UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 5, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Commission File No. 000-16449
RAINING DATA CORPORATION
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 94-3046892 |
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25A Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)
(949) 442-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Raining Data Corporation today announced the appointment of John H. Bramley to the position of Vice President, Product Development effective February 5, 2007. In Mr. Bramley’s new role, he will have management responsibility for Raining Data’s product development activities, including multi-dimensional database product development, TigerLogic XDMS development and the XML-centric applications product development. In addition, Mr. Bramley will have management responsibility for Raining Data’s Irvine-based customer support organization.
Mr. Bramley brings to this position over 20 years of experience in product management and development and in-depth knowledge of both Raining Data’s multi-dimensional and XML technologies. From April 2001 to February 2007, Mr. Bramley held various corporate technical positions involved with the development, marketing and support of Raining Data’s TigerLogic XDMS technology. From November 1996 to April 2001, Mr. Bramley served as Vice President, Engineering responsible for the product development and technical support for Raining Data’s multi-dimensional database management systems. From January 1987 to November 1996, Mr. Bramley was involved in the management and development of the Pick database management system at Sequoia Systems, a vendor of fault tolerant hardware products.
Mr. Bramley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, with honors, from the State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: February 5, 2007 |
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/s/ Thomas Lim |
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Thomas Lim |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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