BURLINGAME, Calif, Jan. 15, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- ANTs software inc. (OTCBB:ANTS), a developer of high-performance SQL database management systems, announced today that it has successfully ported the ANTs Data Server to the Linux operating system. "The ANTs Data Server has now passed the majority of our internal quality assurance tests when running on the Linux platform," said Clifford Hersh, Chief Scientist for ANTs software inc. "We will begin performance testing immediately and expect to make a general release available in the near future," said Mr. Hersh.
ANTs software inc. has chosen Red Hat Enterprise Linux for its first Linux deployment. Developed by Red Hat, Inc., the premier open source and Linux provider, Red Hat Enterprise Linux creates a reliable, secure, high performance platform designed for today's commercial environments -- with capabilities that match or surpass those of proprietary operating systems. "Almost every potential customer asks if we are deployed on Linux," said Steve Messino, Vice President of Sales for ANTs software inc. "With the ANTs Data Server deployed on the stable, low-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, I will be able to approach a wider range of prospects with a stronger value proposition," said Mr. Messino
About ANTs' Revolutionary Database Technology
The ANTs Data Server is an industry-standard database management system based on a breakthrough, high-performance SQL query execution engine that incorporates innovative, lock-free operations. The company has demonstrated that the ANTs Data Server can deliver superior performance for high workload, update-intensive applications. In these applications, the ANTs Data Server should offer users significant cost savings by simplifying their database infrastructure. Performance-critical database operations in the financial services, wireless and logistics industries can be deployed on fewer, low-cost servers with dramatically reduced license fees and administrative costs.
About ANTs software inc.
ANTs software inc. (OTCBB:ANTS), based in Silicon Valley, California, develops high performance data management software that delivers unparalleled performance for business-critical, real-time applications. The company's mission is to help customers reduce hardware, software, and development costs by providing exceptional performance in transaction-intensive applications. For more information on ANTs software inc., please visit: http://www.antssoftware.com.
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