What was Oracle called when Larry Ellison and his co-founders established it in 1977?

Oracle was called Software Development Laboratories when Larry Ellison and his co-founders established it in 1977.

Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates founded Software Development Laboratories in Santa Clara, California. The company developed database software based on relational database concepts described in research by Edgar F. Codd at IBM.

The business changed its name to Relational Software, Inc. in 1979. In 1982, it adopted the name Oracle Systems Corporation, reflecting the growing importance of its database product. The brand was later shortened to Oracle Corporation.

A common mix-up is treating Oracle as though it began with its current corporate name. Its early naming history reflects the company’s shift from a small software-development firm to a major enterprise technology provider. Oracle’s database products eventually became central to corporate computing, while acquisitions expanded its applications and cloud businesses.