EXHIBIT 32.1



                            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 October 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the
undersigned officers of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to his 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.




Date: December 10, 2004


                                    By:  /s/ Nicholas Csendes
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                                         Nicholas Csendes
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: December 10, 2004

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


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.