EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION 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 Ansoft Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas A.N. Miller,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) 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.

                                  By: /s/ Thomas A.N. Miller
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                                  Thomas A.N. Miller
                                  Chief Financial Officer

A singed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or
otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within this
electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished in accordance with Securities and
Exchange Commission Release Nos. 34-47551 and 34-47986 and shall not be
considered "filed" as part of this 10-Q.

This certification is made solely for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
subject to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other
purpose.