Actian Ingres Database
Actian Ingres Database is a robust, enterprise-grade relational database management system (RDBMS) with object-relational capabilities, designed for high-performance transaction processing and business-critical applications. Originating from pioneering research at UC Berkeley, it was one of the…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1973
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Ingres was created to address the limitations of hierarchical and network database models, which struggled with data independence, data redundancy, and complex ad-hoc queries. It pioneered the implementation of E.F. Codd's relational model, offering a declarative language (initially QUEL, later SQL) to manage and query data efficiently and with greater logical simplicity.
- Platforms
- Various Unix-like systems (e.g., Solaris, HP-UX, AIX), Linux, Microsoft Windows
Related technologies
Notable users
- Financial services institutions
- Healthcare organizations
- Large manufacturing enterprises
- Various government departments and agencies
- Telecommunications providers