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History of Sybase
- IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
- IEEE Computer Society
- Volume 35, Number 2, April–June 2013
- pp. 31-41
- Article
- Additional Information
One of the cofounders of Sybase tells about the birth of the company in 1984 and its strategy for entering what appeared to be a crowded marketplace. The article covers the company's initial capital funding, technical development of the early products, the technical advantages of Sybase (along with its marketing thrust to compete with Oracle), business relationships, and eventual acquisition by SAP.