InterBase Development Begins at Ashton-Tate

Jim Starkey and his team at Ashton-Tate begin the development of InterBase (initially called Javelin), focusing on a revolutionary MVCC architecture to overcome concurrency issues.

Significance

This marked the birth of InterBase, laying the groundwork for its unique technical strengths and setting it apart from contemporary database systems.

Key facts

Date
1984-01-01
Type
invention
Location
Torrance, California, USA