Connectivity product solutions offer ease of integration.
The general availability of D³ Oracle Gateway 2.0 and OpenDB 2.0 will soon be announced. These two Raining Data connectivity products provide distributed capabilities and simple accessibility to multiple target platforms. OpenDB 2.0 provides connectivity between D³ and other RDBMS while D³ Oracle Gateway provides high-performance integration between D³ and Oracle 7.3, 8i and 9i. For more information on any of our database, tool and connectivity products, please visit the Products pages on our Web site.

Upcoming Major Releases: D³ 8.0 and mvEnterprise 5.0.
We are excited to announce the upcoming Major Releases to our database products and sure you will be pleased with the new features and capabilities provided by these systems that will enable you to expand your application suite functionality for your customers. Detailed Product Marketing Briefs for these highly scalable, multi-dimensional database solutions will be forthcoming in the coming weeks.

Omnis Studio 3.2 is scheduled for release.
The new Omnis Studio 3.2 release will soon be made available for download from our Web site. Omnis Studio version 3.2 is another major step forward for Web developers with new Web Client and server database enhancements. With this release we continue to increase the number of multi-threaded Data Access Modules included in the product, positioning it as a valuable tool for systems integrators. This release will be generally available by the end of August 2002. To find out more go to www.omnis.net or contact your local Raining Data sales representative.

Important Marketing Bulletin announcements for Raining Data Resellers.
New Marketing Bulletin announcements discussing changes to pricing policies were recently distributed to customers earlier this month including RDCBM200205 and RDCMB200206 dated July 1, 2002 and RDCMB200207 dated July 12, 2002. If you have not received a copy of these important reseller bulletins or if you need further assistance, please contact your Raining Data sales representative or email sales@rainingdata.com. We don't want you to miss any notifications, so please be sure we have your correct email address and the email address of others in your organization that should be receiving these announcements.

In the US
The upcoming training schedule boasts new additions for both Omnis and mvDesigner. For a complete schedule listing for these and our other classes through October 2002, click here.

In the UK
The free "Technical Thursday" training seminars being held every first Thursday of the month in the UK Sales office are continuing with enthusiasm. There will be no session in August, and the next session held in September will be on the subject of either the new V3 multi-threaded DAMs or the new oXML plug-in. To attend any of the seminars, please contact the UK sales office: uk_sales@rainingdata.com. The International Training/Education page provides the schedule for additional classes and sessions being offered in the UK.

We have your email, but how about your support staff?
A new email notification system has been put in place by our support department. This email system is being set up to work in conjunction with and not replace current phone support and will help provide timely updates to ongoing calls. Please be sure we have your correct email address on file when placing your support calls so you won't miss any notifications.

Do you need a temporary activation from the support department?
The answer is, probably not. For additional temporary users or evaluation/demo copies, please contact the Raining Data sales department. Sales will take appropriate action to get you the media and/or additional System ID required to meet your needs. The support department will no longer provide any temporary activations without sales approval and no temporary activations can be processed without a valid 8-digit System ID.

Reseller news on support pricing.
New pricing for Software Maintenance Agreements goes into effect August 1, 2002 as recently announced in our new Marketing Bulletins RDCMB200205 and RDCMB200207. Contact sales@rainingdata.com for questions or clarifications on these updates.

mvEnterprise Tech Update:
The mvEnterprise Transaction Logger Users Guide is now available on our Web site at http://www.rainingdata.com/support/documentation/mve/41/mvETLUG.pdf.

Meet the People: Thad Bogert.
Ever since he wrote his first program on a TRS-80 at the age of ten, Thad knew that computers and software would surround his life. Over twenty years later, Thad Bogert is the premier US Support Technician for Raining Data's Omnis and mvDesigner products.

FlashCONNECT 3.1 beta program.
Bringing FlashCONNECT functionality to mvBase 2.0 and D³ 7.2.1 for AIX, Linux, NT and NT platforms, version 3.1 provides enhancements to Web enable your applications. We are seeking beta sites for testing this new version of FlashCONNECT before it goes production. For more information on these and other beta releases, please visit our beta site pages.

mvDesigner 2.0 beta program.
mvDesigner version 2.0 includes enhancements and resolutions over previous releases including improved installation and BASIC editor functions. If you would like to be considered for participation in this program, please visit the Raining Data beta site, or send an email to betainfo@rainingdata.com.

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Omnis is a winner...
Omnis solutions have been implemented with great success in a wide variety of industries, all over the world. Companies of all sizes depend upon the power, speed and flexibility of Omnis applications to keep pace with the cutting edge of technology they use. Our Case Studies feature many market leading Omnis solutions. To learn more about these successful Omnis deployments, be sure to read our most recent success stories.

The next Omnis Studio Fundamentals class begins on September 9th.
See the Training Section of this newsletter or visit the Raining Data Training/Education page for more details.

Clayton announces new TST package.
Clayton (CC&M) LTD, an IT consultancy service to companies in the UK, recently announced the launch of their latest software application product designed and written in D³ and mvDesigner. The Clayton TsT software application package manages the production of Stage Payment (or Milestone) Invoices and is particularly valuable to companies that sell high value products and services. Clayton TsT is a very versatile package ideally suited to both small and large users. CC&M found that D³ offered two very important features: the versatility of a multi-platform base and the ability to import data from other systems in a seamless manner. mvDesigner provided the excellent client window usability including the ability for report writing and transfer of data into other applications such as Microsoft Excel. For detailed information about CC&M and Clayton TsT software, visit www.ccam.co.uk.

Amplexus introduces new VB tool.
The company's new graphical tool allows their programming staff to create true graphical applications completely from within D³. By isolating the presentation layer and business logic, Amplexus is able to leverage their existing legacy application by utilizing FlashCONNECT middleware to interface to today's HTML, VB, C++ and Java technology. Read the full story. For more information about Amplexus and their new graphical interface to Advantage software, contact Ken Levin at 415-382-0111, ken@amplexus.com, or visit their Web site at www.amplexus.com.

Latest Press Release Announcement.
Raining Data Corporation announced Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal Year End March 31, 2002 results and reports that a second consecutive positive EBITDA Quarter Form 10-KSB has been filed. For further details of this press release and other updates, please visit our News page.

OzOmnis 2002 just around the corner!
This Australian and South East Asian version of the technology-lead EurOmnis and AmerOmnis Omnis Developers' Conference is almost here. Hosted by The DLA Group, Omnis distributor for South East Asia, OzOmnis will take place August 10-13, 2002 at the Newport Mirage in the northern beach area of Sydney, Australia. Raining Data is both a proud sponsor and presenter at this inaugural event in addition to the many scheduled sessions to be delivered by some of the most renowned Omnis community representatives. OzOmnis 2002 is selling fast and space at the conference venue may soon be limited. Please visit www.ozomnis.com for complete conference details, registration fees, and venue information.

EurOmnis 2002 is gaining momentum.
Development on this years exciting event is taking shape. Visit www.euromnis.com for preliminary details. Conference dates are November 4-9, 2002.

International Spectrum series of MultiValue Conferences for 2002 in full swing.
Raining Data will be presenting and participating on the Web Tools and GUI Tools discussion panels in Cincinnati, Ohio September 19 & 20; and Seattle, Washington October 10 & 11. We hope you'll attend and meet with us to learn more about FlashCONNECT, our Web connectivity tool, and mvDesigner, the first fully integrated GUI application tool for multivalue environments. For complete registration details and a list of all conference locations, please visit www.intl-spectrum.com. Hope to see you there!

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