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title: "What is oracle software?"  
description: "What is oracle software?"  
author: "Khushi Kapoor"  
published: 2017-11-16  
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# What is oracle software?

What is [oracle](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44245/1z0-587-oracle-real-exam-q-a-updated-2019) [software](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86937/tech-layoffs-and-its-impacts-to-software-developers)?

## Answers

### Answer by Uttam Misra

**Oracle database** is a **[relational database management system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database_management_system)***[(RDBMS)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database_management_system)*from the **Oracle Corporation**.\
In **1977 Lawrence Ellison** developed **Oracle Database** with co-workers **Bob Miner** and **Ed Oates**.\
In **1995**, **Oracle Systems Corporation** changed its name to **Oracle Corporation**, officially named **Oracle**, but sometimes referred to as **Oracle Corporation**, the name of the holding company.

**Oracle Corporation** is an **American based company**, company headquartered is in **Redwood Shores**, **California**. \


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