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RAINING DATA CORPORATION
REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

IRVINE, Calif., February 15, 2001 - Raining Data Corporation (Nasdaq Small Cap: RDTA), formerly known as Omnis Technology Corporation, today reported operating results for its third quarter ended December 31, 2000.

Net revenue increased for the three-month period to $2,770,000. The Omnis-specific portion of this revenue for the entire quarter was $1,004,000. The Pick-specific revenue from the month of December, the one month following the close of the acquisition of PickAX (the parent Company of Pick Systems) was $1,766,000.

Consistent with the Company's plan to consolidate its operations following the December 1, 2000 merger of Omnis and PickAX, Inc., the Company incurred significant third quarter costs related to discontinued and redundant facilities and short-term contracts. As a result, the Company posted a net loss of $2,972,000 for the quarter. Because of the timing of the merger and the merger-related expenses, comparisons to the year-ago quarter are not meaningful.

"We accomplished a great deal during the third quarter, executing on our vision for a new technology Company that combines the best of Omnis and Pick Systems," said Bryce Burns, chairman and CEO of Raining Data. "We consolidated our workforce and facilities, significantly reducing costs while streamlining the organization. We also closed an important financing, which allowed us to reduce interest costs and improved our financial flexibility. Finally, we have placed the right people in key management positions to guide our strategy and execution going forward. The acquisition of PickAX created significant amounts of goodwill. The amortization of these non-cash goodwill charges will adversely impact the Company's results going forward. Nonetheless, due to the merger-related increased revenues, the Company expects to see increasingly positive EBITDA starting as soon as the fourth quarter."

About Raining Data

Raining Data Corporation, headquartered in Irvine, California, was created as a result of the December 1, 2000 merger of Omnis Technology Corporation and Pick Systems. With over 160 employees in five countries, Raining Data's pro forma combined revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000 exceeded $23 million.

The combined Company now offers a comprehensive suite of high-performance, cost-effective software infrastructure solutions that enable developers to create highly scalable, enterprise-level Web-enabled applications. With a powerful range of low-cost, quick-to-market alternatives, the new product platform is designed to meet the needs of Raining Data's large combined base of existing customers as well as new eCommerce software developers. Raining Data's flagship products are: 1) Omnis Studio®-a powerful, cross-platform, object-oriented rapid application development (RAD) tool that is ideally suited for developing sophisticated thick, thin, or ultra-thin client-based applications, and 2) D³®-a multidimensional database management system that is the choice of thousands of application developers worldwide.

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to discussions of expense reductions, financial flexibility, integration efforts, revenues and EBITDA expectations. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and the Company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. In particular, there can be no assurance that the Company's expense reductions and integrations efforts will be successful, or that the Company's revenues or EBITDA will improve. You should consult the various reports and documents filed by Raining Data Corporation, formerly known as Omnis Technology Corporation, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-KSB/A for the last fiscal year of the Company. 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 news release.

©2001 Raining Data Corporation. All Rights Reserved. PICK Systems and D³ are registered trademarks of PICK Systems, Inc. Omnis is a registered trademark of Omnis Software Limited, a subsidiary of Raining Data Corporation. Omnis Studio and Omnis 7 are trademarks of Raining Data Corporation. All other products or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.