The turn of the millennium saw Oracle adapt to the internet boom. Oracle9i introduced Real Application Clusters (RAC) for high availability and scalability. Oracle Database 10g ushered in "Grid Computing," allowing for new zealand mobile number list automatic resource provisioning and workload balancing across server pools.
Personal Information Managers (PIMs): Software like Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, and ACT! emerged, integrating contacts with calendars, emails, and tasks. These marked a significant step, allowing users to manage a holistic view of their interactions with individuals. Data was primarily stored locally on a single computer.
Early Mobile Phones: Feature phones introduced basic contact storage, often limited to a few hundred entries with just a name and number. Synchronization was primitive, often requiring manual entry or clumsy data transfers via cables.