ANTs Software Expands Relationship with Database Pioneer Don Haderle; Database Innovator and Database Veteran Team to Hone Strategy.

BURLINGAME, Calif. -- ANTs software inc. (OTCBB:ANTS), a developer of universally compatible, high-performance SQL database management systems, today announced it is expanding its business relationship with database pioneer Don Haderle. In addition to his current position leading the ANTs Technical Advisory Board as Founding Member, Haderle will now consult with ANTs in assessing market opportunities, analyzing advanced technologies, establishing alliances with strategic technology partners, and helping further ANTs' growing relationship with IBM.

"Since Don's participation on the technology advisory board, it has become clear that we could benefit from his wealth of experience, insights and relationships by involving him more actively in the company," said Boyd Pearce, CEO of ANTs software. "We believe Don can help us make our mark on the database landscape and we look forward to a closer working relationship."

Recognized as the "father of IBM's DB2," Mr. Haderle joined IBM in 1968 as a software developer, and eventually rose to lead the technical team that created IBM's premier relational database management system, DB2, from the 1970s through the early 1990s.

"Enterprises are burdened with many data systems from multiple vendors, each requiring costly care. This is compounded by the problem of integrating the data to provide a consolidated view, allowing enterprises to leverage their most vital asset -- information. Technology innovations developed at ANTs, aligned with the right partners, have the potential to successfully address this consolidation problem," said Don Haderle. "I've covered a lot of ground in thirty-plus years in high tech. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and insights with this exciting group of technologists at ANTs."

While at IBM, Mr. Haderle secured more than 50 patents and disclosures across all areas of database management, and led the efforts to create and deploy the technology in the market. Mr. Haderle was appointed IBM Fellow in 1989, and was appointed Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) Fellow in 2000 in recognition of his impact on database technology. Mr. Haderle retired from IBM in 2005 after serving 14 years as vice president and chief technology officer for the Information Management segment, a multi-billion dollar portfolio of products. Mr. Haderle is a graduate of UC Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

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 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 California's 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.

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