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A history of possibilities

Birth of a Silicon Valley startup

Engineers Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates found Software Development Laboratories. Their first office is 900-square-feet in Santa Clara, California.

1977

Oracle sees the future

The company changes its name to Oracle Corporation from Relational Software Inc. (formerly SDL).

1982

Oracle goes public

Oracle becomes a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ exchange. Quotation symbol is ORCL.

1986

World’s largest database management company

Oracle ranked as the world’s largest database management company with US$100M in sales and 4,500 end users in 55 countries.

1987

Moving on up

Oracle debuts on the S&P 500; outgrows old headquarters and moves to its current location in Redwood Shores, California.

1989

Oracle celebrates 15 years and Oracle7 release

There’s lots to celebrate with the release of game-changer Oracle7 database and the company’s 15th anniversary.

1992

Harnessing the power of the internet

CEO Larry Ellison introduces a product strategy for delivering Oracle software via the internet.

1995

Oracle Database sets the standard

InformationWeek names Oracle Database one of the most influential products of the 1990s.

1999

Oracle saves a billion—using Oracle

Oracle saves US$1B dollars consolidating its own systems using Oracle E-Business Suite 11i, the first fully integrated enterprise apps suite.

2000

Oracle acquires PeopleSoft

Oracle kicks off a Silicon Valley high-tech acquisition trend by buying a leader in HR and ERP apps.

2005

Oracle at 30 continues to grow and innovate

Oracle turns 30 with revenues of US$18B, 65,000 employees, and 275,000 customers in more than 145 countries.

2007

Simply Marvel-ous

Marvel Entertainment smashes silos and mines data using Oracle applications.

2008

Hardware and software, engineered to work together

Oracle acquires Sun Microsystems, cementing its strategy to engineer hardware and software together. Becomes the steward of Java.

2010

Oracle Database plugs into the cloud

Revolutionary multitenant architecture helps deliver a secure and consolidated database cloud.

2013

ORACLE TEAM USA sails to second America’s Cup win

ORACLE TEAM USA beats challenger Team New Zealand to win the 2013 America’s Cup yacht race, its second consecutive victory.

2013

Oracle launches the first autonomous database

The company launches Oracle Autonomous Database, the industry’s first self-patching, self-tuning, self-managing database.

2018

CERN explores inner workings of the universe

Scientific research center is using 10,000 Oracle Cloud cores to perform physics analysis.

2018

Barcelona biotech fights heart disease

ELEM computes full-heart models of diseased hearts using Oracle's high performance cloud.

2019

We’re taking on COVID-19

Oracle is helping government agencies and the medical community better understand and combat the coronavirus.

2021

Oracle buys EHR pioneer Cerner

Acquisition fits into broader mission: Build and deploy integrated, mostly automated healthcare information systems and processes.

2022

Our Formula 1 partner finishes on top

Relying on Oracle Cloud to power its race strategy, fan engagement, and more, Oracle Red Bull Racing defends its F1 World Drivers’ Championship and wins the Constructor’s World Championship.

2022

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