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Raining
Data Corporation
Phone:
(949) 442-4400
Fax: (949) 250-8187
Investor/Financial
Contact:
Brian C. Bezdek, Chief Financial Officer
brian.bezdek@rainingdata.com
Marketing/Press
Contact:
Mario Barrenechea, Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing
mario.barrenechea@rainingdata.com
Raining
Data Announces Landmark Healthcare
Chose Its Pick Data Provider For .NET to
Gain Real-Time Data Access to Critical Database Applications
IRVINE,
CA. – March 24, 2004
Landmark
Healthcare, an established healthcare industry organization
specializing in the development and delivery of management programs
for musculoskeletal disorders and rehabilitation services, has
selected Raining Data’s Pick Data Provider for .NET to access
existing IBM UniVerse database records in real-time and to provide
access to up-to-date member and healthcare plan information
for viewing on any client device when needed.
The
combination of Pick Data Provider for .NET and Microsoft technologies
provides Landmark Healthcare performance improvements in real-time
integration with existing processes and also expands the reach
of its application by providing Internet and intranet capabilities.
According
to Ron Gardner, Information Technology Director for Landmark
Healthcare, “Raining Data’s software provides a mapping of information
between older legacy systems and current day technologies. Together
with the Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET 2003,
the Pick Data Provider presents new opportunities for data access
where none previously existed. We are now able to create custom
applications for both in-house use and for our clients. We envision
this will have a significant impact on the services we offer
our customers and members.”
“Microsoft
is pleased that Raining Data and Landmark Healthcare chose Visual
Studio .NET and the .NET Framework to build a robust and productive
solution,” said David Lazar, Director in the Developer and Platform
Evangelism Division at Microsoft Corp. “With the help of Raining
Data, Landmark Healthcare was able to ultimately improve its
business processes.”
“Landmark
is committed to building upon its legacy in healthcare management
and to improving the productivity of our client's employees.
It is especially gratifying to work with Raining Data as their
technology literally builds bridges from our legacy systems
to the best in current technology,” said Joseph Klinger, Chief
Executive Officer at Landmark Healthcare.
“Landmark
Healthcare’s call for data integration and improved data accessibility
is representative of the ongoing challenge faced by many organizations
today with an urgent need to leverage their information assets,”
said Mario Barrenechea, SVP of Sales and Marketing for Raining
Data. “The combination of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, the
.NET Framework and Raining Data’s Pick Data Provider for .NET
delivers an enterprise-class solution for building and deploying
service oriented applications where real-time data accessibility
and integration to legacy applications are critical” added Barrenechea.
About Pick Data Provider for .Net
The Pick Data Provider component for the Microsoft .NET Framework
is tightly integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003.
It allows software developers to build Client/Server applications,
Web applications or Web services using any of the languages
and technologies that run on the Microsoft .NET Framework, such
as Microsoft ASP.NET, Visual Basic .NET, Visual C# .NET and
Visual J# .NET.
Features
of the Pick Data Provider:
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Application-to-application bridge between .NET Framework and
server-based business rules
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Smart binding and caching between visual objects and data
fields and queries
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Optimistic and pessimistic locking handler
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Extensions to the event handler to allow pre and post processing
of server data files
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Method extensions for file I/O and updates
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Multiple connections handling to different databases and systems
- Data
Management administration tool for accounts, tables, records
and server-based code
About
Landmark Healthcare
Since 1985, Landmark Healthcare, Inc. has specialized in the
development and delivery of management programs for musculoskeletal
disorders and rehabilitation services. Landmark excels in the
delivery of musculoskeletal and rehabilitation care management
and services including utilization management, quality management,
network management, and administrative functions such as claims
administration and member services. Landmark serves HMOs, PPOs,
Self-funded Groups, Managed Care Organizations, Insurance Companies,
and Employer Groups throughout the United States. Programs generally
incorporate National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
guidelines and American Accreditation Healthcare Commission/URAC
standards, ensuring thoroughness and "right time intervention"
in the areas of disease management, physical medicine and complementary
alternative care services. More information about Landmark Healthcare
and its products can be found at www.landmarkhealthcare.com.
About
Raining Data
Raining Data Corporation (Nasdaq: RDTA), headquartered in Irvine,
California, has been providing reliable data management and
rapid application deployment solutions for developers of database
applications for more than two decades. Raining Data's flagship
products include: 1) high-performance TigerLogic™ XML Data Management
Server (XDMS), which provides flexible, scalable and extensible
storage and retrieval of critical business data across a variety
of structured and unstructured information sources, delivering
mid-tier scalability and transactional integrity of enterprise
databases as well as dynamic extensibility and ease of use,
mostly found in repositories and file systems; 2) D3®,
mvEnterprise® and mvBase® family of powerful Pick®
based hierarchical multi-dimensional database management systems
that are the choice of more than a thousand application developers
worldwide; 3) Pick Data Provider for .NET™ which allows D3,
UniData® and UniVerse® database platform users to take
advantage of the .NET Framework by utilizing Microsoft Visual
Studio .NET 2003, serving as a bridge between an application
and the data source; and 4) Omnis Studio®, a powerful, cross-platform,
object-oriented RAD tool for developing sophisticated thick-client,
Web-client or ultra thin-client database applications.
The
Raining Data customer installed base includes more than 500,000
active users, representing over 20,000 customer sites worldwide
with a significant base of diverse vertical applications. With
approximately 150 employees in four countries, the company has
an extensive distribution channel, 24x7 customer support and
a strong international presence. More information about Raining
Data Corporation and its products can be found at www.rainingdata.com.
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Except for the historical facts contained herein, the foregoing
release contains forward-looking statements regarding the ability
for the Pick Data Provider to perform certain functions and
meet certain needs. Actual results could differ materially from
those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties,
including but not limited to the market acceptance of the Pick
Data Provider for .NET and other products and updates, the success
of the Company’s research and development efforts to develop
new products, technical risks related to the Company’s products
and updates and other risks and uncertainties. Please consult
the various reports and documents filed by Raining Data Corporation
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including
but not limited to the Company’s most recent report on Form
10-KSB. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date
hereof and the Company disclaims any responsibility to update
or revise any forward-looking statement provided in this release.
Raining
Data, Pick, D3, mvEnterprise, mvDesigner, mvBase
and Omnis Studio are registered trademarks and TigerLogic is
a trademark of Raining Data Corporation. IBM, UniData and UniVerse
are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks
are properties of their respective owners.
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