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OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AND
PICK SYSTEMS COMPLETE MERGER

NEW COMPANY TO BE CALLED
RAINING DATA CORPORATION

IRVINE, CA., December 4, 2000 - Raining Data Corporation, formerly known as Omnis Technology Corporation (Nasdaq Small Cap: OMNS), today announced the completion of its merger with PickAx, Inc., the parent company of PICK Systems. The companies received the approval of their stockholders for the merger and for the definitive merger agreement between Omnis and PICK. As a condition to the merger, the company has changed its name from Omnis Technology Corporation to Raining Data Corporation and will begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker RDTA.

"Integrating the rich technological and human assets of these two companies creates a truly special enterprise that is poised to take advantage of emerging trends in cross-platform, Web-enabled, data-intensive business applications," said Bryce Burns, Chairman of Raining Data. Burns further stated, "Beyond the excellent fit of our combined technologies, we now have a strong and experienced senior management team in place. I am confident that our new team will maximize Raining Data's expanded market opportunities."

Omnis Studio® is a powerful, cross-platform, object-oriented rapid application development (RAD) tool that is ideally suited for developing sophisticated thick or thin client-based applications. PICK Systems created the first multidimensional database management system, now called D³®, which continues to be the first choice for thousands of application developers worldwide. Together as Raining Data, the company now offers a comprehensive suite of cost effective software infrastructure solutions that developers can leverage to create highly scalable, enterprise-level Web-enabled applications. The new product platform is designed to meet the needs of Raining Data's large combined base of existing customers as well as new e-commerce software developers.

Raining Data has access to more than 1,500 Value Added Resellers (VARs) with comprehensive vertical market solutions installed at over 200,000 sites worldwide. Leveraging the company's advanced D³ multidimensional database or any of the contemporary SQL databases such as Oracle®, Microsoft SQL Server, or IBM DB2, Raining Data developers can now take full advantage of Omnis Studio's cross-platform, database independent RAD tools. With client-side applications automatically deployable to thick, thin, or ultra thin environments, Raining Data is able to provide customers with a powerful range of low cost, quick-to-market alternatives.

About Raining Data

In November 2000, a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnis Technology Corporation merged with PickAx, Inc., making PICK a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnis. The combined company, which changed its name to Raining Data Corporation, is headquartered in Irvine, CA. With over 150 employees in five countries, Raining Data's pro forma global revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000 exceeded $23 million.

D³® is the firm's advanced multidimensional database management system. D³ is an open system that supports ODBC, SQL and OSFI standards. D³ runs on a wide spectrum of hardware, including Intel-based servers, midrange systems, and is available for the major varieties of UNIX, including IBM® AIX®, Hewlett-Packard® UX, SCO OpenServer™ and UnixWare® 7, Sun Solaris. D³ is also available on popular versions of Linux as well as Microsoft® Windows NT®, Windows 2000 and Windows 95/98. Raining Data markets its products worldwide through a network of nearly 1,500 VARs who offer more than 1,000 commercially available applications.

Raining Data also offers a suite of powerful rapid application development (RAD) tools that let users create and deploy all types of enterprise and Web-based applications. Omnis Studio is a component-based, object-oriented RAD tool that allows the development of enterprise-wide client/server relationships. Development and deployment of Omnis Studio applications can occur simultaneously in Linux, Windows and Mac OS environments without changing the application code. Omnis Studio applications support native data access to Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, Informix and ODBC-compliant data sources including MySQL. Omnis Web Client allows the developer to create client interfaces that either utilize forms or a highly secure plug-in. Omnis Studio cuts application development time by as much as 75 percent compared to 3GL environments (C++, Java), while allowing the developer to use objects developed in 3GL environments as components.

PLEASE NOTE: In this news release, statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements (a) that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates'' or words of similar importance or meaning; (b) that describe any of the Company's or management's plans, objectives or goals for future operations and products, or (c) that concern the characteristics and growth of the Company's markets or customers or products or the expected liquidity and capital resources of the Company, are forward-looking statements that are inherently subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that the results described in such forward-looking statements have been or will be realized. The principal risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements in this news release are described in 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. The Company disclaims any responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statement provided in this news release.

©2000 PICK Systems. PICK Systems and D³ are registered trademarks of PICK Systems. Omnis is a registered trademark of Omnis Software Limited, a subsidiary of Omnis Technology Corporation. Omnis Studio and Omnis 7 are trademarks of Omnis Technology Corporation. All other products or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.