Actian vs Microsoft

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Actian
Based on 9 reviews.
Microsoft
Based on 793 reviews.
Overview
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Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Microsoft Windows. The company's 1986 initial public offering, and subsequent rise in its share price, created three billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees. Since the 1990s, it has increasingly diversified from the operating system market and has made a number of corporate acquisitions. In May 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion in its largest acquisition to date.
Sample Customers
Actian ParAccel: Amazon, The Royal Bank of Scotland, OfficeMax, MicroStrategy
Actian Ingres: Groupe Adeo, IsCool Entertainment
Actian Pervasive Data Integrator [EOL]: Pediatrix Medical Group
Actian DataRush [EOL]: Autometrics, Henry Schein, Datamatics, Oxford University CTSU, The Rohatyn Group
Actian Metadata Manager [EOL]: The Rohatyn Group
Actian DataConnect: OfficeMax, Inferenda
Versant ODBMS: Pediatrix Medical Group, Pinnergy, The Rohatyn Group, Henry Schein, Groupe Adeo, Zoho, TimoCom, Xactly
Actian db4o: Henry Schein, Sheetz, Zoho
Actian Versant FastObjects: Acme Truck Line Inc, Medical Data Vision, Pediatrix Medical Group, Zoho
Actian DataCloud: Accanto Systems, Groupe Adeo, Medical Data Vision, SecureAlert, TimoCom, IsCool Entertainment, Oxford University CTSU, Pinnergy, The Rohatyn Group
Microsoft Parallel Data Warehouse: Auckland Transport, Erste Bank Group, Urban Software Institute, NJVC, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Tata Steel Europe
Microsoft Analytics Platform System: Transport for London, E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG, Prometeia, Tangerine, SSM Health Care, Service Corporation International
SSIS: PKP Energetyka, UniCredit Bank, Mostar, waldwasser, Ashok leyland, Florida Atlantic University, Stadt Frankfurt am Main
FoxPro: Vocational Training Council, Advantage Sales and Marketing, Capital Nomura Securities Public Company Limited, King Saud University
Azure BizTalk Services: MYOB Limited, Mimeo, SGS International, MarginPoint, ISS Group
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Top Industries
Financial Services Firm
18%
Insurance Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
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Manufacturing Company
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Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
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