Filed under: Oracle Corp (ORCL), Small business
One of the killer apps - in the software world - is the relational database. Yet, such things can be quite complex and pricey, as seen with solutions from Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and IBM (NYSE: IBM).
But now we’re seeing consumer databases, which also leverage cool aspects of social media. Take blist, which announced that it has snagged $6.5 million in venture capital. The investors include: Frazier Technology Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures.
Gary Morgenthaler, who is a principal at Morgenthaler Ventures, has extensive experience in the database world. After all, he was the co-founder and CEO of Ingres and Illustra, which are two top databases.
As for the blist system, it can have seemingly endless applications. You might want to use it for tracking a wedding list; or a group of favorite websites; or fantasy football stats; and so on. What’s more, you can share the information with other on the web friends or colleagues.
More importantly, you don’t need to be a tech whiz to use it. As testament to this, there are more than 10,000 users so far.
Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including The Complete M&A Handbook
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