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History of Database
A database is an organized collection of data. The term database is applied to the data and their supporting data structures, and not to the database management system (DBMS). The database data collection with DBMS is called a database system. Originally DBMSs were found only in large organizations with the computer hardware needed to support large data sets. Database has been in use since the earliest days of electronic computing. Unlike modern systems, which can be applied to widely different databases and needs the vast majority of older systems were tightly linked to the custom databases in order to gain speed at the expense of flexibility. As computers grew in speed and capability a number of general-purpose database systems emerged by the mid-1960s. There were two popular data models in this decade: a network model called CODASYL and a hierarchical model called IMS. One database system that proved to be a commercial success was the SABRE system that was used by IBM to help American Airlines manage its reservations data. Years after that major relational database system prototype were created and they were the Ingres, which was developed at UBC, and System R, created at IBM San Jose. Ingres used a query language known as QUEL, and it led to the creation of systems such as Ingres Corp., MS SQL Server, Sybase, Wangs PACE, and Britton-Lee. On the other hand, System R used the SEQUEL query language, and it contributed to the development of SQL/DS, DB2, Allbase, Oracle, and Non-Stop SQL. It was also in this decade that Relational Database Management System, or RDBMS, became a recognized term. Relational database systems became a commercial success as the rapid increase in computer sales boosted the database market and this caused a major decline in the popularity of network and hierarchical database models. DB2 became the flagship database product for IBM and the introduction of the IBM PC resulted in the establishments of many new database companies and the development of products such as PARADOX, RBASE 5000, RIM, Dbase III and IV, OS/2 Database Manager, and Watcom SQL. Although the Internet industry experienced a decline in the early 2000s, database applications continue to grow. New interactive applications were developed for PDAs, point-of-sale transactions, and consolidation of vendors. Presently, the three leading database companies in the western world are Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle

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