<s>
Adabas	B-Application
D	I-Application
is	O
a	O
relational	B-Application
database	I-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
owned	O
by	O
Software	O
AG	O
since	O
1994	O
,	O
when	O
Software	O
AG	O
acquired	O
SQL-Datenbanksysteme	O
GmbH	O
from	O
Siemens	O
Nixdorf	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAP	B-Application
AG	I-Application
's	O
MaxDB	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
ADABAS	B-Application
D	I-Application
version	O
6.1.15.57	O
,	O
licensed	O
from	O
Software	O
AG	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
sold	O
as	O
SAP	B-Application
DB	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MaxDB	B-Application
is	O
provided	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
SAP	B-Application
,	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
other	O
more	O
costly	O
RDBMS	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
Division	O
(	O
and	O
later	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
)	O
used	O
Adabas	B-Application
D	I-Application
for	O
its	O
product	O
StarOffice	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
personal	O
edition	O
of	O
Adabas	B-Application
D	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
SuSE	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Adabas	B-Application
D	I-Application
adapter	O
was	O
provided	O
in	O
OpenOffice.org	B-Application
.	O
</s>
