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Compatibility, Performance and Manageability Gains Highlight Latest Release

ANTs software inc. (OTCBB:ANTS), a leader in compatible, high-performance SQL database management systems, today announced the general availability of the ANTs Data Server (ADS) version 3.60, a new software release of its flagship database solution that is packed with a significant number of new compatibility, performance and management improvements. The result of the most significant software development effort in the company's history, ADS 3.60 takes a major leap forward in fulfilling the company's database consolidation vision.

The ANTs Data Server 3.60 extends its already impressive database compatibility with new features, including support for the Oracle Call Interface (OCI), a set of low-level APIs used to interact with Oracle databases, as well as extensions for Sybase and Informix. An improved, high-speed data loader is 400 percent faster than before, and a new quality-of-service feature enables administrators to prioritize users and queries to meet stringent response-time criteria and guarantee service levels. The new Information Schema improves system management with comprehensive statistics on internal operations and performance characteristics, and can present this data in popular Oracle V$ systems management views.

"ANTs has made a tremendous effort in bringing this latest release to market, and I want to congratulate our team for a job well done in delivering a robust, highly compatible database that makes migration easier and less costly," said Joe Kozak, president and CEO of ANTs Software. "Release 3.60 of the ANTs Data Server takes compatibility to the next level while offering significant improvements in performance and manageability."

Compatibility Improvements

In addition to its support for the Oracle Call Interface, ADS 3.60 now implements Oracle Packages, enabling developers to group procedures and functions into common groups typically based upon their functionality.

Along with its support for real-time Linux and Windows x64 operating systems, ADS 3.60 now provides support for Windows Services for UNIX (SFU).

Performance Gains

The high-speed data loader in ADS 3.60 dramatically reduces the time required to load large databases or input large amounts of data from applications. With the ability to load hundreds of thousands of records per second, ADS 3.60 improves support for high-volume, real-time transactional applications found in financial services, telecommunications, and other industries.

The new quality-of-service capabilities enable users and queries to the database to be prioritized, allowing higher priorities to be assigned to those with more critical needs and providing improved overall performance. Support for real-time Linux provides an application platform capable of delivering consistent response times.

ADS 3.60 also boosts performance with an improved buffer manager, and includes many additional non-blocking features to reduce transaction waits and boost throughput. More than 20 changes were made to the optimizer to improve the execution performance of SQL statements, and additional performance optimizations were implemented in the handling of stored procedures.

Greater Manageability

Systems management is greatly enhanced with the new Information Schema, which records comprehensive statistics about internal operations and performance characteristics, offering improved options for performance tuning, optimizing configurations and more. The data contained in the Information Schema is made more accessible through new support for Oracle system management tables, or V$ views, making it easy for Oracle database administrators to get the information they need from the ANTs Data Server using the same kind of tables and table names as they would with Oracle.

ADS 3.60 now delivers a wealth of query optimization and admin tables, providing DBAs with detailed demographics for the data to aid in performance tuning. Enhanced event log tracing information aids in tracking down problems.

Availability and Pricing

The ANTs Data Server 3.60 is available now, and can be downloaded at www.ants.com/download. For pricing, platform and other information, please contact ANTs directly at info@ants.com.

About the ANTs Data Server

The ANTs Data Server is a full-featured, standards-compliant relational database management system based on a breakthrough, high-performance SQL query execution engine that incorporates innovative, lock-free operations. It can typically be deployed on fewer, low-cost servers with the potential to reduce hardware, software and system administration costs by 60 to 90 percent. Through its compatibility with Oracle, Sybase and SQL Server databases, and its embedded deployment mode that supports Oracle-TimesTen applications, the ANTs Data Server allows applications to be moved without the major rewrites and cost usually associated with application migration.

About ANTs software inc.

ANTs software inc. (OTCBB: ANTS), based in Silicon Valley, develops and sells the ANTs Data Server, an affordable, high-performance relational database that is compatible with popular databases. The company's mission is to help customers reduce hardware, software and development costs by providing exceptional database price/performance. For more information on ANTs Software, visit www.ants.com.

This press release is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of offers to purchase, securities. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements concerning product development activities and sales and licensing activities. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, are sometimes identified by words of condition such as "should," "may," or "intends," and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those intended or anticipated. Such risks include, without limitation: challenges arising from competition, difficulties experienced in product development, roadblocks experienced in sales and marketing activities slow market adoption of ADS 3.60, longer than expected sales processes, difficulties in recruiting knowledgeable and experienced personnel, possible problems in porting applications to the Company's database, potential problems in protecting the Company's intellectual property, and problems securing the necessary financing to continue operations. Further information concerning these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

Contacts: Corman Communications Patrick Corman, 650-326-9648 patrick@cormancom.com or ANTs software inc. Cesar Rojas, 650-931-0535 cesar.rojas@ants.com

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