Introduction

The Oracle Database (commonly referred to as Oracle RDBMS or simply as Oracle) is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation.

Larry Ellison and his friends, former co-workers Bob Miner and Ed Oates, started the consultancy Software Development Laboratories (SDL) in 1977. SDL developed the original version of the Oracle software. The name Oracle comes from the code-name of a CIA-funded project Ellison had worked on while previously employed by Ampex.

Notes

1. CSE database students: follow the instructions on the Academic Oracle Service (AOS) page.

References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Database
2. http://www.oracle.com/database/index.html
3. http://wings.buffalo.edu/computing/documentation/unix/oracle.html
4. http://www.buffalo.edu/ubit/service-guides/software/by-title/oracle.html
5. http://www.buffalo.edu/ubit/service-guides/accounts/accounts-for-special...
6. http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/database.html
7. http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.html
8. Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Doc: http://www.oracle.com/pls/db102/homepage
9. Oracle Database 11g Release 1 Doc: http://www.oracle.com/pls/db111/homepage
10. Viktor Toth's Oracle Cheat Sheet: http://www.vttoth.com/oracle.htm