How Oracle’s Secret Column-Sorting Technique Became Public After Its Patent Expired, Making Sorting 5× Faster – deepsystemstuff.com

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Patent for Oracle’s Sorting Algorithm Expired; Now Available in the Public Domain.
Oracle is one of the most popular database products in the world.
Highly complex applications rely on Oracle for their critical data and transactions.

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Patent for Oracle’s Sorting Algorithm Expired; Now Available in the Public Domain.
Oracle is one of the most popular database products in the world.
Highly complex applications rely on Oracle for their critical data and transactions.

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