Actium
noun
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
Actian
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a word derived from
Actium.
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At Hadoop Summit in San Jose, CA CA this week, several SQL-compatible solutions have been unveiled and demonstrated by Hadoop vendors, including Actian and Splice Machine.
From Forbes ● Jun. 8, 2014
Actian will offer $9.20 in cash to Pervasive shareholders for each Pervasive share.
From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2013
TC Lending LLC, a unit of TPG Specialty Lending Inc, committed to provide debt financing for the transaction, Actian and Pervasive said in separate statements.
From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2013
Shea & Company, LLC advised Pervasive on the deal, while Evercore Partners advised Actian on the deal.
From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2013
The little temple of Apollo on the point of Actium he rebuilt on an imposing scale and instituted there in honor of his victory the "Actian games," which were held thereafter for two hundred years.
From A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens
