Sep 19, 2014 · Yesterday, Vox somehow managed to write an entire article about the history of Oracle and its founder Larry Ellison without mentioning the CIA even once. Which is pretty astounding, given the...

Sep 29, 2014 · The CIA was the customer that launched Oracle, cofounder Larry Ellison said on stage Sunday night during the opening keynote for the company's massive customer conference in San Francisco. "Our...

Sep 19, 2014 · Yesterday, Vox somehow managed to write an entire article about the history of Oracle and its founder Larry Ellison without mentioning the CIA even once. Which is pretty astounding, given the fact that Oracle takes its name from a 1977 CIA project codename.

This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 February 2025. American businessman and entrepreneur (born 1944) Larry Ellison Ellison in 2010 Born Lawrence Joseph Ellison (1944-08-17) August 17, 1944 (age 80) New York City, U.S. Education University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (no degree) University of Chicago (no …

May 20, 2002 · Founded in May 1977, the firm's name came from a CIA project code-named "Oracle." Company co-founders Larry Ellison, Robert Miner and Ed Oates worked on Project Oracle at a consulting firm,...

The CIA was the customer that launched Oracle, cofounder Larry Ellison said on stage Sunday night during the opening keynote for the company's massive customer conference in San Francisco. "Our...

Sep 24, 2014 · After Larry Ellison's announcement at the end of last week that he was retiring from Oracle, I saw (on Twitter, of course!) a blog post, by someone named Matt Novak, entitled " Larry...

Nov 25, 2024 · Larry Ellison was also a master at forming strategic partnerships and alliances, which helped Oracle gain credibility and expand its customer base. One of Oracle's most important early alliances was the US Government, specifically the CIA.

Jan 5, 2025 · Ellison’s first job in California was at Ampex Corporation, where he worked on a project to build a database for the CIA, code-named “Oracle.” This experience was pivotal in shaping his understanding of database management systems.

Aug 13, 2013 · Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has nothing but praise for the US National Security Agency's domestic surveillance programs, but he's far less kind when it comes to Google – and in particular its CEO, Larry Page, whose behavior he describes as "evil."