SWK (SWKH) 10-Q 2004 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kana Software, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michelle Philpot, as acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 12, 2004                                                                                                                                                                        ;                          By:  /s/ Michelle Philpot                  

        Michelle Philpot
        Acting Chief Financial Officer

[A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Kana Software, Inc. and will be retained by Kana Software, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.]