EXHIBIT 99.1

                       Certification of ANTs software inc.
           pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
  regarding Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2002
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     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of
the undersigned officers of ANTs software inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), does hereby certify that:

     1. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June
30, 2002 (the "Form 10-QSB") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2. Information contained in the Form 10-QSB fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Date: August 13, 2002                  By: /s/ Francis K. Ruotolo
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                                           Francis K. Ruotolo, Chairman,
                                           Chief Executive Officer and President


Date: August 13, 2002                  By: /s/ Kenneth Ruotolo
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                                           Kenneth Ruotolo
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Secretary