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So, who is Scott?

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trigger Original post #1
Feb 21, 2007 at 2:56 PM
You must have always wondered :confused: why the username/ pwd in Oracle is Scott/Tiger.

So, Who is this Scott ? Here is the answer to ur query....:lol:

Bruce Scott was one of the first employees at Oracle (then Software Development Laboratories). He was co-author and co-architect of Oracle V1, V2 and V3. The SCOTT schema (EMP and DEPT tables), with password TIGER, was created by him. Tiger was the name of his cat.
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After leaving Oracle, Bruce co-founded Gupta Technology (now known as Centura Software) in 1984 with Umang Gupta, and later became CEO and founder of PointBase, Inc. source

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Scott has led the drive to develop new data management architectures that capitalize on emerging computing paradigms - following the migration from mainframes to mini-computers; from personal computers to servers; and from servers to personal systems and devices. After co-founding Oracle in 1977 and helping that company revolutionize the database market, Scott went on to co-found Gupta Technology in 1984 with Umang Gupta. Serving as vice president of Database and Connectivity Research and Development, he provided the company with database technology leadership for more than ten years. While at Gupta, he invented SQLBase, the first commercially available PC-oriented client/server database and the patented software development design paradigm for SQLWindows.

From Gupta, Scott founded PointBase, bringing to market a platform-independent technology that enabled applications to manage, synchronize, and extend data across networks of servers, desktops, laptops, and mobile/wireless devices. As president and chief executive officer, he led the company's efforts in developing Java-based application-embedded databases for enterprise mobility applications.
Pathik
Pathik #3
Feb 21, 2007 at 3:01 PM
no i hav never wondered who he is...
piyush gupta
Feb 21, 2007 at 3:03 PM
so finally we know who is scott

and tiger is a cat not tiger
aryayush
Feb 21, 2007 at 3:31 PM
vishalgupta said:
You must have always wondered :confused: why the username/ pwd in Oracle is Scott/Tiger.
Actually, I haven't. :D

But good information anyway.
ilugd
ilugd #6
Feb 21, 2007 at 3:45 PM
I have. Good post
sysfilez
Feb 21, 2007 at 3:58 PM
now i know the secret behind scott/tiger. btw wat about system/manager?
S
SE> #8
Feb 21, 2007 at 4:18 PM
Thats was one thing I learnt in Class XII :p
aku
aku #9
Feb 21, 2007 at 8:31 PM
yeah.. nice info
napster007
Jul 6, 2007 at 10:09 PM
y do they still have his name as username??
sabret00the
Jul 7, 2007 at 4:42 AM
^^^wow thats nice trivia
hailgautam
Jul 7, 2007 at 6:00 AM
his name is sketched into the pages of history due to some guys like me who say haan ji haan ji to every thing that the boss says :D
A
Jul 28, 2007 at 4:11 AM
Really a nice and informative post man.
praka123
praka123 #15
Jul 28, 2007 at 5:23 AM
informative post.hope oracle will change uid and passwd to praka and 123 for my ease.expecting soon :))