Sybase SQL Server 1.0 Release

Sybase releases its first relational database product, originally named DataServer, which would become the technological foundation for Microsoft SQL Server.

Significance

This marked the birth of the core technology that Microsoft would later license and evolve, proving the viability of a high-performance relational database for commercial use.

Key facts

Date
1987-01-01
Type
release
Location
Berkeley, California, USA