ORCL

Oracle Corporation

A maker of cloud applications and cloud infrastructure that power much of the world's business software—from NetSuite accounting and Fusion Cloud ERP to database and AI computing services used by hospitals, retailers, and governments. Founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories by Larry Ellison and two partners, the company took its name from "Oracle," the codename of a CIA database project the founders had worked on earlier. Its first database shipped as "Oracle v2," deliberately skipping version 1 to sound more established.