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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                           CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT

        This CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into as of
December 21, 1999 by and among OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, A DELAWARE
CORPORATION (the "Company"), and ASTORIA CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., A CALIFORNIA
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ("Lender").

        In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements
herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

        1. CREDIT FACILITY AMOUNT AND TERMS.

                1.1. AMOUNT. During the Availability Period described below,
Lender will provide a line of credit to the Company ("line of credit"). The
amount of the line of credit is Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) (the
"Commitment"). This is a non-revolving line of credit. Any amount borrowed, even
if repaid before the Maturity Date of the line of credit, permanently reduces
the remaining available line of credit.

                1.2. ADVANCES; DISBURSEMENTS. During the first ten (10) days of
each month of the Availability Period (except for December 1999, during which
advances may be requested until December 31), the Company may request one or
more advances in an aggregate monthly amount of up to Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000). The Company agrees not to permit the outstanding principal
balance of the line of credit to exceed the Commitment. Each advance must be for
at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), or for the amount of the
remaining available line of credit if less. Each disbursement request shall be
made in writing and shall be delivered to the Lender in the manner described in
Section 7.6 hereof. The Lender shall make all disbursements by wire transfer to
an account or accounts designated by the Company within three (3) business days
after delivery of a disbursement request. The first advance shall be made to the
Company within one (1) business day after the Effective Date (as defined in
Section 1.4 below) in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)
(and this Agreement shall be deemed to be the Company's disbursement request for
such amount).

                1.3. AVAILABILITY PERIOD. The "Availability Period" of the line
of credit commences on the Effective Date and expires on May 31, 2000 (the
"Maturity Date") unless there is a Change of Control (as defined below). If
there is a Change of Control, then in addition to the Lender's other remedies,
the Lender may terminate the Availability Period and may require the Company to
immediately repay any amounts of principal and interest accrued and unpaid under
the Note (as defined below). The term "Change of Control" shall mean the
consummation of:

                        (a) The sale or other transfer of more than Fifty
Percent (50%) of the voting capital stock of the Company in one or more related
transactions for 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 any previous shareholders of the Company, with such shareholder
status determined immediately prior to the transaction; or

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                (b) 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;

other than (1) any transaction in which the Company (with the same identity of
ownership after such transaction as before such transaction) 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 persons who,
immediately prior to such transaction, owned a majority of the outstanding
voting stock of the Company; (2) 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 (3) 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 and with the same identity of ownership as immediately before such
transaction; none of which shall be a Change of Control hereunder.

        1.4. LOAN DOCUMENTS; DELIVERY; EFFECTIVE DATE. The "Loan Documents" are
the documents indicated below, each dated as of the date of this Agreement
unless indicated otherwise. A capitalized term used in this Agreement but not
defined herein has the meaning given in the other Loan Documents.

                (a) The Agreement.

                (b) The Note

                (c) The Warrant (as defined below)

Each party shall execute and deliver to the other party counterpart copies of
the Loan Documents by telefacsimile or hand delivery on or before the Effective
Date (as defined in this Section 1.4). In addition, on or before the Effective
Date (as defined in this Section 1.4), (a) the Company shall deliver to the
Lender at its address set forth on the signature page hereof (or to Lender's
counsel at its San Francisco office, att'n: Jeff L. Schaffer) an original
executed counterpart of the Credit Facility Agreement bearing an authorized
signature on behalf of the Company, and (b) the Lender shall deliver to the
Company at its address set forth on the signature page hereof (or to the
Company's counsel at its San Francisco office, att'n: Scott Kline) an original
executed counterpart of the Credit Facility Agreement. Finally, on or before the
Effective Date (as defined in this Section 1.4), the Company shall obtain the
Lender's signature in the "ACCEPTANCE BY HOLDER" signature line on the last page
of the Warrant, and the Company shall deliver by Federal Express or other
overnight courier directly to ING Barings, LLC, 350 Park Ave., 3rd Floor, New
York, New York, 10022, Att'n: Dave Johnson, both of the following documents: (i)
the executed original Note bearing an authorized signature on behalf of the
Company, and (ii) the executed original Warrant bearing authorized signatures on
behalf of the Company and the Lender. For purposes of this Agreement, the
"Effective Date" shall be the date that the last of all

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of the executions and deliveries specified in this Section 1.4 (including,
without limitation, Furham Selz's actual receipt of the executed original Note
and Warrant) has occurred.

        2. PROMISSORY NOTE.

                2.1. ISSUANCE OF NOTE; INTEREST RATE. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the time of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the parties, the Company will issue a promissory note of the
Company payable to the Lender in the maximum principal amount of the Commitment
and bearing interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum (except that
upon the occurrence of a Default and for so long as any Default remains
outstanding, the outstanding principal amount of such Note shall bear interest
at the Default rate of ten percent (10%) per annum), in substantially the form
of Exhibit A hereto (the "Note"), and such Note shall be delivered for the
benefit of the Lender as provided in Section 1.4. Notwithstanding any provision
herein, the Company and Lender intend that the total liability for payments in
the nature of interest shall not exceed the applicable limits imposed by any
applicable state or federal interest rate laws. If any payments in the nature of
interest, additional interest, and other charges made hereunder are held to be
in excess of the applicable limits imposed by any applicable state or federal
laws, it is agreed that any such amount held to be in excess shall be considered
payment of principal and the indebtedness evidenced thereby shall be reduced by
such amount in the inverse order of maturity so that the total liability for
payments in the nature of interest, additional interest and other charges shall
not exceed the applicable limits imposed by any applicable state or federal
interest rate laws.

                2.2. TERM AND PREPAYMENT OF NOTES. All unpaid principal and all
accrued and unpaid interest on the Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity
Date. The Company may prepay all or part of the Note at any time without penalty
and, upon payment of the Debt (as defined herein) in full, may terminate the
line of credit. Under all events and circumstances, the line of credit shall
terminate no later than the Maturity Date.

                2.3. FEES AND EXPENSES. In addition to principal and interest
with respect to the Note, the Company agrees on the Closing Date, to reimburse
the Lender for (or pay to the Lender's counsel directly) up to Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000) of the reasonable fees and expenses of Lender's
counsel in connection with the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents (including a reasonable estimate of post-closing fees
and expenses of such counsel). To the extent that they are not paid on the
Closing Date, the fees and expenses described in this Section 2.3 (collectively,
"Fees and Expenses") shall be payable within thirty (30) days after invoice by
the Lender.

                2.4. SECURITY FOR THE NOTES.

                        (a) GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. The Company hereby
grants to the Lender a security interest in the property described in Section
2.4(c) below (collectively, the "Collateral") to secure payment of all amounts
due under this Agreement or the Note, including without limitation the principal
amount of all advances and all accrued interest thereon (collectively, the
"Debt") and performance by the Company of all of the Company's covenants,
liabilities, undertakings and obligations to the Lender hereunder, whether
absolute or contingent.

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                        (b) UCC-1 FINANCING STATEMENTS. Concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement, the Company shall (1) execute and deliver to Lender
UCC-1 Financing Statements ("UCC-1 Financing Statements") in favor of the Lender
covering the Collateral in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.
In addition, at Lender's request from time to time after delivery of the
Financing Statement, the Company will execute and deliver to Lender such other
documents as Lender may reasonably request to perfect Lender's security interest
in the Collateral.

                        (c) COLLATERAL. The Collateral shall consist of all
tangible and intangible property of the Company (and all of the Company's right,
title and interest therein and thereto), whether now owned by the Company or
acquired by the Company after the date hereof at any time, including, but not
limited to, goods, inventories, machinery, equipment, fixtures, documents,
patents, patent applications, customer lists, contract rights, instruments,
books, records, files, licenses of patents and technology, computer programs in
source or object code, general intangibles, goodwill, chattel paper, accounts
receivable and accounts, including all cash and non-cash proceeds of all such
property, the products and increase of all such property, and all additions to
and replacements of all such property. For purposes hereof, the term "proceeds"
includes whatever is receivable or received by the Company when Collateral is
sold, leased, collected, exchanged or otherwise disposed of, whether such
disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes, without limitation, all
rights to payment, including return premiums, with respect to any insurance
relating thereto. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that
the Company is the owner of the Collateral (or, in the case of after-acquired
Collateral, at the time the Company acquires rights in such Collateral, will be
the owner thereof) and such Collateral is free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances, except for any liens and encumbrances that arise by operation of
law (such as mechanic's or materialmen's liens) and that do not secure any
past-due amount owing by the Company or as set forth on Schedule 2.4(c) attached
hereto.

                        (d) WAIVER BY THE COMPANY. To the maximum extent
permitted by law, the Company hereby waives (i) any right to require the Lender
to pursue any particular remedy against the Company or any other person; (ii)
any right to the benefit of, or to direct the application of, any Collateral
until the Debt shall have been paid and performed in full; and (iii) any right
of subrogation to the Lender until the Debt shall have been paid and performed
in full.

                        (e) DEFAULT. The Company shall be deemed in default
("Default") under this Agreement if (1) the Company shall fail to make payment
of the principal amount of all advances hereunder and all accrued interest
thereon as and when due, (2) The Company shall fail to make payment of any Fees
and Expenses hereunder within ten (10) days of when due, (3) the Company shall
file a petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or other relief of the same nature under
any Federal or state law, or the Company is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent
or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or any petition or other
proceeding is filed by the Company for appointment of a trustee, receiver,
conservator or liquidator of all, or substantially all, of the Company's
property, or if any involuntary petition in bankruptcy or other proceeding of a
similar nature shall be filed against the Company and shall not be dismissed
within forty-five (45) days after such

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filing, (4) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other term or
condition of this Agreement in any material respect, and such failure or breach
shall continue for a period of twenty-one (21) days, or (5) any representation
or warranty of the Company contained in any Loan Document was false or
misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made.

                        (f) REMEDIES. Upon the occurrence of any such Default,
the Lender may, in addition to all rights and remedies available to the Lender
hereunder or under the California Commercial Code, do any one or more of the
following:

                        (1) foreclose or otherwise enforce the Lender's
                        respective security interest in any manner permitted by
                        law or provided for in this Agreement;

                        (2) recover from the Company all costs and expenses,
                        including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees
                        and costs, incurred or paid by the Lender in exercising
                        any right, power or remedy provided by this Agreement or
                        by law;

                        (3) require the Company to assemble the Collateral and
                        make it available to the Lender at the Company's
                        facilities;

                        (4) enter onto property where any Collateral is located
                        and take and maintain possession thereof and remove the
                        Collateral therefrom with or without judicial process;

                        (5) prior to the disposition of the Collateral, store,
                        process, repair or recondition it or otherwise prepare
                        it for disposition in any commercially reasonable manner
                        and to the extent the Lender deem appropriate; and

                        (6) declare all or any of the Debt to be immediately due
                        and payable (and upon which declaration the Debt shall
                        be so due and payable); provided, however, that in the
                        event of any Default under clause (1), (2) or (3) of
                        Section 2.4(e), all Debt shall automatically and
                        immediately become due and payable without declaration,
                        notice or any other action whatsoever.

If a sufficient sum is not realized from the disposition of Collateral to pay
the Debt then outstanding, the Company shall be liable for and agrees to pay any
deficiency.

                        (g) CUMULATIVE RIGHTS. The rights, powers and remedies
of the Lender hereunder shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies
given to the Lender by virtue of any statute or rule of law, all of which
rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised
successively or concurrently without impairing the Lender's security interest in
the Collateral.

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                2.5. ADMINISTRATION.

                        (a) LOAN ACCOUNT. The Lender shall maintain in its
records a loan account for the line of credit hereunder (the "Loan Account") in
which shall be recorded (i) the principal amount of the advances made under the
line of credit, (ii) the amount of interest accrued on the line of credit; (iii)
all other appropriate debits and credits as and when due in accordance with this
Agreement; (iv) all Fees and Expenses; and (v) all payments made by the Company
on the line of credit. All entries in the Loan Account shall be made in
accordance with the customary accounting practices of the Lender as in effect
from time to time. All payments hereunder shall be applied first, to Fees and
Expenses, second, to accrued and unpaid interest, and third, to principal
payments then due and owing.

                        (b) STATEMENTS. The Lender shall deliver to the Company
a written statement each calendar month setting forth the balance of the
principal amount of the line of credit outstanding, all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, all Fees and Expenses and the remaining available amount of
line of credit. Each such statement shall be subject to subsequent review by the
Company and shall be binding upon the Lender.

        3. THE WARRANT. Concurrently with the issuance of the Note, and subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing the Company will
issue to the Lender a non-transferable warrant to purchase shares of capital
stock of the Company (the "Warrant Shares") in substantially the form of Exhibit
B hereto (the "Warrant"). The Warrant Shares shall be subject to the
registration rights set forth in the Warrant. The Warrant shall be delivered by
the Company for the benefit of the Lender in accordance with Section 4.1

        4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company hereby
represents and warrants to the Lender as follows:

                4.1. ORGANIZATION AND STANDING; ARTICLES AND BYLAWS. The Company
is a corporation duly organized and existing under, and by virtue of, the laws
of the state of Delaware and is in good standing under such laws. The Company
has the requisite corporate power to own and operate its properties and assets,
and to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be
conducted. The Company is qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation in
California.

                4.2. CORPORATE POWER. The Company has all requisite legal and
corporate power to enter into this Agreement, to issue the Note and Warrant, and
to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms hereof and thereof,
subject to applicable federal and state securities laws.

                4.3. AUTHORIZATION. All corporate action on the part of the
Company, its officers, directors, and stockholders necessary for the sale and
issuance of the Note and Warrant pursuant hereto and the performance of the
Company's obligations hereunder and thereunder has been taken. This Agreement is
a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general application
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creditors' rights, and except as limited by application of legal principles
affecting the availability of equitable remedies.

                4.4. NO CONFLICT. To the actual knowledge of the Company, (i)
the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby will not materially conflict with any legally
enforceable contract or agreement between the Company and any third person or
entity; and (ii) the Company is not a party to any outstanding agreement which
any material obligation or agreement is inconsistent with the Loan Documents.

                4.5. USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company shall use the advances
hereunder for general corporate purposes and working capital as deemed necessary
or appropriate by the Board of Directors and Management of the Company.

                4.6. DISCLOSURE. To the actual knowledge of the Company, (i) the
Loan Documents, including the exhibits thereto, and the information delivered to
the Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents do not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact and do not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements contained therein or herein not misleading and (ii) there is
no fact which materially adversely affects the business, prospects, condition,
affairs or operations of the Company or any of its properties or assets which
has not been set forth in the Loan Documents, or exhibits thereto.

Each of the foregoing representations and warranties automatically shall be
deemed brought down and remade anew by the Company each time, and as of the
date, it requests an advance from the Lender pursuant to Section 1 above.

        5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE LENDER.

                5.1. DUE EXECUTION. The Loan Documents have been duly executed
and delivered by the Lender, and, upon execution and delivery by the Company,
will be valid and legally enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights, and except as
limited by application of legal principles affecting the availability of
equitable remedies.

                5.2. AUTHORITY. The Lender has all right, power and authority to
enter into the Loan Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated
thereby, and the Loan Documents, once executed by the Company and the Lender,
will constitute the legally binding valid obligations of the Lender enforceable
in accordance with their terms, such enforceability being subject only to laws
of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of the
Company and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or
other equitable remedies.

                5.3. BROKERS OR FINDERS. The Company has not incurred and will
not incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of any action taken by the
Lender, any liability for brokerage or

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finders' fees or agents' commissions or any similar charges in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

                5.4. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. The Lender hereby
represents, warrants and covenants that (1) the Note, Warrant and Warrant Shares
shall be acquired for investment only and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, any distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and rules, regulations and
interpretations thereunder and thereof) thereof; (2) the Lender has had such
opportunity as the Lender has deemed adequate to obtain from representatives of
the Company such information as is necessary to permit the Lender to evaluate
the merits and risks of its loan to the Company and any investment in the
Company; (3) the Lender is able to bear the economic risk of holding the Note,
Warrant and Warrant Shares for an indefinite period; and (4) the Lender
understands that (i) the Note and Warrant will not be registered under the
Securities Act, (ii) the Warrant Shares will not be registered under the
Securities Act unless and until the Lender's rights under the Warrant are
exercised in accordance with the terms thereof, and until such registration is
effected, (iii) the Note, Warrant and Warrant Shares will be "restricted
securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the 1933 Act and (iv) the
exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available for at least
one year from the date of purchase of the Note and Warrant or exercise of the
Warrant, as the case may be, and even then will not be available unless a public
market then exists for the stock, adequate information concerning the Company is
then available to the public, and other terms and conditions of Rule 144 are
complied with. The Company acknowledges that a transfer of the Note or a
fractional portion of the Note to one or more of the partners who comprise the
Lender as a distribution without consideration (whether upon liquidation of
Lender or a withdrawal of capital by such a partner in accordance with Lender's
agreement of limited partnership) will not require any registration of the Note
or any consent of the Company.

                5.5. LEGENDS. The Lender understands that the Warrant Shares
will bear restrictive legends as deemed necessary by the Company or its counsel
with regard to the matters set forth in this Agreement or otherwise as necessary
or appropriate.

        6. NO ADDITIONAL DEBT. So long as there is any Debt outstanding or the
line of credit remains in effect, except for any Debt owing to the Lender or
debt issued contemporaneously with payment of the Debt in full and termination
of the line of credit, the Company shall not incur or issue or permit to exist
any indebtedness for borrowed money (whether or not evidenced by any note,
indenture, mortgage or other instrument), including without limitation any
deferred portion of the purchase price for property or services (other than
trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not past
due) without the written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that the
Company may, without the consent or approval of the Lender, incur junior debt in
the aggregate principal amount of up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)
in connection with the purchase or lease of property (whether or not in the
ordinary course of business).

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        7. MISCELLANEOUS.

                7.1. WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS.

                        (a) DELAYS. No failure or delay by any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of
any rights or remedies provided by law.

                        (b) AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may not be amended,
modified or supplemented other than by a written instrument signed by all
parties, which are, at the time of such amendment or modification, subject to
this Agreement.

                        (c) WAIVERS. Any provision of this Agreement may be
waived if, but only if, such waiver is in writing and is signed by the party
against whom the enforcement of such waiver is sought.

                7.2. GOVERNING LAW; ATTORNEYS' FEES. This Agreement shall be
governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California as such laws are
applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be
performed entirely within California. he Company shall reimburse Lender for all
costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, reasonably incurred by Lender in
connection with the administration or enforcement of any Loan Document (but
subject to the $25,000 limitation specified in Section 2.3 above respecting the
drafting and negotiation of the Loan Documents) if Lender is the prevailing
party, whether or not suit if filed. In addition, in the event any action or
proceeding is commenced concerning the interpretation or enforcement of any Loan
Document, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be entitled to
recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of suit from the non-prevailing
party.

                7.3. SURVIVAL. The representations, warranties, covenants, and
agreements made herein shall survive the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby.

                7.4. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, the respective directors, officers, parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, representatives, agents, successors, and assigns of each of the
parties.

                7.5. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the other documents
delivered. pursuant hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and
agreement between the parties hereto with regard to the subjects hereof and
thereof.

                7.6. NOTICES. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be transmitted by personal
delivery, telefacsimile, or overnight courier addressed to the applicable party
at its address or fax number set forth below its signature on the signature page
hereof, or at such other address or fax number furnished to the

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other party in writing in accordance with this Section 7.6. Any such notice
shall be effective on receipt during business hours on a business day.

                7.7. SEPARABILITY. In case any provision of this Agreement shall
be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any manner be affected
or impaired thereby.

                7.8. OTHER DOCUMENTS. The parties to this Agreement shall in
good faith execute such other and further instruments, assignments or documents
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.

                7.9. INDEMNITY. The Company agrees to indemnify and save
harmless Lender, the Lender's officers, directors, partners, employees and
agents, and each person who controls such other party within the meaning of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, from and against any and all costs,
expenses, damages, claims, actions or other liabilities, including costs of
investigation and defense (collectively, "Damages") suffered or incurred by any
such indemnified party as a result of any breach by the Company of any of its
agreements, representations, warranties or covenants contained in this
Agreement, other than Damages resulting, directly or indirectly from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnified party; provided, however,
that if and to the extent that such indemnification is unenforceable for any
reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of such indemnified liability which shall be permissible under
applicable laws.

                7.10. TITLES; INTERPRETATION. The titles of the Sections and
subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to be considered in construing this Agreement. References herein to exhibits to
this Agreement shall be deemed to incorporate all exhibits by reference. Where
the context requires, the singular shall include the plural and the plural the
singular.

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                7.11. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts which may be delivered by facsimile and each of which shall be
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument, and
which shall become effective when there exist copies signed by the Company and
the Lender.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives effective as of the date set
forth on the first page hereof

COMPANY:                                    OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
                                            A DELAWARE CORPORATION

                                            BY:  /s/ JAMES DORST
                                               ---------------------------------

                                            NAME:  JAMES DORST
                                                 -------------------------------

                                            TITLE: CFO/COO
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                                            981 INDUSTRIAL WAY
                                            SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA 94070-4117
                                            FAX NUMBER: 650-632-7130

LENDER:                                     ASTORIA CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
                                            A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                            BY: ASTORIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
                                                ITS GENERAL PARTNER

                                               BY: /s/ RICK KOE
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  RICK KOE, PRESIDENT

                                                  6600 92ND AVENUE S.W.
                                                  SUITE 370
                                                  PORTLAND OREGON 97223
                                                  FAX NUMBER:  (503) 244-3801<PAGE>   1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

NEITHER THIS PROMISSORY NOTE NOR THE SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK ISSUABLE HEREUNDER
HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. NO SALE OR
DISPOSITION MAY BE EFFECTED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT OR
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR
THE HOLDER, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER THE ACT OR RECEIPT OF A NO-ACTION LETTER FROM THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$3,000,000
8% p.a.                                                        December 21, 1999

        For value received, OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, whose principal place of business is 981 Industrial Way, San
Carlos, California 94070-4117 ("Maker"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
ASTORIA CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., a California limited partnership, ("Payee"), at
its principal place of business, 6600 92nd Avenue S.W., Suite ____, Portland,
Oregon 97223, or at such other place as Payee may from time specify, the
principal sum of THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000) or so much thereof as may be
advanced and be outstanding hereunder plus interest thereon, in legal and lawful
money of the United States of America.

        This Note is made pursuant to that certain Credit Facility Agreement by
and between Maker and Payee dated as of the date hereof (the "Credit Facility
Agreement"), as amended from time to time, the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference. Additional terms of this Note, including, without
limitation, the rate of interest, default rate of interest, terms of repayment,
security, terms of default, governing law and venue and costs and attorneys'
fees are set forth in the Credit Facility Agreement.

        Maker hereby waives diligence, demand, presentment for payment, notice
of non-payment, protest and notice of protest, and specifically consents to and
waives notice of any renewals or extensions of this Note, whether made to or in
favor of Maker or any other person or persons. The pleading of any statute of
limitations as a defense to any demand against Maker is expressly waived by each
and all of said parties to the fullest extent permitted by law. The rights,
powers and remedies of Payee under this Note shall be in addition to all rights,
powers and remedies given to Payee by virtue of any statute or rule of law,
including but not limited to the California Commercial Code. All such rights,
powers and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised successively or
concurrently in Payee's sole discretion. Any forbearance, failure or delay by
Payee in exercising any right, power or remedy shall not preclude further
exercise thereof, and every right, power or remedy of Payee shall continue in
full force and effect until such right, power or remedy is specifically waived
in a writing executed by Payee.

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        Notwithstanding the legend at the top of this Note, the Maker
acknowledges that a transfer of this Note or a fractional portion of this Note
to one or more of the partners who comprise Payee as a distribution without
consideration (whether upon liquidation of Payee or a withdrawal of capital by
such a partner in accordance with Payee's agreement of limited partnership) will
not require registration of this Note, any opinion of counsel for the Payee, or
any consent of the Maker.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Note has been executed and delivered as of the
date first above written by the duly authorized representative of Maker.

                                            OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
                                            A DELAWARE CORPORATION

                                            By:  /s/ JAMES DORST
                                               ---------------------------------
                                            Name:  JAMES DORST
                                                 -------------------------------
                                            Title: CFO/COO
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