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SQL Access Group

The SQL Access Group (SAG) was a group of software companies that was formed in 1989 to define and promote standards for database portability and interoperability. Initial members were Oracle Corporation, Informix, Ingres, DEC, Tandem, Sun and HP. The SAG started the development of the SQL Call Level Interface which later was published as an X/Open specification. In 1992, Microsoft released version 1.0 of ODBC which was based on the X/Open SQL CLI specification. The SQL Access Group transferred its activities and assets to X/Open in the fourth quarter of 1994.

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The SQL Access Group (SAG) was a group of software companies that was formed in 1989 to define and promote standards for database portability and interoperability. Initial members were Oracle Corporation, Informix, Ingres, DEC, Tandem, Sun and HP. The SAG started the development of the SQL Call Level Interface which later was published as an X/Open specification. In 1992, Microsoft released version 1.0 of ODBC which was based on the X/Open SQL CLI specification. The SQL Access Group transferred its activities and assets to X/Open in the fourth quarter of 1994.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1115275798

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