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| founder = [[Margo Seltzer]] and [[Keith Bostic]]
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'''Sleepycat Software, Inc.''' was the company primarily reponsible for maintaining, from 1996 to 2006, the [[Berkeley DB]] packages, which are widely used [[free software|freely-licensed]] [[database software]]. The Berkeley DB was originally developed at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], and developers from that project founded Sleepycat in 1996 to provide commercial support after a request by [[Netscape]] to provide new features in the database software.<ref name="brunelli-2005">{{cite news | last=Brunelli |first=Mark |url=http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1071880,00.html |title=A Berkeley DB primer |journal=Enterprise Linux News |date=March 28, 2005 |accessdate=2009-04-28 }}</ref> In February 2006, Sleepycat was acquired by [[Oracle Corporation]], which has continued developing Berkeley DB.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180200853 | title = Oracle Buys Sleepycat, Is JBoss Next? | first = Charles | last = Babcock | date = February 14, 2006 | work = [[InformationWeek]] | accessdate = 2007-01-17 }}</ref>
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'''Sleepycat Software, Inc.''' was the commercial entity behind the [[Berkeley DB]], a widely used [[free software]] developer database with over 200 million deployments worldwide, now part of Oracle Corporation. Many open source projects <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sleepycat.com/customers/opensource.html | title = Customers: Open Source | work = Sleepycat PR | accessdate = 2007-01-17 }} {{waybackdate|date=20051205014955|site=http://www.sleepycat.com/customers/opensource.html | title = archive}}</ref> and commercial customers <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sleepycat.com/customers/customerlist.html | title = Customers: Customer List | work = Sleepycat PR | accessdate = 2007-01-17 }} {{waybackdate|date=20051205014955|site=http://www.sleepycat.com/customers/customerlist.html | title = archive}}</ref> use Berkeley DB to provide fast, local persistence with zero administration. Sleepycat had offices in [[California]], [[Massachusetts]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. The site http://www.sleepycat.com currently redirects to the Berkeley DB index page on the Oracle website.


The company was founded in 1996 to develop, support and distribute Berkeley DB. It was based in [[Carlisle, MA]] originally and moved to [[Lincoln, MA]]. The founders were wife and husband team [[Margo Seltzer]] and [[Keith Bostic]], who are also the original authors of Berkeley DB. Another original author, Michael Olson, was the President and CEO of Sleepycat. They were at [[University of California, Berkeley]], where they developed a software that grew to become Berkeley DB.
The company was founded in 1996 to develop, support and distribute [[Berkeley DB]]. The founders were wife and husband team [[Margo Seltzer]] and [[Keith Bostic]], who are also original authors of Berkeley DB. Another original author, Michael Olson, was the President and CEO of Sleepycat. They were all at [[University of California, Berkeley]], where they developed the software that grew to become Berkeley DB. Sleepycat was originally based in [[Carlisle, Massachusetts]] and moved to [[Lincoln, Massachusetts]].{{fact|date=April 2009}}


Sleepycat distributed Berkeley DB under a [[proprietary software]] license, that included standard commercial features, and simultaneously under the newly-created [[Sleepycat License]], which allows [[Open Source]] use and distribution of Berkeley DB with a [[copyleft]] redistribution condition similar to the [[GNU General Public License]].<ref name="brunelli-2005" />
As well as a [[proprietary software|proprietary]] license, Sleepycat software was released under a [[free software license]] known as the [[Sleepycat license]].


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Sleepycat had offices in [[California]], [[Massachusetts]] and the [[United Kingdom]], was profitable during its entire existence,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sleepycat.com/company/pdfs/sc_about_1205.pdf | title = About Sleepycat | date = 2006-01-04 | publisher = Sleepycat Software, Inc. | location = [[Lincoln, Massachusetts]] | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060315211506/http://www.sleepycat.com/company/pdfs/sc_about_1205.pdf | archivedate = 2006-03-15 }}</ref> had numerous major customers, both [[Open Source]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sleepycat.com/customers/opensource.html | title = Customers: Open Source | work = Sleepycat PR | accessdate = 2007-01-17 }} {{waybackdate|date=20051205014955|site=http://www.sleepycat.com/customers/opensource.html | title = archive}}</ref> and commercial.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sleepycat.com/customers/customerlist.html | title = Customers: Customer List | work = Sleepycat PR | accessdate = 2007-01-17 }} {{waybackdate|date=20051205014955|site=http://www.sleepycat.com/customers/customerlist.html | title = archive}}</ref>
In February 2006, Sleepycat was acquired by [[Oracle Corporation]]. <ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180200853 | title = Oracle Buys Sleepycat, Is JBoss Next? | author = Charles Babcock | date = February 14, 2006 | work = [[InformationWeek]] | accessdate = 2007-01-17 }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.sleepycat.com Sleepycat] - The former company web site now redirects to Oracle's corporate web site.
* [http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/berkeley-db/ Oracle Berkeley DB] &mdash; successor to Sleepycat's web site
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060315211506/www.sleepycat.com/company/pdfs/sc_about_1205.pdf] SleepyCat's web site from archive.org.


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[[Category:Free software companies]]
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[[Category:Oracle Corporation]]
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Revision as of 09:37, 28 April 2009

Sleepycat Software, Inc.
Company typePrivate company
IndustryComputer software
GenreDatabase software
Founded1996
FounderMargo Seltzer and Keith Bostic
Defunct2006
FateAcquired
SuccessorOracle Corporation
Headquarters
Lincoln, Massachusetts
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U.S.
Key people
Michael Olson (CEO)
ProductsBerkeley DB

Sleepycat Software, Inc. was the company primarily reponsible for maintaining, from 1996 to 2006, the Berkeley DB packages, which are widely used freely-licensed database software. The Berkeley DB was originally developed at the University of California, Berkeley, and developers from that project founded Sleepycat in 1996 to provide commercial support after a request by Netscape to provide new features in the database software.[1] In February 2006, Sleepycat was acquired by Oracle Corporation, which has continued developing Berkeley DB.[2]

The company was founded in 1996 to develop, support and distribute Berkeley DB. The founders were wife and husband team Margo Seltzer and Keith Bostic, who are also original authors of Berkeley DB. Another original author, Michael Olson, was the President and CEO of Sleepycat. They were all at University of California, Berkeley, where they developed the software that grew to become Berkeley DB. Sleepycat was originally based in Carlisle, Massachusetts and moved to Lincoln, Massachusetts.[citation needed]

Sleepycat distributed Berkeley DB under a proprietary software license, that included standard commercial features, and simultaneously under the newly-created Sleepycat License, which allows Open Source use and distribution of Berkeley DB with a copyleft redistribution condition similar to the GNU General Public License.[1]

Sleepycat had offices in California, Massachusetts and the United Kingdom, was profitable during its entire existence,[3] had numerous major customers, both Open Source[4] and commercial.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Brunelli, Mark (March 28, 2005). "A Berkeley DB primer". Enterprise Linux News. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  2. ^ Babcock, Charles (February 14, 2006). "Oracle Buys Sleepycat, Is JBoss Next?". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
  3. ^ "About Sleepycat" (PDF). Lincoln, Massachusetts: Sleepycat Software, Inc. 2006-01-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-15.
  4. ^ "Customers: Open Source". Sleepycat PR. Retrieved 2007-01-17. Error in Webarchive template: Empty url.
  5. ^ "Customers: Customer List". Sleepycat PR. Retrieved 2007-01-17. Error in Webarchive template: Empty url.


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