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eNewsletterVolume 29 Biography of Dr. Jim Gray
Transaction Processing is a centrally accepted tenet in modern computing. Maintaining groupings of operations as a single unit of computing activity is key to the reliability of most information processing systems today. A key figure in the advancement of many of the techniques and applications of transaction processing systems is Dr. Jim Gray.
c‑treeACE has provided the benefits of transaction processing to c‑tree application databases for nearly 30 years. Many of these features were developed directly based upon the vision and contributions of Dr. Gray's ideas in this field.
Brief Biography
Jim Gray earned his BS in Mathematics and Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1966. He continued his academic path with a PhD in Computer Science form UC Berkeley in 1969. Following an IBM Post Doctoral Fellowship in the Department of Computer Science at UC Berkeley, he continued with IBM as a Research Staff Member with IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, NY until 1972. Gray followed this with a brief stay at the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Romania as an UNESCO Expert.
After his return from Eastern Europe, Dr. Gray became a Research Staff Member in the General Science Department for IBM Research in San Jose, CA until 1980. After this he spent the next ten years, until 1990, as a Software Designer for Tandem Computers, Cupertino, CA. He followed this with a four year stint at Digital Equipment Corporation as a Corporate Consulting Engineer.
In 1994 he became a McKay Fellow at the University of California Computer Science Department until 1995. The remainder of his most successful career has been spent as a Senior Researcher for Microsoft Research, San Francisco, CA. In 2000 he was promoted to Distinguished Engineer.
Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Gray has been bestowed many varied and numerous awards and recognitions for his outstanding contribution to the field of computer science, including membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the European Academy of Science, and most prestigiously, the National Academy of Science.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/gray/JimGrayVita.htm
The following is a brief list of accomplishments, interests and public service Dr. Gray has enjoyed.
Notable Accomplishments
Career Interests
Public Service
A Profound Loss to the Community
Jim Gray went missing 28 Jan 2007 during a trip aboard his personal sailboat. Having never returned home, the search was suspended 16 Feb 2007. Neither he nor his sailboat has ever been recovered.
Dr. Gray is remembered as a true professional. Having had direct personal correspondence with Dr. Gray, FairCom appreciated his responsive and forthright manner of communications. His wisdom and zeal for the industry is matched by few. The loss of his incredible enthusiasm and immense scientific contributions will adversely affect the computing community for many years to come.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/Gray.aspx
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Transaction Processing: Ensuring data integrity in client/server environments
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