Exhibit 4.4

RAINING DATA CORPORATION
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made as of April 29, 2002, by and among Raining
Data Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Thomas A. Arata, Jr., Edward A. Runci, Jr. and Wall & Bullington, LLC, (each, a
"Holder" and collectively, the "Holders"). This Agreement shall become effective on the date that the
Company or its designated representative issues the shares of the Company's Common Stock, $0.10 par value (the "Common Stock"), pursuant to the terms of
the Compromise and Settlement Agreement ("Settlement Agreement") by and between Raining Data Corporation, PickAx, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Pick Systems, Inc., and Pick
Ax, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (collectively the "Raining Data Companies") and Thomas Arata, Jr. and Edward A. Runci, Jr. (the "Plaintiffs") (collectively with the Raining Data Companies
referred to as "the Parties") and the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements executed by the Holders. Should the Settlement Agreement and the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements executed by the Holders
not become effective, this Agreement shall be null and void and the Company shall have no obligation to provide any of the rights provided herein.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Raining Data Companies have entered into a Compromise and Settlement Agreement with Thomas Arata, Jr. and Edward A. Runci, Jr. to resolve certain
disputes among the Parties ("Settlement Agreement");

WHEREAS,
as consideration for the Settlement Agreement and subject to the terms of such Settlement Agreement and the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements executed by Holders therewith,
Raining Data has agreed to irrevocably instruct its transfer agent to issue an aggregate of One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of its Common Stock to the Holders, provided that the agreements
referenced herein do in fact become effective;

WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and the Stock Purchase Agreements executed by the Holders, the Parties agree that the Common Stock issued to the Holders by Raining Data
shall be not be registered and the Holders' ability to sell, transfer or dispose of the Common Stock shall be restricted in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, the Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement and this Agreement; and

WHEREAS,
Raining Data agrees that the restricted Common Stock issued to Holders will be eligible for certain registration rights as set forth in this Agreement.

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.Registration Rights.The Company covenants and agrees as follows:



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If
the use of the Registration Statement is suspended by the Company, the Company will give notice of the suspension to the Holder, and will notify the Holder as soon as the use of the
Registration Statement may be resumed.

2.Miscellaneous.



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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into and executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

|                                                                                        |  |                           |  | HOLDER
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|RAINING DATA CORPORATION                                                                |  | WALL & BULLINGTON, LLC   
|By:                                                                                     |  | /s/GEOFFREY WAGNER        |  | By:   
|                                                                                        |  | Geoffrey Wagner, Chairman |  | Name: 
|                                                                                        |  |                           |  | Title:
|17500 Cartwright Road
Irvine, California 92614-5846
Attn: President
Fax: (949) 250-8187 |  |                           |  |       
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