Oracle Corp. is committed to providing products and services that address all aspects of a company's IT environment. It operates through the following business segments: Cloud and License, Hardware, and Services. The Cloud and License segment markets, sells, and delivers applications, platforms, and infrastructure technology. The Hardware segment offers hardware products and hardware-related software products, including Oracle Engineering Systems, servers, storage, industry-specific hardware, operating systems, virtualization, management, and other hardware-related software and related hardware support. The Services segment provides consulting, advanced support, and education services. The company was founded on June 16, 1977, by Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Robert Nimrod Miner, and Edward Oates and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.