At that time, he changed the business from database software to home design software.

But in his view, the inevitable consolidation should not extend to database software.

Years later, Microsoft reused the name for its database software.

In order to read the data, they will need to be uploaded into appropriate database software.

New license sales of Oracle's database software increased 9 percent, to $867 million.

The strategy recognizes that over time, businesses become married both to their large computer systems and to database software.

New sales of its database software rose almost 11 percent, to $712 million.

They are used in database software, transaction managers, and some file systems.

Sales of new licenses for database software increased 15 percent, to $576 million.

The two companies will team up to develop database software with fuzzy search capabilities.