Raining Data's trading symbol changed recently from RDTAE to RDTA and compliance with all the requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market have been met. For further details of this press release and other updates, please visit our news page.

In the US - Have a new user who needs to learn the basics? We've added a May Fundamentals session to get your users up to speed now! To check out the current class schedules and take advantage of the special class discount offered to you, our loyal newsletter subscribers, click here.

In the UK - The Raining Data Technical Thursdays held at the UK Sales office are off to a great start.  Varied presentations and enthusiastic participants have made for some great sessions so far.  On May 9^th the topic will be Object Oriented Programming with Omnis Studio, Using Notation with mvDesigner will be discussed on June 13^th, and a presentation of mvBase version 2.0 is slated for July 4^th. Take a look at the schedule on the International Training/Education page for additional classes and sessions being offered in the UK.

mvBase 2.0 is in production! mvBase 2.0, our first Major Release of this popular database product, includes core enhancements to its performance.  mvBase 2.0 is now the current Release version shipped. Customers wishing to obtain mvBase 1.3 need to clearly specify its product codes on their purchase orders. For convenience, please utilize these product codes for mvBase when placing your order.  For more information, email orders@rainingdata.com.

Two new Marketing Bulletins have recently been sent to our customers. RDCMB2003 - Extensions and Amendments to Pricing Policies dated February 4, 2002, puts into effect reduced Software Maintenance Agreement minimums, amends pricing policies for End-of-Life product add-on licenses, and clarifies the process for product activation and the associated pricing policies.  Marketing Bulletin RDCMB2004 - End-of Life Products Life Cycle Changes dated April 2, 2002, discusses the following: 1) changes that have been made to continue Software Maintenance Agreements, add-on user licenses, and technical support for certain End-of-Life products which were due to expire March 31, 2003; 2) announces a significant change to the Power95 product status where new system purchases of the Power95 product are now available; 3) certain D³ products have moved to End-of-Life status; and 4) introduces a new Bronze Support Software Maintenance Agreement option available April 2, 2002. If you have not received a copy of these bulletins or if you need further assistance, please contact your Raining Data sales representative or email sales@rainingdata.com.

mvEnterprise 4.1 is now in production! Raining Data is pleased to announce our first Minor Release of mvEnterprise 4.1 for AIX. This release centers on operational support and incorporates enhancements based on customer feedback. mvEnterprise 4.1 is now the current release version shipped. For convenience, please utilize these product codes for mvEnterprise when placing your order. For more information, email orders@rainingdata.com.

Important Announcement regarding Temporary Activations! Beginning May 1^st, activations will be given only with a valid 8-digit System ID and obtaining temporary activations using only a software serial number will no longer be an option. If you have been using temporary activations with a software serial number only to demo your products, please contact your sales representative for appropriate Demonstration copies, available at no charge.

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US Omnis support customers will notice some changes when calling in for developer support. Calls will now be logged utilizing a Raining Data eight-digit System ID and support calls tracked through the main support systems for more efficient call handling and history. Your assigned System ID number can be obtained from support dispatch at the time you call in, or in advance by emailing us.omnis.sales@rainingdata.com.

"Well done" are the words to describe the first North American Omnis developers conference, AmerOmnis 2002, recently held (March 10-13) at the Ivey Spencer Conference Centre in London, Ontario, Canada.  According to Mario Barrenechea, Raining Data's SVP Worldwide Sales & Marketing, "For me personally, it was a great opportunity to meet new faces in this very passionate community." AmerOmnis, following in the path laid out by EurOmnis, was just as successful in raising the quality level of business awareness in the Omnis Community.  Attendees were very supportive and the efforts of the event organizers are to be commended.

This year's CeBit, the biggest IT fair worldwide, was a fantastic success for Omnis and Raining Data.  Recently held over eight days in Hannover, Germany (March 13-20), we achieved record software sales on the show floor. Click here for more on this story.

RescuePet Project is a Winner! RescuePet.net, launched April 15^th, is expected to attract quite a bit of attention in the national press and television, and will host the most high-profile Omnis Web Client application to date. The culmination of the project will be reached in the June issue of .net magazine, which will feature Omnis Studio on the cover CD/DVD, and include a write up about the RescuePet Web site and 5-page master class written by Dr. Wilkins showing readers how to develop a Web application in Omnis. Click here for more on this story.

US Omnis support customers, be sure to read above for changes when calling in for developer support.  

The Zumasys Online Configurator makes it easy to price and configure your new Zumasys Intel-based D³ server.  You can build a Windows-based or UNIX-based system with all of the necessary equipment, including tape drives, RAID controllers and serial I/O solutions. All Zumasys servers are shipped with your operating system and DBMS installed, configured and ready to go! National on-site warranties are available on all Zumasys server models, including single and dual Pentium III as well as Pentium 4 CPUs. Please contact Zumasys for more details. Zumasys also invites you to attend any of their upcoming Citrix/Wireless technology seminars providing excellent education about emerging software and hardware technologies. You can find seminar and location information by visiting the Zumasys Web site www.zumasys.com.

Remote sales force accesses information using FlashCONNECT.  Pindler & Pindler, a fabric distributor, has successfully launched their sales portal for their remote sales staff.  With the assistance of Raining Data reseller, Technical Resource Group (TRG), Pindler & Pindler has given their sales force the ability to retrieve and receive product information through the portal.  To do this, FlashCONNECT, the web-enabling tool provided by Raining Data, was used to connect their back-end (msms) D³ database where the product information is stored.  For more information about this story, or the services that TRG provides, please contact Jim Walery at 714-708-8112 or jwalery@picktrg.com, or visit their Web site at www.picktrg.com.

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