Mainframe Trivia Contest #8
March 17, 2009

The Mainframe Trivia Contest #7 is now over. Legent acquired Goal Systems in 1992 and Computer Associates then acquired Legent in 1995.

• Ron Kilsdonk, Sentry Insurance, Appleton, Wisconsin
• Gary Kirby, National City Corp., Cleveland, Ohio
• Jude Ricard, Yum! Brands Inc., Dallas, Texas

 Mainframe Trivia Contest #8

Who invented IMS (Information Management System), IBM’s supberb transaction and hierarchical database management system?

·         William Inmon

·         Edgar Codd

·         Vern Watts

·         Michael Stonebraker

(I will randomly select three winners of this Mainframe Trivia Contest #8 who will receive the T-shirt pictured below. To participate, either answer via a Comment to this post - it will not be made public for others to see - or send me an Email to bob@mainframezone.com with Mainframe Trivia Contest #8 in the Subject line. Don’t forget to state your T-shirt size.)