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

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section
906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, I hereby certify that, to my knowledge,
the  quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB (the  "Report") of ANTs  software  inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for the quarter ended September 30, 2004:

         1. fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section  13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 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:     November 12, 2004      By:       /s/ Kenneth Ruotolo
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                                           Kenneth Ruotolo
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Secretary


A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required  by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002  has  been  provided  to the  Company,  and  will be
retained by the Company, and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request.