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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 MySQL Connectivity
with the Release of Omnis Studio Version 4.0
IRVINE,
CA. – March 17, 2004 - Raining Data Corporation (Nasdaq: RDTA),
a long-time provider of scalable, flexible and reliable data
management software, announced the latest release of Omnis Studio
Version 4.0.
This
new major release in the Company’s line of Rapid Application
Development (RAD) tools builds upon what was already one of
the most powerful and cost effective development solutions.
Omnis Studio 4.0 delivers increased integration, productivity,
and flexibility, allowing developers to build applications in
less time and at a lower cost. New product features include
native access to MySQL, one of the world’s most popular databases,
access to J2SE Java based objects, Studio applets that allow
Omnis code to be published to other environments such as Windows
CE, and JDBC connectivity. Significant improvements to the features
and functionality of the development environment greatly reduce
the time required to write and debug code, and enhancements
to the report writer allow users to make full use of Omnis Studio’s
Object Oriented structure.
Gwyneth
Gibbs, Raining Data’s Vice President, European Operations, said,
“with the addition of MySQL access and other new features, Omnis
Studio 4.0 provides increased connectivity options, making Omnis
Studio an excellent framework for accessing multiple data sources
and components. The enhancements in our latest release are a
direct result of listening to our customers and providing the
features they need to build powerful, leading-edge business
applications.”
About Omnis Studio
Omnis Studio is a high-performance visual RAD tool that provides
a component-based environment for building ebusiness, database
and client/server applications. Its Web Client plug-in technology
allows server-based applications to be accessed over the Internet
using popular Web-browsers, giving fast, secure, scalable solutions
in a minimum of development time. With complete scalability
from individual to enterprise level solutions, Omnis applications
can be developed on any one supported platform and deployed
on any other platform without modification. Supported platforms
include, Windows NT/2000, Windows XP, Mac OSX, Linux, and Sun
Solaris. Omnis directly supports traditional SQL databases such
as Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, DB2 and Informix, as well as Raining
Data's advanced multidimensional database, D3. Most
other databases may be accessed via JDBC or ODBC. Omnis Studio
dramatically cuts application development time compared to 3GL
environments (C++, Java), while allowing the developer to use
objects developed in 3GL environments as components in Omnis
applications.
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, 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 rapid
application development tools and the ability of Omnis Studio
to perform certain functions, support certain platforms and
to 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.
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 reports
on Form 10-KSB and Form 10-QSB. 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, Omnis and
Omnis Studio are registered trademarks and TigerLogic is a trademark
of Raining Data Corporation. All other trademarks and registered
trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
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