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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.21

                      CONFIDENTIAL RESIGNATION AGREEMENT
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                         AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS
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1.   Sujata Luther ("Employee") was employed by Brio Technology, Inc. (the
"Company") on or about June 12, 2000. Employee has now decided to resign from
her employment with the Company. It is the Company's desire to provide Employee
with certain benefits that she would not otherwise be entitled to receive upon
her resignation and to resolve any claims that Employee has or may have against
the Company. Accordingly, Employee and the Company agree as set forth below.
This Agreement will become effective on the eighth day after it is signed by
Employee (the "Effective Date"), provided that Employee has not revoked this
Agreement (by written notice to Nancy Raab at the Company) prior to that date.

2.   Employee hereby resigns voluntarily from her employment with the Company
effective as of March 30, 2001 (the "Resignation Date"). During the period
between the Effective Date and the Resignation Date (the "Transition Period"),
Employee will continue to perform her duties for the Company in a professional
and satisfactory manner.

3.   During the Transition Period, the Company will provide Employee with the
following compensation and benefits:

     (a)  continued payment of Employee's salary at her current base salary rate
          ($20,833.33 per month), less applicable withholdings; and
     (b)  any stock options granted to Employee by the Company will continue to
          vest through the Resignation Date (but not thereafter) in accordance
          with the terms of the applicable stock option agreements between
          Employee and the Company; and
     (c)  Employee will continue to be covered by the Company's group health
          insurance plan through March 30, 2001; thereafter, Employee may elect
          to purchase continued group health insurance coverage at her own
          expense in accordance with COBRA; and
     (d)  the Company will continue to provide Employee with the employment
          fringe benefits that she is currently receiving from the Company.

4.   Following the Resignation Date, as consideration of the release of claims
below, the Company shall provide Employee with the following benefits when this
Agreement becomes effective:
     (a)  the Company hereby waives its rights to recover all or any part of the
          signing bonus and/or relocation expense advance that the Company
          provided to Employee pursuant to her employment agreements of May 17
          and 31, 2000;

     Employee further acknowledges that she is responsible for any and all
relocation expenses in excess of the $6,550.21 including the monetary amount
itemized on the ACE Relocation Systems, Inc. invoice as set forth in Annex 1;
and Employee acknowledges that she has been paid all wages and accrued, unused
vacation that Employee earned during her employment with the Company. Employee
understands and acknowledges that she shall not be entitled to any payments or
benefits from the Company other than those expressly set forth in this paragraph
4.

5.   Employee and her successors release the Company and its shareholders,
investors, directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, insurers, legal
successors and assigns of and from any and all claims, actions and causes of
action, whether now known or unknown, which Employee now has, or at any other
time had, or shall or may have against the released parties based upon or
arising out of any matter, cause, fact, thing, act or omission whatsoever
occurring or existing at any time up to and including the Resignation Date,
including, but not limited to, any claims of breach of contract, wrongful
termination, retaliation, fraud, defamation, infliction of emotional distress or
national origin, race, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or other
discrimination or harassment under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age
Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
the Fair Employment and Housing Act or any other applicable law.

6.   Employee acknowledges that she has read section 1542 of the Civil Code of
the State of California, which states in full: A general release does not extend
to claims, which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his
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favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have
materially affected his settlement with the debtor.

     Employee waives any rights that she has or may have under section 1542 to
the full extent that she may lawfully waive such rights pertaining to this
general release of claims, and affirms that she is releasing all known and
unknown claims that she has or may have against the parties listed above.

7.   Employee acknowledges and agrees that she shall continue to be bound by and
comply with the terms of any proprietary rights or confidentiality agreements
between the Company and Employee.

8.   Employee agrees that she shall not directly or indirectly disclose any of
the terms of this Agreement to anyone other than her immediate family or
counsel, except as such disclosure may be required for accounting or tax
reporting purposes or as otherwise may be required by law. Employee further
agrees that she will not, at any time in the future, make any critical or
disparaging statements about the Company, its products or its employees, unless
such statements are made truthfully in response to a subpoena or other legal
process.

9.   Employee agrees that for a period of 12 months following the Resignation
Date, she will not, on behalf of herself or any other person or entity, directly
or indirectly solicit any employee of the Company to terminate his/her
employment with the Company.

10.  In the event of any legal action relating to or arising out of this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing
party its attorneys' fees and costs incurred in that action.

11.  If any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal
and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected.

12.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations and
agreements, whether written or oral, with the exception of any agreements
described in paragraph 7. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except
by a document signed by an authorized officer of the Company and Employee.

EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT SHE SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO SIGNING
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THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT SHE IS GIVING UP ANY LEGAL CLAIMS SHE HAS AGAINST THE
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PARTIES RELEASED ABOVE BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT. EMPLOYEE FURTHER UNDERSTANDS
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THAT SHE MAY HAVE UP TO 21 DAYS TO CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT, THAT SHE MAY REVOKE
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IT AT ANY TIME DURING THE 7 DAYS AFTER SHE SIGNS IT, AND THAT IT SHALL NOT
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BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL THAT 7-DAY PERIOD HAS PASSED. EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
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SHE IS SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY IN EXCHANGE
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FOR THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 3.
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Dated: May 19, 2001                           /s/ Sujata Luther
Dated: May 19, 2001                           Brio Technology, Inc.
                                              By: /s/ Nancy Raab
                                              VP, Human Resources