Oracle-L: RE: what is oracle rdb?

From: Bellow, Bambi <bbellow_at_chi.navtech.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:24:26 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005D7A3E.20031124132426@fatcity.com>

Rdb was Digital's database that was coupled with the VMS operating system in v5 and beyond. It was bought by Oracle in the late nineties because they wanted a foray into the secure database environment, and Rdb had it all sewn up, so rather than develop it, they bought it outright. They have been telling Digital/Compaq/HP's clients that they were not going to desupport it for years, and lots of folks didn't believe them, but, they've lived up to their words, and even did some development on Rdb (taking it from v5 all the way to v7, I think).

IMNSHO, not one of the best features of VMS, but hey, it lived longer than Digital did, so what the hell.

HTH,
Bambi.

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Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:49 PM
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I see it referred to on metalink alot. I know its seperate from the rdbms.

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