He co-founded Oracle in 1977 with Bob Miner and Ed Oates. The company won some of its first notable contracts from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Oracle was the first company to ...

Although Bruce Scott is widely considered an Oracle co-founder, technically he wasn't. He was its first hired employee -- or, if you count the founders, employee No. 4. He was the co-architect of ...

Here they are (left to right) Ed Oates, Bruce Scott, Bob Miner and yes, that tall guy on the far right is Larry Ellison.