1960s, Information Management System/360 began as a joint project to enable Rockwell Space Division´s transition to System/360 computers. This project resulted in one of the first of this class of systems and one of the most successful.
Keywords :
data communication; database management systems; information management; operating systems (computers); IMS; Information Management System; Rockwell Space Division transition; System/360 computers; data communication software system; database system; operating system; Aerospace engineering; Application software; Data engineering; Data processing; Databases; Information management; Operating systems; Programming profession; Systems engineering and theory; Technological innovation; IBM System/360; Rockwell Space Division; computer support for Apollo capsule; database and data communication systems; early industrial data applications; second-generation database software;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2009.102
