Larry Ellison

During the 1970s, Ellison worked for the Ampex Corporation. One of his projects was a database for the CIA, which he named "Oracle". Ellison was inspired by the paper written by Edgar F. Codd on relational database systems named A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks. He founded Oracle in 1977, putting up $2000 of his own money, under the name Software Development Laboratories. In 1979 the company was renamed Relational Software Inc., later to be renamed Oracle after the flagship product Ora ...

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Larry Ellison, Larry Ellison - Early life, Larry Ellison - Career, Larry Ellison - Properties, Larry Ellison - Sea, Larry Ellison - Air, Larry Ellison - Home, Larry Ellison - Sports

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Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants; he is most famous for his home run hitting. He holds the record for most homers in a season with 73 and is third on the career list with 708. He is generally considered among the greatest players of all time, and has won a record seven MVP awards; for those who view baseball through the prism of sabermetrics, he, Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams are the top three hitters. He is the only player in history ...

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• Barry Bonds - Background
• Barry Bonds - Achievements
• Barry Bonds - Resurgence
• Barry Bonds - 2005 injury problems
• Barry Bonds - Career Statistics as of September 29 2005
• Barry Bonds - The BALCO scandal
• Barry Bonds - Salary

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The America's Cup (originally the 100 Guineas Cup) is is the most famous and most prestigious competition in the sport of yachting, and the oldest active trophy in international sports, predating the FA Cup by two decades and the Modern Olympics by 45 years. The sport attracts top sailors and yacht designers because of its long history and prestige as the 'Holy Grail' of yachting. Although the most salient aspect of the regatta is its yacht races, it is also a test of boat design, sail design, fundraising, and managing people. ...

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• America's Cup - History
• America's Cup - After WWII
• America's Cup - The end of the 12-meter era
• America's Cup - 2003 America's Cup
• America's Cup - 2007 America's Cup
• America's Cup - America's Cup Challengers and Defenders
• America's Cup - General classification
• America's Cup - Deed of Gift

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A baseball is a ball used primarily in the sport of the same name, baseball. It is generally approximately 9 inches (23 cm) nor more than 9 1/4 inches in circumference, and 5 ounces (142 g) in weight, sometimes balls may be used in children's leagues. Construction varies. Generally the core of the ball is cork, rubber, or a mixture of the two, and is sometimes layered. Around that are various linear materials including yarn and twine, sometimes wool is used. A leather cover is put on, in two pieces, and stitched together using 108 sti ...

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List of corporate leaders - Corporate leaders. Joe Ackermann - Deutsche Bank William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook- newspaper magnate Arthur Andersen - Arthur Andersen Kunitake Ando - Sony John Jacob Astor - Fur trading and real estate Percy Barnevik - Investor Bernard Baruch - Financier, Investor, Presidential advisor Andy Bechtolsheim - Sun Microsystems Silvio Berlusconi - Italian media, Prime Minister of Italy Jeff B

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Windows XP is a major revision of the Microsoft Windows operating system created for use on desktop and business computer systems. As of 2005, it is the latest general purpose version of Microsoft's family of operating systems, and is expected to be succeeded by Windows Vista sometime in late 2006. Codenamed "Whistler" during its development, it was released on October 25, 2001. The most common editions of the operating system are Windows XP Home Edition, which is targeted at home users, and Windows XP Professional, whic ...

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• Windows XP - Editions
• Windows XP - Windows XP for specialized hardware
• Windows XP - Windows XP Starter Edition
• Windows XP - Windows XP Home and Professional Edition N
• Windows XP - New and updated features
• Windows XP - User interface
• Windows XP - Service packs
• Windows XP - Service Pack 1
• Windows XP - Service Pack 2
• Windows XP - Service Pack 3
• Windows XP - Common criticisms
• Windows XP - Security issues
• Windows XP - Product activation
• Windows XP - User interface and performance
• Windows XP - Integration of operating system features
• Windows XP - Copying restrictions
• Windows XP - Notes

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Acorn Computers was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978. The company produced a number of computers which were especially popular in the UK. These included the Acorn Electron, the BBC Micro and the Acorn Archimedes. Acorn's BBC Micro computer dominated the UK educational computer market during the 1980s and early 1990s, drawing many comparisons with Apple in the U.S. Though the company was broken up into several independent operations in 2000, it leaves an impressive legacy, particularly in the ...

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• Acorn Computers - Prehistory
• Acorn Computers - CPU Ltd 1978–83
• Acorn Computers - The microcomputer systems
• Acorn Computers - The Atom
• Acorn Computers - BBC Micro and the Electron
• Acorn Computers - Acorn Computer Group plc 1983–85
• Acorn Computers - New RISC architecture
• Acorn Computers - Financial problems
• Acorn Computers - Olivetti subsidiary 1985–98
• Acorn Computers - BBC Master and Archimedes
• Acorn Computers - ARM Ltd
• Acorn Computers - Set-Top boxes
• Acorn Computers - Network Computers
• Acorn Computers - Final break up of Acorn 1998–2000
• Acorn Computers - Footnotes

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A database management system (DBMS) is a computer program (or more typically, a suite of them) designed to manage a database (a large set of structured data), and run operations on the data requested by numerous clients. Typical examples of DBMS use include accounting, human resources and customer support systems. Originally found only in large organizations with the computer hardware needed to support large data sets, DBMSs have more recen ...

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• Database management system - Terminology
• Database management system - History
• Database management system - Navigational DBMS
• Database management system - Relational DBMS
• Database management system - SQL DBMS
• Database management system - Object-oriented DBMS
• Database management system - Description

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The Cup is an ornate silver bottomless ewer, crafted in 1848 by Garrards of London. The trophy is inscribed with names of the yachts that competed in the regatta's matches. Bases matching the silver cup were added in 1958 and in 2003 to accommodate more names. The cup is one of three or six that were made as off-the-shelf trophies. The Marquis of Angelsey bought one and donated it for the Royal Yacht Squadron's 1851 Annual Regatta around the Isle of Wight. It was originally known by the British as the One Hundred Sovereign Cup and as the One Hundred Guineas Cup, in erro ...

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America's Cup, America's Cup - History, America's Cup - After WWII, America's Cup - The end of the 12-meter era, America's Cup - 2003 America's Cup, America's Cup - 2007 America's Cup, America's Cup - America's Cup Challengers and Defenders, America's Cup - General classification, America's Cup - Deed of Gift, America's Cup - In popular media

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Playboy's original title was to be "Stag Party," but an unrelated outdoor magazine, "Stag," contacted Hefner and informed him that they would legally protect their trademark if he were to launch his magazine with that name. Hefner and co-founder and exec. v.p. Eldon Sellers met to discuss the problem and search for a new name. Sellers, whose mother had worked for the short-lived Playboy Automobile Com ...

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Playboy magazine, Playboy magazine - History, Playboy magazine - Playboy Interview, Playboy magazine - Best selling issue, Playboy magazine - Bans on the sale of Playboy, Playboy magazine - Litigation, Playboy magazine - Photo-editing, Playboy magazine - Firsts, Playboy magazine - Recent celebrities, Playboy magazine - International editions, Playboy magazine - Other Editions, Playboy magazine - Books

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Network computer - Acorn Computers Ltd NetStation/Acorn Network Computer. Oracle's initial reference implementation of the NC was created by Sophie Wilson of Acorn Computers Ltd, which later changed its name to Element 14 before being bought by Broadcom. The NCOS used in this first implementation was based on RISC OS and ran on ARM hardware. The NetStation was available in two versions, one with a modem for home use via a television, and a version with an Ethernet card for use in businesses and schools wit ...

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Network computer, Network computer - Distinction between NCs and terminals, Network computer - History and NCs today, Network computer - NC Standards, Network computer - NC implementations, Network computer - Acorn Computers Ltd NetStation/Acorn Network Computer, Network computer - NetProducts Ltd NetStation, Network computer - Sun Microsystems JavaStation, Network computer - RCA Network Computer, Network computer - IBM Network Station, Network computer - Apple Interactive Television / Apple Set Top Box Model# M4120, Network computer - Similar technology

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Sun Microsystems - Operating systems. All Sun systems have been based on Unix systems which are well known for system stability and a consistent design philosophy. The Sun 1 was shipped with Unisoft V7 Unix. Later in 1982 Sun provided a customized 4.1BSD Unix called SunOS as an operating system for its workstations. In 1992, along with AT&T, it integrated BSD Unix and System V into Solaris, which as a result is based on System V Release 4. Sun offered a secure variant of Solaris called Trusted Solaris for releases before the current Solaris 10, which includes the sam ...

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Sun Microsystems, Sun Microsystems - Brief history, Sun Microsystems - Hardware, Sun Microsystems - The Bubble and Sun's subsequent struggle for survival, Sun Microsystems - Present focus, Sun Microsystems - Software, Sun Microsystems - Operating systems, Sun Microsystems - Java platform, Sun Microsystems - Office suite, Sun Microsystems - Notable persons, Sun Microsystems - Founders

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An Oracle database comprises an instance and data storage. The instance comprises a set of operating-system processes and memory structures that interact with the storage. Typical processes include PMON (the process monitor) and SMON (the system monitor). Oracle users refer to the server-side memory structure as the SGA (System Global Area). The SGA typically holds cache information like data buffers, SQL commands and user information. In addition to storage, the database consists of online redo logs (which hold transactional history) ...

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Oracle database, Oracle database - Database structure, Oracle database - History, Oracle database - Version numbering conventions, Oracle database - Host platforms, Oracle database - Related products and tools, Oracle database - Getting started, Oracle database - List of firsts, Oracle database - Competition

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While NetSuite Competitors may be listed as Microsoft Business Solutions, Salesforce.com and Siebel Systems On-Demand Software [1], Rob Turner of Inc Magazine suggests there really is no other competitor in the business providing a totally integrated package the way that NetSuite Inc does it [2]. This claim may very well be a hollow claim when considered from the perspective of risk management. The very way in which NetSuite pulls everything together for your business into the one platform could be seen to be a high risk -- what if the platf ...

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NetSuite Inc., NetSuite Inc. - History, NetSuite Inc. - Products, NetSuite Inc. - Services, NetSuite Inc. - Features, NetSuite Inc. - Implementation, NetSuite Inc. - Competitors

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DB2 has a long history and was what some consider to be the first database product to use SQL. The name DB2 was first given to the Database Management System or DBMS in 1982 where IBM released SQL/DS and DB2 on its mainframe platform. Prior to this the product was named System Relational, or System R, which launched in 1978. DB2 has its roots back to the beginning of the seventies where Dr. E.F. Codd, working for IBM, described the theory of relational databases and in June of 1970 published the model for data man ...

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DB2, DB2 - History, DB2 - Editions, DB2 - Competition, DB2 - Technical Information, DB2 - Leadership

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The two major editions are Windows XP Home Edition, designed for home users, and Windows XP Professional, designed for business and power-users. The Home Edition lacks several features provided by Windows XP Professional. For instance, the Home Edition cannot become part of a Windows Server domain — a group of computers that are remotely managed by one or more central servers. Many businesses that use Windows have a Windows Server and a domain. It also uses by default a simplified access control scheme that does not allow specific permissions on files to be granted to spe ...

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Windows XP, Windows XP - Editions, Windows XP - Windows XP for specialized hardware, Windows XP - Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows XP - Windows XP Home and Professional Edition N, Windows XP - New and updated features, Windows XP - User interface, Windows XP - Service packs, Windows XP - Service Pack 1, Windows XP - Service Pack 2, Windows XP - Service Pack 3, Windows XP - Common criticisms, Windows XP - Security issues, Windows XP - Product activation, Windows XP - User interface and performance, Windows XP - Integration of operating system features, Windows XP - Copying restrictions, Windows XP - Notes

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The basic roadcar, of which 107 were built, 64 for street use and 43 for racing, saw several different modifications over its production span which were badged as different models. Of the road versions, 21 are reportedly in the United States. One of the street cars remained in McLaren's London showroom for a decade before being offered for sale as new in 2004. This vehicle was chassis number #065. The showroom, which was on London's luxurious Park Lane, has since closed. The company maintains a database to match up prospective sellers and buyers of the cars. See also:

McLaren F1, McLaren F1 - The concept, McLaren F1 - The car, McLaren F1 - The engine, McLaren F1 - Performance, McLaren F1 - Models, McLaren F1 - F1 GTR 95, McLaren F1 - F1 LM, McLaren F1 - F1 GTR 96, McLaren F1 - F1 GTR 97, McLaren F1 - F1 GT, McLaren F1 - Competitors, McLaren F1 - Owners, McLaren F1 - External link

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The first nCUBE machines to be released were the nCUBE 10 of late 1985. These were based on a set of custom chips, including a 32-bit ALU and a 64-bit IEEE 754 FPU with 128kB of RAM combined onto a board known as a module. Each module delivered 2 MIPS, 500 kiloflops (32-bit single precision), or 300 kiloflops (64-bit double precision), and ran the Vertex operating system. The name referred to the machines ability to build an order-ten hypercube, supporting 1024 CPU's in a single machine. Some of the modules would be used ...

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NCUBE, NCUBE - Company history, NCUBE - Computer models

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The Cup is an ornate silver bottomless ewer, crafted in 1848 by Garrards of London. The trophy is inscribed with names of the yachts that competed in the regatta's matches. Bases matching the silver cup were added in 1958 and in 2003 to accommodate more names. The cup is one of three or six that were made as off-the-shelf trophies. The Marquis of Angelsey bought one and donated it for the Royal Yacht Squadron's 1851 Annual Regatta around the Isle of Wight. It was originally known by the British as the One Hundred Sovereign Cup and as the One Hundred Guineas Cup, in erro ...

See also:

America's Cup, America's Cup - History, America's Cup - After WWII, America's Cup - The end of the 12-meter era, America's Cup - 2003 America's Cup, America's Cup - 2007 America's Cup, America's Cup - America's Cup Challengers and Defenders, America's Cup - General classification, America's Cup - Deed of Gift

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Curry and Hauser decided to pursue their joint interest in microcomputers and, on 5 December 1978, they set up Cambridge Processor Unit Ltd (CPU) as the vehicle with which to do this. CPU soon obtained a consultancy contract to develop a microprocessor-based controller for a fruit machine for Ace Coin Equipment (ACE) of Wales. The ACE project was started at office space obtained at 4a Market Hill in Cambridge. Initially, the ACE controller was based on a SC/MP microprocessor, but soon the switch to a 6502 was made. See also:

Acorn Computers, Acorn Computers - Prehistory, Acorn Computers - CPU Ltd 1978–83, Acorn Computers - The microcomputer systems, Acorn Computers - The Atom, Acorn Computers - BBC Micro and the Electron, Acorn Computers - Acorn Computer Group plc 1983–85, Acorn Computers - New RISC architecture, Acorn Computers - Financial problems, Acorn Computers - Olivetti subsidiary 1985–98, Acorn Computers - BBC Master and Archimedes, Acorn Computers - ARM Ltd, Acorn Computers - Set-Top boxes, Acorn Computers - Network Computers, Acorn Computers - Final break up of Acorn 1998–2000, Acorn Computers - Footnotes

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