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DATACOM/DB
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<p>Datacom/DB is a <a href="/facts/Relational_database_management_system/pEKGmJLy">relational database management system</a> for <a href="/facts/Mainframe_computer/nrBR6rWa">mainframe computers</a>. It was developed in the early 1970s by Computer Information Management Company and was subsequently owned by <a href="/facts/Insyte/baXyv5vu">Insyte</a>, <a href="/facts/Applied_Data_Research/qgq5HRDr">Applied Data Research</a>, <a href="/facts/Ameritech/sovzy5R8">Ameritech</a>, and <a href="/facts/Computer_Associates_International,_Inc./DErAtDJF">Computer Associates International, Inc.</a> Datacom was acquired by <a href="/facts/CA_Technologies/DErAtDJF">CA Technologies</a> (formerly Computer Associates), which renamed it to CA-Datacom/DB and later to CA Datacom/DB. In 2018, Broadcom acquired CA Technologies which included the CA Datacom product family. In 2021, Broadcom has dropped the CA and now refers to the product family as Datacom or Datacom/DB. </p>