For immediate release

Raining Data adds powerful Palm connectivity to its Omnis Studio development
suite

Wednesday 21st March 2001.
Raining Data today announced the launch of Omduit, a new component for their
powerful Rapid Application Development tool: Omnis Studio. This new
component will allow developers to add Palm OS connectivity to both new and
existing Omnis Studio applications.

Omnis Studio is designed so that developers can produce scalable solutions
for the Windows, Mac and Linux platforms which can be deployed as
traditional client/server applications or via the web. The data can come
from almost any SQL database, including Oracle, DB2, Sybase and MS SQL
Server and can then be viewed in a number of different environments
including HTML and the unique Web Client browser plug-in. The addition of
the Palm compatibility has been implemented to extend the data access
opportunities for users.

Bob Mitchell, Head of Omnis Engineering said, "Omduit uses a very clear
wizard approach, adding the necessary elements to an Omnis application so
that you can Hot Sync data from your database and into a Palm OS device.
This data can then be added to, modified, deleted, returned to the server,
and synchronised each time the user performs a Hot Sync."

Mitchell continued, "Palm is easily the most popular pda OS on earth, and
our developer customers need to be able to take advantage of the technology,
in a broad range of industries. We therefore created a tool which allowed
them the maximum amount of flexibility in designing their solutions but was
still quick and simple to use. We believe that there will be plenty of new
solutions coming from our developer community over the next few months, and
are positively encouraging feedback for the next round of enhancements."

To find out more about Omduit go to www.omnis.net/omduit

About Omnis Studio
Omnis Studio is one of the most advanced cross-platform rapid application
development programs available. With complete scalability from individual to
enterprise level solutions, Omnis can be developed on a number of platforms
and deployed where required. Supported platforms include Linux, Windows
95/98, Windows NT/2000, Mac OS and Mac OSX. Omnis also supports databases
such as Oracle, Sybase, DB2, Informix directly and others via ODBC in
addition to its own proprietary database. Omnis Web Client enables the
development of powerful web-based and e-commerce solutions in days rather
than weeks or months, incorporating the transaction and security features a
good business web site requires.

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 175 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 e-commerce 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, emerging trends, operating performance and market
opportunities. 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. 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.

Note to Editors: PICK Systems and D3 are registered trademarks of PICK
Systems, Inc. Omnis is a registered trademark of Raining Data UK 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.

Contact:
US - Raining Data Corporation Rich Lauer, 949/442-4400
rlauer@rainingdata.com
Rest of the World - Mark Aspinall +44 1728 603011
mark.aspinall@rainingdata.com