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1977

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.

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

1982

1986

Oracle goes public

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

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

1987

1989

Moving on up

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

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

1992

1995

Harnessing the power of the internet

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

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

1999

2000

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.

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

2005

2007

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.

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

2010

2011

Oracle rolls out Fusion Cloud Applications

The industry's most complete suite of enterprise SaaS applications is built from the ground up for the cloud.

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

2013

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.

The US$9.3 billion deal, for the very first cloud application company, is one of Oracle’s largest ever.

2016

2018

Oracle launches the first autonomous database

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

The launch represents a fundamental re-architecture of the conventional public cloud.

2018

2022

Oracle buys EHR pioneer Cerner

The acquisition fits into Oracle’s broader mission: Build and deploy integrated, mostly automated healthcare information systems and processes.

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 Constructors’ World Championship.

2022

2024

Oracle Database gets a jolt of AI

The 23ai version comes with AI Vector Search and hundreds of other new features.

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