Dick's decided to perform a complete overhaul of their data storage system in 2003. The new system featured software from MicroStrategy and a database from Oracle. The database Dick's selected was Oracle's 8i database with customized capabilities to extract data and the ability to transform to meet different business requirements. It has since been upgraded to a more advanced 10g model. The new system was able to track the sale of apparel and equipment in each store and by region.