Exhibit 99.2


                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ascential
Software Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, I, Robert C. McBride,
Chief Financial Officer of Ascential Software Corporation, hereby certify
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

     (1) such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002
     fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
     quarter ended June 30, 2002, fairly presents, in all material respects, the
     financial condition and results of operations of Ascential Software
     Corporation.


                                             /s/ Robert C. McBride
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                                             Robert C. McBride

August 14, 2002