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ANTs Successfully Completes Database Conversion Project for Cadbury Schweppes; Consumer Goods Giant Moves to Database Consolidation Strategy.


BURLINGAME, Calif. -- ANTs software inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

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:ANTS), a leader in compatible, high-performance SQL SQL
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 database management systems, today announced it has successfully completed a database conversion project for Cadbury Schweppes Cadbury Schweppes plc is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in Berkeley Square, London, England, UK. Cadbury Schweppes is currently the only major international confectionery manufacturer to produce Fairtrade or organic products, which it sells through its  PLC as part of the beverage and confectionary company's move towards database consolidation and cost-savings. ANTs migrated a legacy application previously running on an Oracle database to the ANTs Data Server, providing significant cost reduction.

"Cost reduction and infrastructure consolidation are top priorities for IT departments in major enterprises. Migrating from high-cost legacy databases to the ANTs Data Server gives customers broader database choices and can generate significant cost savings and greater efficiencies," said Joseph Kozak, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of ANTs. "We are offering organizations the ability to gain a stronger negotiating position with vendors, and to achieve greater control over their database purchasing decisions."

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 Kozak, organizations like Cadbury Schweppes are learning they can migrate their applications to the ANTs Data Server and significantly cut their database license and maintenance TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI.  compared to traditional databases from Oracle, Sybase and others. Not only does ANTs manage the migration process, but applications can be migrated with minimal disruption to operations, while providing the features and performance required by today's enterprises.

"This initial data conversion and application migration project went extremely well, and we are particularly impressed with the compatibility and performance. Now, we are exploring the best route for deploying this across our North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. ," said Robert Peterson

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, senior vice president for Global IT Solutions at Cadbury Schweppes. "We firmly believe we can achieve the greatest cost savings by consolidating and simplifying our database operations while gaining greater choice in databases, as well as a negotiating advantage over our IT vendors. The solution being offered by ANTs can help us achieve these goals."

Migration enables organizations to consolidate the number and types of databases they currently operate and maintain while simplifying their IT environment. This also means that organizations require less hardware and less expensive software than they currently deploy. Because of the ANTs Data Server's compatibility with leading databases, minimal training is required to get DBAs up and running.

Cadbury Schweppes is the world's largest confectionery company, and has a strong regional presence in beverages in the Americas and Australia. With origins stretching back over 200 years, today its products -- which include well-known brands such as Cadbury, Schweppes, Halls, Trident, Dr Pepper, Snapple, A&W Root Beer, Dentyne, Canada Dry Canada Dry is a brand of soft drinks marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, a unit of Cadbury-Schweppes. Canada Dry is best known for its ginger ale, but also manufactures a number of other soft drinks and mixers.  and 7 Up -- are enjoyed in almost every country around the world. With 2005 revenues of $12 billion, Cadbury Schweppes is the equivalent of a US Fortune 200 company.

About the ANTs Data Server

The ANTs Data Server is a full-featured, standards-compliant relational database management system relational database management system - relational database  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, SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server.  and Informix 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 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.

This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to purchase securities. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements as that phrase is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks include but are not limited to the following: there can be no assurance that ANTs software inc. (the "Company") will produce the expected results; that the Company will produce a commercially viable product or that the Company will secure the necessary current and additional financing, intellectual property and staff to support current and future operations. Further risks are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent form 10-Q Form 10-Q

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 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to such forward-looking statements.
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