Oracle

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Who

Larry Ellison, raised in an adoptive Jewish family in Chicago, who co-founded the company with Bob Miner and Ed Oates.

When

1977

Where

Santa Clara, California, United States

Oracle became one of the world's largest software companies, best known for its widely used relational database systems used by businesses and governments. It was founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison with Bob Miner and Ed Oates, originally as Software Development Laboratories. Ellison was raised by an adoptive Jewish family in Chicago and grew up in a Jewish household.

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Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.