Exhibit 10.6

March 26,
2002

Dear
Brian:

It
has been a real pleasure getting to know you as we have discussed the opportunities ahead for Raining Data Corporation. We believe that you have the background and experience that we
need to help us grow in our new directions, and we are pleased to offer you a position with Raining Data Corporation (the "Company") as its Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller. In that
regard, the following are the details of this offer of employment:

Title

Your title will be Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller. In this position, you will report directly to me.

Base Compensation

Your initial annual base salary will be $135,000, paid in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures. Your base salary shall be subject to review at
the end of each year of your employment, and any adjustment will be a function of performance, which I will evaluate. However, your first formal review and evaluation will be held six months after
your initial start date.

Incentive Bonus

Additionally, you will be entitled to an incentive bonus of up to thirty-five percent (35%) of your base salary based on your meeting certain
Management Business Objectives (MBOs) as are mutually agreed upon. The MBOs for your first year of employment shall be established by you and me, after you have been employed by the Company for a
reasonable period of time, but no later than three (3) months. One-third of the projected bonus will be eligible for payment, based on performance, at the end of six months service
with the Company. The two-thirds remaining will be eligible for payment, again based upon performance, after the end of twelve months of service.

Stock Options

At the first Board meeting following your acceptance of employment and actual start date, you will be granted a stock option, which shall be, to the extent
possible under the rule of Section 422(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), an "incentive stock option" (as defined in Section 422 of the Code) to purchase
100,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at an exercise price equal to the then NASDAQ market price as of the close of the markets on the day before that Board meeting.

Twenty-five
percent (25%) of the shares subject to the above option shall vest one year after your start date and 1/36th of the remaining shares subject to the
option shall vest monthly thereafter, so that the option shall be fully vested and exercisable four years from your start date, subject to your continued service to the Company on the relevant vesting
dates. In all other respects the option shall be subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Company's Stock Plan and the stock option agreement by and between you and the Company, both of
which documents are incorporated herein by reference.

Change of Control, Additional Accelerated Vesting and Related Items

In addition to the vesting schedule as set forth above, in the event you are terminated as a result of an Involuntary Termination other than for Cause or
Disability within 12 months after a Change of Control, one hundred percent (100%) of the Shares subject to the above option shall be vested upon the date of such termination, provided that you
sign a general release in a commercially customary form prescribed by the Company, which releases and discharges all known and unknown claims that

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you may have against the Company or persons and entities affiliated with the Company, and a covenant not to sue or prosecute any legal action or proceeding based upon such claims. For the purposes of
this paragraph, the following terms shall have the following meanings:





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Severance

If your employment is terminated for any reason other than for Cause prior to the first six months from your start date, you shall continue to receive your then
basic salary for three months following the date of your termination (the "Severance Period"). If you obtain other employment during the Severance Period, the total amount of your earnings from other
sources will be deducted from your severance payments. You agree to notify the Company of other employment during the Severance Period, and provide the Company with complete information regarding your
earnings. Except for Change of Control as set forth above, the vesting of your stock options shall be accelerated such that you shall be entitled to purchase a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement as if the Company had employed you for one year.

If
your employment is terminated for any reason other than Cause after your first six months of service, you shall continue to receive your then basic salary for six months following the
date of your termination subject to the credit for other earnings described above. Except for Change of Control as set forth above, your stock options shall continue to vest during the six month
severance period such that you shall be entitled to purchase a number of shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement as if the Company had employed you through the end
of that six month severance period.

Your
receipt of the severance benefits described above will be contingent upon your signing a general release in a commercially customary form prescribed by the Company, which releases
and discharges all known and unknown claims that you may have against the Company or persons and entities affiliated with the Company, and a covenant not to sue or prosecute any legal action or
proceeding based upon such claims. Additionally, your receipt of the severance benefits described above also will be contingent upon your compliance with the noncompetition and nonsolicitation
obligations set forth below, and your obligations under the Company's Employment Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Arbitration Agreement.

Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation

During the severance periods described above, you agree that you will not, directly or indirectly, engage in (whether as an employee, consultant, proprietor,
partner, director or otherwise) or have any ownership interest in, or participate in the financing operation, management, control of, any person, firm, corporation or business that engages in any
business activity that is competitive with the Company (or of any Affiliated Company), provided, however, that nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit you from purchasing
and owning (directly or indirectly) up to one percent (1%) of the capital stock or other securities of any corporation or other entity whose stock or securities are traded on any national or regional
securities exchange or the national over-the-counter market and such ownership shall not constitute a violation of this paragraph.

Additionally,
for a period of one (1) year following the termination of your employment for any reason, you agree that you will not, directly or indirectly, (A) divert or
attempt to divert from the Company (or any Affiliated Company) any business of any kind in which it is engaged, including, without limitation, the solicitation of or interference with any of its
suppliers or customers; or (B) solicit, hire, recruit, or employ any person or entity who is employed by or has a contractual

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relationship with the Company, or encourage any person or entity who is employed by or has a contractual relationship with the Company to terminate their employment or contractual relationship with
the Company.

Benefit Plans

You shall be entitled to participate, to the extent permitted by law, in the medical insurance plans and other benefits offered by the Company. You should note
that the Company reserves the right to cancel or change the benefit plans and programs it offers to its employees at any time.

Vacation

You shall also be eligible to receive two weeks of paid vacation per year, which, if unused, shall accrue in accordance with the Company's standard benefit
policies.

Start Date

We hope that you will be able to start with the Company as soon as possible. However, in any case your start date will be on or prior to April 30, 2002.

The
Company is excited about your joining and looks forward to a beneficial and fruitful relationship. Nevertheless, you should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no
specific period and constitutes at-will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its
employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause and with at least one-month notice. We request that, in the event of resignation, you give the Company at least one
month's notice. You understand and agree that neither your job performance nor promotions, commendations, bonuses or the like from the Company give rise to or in any way serve as the basis for
modification, amendment, or extension, by implication or otherwise, of your employment with the Company.

Miscellaneous

For purpose of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide to the Company documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in the
United States. Such documentation must be provided to the Company within three (3) business days of your date of hire, or our employment relationship with you may be terminated.

This
Agreement and all benefits due you hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors,
heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

We
also ask that, if you have not already done so, you disclose to the Company any and all agreements relating to your prior employment that may affect your eligibility to be employed by
the Company or limit the manner in which you may be employed. It is the Company's understanding that any such agreements will not prevent you from performing the duties of your position and you
represent that such is the case.

You
agree that you will not enter into any agreements with another entity that requires you to be an employee or consultant, in name or duties, during your employment with the Company.
Moreover, you agree that, during the term of your employment with the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity directly related to the
business in which the Company is now involved or become involved during the term of your employment, nor will you engage in any other activities that conflict with your obligations to the Company.
Similarly, you agree not to bring any third party confidential information to the Company, including that of your

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former employer, and that in performing your duties for the Company you will not in any way utilize any such information.

As
a Company employee, you will be expected to abide by Company rules and standards. You will be specifically required to sign an acknowledgment that you have read and that you
understand the Company's rules of conduct with are included in the Company Handbook, when it is prepared. As a condition of your employment, you are also required to sign and comply with an
Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement which requires, among other provisions, the assignment of patent rights to any invention made during your
employment at the Company, and non-disclosure of Company proprietary information. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of your employment relationship, you and
the Company agree that (i) any and all disputes between you and the Company shall be fully and finally resolved by binding arbitration, (ii) you are waiving any and all rights to a jury
trial but all court remedies will be available in arbitration, (iii) all disputes shall be resolved by a neutral arbitrator who shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration shall
provide for adequate discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all arbitration fees, excluding attorneys fees and legal costs. Please note that we must receive your signed Agreement before your
first day of employment.

This
letter shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of California.

In
the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, this letter shall continue in full force and
effect without such provision. In the event that there is any conflict between this offer letter and your Stock Option Plan or Stock Option Agreement, this offer letter will govern.

To
indicate your acceptance of the Company's offer, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below. A duplicate original is enclosed for your records. This letter, along
with any agreements relating to proprietary rights between you and the Company, sets forth the terms of your employment with the Company and supersedes any prior representations or agreements
including, but not limited to, any representation made during your recruitment, interviews or pre employment negotiations, whether written or oral. This letter, including, but not limited to, its
at-will employment provision, may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and you. This offer of employment will terminate
if it is not accepted, signed and returned by March 29, 2002.

Brian,
we all look forward to working with you at Raining Data, and believe that your contributions will be significant in moving the Company into its new market opportunities.

Best
regards,

/s/
Carlton H. Baab

Carlton
H. Baab
President & CEO
Raining Data Corporation

|AGREED AND ACCEPTED:               |  |                  
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|/s/ BRIAN C. BEZDEKBrian C. Bezdek |  | April 3, 2002Date

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