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Happy Birthday Oracle -- 30 Years!

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Happy Birthday Oracle -- 30 Years!
Happy birthday Oracle -- 30 years! By Rich Niemiec 18 Jun 2007 | SearchOracle.com On June 16, 1903, Ford Motor Company was incorporated and the Industrial Revolution started to hit a major acceleration point. On June 16, 1977, a similar event occurred with the incorporation of Oracle Corporation (then called Systems Development Laboratories -- SDL). Oracle celebrates its 30th anniversary on June 16, 2007, as a multi-billion-dollar company literally supporting every major business. It's amazing to look back on the history of Oracle Corporation and the diverse team that has led to its success. Larry has been the driving factor of Oracle the company, but Bob Miner, whose Assyrian family emigrated from Ada, Iran, was the driving factor of Oracle the product. America is all about freedom, resilience and opportunity. Larry Ellison and Bob Miner are examples of what is possible in a free society. Larry's surname is even based on Ellis Island. Larry's entrepreneurial success story shows that anything is possible where people enjoy freedom and an entrepreneur spirit burns. On the Statue of Liberty it reads: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" That golden door eventually led Larry to the Golden Gate Bridge and the establishment of Oracle Corporation in Silicon Valley in 1977. ...Larry Ellison is the genius behind Oracle, the company with Charles Phillips, Safra Catz, Keith Block and Judith Sim driving Larry's vision today; Bob Miner was the genius behind Oracle, the product. Bob Miner's development spirit has continued on through Derry Kabcenell, Roger Bamford, Andy Mendelsohn, Ken Jacobs, Thomas Kurian and many others. The combination of the diverse team Oracle has had over the years is the secret of their success! Happy birthday Oracle! Full story More on the Oracle Corp site Full Story »

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