Starting on May 20th at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, California will be the first combined Raining Data World User Conference and the (Omnis) Geek Week. Come out and see the latest technology from Raining Data and meet the geeks from the Omnis Underground, all under one roof.

Also, Worldwide User Conference attendees have the opportunity to register for intensive training classes prior to the conference on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, 2001. As a valued business partner, we are extending an invitation to take advantage of this exciting and informative event at our special Earlybird discount of $200 off the full conference price for registrations received by April 15, 2001.

A new 3-day administrators course for mv.Enterprise has just been added to the extensive JES course list. The first class will be held on April 9-11 at our new training headquarters in Irvine, California at an introductory price of $750 - less than half of the normal retail price of $1595. Make your reservations soon, as space is limited.

25 unemployed university graduates are soon to start a 3 month intensive Studio course and then move on to gain work experience in companies specializing in Omnis development and consulting. The venture is fully financed by the German government as part of a project to reduce the high unemployment rate in the former East Germany and to provide more well-trained employees for the booming IT centers in West Germany such as Hamburg, Munich, and Berlin. The 3 month training will be provided by Omnis trainers and by an Omnis VAR based in Rostock, Germany.