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Raining Data News - For all of our latest news announcements, please visit the our Press Releases page of our Web site.

2003 SIA Technology Management Conference & Exhibit Trade Show - This event for the Securities Industry Association (SIA) brings together the shared interests of more than 600 securities firms to accomplish common goals. Raining Data is pleased to participate as a sponsoring firm and exhibitor demonstrating TigerLogic XDMS. See us June 17-19, 2003, booth 4200, Level 3, Americas Hall 2. For more information about the show, please visit the SIA Web site.

OSDA - Join us at OSDA, June 21-23, 2003 at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Our recently announced Pick Data Provider for .NET will be presented in complete detail during Saturday's session. We will demonstrate how easily you can leverage the power and functionality of the Pick data model with Microsoft's .NET Framework. You will learn how to accelerate your development cycle, increase productivity and extend the
functionality and future of your exisiting applications. For more information and to register, please visit www.osda.org.

OzOmnis 2003 - Raining Data is a proud sponsor and exhibitor at this event. Our executives will be on hand for Q & A during the conference. This year marks the second annual OzOmnis Omnis Developer conference to be held August 2 – 6, 2003 at the Newport Mirage resort in the northern beach area of Sydney, Australia. Hosted by The DLA Group, Omnis distributor for South East Asia, the OzOmnis 2003 technology-lead conference has been designed to give Australian, New Zealand and South East Asian developers a chance to meet face-to-face, exchange experiences, develop new ideas, and learn the latest developments in the Omnis world. Please visit the OzOmnis Web site for complete conference details, registration fees and additional venue information. Make your reservations prior to June 7, 2003 to receive the lowest conference rates available.

Omnis Success Story -
DuPont Performance Coatings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, utilizes Omnis applications day-in, day-out to help run various segments within their business. Read the full story.

Sign up for the Support Partner Program - Calling all VARs! Ready to improve your support call accessibility and organization? Want to be able to manage, review and update any and all of your clients’ open support issues from wherever you are, any time, day or night? Sign up for our Support Partner program! Qualifying VARs receive web-enabled access allowing 24x7 access to all open calls for their sites. Visit the Support Partner Entry page for more information or to sign up today!

Tech Tip: TCL-STACK and performance on D³ 7.3

Tech Tip: What is this 'file-of-files' ??

Meet the People: Dave Tracy - In August of 2001 Dave made the transition from General Automation to Raining Data. Read more....

Omnis 3.3 General Availability - Omnis Studio version 3.3 is another major step forward for Web developers and systems integrators with new Web Client and Server database enhancements. Omnis Studio 3.3 development and deployment license Updates are free of charge and downloadable from our Web site to customers in Raining Data's developer programs. For detailed product update information, details about our Omnis Developer Partner Program, or order information, please contact your Raining Data sales representative by calling 949-442-4400 or sending an e-mail to sales@rainingdata.com.

OzOmnis 2003 - OzOmnis will be held in Sydney, Australia August 2 - 6, 2003. For more information, please visit the OzOmnis Web site.

Omnis Studio Tech Tip - There are new additions to Omnis Studio 3.3 under Mac OS X to enhance database connectivity. Read more......

The Appliance of OmniScience
OmniScience, written by Omnis educator David Swain, is a “must have” for any Omnis developer. To quote Swain, OmniScience is "a collection of reference manual volumes we call the 'Omnis Reference Library' and the 'Component Companion Series'. Each volume in the set is a comprehensive treatment of some aspect of the current generation of Omnis and each is intended to be revised as Omnis matures into new generations." Full details about the first
volume of OmniScience are on David's Web site:
http://www.polymath-bus-sys.com/oscihome.html.

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Zapthink, LLC Executive White Paper - this research report on how XML is changing the financial services market, presents a solution in the form of a mid-tier information aggregation server that provides an XML-based operational data store as a way of providing aggregated access to multiple data sources. TigerLogic XDMS is used as a strong example of an XML operational data server. To request a copy of this white paper, please visit our Web site.

Aberdeen Group Executive White Paper - catalogs the technologies that make up information aggregation, shows how they can be used (singly or in combination) to abet strategic information management, and examines the "state of the art" that IT strategists can use today in attempting strategic information management.To download a copy of this White Paper featuring TigerLogic XDMS, please visit the Aberdeen Group home page and click on Research. (Access to this free White Paper requires registration on the Aberdeen Group Web site.)

Pick Data Provider for .NET EAP - Raining Data’s newly announced Pick Data Provider for .NET technology is designed to provide additional functionality by exposing the inherent capabilities of the Pick Data Management Environment when developing or deploying applications with the Microsoft .NET Framework. Read about Pick Data Provider for .NET on our Web site to learn more about the benefits of this exciting technology for developers.

D³ ProPlus 7.3 is Now Available! - To order this product, or for more information, please contact your loca sales representative by calling 949-442-4400 or by sending an e-mail to sales@rainingdata.com.

AccuTerm 2002 Now Shipping - For more information about AccuTerm 2002 please contact your local Raining Data sales representative by calling 949-442-4400 or by sending an e-mail to sales@rainingdata.com.

Omnis 3.3.1 Patch Installer
This patch addresses the issue of libraries taking additional time to close in Studio 3.3. The Patch installers contain the executable only (and Omnisres.dll under Win). For download information, go to http://www.omnis.net/downloads/index.html.

US Training - Check out our Training class schedule and bookmark the Training and Education section of our Web site for up-to-the-minute class listings and schedule.

UK Training - The free Technical Thursday training seminars continue with success in the UK Sales office. To attend any of the seminars, please contact the UK sales office at uk_sales@rainingdata.com. Check out our Training class schedule for additional classes and sessions being offered in the UK.

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