RELEASE HISTORY OF SQL SERVER AND ORACLE
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SQL Server Release History |
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Version |
Year |
Release Name |
Codename |
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1.0 |
1989 |
SQL Server 1.0 |
- |
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4.21 |
1993 |
SQL Server 4.21 |
- |
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6.0 |
1995 |
SQL Server 6.0 |
SQL95 |
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6.5 |
1996 |
SQL Server 6.5 |
Hydra |
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7.0 |
1998 |
SQL Server 7.0 |
Sphinx |
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- |
1999 |
SQL Server 7.0 |
Plato |
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8.0 |
2000 |
SQL Server 2000 |
Shiloh |
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8.0 |
2003 |
SQL Server 2000 |
Liberty |
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9.0 |
2005 |
SQL Server 2005 |
Yukon |
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10.0 |
2008 |
SQL Server 2008 |
Katmai |
ORACLE Releases History
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Year |
Feature |
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1979 |
Oracle Release 2–the first commercially available relational database to use SQL |
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1983 |
Single code base for Oracle across multiple platforms |
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1984 |
Portable toolset |
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1986 |
Client/server Oracle relational database |
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1987 |
CASE and 4GL toolset |
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1988 |
Oracle Financial Applications built on relational database |
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1989 |
Oracle6 |
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1991 |
Oracle Parallel Server on massively parallel platforms |
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1993 |
Oracle7 with cost-based optimizer |
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1994 |
Oracle Version 7.1 generally available: parallel operations including query, load, and create index |
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1996 |
Universal database with extended SQL via cartridges, thin client, and application server |
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1997 |
Oracle8 generally available: including object-relational and Very Large Database (VLDB) features |
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1999 |
Oracle8i generally available: Java Virtual Machine ( JVM) in the database |
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2000 |
Oracle9i Application Server generally available: Oracle tools integrated in middle tier |
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2001 |
Oracle9i Database Server generally available: Real Application Clusters, Advanced Analytic Services |
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2003 |
Oracle Corporation released Oracle Database 10g. (The g stands for “grid”; emphasizing a marketing thrust of presenting 10g as “grid-computing ready”.) |
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2005 |
Oracle Database 10.2.0.1 — also known as Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10gR2) — appeared. |
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2006 |
Oracle Corporation announces unbreakable linux. |
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2007 |
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Sets New World Record TPC-H 3000 GB Benchmark Result. |
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2008 |
Oracle Corporation released Oracle Database 11g for Linux and for Microsoft Windows |
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2009 |
Oracle Corporation acquires BEA Systems. |
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SQL_Server
http://www.developer.com/db/article.php/1582621
