ANTs software.com Announces Appointment of Dr. John Williams as Managing Director.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000

ANTs software.com, (OTCBB:ANTS), a developer of advanced technologies to speed up computer processing, today announced that Dr. John Williams will become a member of its management team.

Dr. Williams became a member of the ANTs Advisory Board in late January and has served as the head of the Company's Technology Review Committee ("TRC") since shortly thereafter. He joined the Company's Board of Directors in July. Dr. Williams will resign from the Board of Directors to take up his responsibilities as a member of staff.

Dr. Williams will continue to chair the Company's TRC -- the primary purpose of which is to ensure that the Company's Technology Plan is kept current regarding the evolving technological status of ANTs. The TRC also has responsibility for reviewing research and development documentation activities including the archiving of the Company's records, establishing intellectual property identification procedures that ensure timely filing of new inventions, and establishing protocols and procedures for testing ANTs' technology.

Additionally, Dr. Williams will be responsible for the internal information technology of the Company and its facilities management, including its headquarters project.

Most recently, Dr. Williams was a founder and the Vice President of Research and Development for an early stage company involved in innovative dataweb architecture. Prior to that, Dr. Williams was with IBM for 20 years, most recently as a senior researcher at the IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California.

For eight years prior to his work at IBM, Dr. Williams was an associate professor in the computer science department at Cornell University. He has also served as visiting professor at Stanford University and U.C. Berkeley.

Frederick D. Pettit, chairman and chief executive officer said, "I am really pleased that we have been able to attract John Williams as a member of our senior team. His long research & development experience with one of the world's most highly regarded companies is a great complement to the skill bases of our other senior staff. To have him with us full time should further our fundamental objective of getting to market in the second half of 2001."

Dr. Williams said, "ANTs represents a fascinating voyage into previously uncharted territory. I hope to be able to assist in setting the direction to a successful future."

On another front, Mr. Pettit announced the resignation of Mrs. Ione Binford, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Marketing, Business Development, and International Initiatives. He said, "We are lucky to have had her energy, initiative, and experience. We regret her leaving."

Mrs. Binford said, "I am very glad to have worked with people at ANTs software who have meant a great deal to me. I regret not going through the journey with them."

About Ants Software.com

ANTs software.com is an emerging Application Service Provider for Performance. The Company's vision is to become the leader in performance enhancement services for enterprise computing. The basis for the Company's business is its patented software technology, ANTs (an acronym for "Asynchronous, Non-preemptive Tasks").

ANTs is an enabling middleware technology that can interact with many applications such as ERP, e-commerce, B2B and other related areas to improve application and database performance. The Company's corporate offices are located at 801 Mahler Road, Burlingame, California. For more information visit our web site at http://www.antssoftware.com or call us at 650/259-9105.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as that phrase is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as the expanded role of Dr. Williams and its expected positive effects on the Company's future performance. 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: that additions to ANTs executive management team may not have any material effect. Further risks are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2000 and Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission later this month.