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OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
                        INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

     This Incentive  Stock Option  Agreement  ("Agreement")  is made and entered
into as of February  14, 2000  ("Grant  Date") by and between  Omnis  Technology
Corporation,   a  Delaware   corporation  (the   "Company"),   and  BRYCE  BURNS
("Optionee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     A. The Board of  Directors of the Company  ("Board")  has adopted the Omnis
Technology  Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan to create  additional  incentives
for certain valued employees, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company
or its parent or subsidiary and to promote the financial success and progress of
the Company and such parents and  subsidiaries.  For purposes  hereof the "Plan"
and all section  references  therein  shall be defined as said 1999 Stock Option
Plan as amended or superseded during the term of this Agreement.

     B.  Optionee is a valued  employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary
thereof,  and this Incentive Stock Option Agreement is executed pursuant to, and
is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection  with the grant
by the Company to Optionee of an  incentive  stock  option as defined by Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or superseded (the "Code").

     NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:

     1.  Grant  of  Option.  Subject  to and  upon  the  terms,  conditions  and
restrictions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, the Company hereby grants
to  Optionee  as of the Grant  Date an  incentive  stock  option  ("Option")  to
purchase up to Ninety-Six  Thousand Eight Hundred  Twenty-Five  (96,825)  shares
("Option  Shares") of the common stock of the Company during the Term hereof (as
defined  in  Section  3  hereof)  at an  Option  Price  of  Twelve  Dollars  and
Twenty-Five  Cents ($12.25) per share.  For these purposes  "Option Shares" also
shall include such stock or other securities as defined by the Plan.

     2. Right to Exercise; Vesting.

         a. Subject to the expiration or earlier  termination of the Term of the
Option and to Section 2(b) hereof, Optionee shall have the right to exercise the
Option in accordance with the following three (3) year vesting schedule:

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         (i) Optionee  shall have no right to exercise any part of the Option at
     any time prior to the expiration of one (1) year from the Grant Date;

         (ii) The Option shall become  exercisable  with respect to Thirty Three
     and Three Hundred Thirty Three Thousandths  Percent (33.333%) of the Option
     Shares upon the expiration of one (1) year from the Grant Date; and

         (iii) The Option thereafter shall become exercisable with respect to an
     additional  Two Point  Seven  Hundred  Seventy  Seven  Thousandths  Percent
     (2.777%) of the Option Shares on the last day of each month that  commences
     following the Grant Date.

         b. Exercisable installments may be exercised by Optionee in whole or in
part and to the extent not exercised  shall  accumulate  and be  exercisable  as
provided.  The Company shall not be required to issue  fractional  shares at any
time; and any fractional  shares  remaining in the Option following any exercise
thereof shall be rounded down to the next nearest whole number of Shares.

     3. Option Term. Subject to earlier termination as provided for in the Plan,
the specified term of the Option  ("Term") shall be the period  commencing as of
the Grant  Date and  ending on the  expiration  of ten (10) years from the Grant
Date.  Upon the  expiration of the Term or earlier  termination of the Option as
provided for in the Plan, the Option shall cease to be exercisable  and shall be
of no further force or effect.  Such events of earlier  termination  include but
are not limited to termination of the employment of Optionee.

     4. Non-Transferable.  The Option shall not be transferable or assignable by
Optionee  other than by will or the laws of descent  and  distribution,  and the
Option may be  exercised  during the  lifetime of Optionee  solely by  Optionee.
Subject to the foregoing, all transfers or assignments or attempted transfers or
assignments  of the Option or this Agreement  shall be void ab initio.

     5. Plan;  Controlling  Terms.

         a. The Option granted hereunder and this Agreement shall be governed by
and subject to each and all of the terms and  provisions  of the Plan,  which is
hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. All capitalized or other terms
not defined  herein shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.  In the event of
any  conflict  between  the Plan and this  Agreement,  the Plan  shall  control.
Optionee  acknowledges  receipt  of a copy of the  Plan and the  opportunity  to
review the Plan and to consult  with his or her legal  advisors  concerning  the
Plan and this Agreement.

         b. OPTIONEE  ACKNOWLEDGES  AND AGREES THAT THE PLAN CONTAINS  IMPORTANT
TERMS  AND  PROVISIONS  THAT  WILL  APPLY

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TO AND  CONTROL  THE OPTION AND THIS  AGREEMENT.  THOSE  TERMS  INCLUDE  WITHOUT
LIMITATION  IMPORTANT  CONDITIONS  AND  LIMITATIONS  ON THE RIGHT OF OPTIONEE TO
EXERCISE THE OPTION; IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT OF OPTIONEE TO TRANSFER
THE OPTION OR THE OPTION  SHARES  RECEIVED  UPON  EXERCISE OF THE OPTION;  EARLY
TERMINATION OF THE OPTION FOLLOWING THE OCCURRENCE OF CERTAIN EVENTS,  INCLUDING
TERMINATION  OF THE  EMPLOYMENT  OF  OPTIONEE  FOR ANY  REASON;  PROCEDURES  FOR
EXERCISING  THE  OPTION;  TAX  WITHHOLDING  AND  NOTICE  OBLIGATIONS;  AND OTHER
SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS AND OBLIGATIONS IN ADDITION TO THOSE IN THIS AGREEMENT.

     6. Tax Status of Option.

         a. The Option is intended to be an incentive stock option as defined by
Section 422 of the Code for United States tax purposes, but the Company does not
represent or warrant that the Option so qualifies.  Optionee should consult with
his or her own tax  advisors  regarding  the tax  effects  of the Option and the
requirements  for favorable tax treatment under Section 422 and other provisions
of the Code and other tax  consequences  of the  Option  under  applicable  law,
including but not limited to holding period  requirements.  Without limiting the
foregoing,  in the event that the aggregate value of the Option Shares under the
Option and all other incentive stock options held by Optionee  (whether  granted
by the  Company or any parent or  subsidiary  corporation  thereof)  exceeds the
dollar  amount or other  limitations  then  applicable  under the Code when such
options are first  exercisable,  all or part of the Option may not qualify as an
incentive stock option under the Code.

         b. Optionee  hereby  acknowledges  that the rules and  requirements  of
Section 83 of the Code,  including  without  limitation  the election  available
under Section 83(b)  thereof,  may be applicable to the receipt of Option Shares
by  Optionee  pursuant  to this  Agreement  and the Plan.  In the event that the
Option or any part thereof is not classified as an incentive  stock option under
Section 422 of the Code,  Optionee  acknowledges that the exercise of the Option
and the filing or failure to file an election under Code Section 83(b) in timely
manner may result in adverse tax consequences to Optionee.

     7. Acceleration of Exercise Right In Certain Events.

         a. Acceleration Events. Notwithstanding any other right to exercise the
Option,  the Option shall become fully  exercisable  during the fifteen (15) day
period  ("Accelerated  Exercise  Period")  immediately  prior  to the  scheduled
consummation of:

         (i) The sale or other  transfer of more than Fifty Percent (50%) of the
     capital  stock  of the  Company  in one or more  related  transactions  for

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     material  consideration  to any  person or entity  or group of  persons  or
     entities  not  previously  shareholders  of the  Company  and not  owned or
     controlled by a majority of the previous  shareholders of the Company, with
     such shareholder status determined immediately prior to the transaction; or

         (ii) The  sale or other  transfer  of all or  substantially  all of the
     assets  of the  Company  in one or  more  related  transactions  not in the
     ordinary  course of the business of the Company to unrelated third parties,
     whether  by  sale,   exchange,   merger,   consolidation,   reorganization,
     dissolution or liquidation (collectively "Acceleration Events");

other than (1) any public  offering of capital  stock of the Company in a Public
Market (as defined in the Plan);  (2) any  transaction in which the Company is a
surviving  parent of the  transferee  corporation  or  entity or is a  surviving
subsidiary of a transferee parent corporation or entity owned or controlled by a
majority of the  previous  shareholders  of the Company,  with such  shareholder
status determined immediately prior to the transaction; (3) any sale or transfer
of the  capital  stock  owned  or  controlled  by the  majority  shareholder  or
shareholders  of the Company to trusts or  comparable  entities  for the primary
benefit of such shareholders or their family members or to the estate,  heirs or
devisees of any such  shareholder  in the event of his or her death;  or (4) any
transaction  in which the  Company  reincorporates  in another  jurisdiction  or
engages in other  internal  reorganization  or changes  in  corporate  structure
without the receipt of consideration; none of which shall be Acceleration Events
hereunder.

         b.  Substitution  or  Assumption of Option.  Notwithstanding  any other
provision  hereof,  no accelerated  exercise of the Option shall be permitted if
the terms of the Acceleration Event provide,  as a condition of the consummation
of such transaction,  that the Option (or class of outstanding  options of which
the Option is a part)  shall  either be assumed by a successor  corporation  (or
parent thereof) or be replaced with a comparable  substitute  option to purchase
shares of capital stock of a successor  corporation (or parent  thereof),  which
substitution  or assumption  shall comply with Sections 422 and 424 of the Code;
and the  Option  may be  assumed  or  replaced  pursuant  to  such  transaction.
Determination  of  comparability  in the case of any substitute  option shall be
made by the Board of  Directors  of the Company and shall be final,  binding and
conclusive on Optionee. Optionee agrees to execute and deliver such documents as
reasonably required to effect such assumption or substitution hereunder.

         c. Conditional  Exercise;  Termination.  Any permitted  exercise of the
Option during the  Accelerated  Exercise  Period  hereunder shall be conditioned
upon the  consummation  of the  Acceleration  Event and shall be effective  only
immediately prior to such  consummation,  provided that Optionee may indicate in
writing that such exercise is  unconditional  with respect to all or part of the
Option then exercisable  without regard to the  acceleration  provisions of this
Section. Upon consummation of the Acceleration Event, the Option shall terminate
and cease to be  exercisable,  unless  assumed by the

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successor corporation or parent thereof. In the event such Acceleration Event is
not consummated, the Option shall revert to being exercisable in accordance with
the vesting schedule.

         d. Exercise Period. In the event the expiration or earlier  termination
of the Term of the Option shall occur prior to the expiration of the Accelerated
Exercise Period provided in this Section,  then the Accelerated  Exercise Period
shall be shortened to said expiration or earlier termination of the Term.

         e. Other  Provisions.  The right of  Optionee  to  exercise  the Option
separately  may be  accelerated  in part in the event of the  termination of his
employment under certain  circumstances,  to the extent provided in Section 2(b)
hereof.

     8. Limitations on Share Transfer; Mandatory Notice of Disposition. Optionee
shall  transfer  or dispose of the Option  Shares  only in  accordance  with the
provisions  of this  Agreement  and the Plan.  Without  limiting the  foregoing,
mandatory notice of disposition of any Option Shares must be made to the Company
as provided in the Plan and such  disposition  may be subject to tax withholding
or payments by Optionee.

     9. Securities Laws;  Restrictions on Grant or Issuance. THE RESTRICTIONS ON
THE  TRANSFER  OF THE OPTION OR THE OPTION  SHARES  SHALL BE IN  ADDITION TO ANY
OTHER  LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OR EXERCISE OF THE OPTION OR ISSUANCE OR TRANSFER
OF THE OPTION SHARES IMPOSED BY APPLICABLE  FEDERAL AND STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS.
THE GRANT OF THE OPTION AND THE  EXERCISE OF THE OPTION AND THE  ISSUANCE OF THE
OPTION  SHARES UPON  EXERCISE OF THE OPTION AND ANY RESALE OR OTHER  TRANSFER OF
SUCH  OPTION  SHARES  BY  OPTIONEE  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  COMPLIANCE  WITH ALL
APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL OR STATE LAW WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement:

         a. Optionee understands that since the Option is not transferable,  and
since the Option  Shares have not been and may not be registered or exempt under
applicable  statutes,  Optionee may bear the economic risk of the investment for
an  indefinite  period of time.  The Option  Shares may not be sold or otherwise
disposed  of until  such time as the  Option  Shares  are  registered  under the
Securities  Act of 1933  ("Securities  Act") or the  Option  Shares  may be sold
pursuant to an applicable  exemption from the  registration  requirements of the
Securities Act. Optionee  understands that the Company has no obligation to file
a registration  statement  under the Securities Act for the Option or the Option
Shares or to otherwise  assist  Optionee in complying  with any  exemption  from
registration.

         b. Optionee  represents  and warrants that the Option is being acquired
and the Option  Shares will be acquired upon exercise for his or her own account
and not

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with a view  to or  for  sale  in  connection  with  any  distribution  of  such
securities.  Optionee  further  acknowledges  that any  investment in the Common
Stock of the  Company is  inherently  speculative  and  illiquid  and subject to
material risks.

         c. As a  condition  to the  exercise  of the  Option,  the  Company may
require  Optionee  to  satisfy  any  qualifications  that  may be  necessary  or
appropriate  in the sole  judgment  of the  Company or its  counsel to  evidence
compliance  with  any  applicable  law or  regulation  and to make  any  written
representation  or warranty  with  respect  thereto as may be  requested  by the
Company.

         d.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, the inability of the
Company with  reasonable  efforts to obtain  approval from any  regulatory  body
having  authority  deemed by the Company to be necessary for the lawful issuance
and sale of any Option  Shares  pursuant to the Option shall relieve the Company
of any liability in respect of the  non-issuance or sale of the Option Shares as
to which such approval shall not have been obtained.

     10. Assignment; Binding Effect.

         a. The Company may transfer or assign any of its rights or  obligations
under this  Agreement or the Plan.  Optionee  shall have no right to transfer or
assign any of the rights and  obligations  of Optionee  under the Option or this
Agreement,  subject  to  Section  4 hereof  in the case of a will or the laws of
descent and distribution.

         b. Subject to the foregoing,  this Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon each of the parties  hereto and the officers,  directors,
employees, shareholders, owners, agents, representatives, parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates,   successors   and  assigns  of  the   Company,   and  the  spouses,
representatives,  executors, administrators, heirs, devisees, agents, successors
and assigns of Optionee.

     11. Representations and Warranties.

         a.  Optionee  represents  and warrants that he or she has read the Plan
and this Agreement and has had the  opportunity to consult with his or her legal
advisors concerning the legal and tax effects of the Plan and this Agreement and
the Option.

         b. Each  party  represents  and  warrants  that such party has the full
right,  power,  legal  capacity  and  authority  to enter into and execute  this
Agreement and to discharge all of its  obligations  under the terms hereof,  and
that such party does not have any  outstanding  obligation and is not a party to
any  outstanding  agreement which  obligation or agreement is inconsistent  with
this  Agreement.  This  Agreement  has been duly  executed and delivered by said
party,  and constitutes  its valid and legally binding  agreement and obligation
and is enforceable in accordance with its terms.

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     12. Miscellaneous.

         a.  This  Agreement  together  with  the Plan  sets  forth  the  entire
agreement of the parties  relating to the subject matter hereof,  subject to the
provisions  of the Plan;  and the Plan and this  Agreement  shall  supersede any
prior discussions,  understandings and agreements  concerning the grant of stock
options or the issuance of option stock  between the parties,  provided  however
that this Agreement shall not supersede and shall be in addition to any separate
fully executed  written stock option  agreement  between the parties pursuant to
any separate stock option grant by the Company. This Agreement may be amended by
further written agreement signed by each of the parties.

         b. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the laws of the State of  California  without  reference  to the  principles  of
conflicts of law.

         c.  Whenever  possible,  each  provision  of this  Agreement  shall  be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. In
the  event  that any  provision  of this  Agreement  shall be held by the  final
judgment  of a court of  competent  jurisdiction  to be invalid or  unlawful  or
unenforceable,  then the remaining  provisions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and shall be construed  to give the fullest  effect to the
purpose of the Plan and this  Agreement  and the intended  qualification  of the
Plan and this  Agreement  pursuant  to Section  422 of the Code and  pursuant to
Section 25102 of the California Corporations Code and the respective regulations
and rules thereunder (as amended or superseded).

         d. No remedy conferred by this Agreement or the Plan shall be exclusive
of any other remedy,  and each and all such remedies  shall be  cumulative.  The
waiver of any breach or  violation  of this  Agreement in whole or in part shall
not operate as a waiver of any subsequent  breaches or violations of the same or
a different  kind.  Any exercise or failure to exercise by a party of any rights
or remedies under this  Agreement  shall not operate as a waiver of the right of
such party to exercise the same or different  rights or remedies in a subsequent
event.

         e.  Both  parties  agree  to  execute  any   additional   documents  or
instruments  necessary or  appropriate  to fully  effectuate out the purposes of
this Agreement and which are consistent with the Plan.

         f. Section  headings in this  Agreement are for the  convenience of the
parties and are not part of the  agreement  of the parties and shall not be used
in the  construction  hereof.  Whenever in this Agreement the context  requires,
references to the plural shall include the singular and the singular the plural,
and each gender shall include all other genders.  No provision in this Agreement
shall be  interpreted  or construed  against any party because such party or its
counsel was the drafter thereof.

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         g. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS  HEREOF ARE CONFIDENTIAL
AND OPTIONEE  SHALL NOT DISCLOSE  ANY OF THE TERMS OR  CONDITIONS  HEREOF TO ANY
OTHER EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY PURPOSE, OTHER THAN
TO THE SPOUSE,  LEGAL COUNSEL OR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL  ADVISORS OF OPTIONEE,
OR TO THE APPROPRIATE  EMPLOYEES OR  REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMPANY AS NECESSARY
IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENFORCEMENT,  MODIFICATION OR EXERCISE OF THIS AGREEMENT,
OR AS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN WHICH OPTIONEE IS A PARTY
OR WITNESS.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has caused this  Agreement to be executed
and  delivered in duplicate on its behalf by its duly  authorized  officer,  and
Optionee has also executed and delivered this Agreement in duplicate, all on the
date first above written.

                                    OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

                                    By:     ____________________________
                                            James W. Dorst
                                            Chief Operating Officer and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

                                    OPTIONEE

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                                    BRYCE BURNS

                                       8AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of November 24, 1999
(the "Effective Date"), by and between OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,  a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and JERALD L. LIPSCOMB (the "Employee").  Except as
the context  otherwise  requires the term  "Company"  as used in this  Agreement
shall  refer  to  Omnis  Technology   Corporation  and  its   subsidiaries.   In
consideration of the mutual covenants  contained in this Agreement,  the Company
and the Employee agree as follows:

     1.  Employment.  The Company agrees to employ the Employee and the Employee
agrees to be employed by the  Company on the terms and  conditions  set forth in
this Agreement.

     2. Capacity.  The Employee shall  initially  serve the Company as its Chief
Evangelist. The Employee shall report directly to the Chief Operating Officer of
the  Company.  The  Employee  shall  also  serve the  Company  in such  other or
additional  offices as the  Employee  may be  requested to serve by the Board of
Directors  of the  Company  (the  "Board of  Directors").  In such  capacity  or
capacities,  the Employee  shall  perform such services and duties in connection
with the business,  affairs and  operations of the Company as may be assigned or
delegated  to the  Employee  from time to time by or under the  authority of the
Board of Directors.

     3. At-Will.  The Employee's  employment under this Agreement by the Company
("Employment")  shall  commence on the  Effective  Date and shall be  terminable
at-will  but  otherwise  shall  be  subject  to all of the  provisions  of  this
Agreement.  "Terminable  at  will"  means  that  Employee  is  free  to end  the
Employment  of the  Employee  at any time for any reason or no  reason,  with or
without cause and with or without notice;  and similarly the Company may end the
Employment  of the  Employee at any time for any legal  reason,  with or without
cause and with or without notice.

     4. Compensation and Benefits. The regular compensation and benefits payable
to the Employee by the Company under this Agreement shall be as follows:

         (a) Salary. Commencing on the Effective Date, for all services rendered
by the Employee under this Agreement,  the Company shall pay the Employee a base
salary (the "Base  Salary") at the annual  rate of One  Hundred  Fifty  Thousand
Dollars ($150,000). The Base Salary shall be payable in periodic installments in
accordance  with the Company's  usual  practices for its senior  employees.  The
Board of  Directors of the Company  further may, but shall not be obligated  to,
authorize  additional  compensation  for  Employee  in the

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form of  bonuses  or  otherwise  as the  Board  deems  appropriate  in its  sole
discretion from time to time.

         (b) Stock Options.

             (i) The  Company  shall grant to the  Employee as of the  Effective
Date  options  to  purchase  55,000  shares of the Common  Stock of the  Company
("Common  Stock")  pursuant to a separate  Stock  Option  Agreement  between the
Company and the Employee in the form attached hereto ("First Option Agreement");
such options shall vest over a period of three (3) years from the Effective Date
or  sooner as  specified  in such  Option  Agreement  and  shall  have an option
exercise price of Seven Dollars Sixty-Two and One-Half Cents ($7.625) per share,
which is 100 percent of the closing  price of the Common Stock on the  Effective
Date.

             (ii)  Provided the Employee  remains  employed by the Company for a
period of Ninety (90) days after the Effective  Date  (February  21, 2000),  the
Company also shall grant to the Employee as of February 22, 2000 ("Second  Grant
Date")  options to purchase an  additional  20,000 shares of the Common Stock of
the Company  ("Common  Stock")  pursuant to a separate  Stock  Option  Agreement
between the Company and the Employee in the form attached hereto ("Second Option
Agreement");  such options  shall vest over a period of three (3) years from the
Second Grant Date or sooner as specified in such Option Agreement and shall have
an option exercise price of 100 percent of the closing price of the Common Stock
on the Second Grant Date.

             (iii) In the event of any conflict  between this  Agreement and any
of the Option  Agreements  with  respect to the receipt of such Common  Stock by
Employee,  such  Option  Agreement  shall  control;  provided  that such  Option
Agreements  shall  not  affect  the  at-will  nature  of the  Employment  of the
Employee.

         (c)  Regular   Benefits.   The  Employee  shall  also  be  entitled  to
participate in any employee benefit plans,  medical insurance plans,  retirement
plans and other  benefit  plans  which the Company may from time to time have in
effect  for  senior  employees  or  for  all or  most  of  its  employees.  Such
participation  shall be subject to the terms of the applicable  plan  documents,
generally applicable policies of the Company,  applicable law and the discretion
of the Board of Directors,  the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
or any  administrative or other committee provided for by any such plan. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to create any obligation on the part of the
Company to establish any such plan or to maintain the  effectiveness of any such
plan which may be in effect from time to time.

         (d) Vacation.  The Employee shall be entitled to the same weeks of paid
vacation during each full year that Employee is employed  hereunder as generally
available to

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senior managerial  employees of the Company with the same period of service.  In
the event the employment of Employee is  terminated,  Employee shall be paid for
all accrued and unused vacation time.

         (e)   Expenses.   The  Company   shall   reimburse   Employee  for  all
appropriately  documented,  reasonable business expenses incurred by Employee in
accordance with the established  the Company  policies for managerial  employees
which the Company may amend in its sole discretion.

         (f) Taxation of Payments and Benefits. The Company shall have the right
to make  deductions,  withholdings  and tax reports with respect to payments and
benefits under this Agreement to the extent that it reasonably and in good faith
believes  it is  required to do so under  applicable  law.  Payments to Employee
under  this  Agreement  shall  be in  amounts  net of  any  such  deductions  or
withholdings.  Nothing in this  Agreement  shall be  construed  to  require  the
Company to make any  payments to  compensate  the  Employee  for any adverse tax
effect  associated  with  any  payment  or  benefit  or  for  any  deduction  or
withholding from any payment or benefit.

         (g)  Exclusive.  The  Employee  shall not be entitled to any payment or
benefit other than as provided in this Agreement.

     5. Duties.  During the  Employment  of the  Employee,  the Employee  shall,
subject to the direction and supervision of the Chief  Operating  Officer of the
Company or his or her designee,  devote the Employee's  full business time, best
efforts and business  judgment,  skill and knowledge to the  advancement  of the
Company's   interests  and  to  the  discharge  of  the  Employee's  duties  and
responsibilities  under this Agreement.  Employee shall further duly, punctually
and faithfully  perform and observe any and all rules and regulations  which the
Company  may now or shall  hereafter  establish  governing  the  conduct  of its
business or its  employees.  Employee's  performance  of his duties shall at all
times be rendered to the Company's satisfaction.

     6. Confidential Information; Non-Competition.

         (a)  Confidential   Information.   For  these  purposes   "Confidential
Information"  shall  be  collectively  defined  as  any  and  all  technical  or
engineering   information,    know-how,   data,   designs,    diagrams,   plans,
specifications,  structures,  computer codes,  documents,  patent  applications,
trade secrets, ideas, concepts,  inventions,  products,  prototypes,  processes,
formulae, works in process, systems, technologies, marketing plans, the identity
of or  other  information  regarding  actual  or  potential  customers  or trade
contacts,  business or other financial  information,  and other confidential and
proprietary  information  of the  Company or any of its  customers,  in whatever
form,  whether  disclosed  by the  Company or  otherwise  observed or learned by
Employee  during  the  course of  employment,  and  whether  or not  labeled  or
identified as confidential or proprietary. "Confidential Information" shall also

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include any  confidential or proprietary  information of a third party disclosed
to  the  Company  or  any  of  its  customers  pursuant  to a  nondisclosure  or
confidentiality  agreement to which the Company is a party; and any Invention as
herein defined.

         (b) Protection of Confidential Information.

             (i)  Employee   acknowledges   and  agrees  that  the  Confidential
Information of the Company is  proprietary,  constitutes a valuable asset of the
Company,  and  is the  sole  property  of  the  Company.  Without  limiting  the
foregoing, Employee acknowledges and agrees that all writings and other tangible
materials in any form that contain Confidential  Information of the Company that
are  produced  by  Employee  or others or that  otherwise  come into  Employee's
possession are and will remain the property of the Company,  and will be treated
as Confidential Information.

             (ii)  Employee  agrees  that at all  times  during  and  after  the
Employment  of  the  Employee,   Employee  shall  hold  in  trust,  maintain  as
confidential  and not  disclose to any third person or entity or make any use of
any of the Confidential Information, except for the benefit of the Company or as
is strictly  required in the course of the Employment of the Employee.  Employee
acknowledges that the unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information may be
highly prejudicial to their interests,  an invasion of privacy,  and an improper
disclosure of trade secrets.

         (c)  Injunction.  The  Employee  agrees that it would be  difficult  to
measure any damages  caused to the Company which might result from any breach by
the Employee of the promises  set forth in this  Section,  and that in any event
money  damages  would  be an  inadequate  remedy  for any such  breach.  Without
limiting  any other  remedies or rights of the Company  hereunder,  the Employee
agrees that if the Employee breaches, or proposes to breach, any portion of this
Agreement,  the Company shall be entitled to an injunction or other  appropriate
equitable  relief to  restrain  any such breach  without  showing or proving any
actual damage to the Company.

     7. Inventions.

         (a) Inventions. For purposes of this Agreement,  "Inventions" means any
and all inventions,  discoveries, designs, developments,  innovations, concepts,
improvements,   techniques,   processes,   systems,  structures,   technologies,
software, hardware, formulas, know-how, products, work product and data, whether
or not patentable or reduced to practice or in a commercially  useable form, and
all  original  works  of  authorship,  whether  or not  copyrightable,  and  all
derivative  works thereof,  which result from work performed by Employee for the
Company  (either  alone or in  cooperation  with  others)  or with the  tools or
equipment  of the Company or which relate to or may be useful in any business or
any actual or  demonstrably  anticipated  research or development  engaged in or
planned by the Company.

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         (b)  Disclosure.  Employee  shall  promptly  disclose in writing to the
Chief Operating  Officer of the Company any and all Inventions made,  conceived,
reduced to practice, or learned by Employee, either alone or in cooperation with
others,  during the period of the  Employment  of the Employee  with the Company
(including  off-duty hours) that to any extent relate to or may be useful in any
business  or any actual or  demonstrably  anticipated  research  or  development
engaged in or planned by the Company,  even if any such invention is claimed for
any  reason to  belong to  Employee  or to a person  or  entity  other  than the
Company.

         (c) Assignment.  Employee agrees that all Inventions  made,  conceived,
reduced to  practice,  or  learned by  Employee  during  the  Employment  of the
Employee (including off-duty hours), either alone or in cooperation with others,
are "works made for hire" and belong to and are the sole property of the Company
and are Inventions of the Company  subject to the provisions of this  Agreement.
Employee hereby assigns to the Company, without royalty or further compensation,
all right, title, and interest Employee has or may have or may acquire in and to
any  and  all  such  Inventions  and  all  modifications  and  enhancements  and
derivations  thereof,  including  but not  limited  to patents  and  copyrights.
Employee  agrees that the Company or its designee  will be the sole owner of all
domestic and foreign patents,  patent rights,  copyrights,  and all other rights
pertaining to all such Inventions.

         (d) Evidence of  Assignment.  At the request of the  Company,  Employee
agrees to sign and deliver to the Company,  either  during or  subsequent to the
Employment of the Employee,  such other  documents or instruments as the Company
considers  desirable  to evidence the  assignment  to the Company of any and all
rights of Employee, if any, in any Inventions and the Company's ownership of the
Inventions.  Employee  further  agrees as to all such  Inventions  to assist the
Company as  requested,  either  during or  subsequent  to the  Employment of the
Employee,  in  obtaining,  registering,  and from time to time  enforcing in any
country,  the Company's rights to the Inventions,  including without  limitation
the testifying in a suit or other  proceeding  involving any Invention.  If such
assistance is rendered by Employee  subsequent to the Employment of the Employee
with the Company,  Employee  shall be  reimbursed  for all  reasonable  expenses
incurred and for any and all lost wages or salary related thereto.

         (e) California Labor Code Section 2870. Any provision in this Agreement
that requires  Employee to assign rights to an Invention  shall not apply to any
invention that is exempted  pursuant to the provisions of California  Labor Code
Section 2870, the text of which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. This
section provides that the requirement to assign "shall not apply to an invention
that the employee  developed  entirely on his or her own time without  using the
employer's equipment,  supplies,  facilities, or trade secret information except
for those  inventions  that  either:  (1)  relate at the time of  conception  or
reduction to practice of the invention to the employer's business,  or actual or
demonstrably  anticipated research or development of the employer; or (2) result
from any work performed by the employee for the employer."

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     8. Prior Knowledge and Inventions.  Except as is disclosed on Schedule 1 to
this Agreement, Employee has no knowledge of the Confidential Information, other
than information Employee has learned or observed from the Company. Employee has
disclosed on Schedule 1 a complete  list of all  inventions,  original  works of
authorship,  developments,  improvements  and trade secrets that Employee claims
are  proprietary  to  Employee,  and that  Employee  desires to exclude from the
application of this Agreement. Employee represents that this list is complete to
the best of his  knowledge,  and that the exclusion of any  inventions  from the
list will not materially  affect  Employee's  ability to perform his obligations
under  this  Agreement.  The  Company  agrees  to  receive  and  hold  all  such
disclosures in confidence.

     9. Prior Commitments.  Employee has no other agreements,  relationships, or
commitments  to any  other  person  or  entity  that  conflict  with  Employee's
obligations to the Company under this Agreement, except as disclosed on Schedule
1. Employee shall not disclose to the Company,  or use, or induce the Company to
use, any  proprietary  or  confidential  information or trade secrets of others.
Employee  represents  and warrants  that  Employee has returned all property and
confidential   information  belonging  to  all  prior  or  concurrent  companies
employing or engaging Employee.

     10.  Non-Competition  and  Non-Solicitation.  At all times during which the
Employee is employed  by the Company and for one (1) year after  termination  of
the  Employment  of the  Employee  hereunder,  except  in  connection  with such
Employee's   duties  as  an  employee  or  consultant  of  the  Company  or  its
subsidiaries,  the Employee (i) will not, directly or indirectly,  whether as an
officer,  director,  consultant,  agent, employee,  contractor,  owner, partner,
joint venturer or stockholder of another entity, engage, participate,  assist or
invest in any  Competing  Business  (as  hereinafter  defined),  other than as a
stockholder of less than one percent (1%) of the equity securities of a publicly
held corporation; (ii) will not in any manner directly or indirectly solicit any
of the  Company's  employees  for a Competing  Business or  otherwise  induce or
attempt to induce such employees to terminate their  employment with the Company
during the period of Employment of the Employee and for a period of one (1) year
thereafter;  and (iii) will refrain from  soliciting or encouraging any customer
or supplier to terminate or otherwise modify adversely its business relationship
with the Company.  The Employee  understands  that the restrictions set forth in
this Section are intended to protect the Company's  interest in its Confidential
Information and established  employee,  customer and supplier  relationships and
goodwill,  and agrees that such  restrictions are reasonable and appropriate for
this purpose. "Competing Business" shall mean a business which directly competes
against the application development or RAD tool products designed or distributed
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

     11. Cooperation.  During and after the Employment of the Employee,  (i) the
Employee shall cooperate fully with the Company in the defense or prosecution of
any claims or  actions  now in  existence  or which may be brought in the future
against or on behalf of the Company which relate to events or  occurrences  that
occurred  while the Employee was

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employed by the Company,  and (ii) the Employee shall  cooperate  fully with the
Company in connection with any investigation or review of any federal,  state or
local regulatory authority related to events that occurred during the Employment
of the Employee.  The Employee's  cooperation shall include,  but not be limited
to,  meeting  with  counsel to prepare  for  discovery  or trial and to act as a
witness on behalf of the Company at mutually convenient times. The Company shall
reimburse  the Employee for any actual  out-of-pocket  expenses  incurred by the
Employee in connection with this Section.

     12. Termination.  The  Employment of the Employee  shall  terminate as set
forth in this Section:

         (a)  Termination  by the  Company  for Cause.  In addition to its other
rights and  remedies,  the  Company may  terminate  the  employment  of Employee
immediately "for cause" upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

              (i) Materially  dishonest  statements or acts of the Employee with
respect to the Company or any affiliate;

              (ii) Unethical  practices or conduct by the Employee in connection
with the business of the Company or any affiliate;

              (iii) The  commission  of any felony  (excluding  DWI and  similar
traffic offenses) or any crime involving moral turpitude;

              (iv) The use of alcohol or drugs by the  Employee  if the  Company
determines,  in its sole  discretion,  that  such use of such  alcohol  or drugs
materially  affects the performance of Employee's duties under this Agreement or
otherwise violates Company policy;

              (v) Gross  negligence  or willful  misconduct of the Employee with
respect to the Company or any affiliate of the Company;

              (vi)  The  imparting,   disclosure  or  use  of  any  Confidential
Information in material violation of this Agreement; or

              (vii)  Material  breach by the  Employee of any of the  Employee's
obligations under this Agreement.

         (b)  Termination  At  Will by  Either  Party.  Either  party  also  may
terminate this Agreement  without cause  immediately  upon written notice to the
other party at any time without cause.

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         (c) Other Events of Termination. This Agreement shall also terminate in
the event of the death of Employee;  or the medically  determinable  physical or
mental  impairment of Employee which prevents Employee from fully performing the
essential  functions of his position with the Company,  which  impairment can be
expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

         (d) Certain Termination  Benefits.  Except as specifically  provided in
this  subsection  or as otherwise  required by law, all  compensation  and other
benefits  payable to the Employee  under this Agreement  shall  terminate on the
date of termination  of the Employment of the Employee.  Solely in the event the
Company  terminates  the employment of the Employee  without cause,  the Company
shall pay the Employee a severance  payment equal to the Base Salary at the rate
then in effect pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof for six (6) months after the date
of  termination,  payable  during the  regular  pay  periods of the  Company and
subject to tax withholdings.

     13. Duties Upon Termination.

         (a) Documents. Upon termination of the Employment of Employee, Employee
shall not retain and shall promptly and without  request  deliver to the Company
all documents and data and all copies thereof  pertaining to (i) his employment,
(ii) the Confidential Information, and (iii) the Inventions, whether prepared by
Employee  or  otherwise  in the  possession  or control of the  Employee  or the
Employee's  agent.  The Employee also agrees to sign and deliver the Termination
Certification  attached hereto as Exhibit B to this Agreement or a substantially
similar certification as may be requested by the Company.

         (b) Continuing Obligations.  The Employee further agrees that following
termination  of his  employment,  he shall continue to be bound by the terms and
restrictions  of  this  Agreement  relating  to  nonsolicitation,   Confidential
Information and Inventions.

     14.  Integration.  This  Agreement and all exhibits and schedules  attached
hereto  contain  the entire  agreement  of the  parties  relating to the subject
matter  hereof  and  supersede  any and all  other  agreements,  discussions  or
understandings  of any kind between the parties with respect  thereto;  provided
however that (a) this  Agreement  shall not supersede any separate  stock option
agreement  between the Company and the  Employee,  and (b) any  confidential  or
proprietary  information  disclosed between the parties pursuant to any prior or
superseded  agreement shall be part of the  "Confidential  Information"  for all
purposes hereof.  No waiver,  amendment or modification of any provision of this
Agreement  shall be  effective  unless  in  writing  and  signed  by  authorized
representatives of both parties.

     15. Assignment;  Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement and the rights and
obligations  of the Employee  under this  Agreement  are personal and may not be
assigned,

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transferred,  pledged  or  encumbered  by the  Employee.  The  Company  shall be
entitled to assign any and all of its rights and obligations hereunder.  Subject
to the foregoing,  this  Agreement  shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto, the officers,  directors,  employees,  agents,  owners,
shareholders,  representatives,  successors and assigns of the Company,  and the
heirs, devisees, spouses, agents, representatives, successors and assigns of the
Employee.

     16.  Enforceability.   If  any  portion  or  provision  of  this  Agreement
(including,  without limitation, any portion or provision of any section of this
Agreement)  shall to any extent be declared  illegal or unenforceable by a court
of  competent  jurisdiction,  then  the  remainder  of  this  Agreement,  or the
application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to
which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby,
and each portion and provision of this Agreement  shall be valid and enforceable
to the fullest extent permitted by law.

     17.  Waiver.  No waiver of any provision  hereof shall be effective  unless
made in writing  and signed by the  waiving  party.  The failure of any party to
require the  performance  of any term or  obligation of this  Agreement,  or the
waiver  by any party of any  breach of this  Agreement,  shall not  prevent  any
subsequent  enforcement  of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any
subsequent breach.

     18.  Notices.  Any  notices,  requests,  demands  and other  communications
provided for by this  Agreement  shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered
in person or sent by a nationally  recognized  overnight  courier  service or by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,  return receipt requested, to the
Employee at the last  address the Employee has filed in writing with the Company
or, in the case of the Company, at its principal place of business in the United
States,  attention of the Chief Operating Officer, and shall be effective on the
date of delivery in person or by courier or five (5) days after the date mailed.

     19. Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written
instrument signed by the Employee and by a duly authorized representative of the
Company.

     20.  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall be governed by the laws of the
State of California without reference to principles of conflicts of law.

     21.  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  any  number  of
counterparts,  each of which when so executed and delivered shall be taken to be
an original;  but such counterparts  shall together  constitute one and the same
document.

     22. Legal Counsel; Certifications.

         a. Employee  acknowledges,  represents and warrants that he has had the
opportunity  to be represented  by and to fully consult with  independent  legal
counsel of

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Employee's  own choosing in  connection  with the terms and  conditions  of this
Agreement  and all matters or issues  related  thereto;  and that  Employee  has
conducted such an investigation of the Company and its business and prospects as
Employee has deemed necessary.

         b. EMPLOYEE  FURTHER  CERTIFIES  THAT EMPLOYEE HAS CAREFULLY  READ THIS
AGREEMENT,  UNDERSTANDS ITS TERMS,  AND FREELY AND  VOLUNTARILY  AGREES TO THESE
TERMS.  EMPLOYEE FURTHER  ACKNOWLEDGES  THAT EMPLOYEE HAS REVIEWED EXHIBIT A AND
SCHEDULE  1  AND  IN  THIS  CONNECTION  HAS  RECEIVED  A  COPY  OF  THE  WRITTEN
NOTIFICATION  TO EMPLOYEE  CONTAINING THE TEXT OF CALIFORNIA  LABOR CODE SECTION
2870.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Employment Agreement has been executed and entered
into by the parties as of the date first above written.

                                    OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

                                    By: ______________________________
                                        Gwyneth Gibbs, President

                                    EMPLOYEE:

                                    -----------------------------------
                                    Jerald L. Lipscomb

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                        WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO EMPLOYEE

     In  accordance  with  California  Labor Code Section  2870,  you are hereby
notified  that  the  Employment  Agreement  between  you  and  Omnis  Technology
Corporation  (the  "Company")  does not require you to assign to the Company any
invention  for  which  no  equipment,   supplies,   facility,  or  trade  secret
information of the Company was used, and that was developed entirely on your own
time,  and  that  does not  relate  to the  business  of the  Company  or to the
Company's actual or demonstrably  anticipated research or development,  and does
not result from any work performed by you for the Company.

     The text of California Labor Code Section 2870 is set forth below:

                         "CALIFORNIA LABOR CODEss. 2870
                INVENTION ON OWN TIME-- EXEMPTION FROM AGREEMENT.

         "(a) Any provision in an employment  agreement  which  provides that an
     employee shall assign,  or offer to assign,  any of his or her rights in an
     invention to his or her employer  shall not apply to an invention  that the
     employee  developed  entirely  on his or her own  time  without  using  the
     employer's  equipment,  supplies,  facilities,  or trade secret information
     except for those inventions that either:

              "(1) Relate at the time of  conception or reduction to practice of
     the  invention  to the  employer's  business,  or  actual  or  demonstrably
     anticipated research or development of the employer; or

              "(2)  Result  from  any work  performed  by the  employee  for the
     employer.

         "(b) To the extent a provision in an employment  agreement  purports to
     require an employee to assign an invention  otherwise  excluded  from being
     required to be assigned under subdivision (a), the provision is against the
     public policy of this state and is unenforceable."

         I hereby acknowledge receipt of this written notification.

Dated:  As of November 24, 1999             ____________________________

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                                   SCHEDULE 1

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                            TERMINATION CERTIFICATION

     This is to certify that I do not have in my  possession,  nor have I failed
to return, any Confidential  Information as defined in the Employment  Agreement
between Omnis Technology  Corporation and me ("Agreement") or any copies of such
information,  or other  documents or  materials,  equipment,  or other  property
belonging  to the Company or any of its  customers  or subject to any  agreement
between the Company and any third party.

     I further  certify that I have  complied  with and will  continue to comply
with  the  terms of the  Agreement  which  remain  enforceable  by  their  terms
following  termination  of my  employment,  including but not limited to (a) the
disclosure and reporting of any Inventions as defined in the Agreement,  and (b)
all  confidentiality,  nondisclosure  and/or  use  restrictions  imposed  by the
Agreement.

Dated:  _____________                       __________________________________

                                            Name: ____________________________

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