8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2009 (August 20, 2009)

ANTS SOFTWARE INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-16299	13-3054685
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

71 Stevenson St., Suite 400, San Francisco, CA	94105
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (650) 931-0500

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01     Other Events.

On August 20, 2009, ANTs software inc. issued a press release announcing the entry into a strategic OEM partnership with a leading global IT vendor. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	Exhibit 99	Press release dated August 20, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			ANTs software inc.
Date:	August 21, 2009	By:	/s/ Joseph Kozak
			Joseph Kozak, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99

Exhibit 99

ANTs Software Enters into Strategic OEM Partnership with Leading Global IT Vendor

Vendor to Sell and Support ANTs Database Migration Technology

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 20, 2009--ANTs software inc. (OTCBB:ANTS), a leader in database migration solutions, today announced that negotiations have been completed regarding the supply of database migration technology to a Global IT vendor. An OEM agreement has been completed and signed by both parties. Confidentiality provisions of the agreement preclude the naming of the vendor at this time. The company anticipates substantial business and future revenue to be generated from this agreement.

According to the agreement, ANTs is responsible for technology development specifically tailored to the Global IT vendor needs. The Global IT vendor will assume responsibility for marketing, sales and support of the technology on a worldwide basis, while ANTs will be the preferred service provider for migration projects.

The ANTs Software database migration technology and services was selected after comprehensive research and customer validation of features and database migration capabilities of the company’s flagship product, the ANTs Compatibility Server (ACS).

Joseph Kozak, Chairman and CEO of ANTs Software, said, “The partnership with this Global IT vendor represents a great opportunity for both companies to capture more of the $20 billion database market. The vendor’s worldwide reach and support, coupled with the unmatched technology and cost-saving advantages of ANTs’ innovations, will create a powerful offering that each are uniquely positioned to capitalize on. We have already begun tailoring of our product and are partnering with this organization’s sales and marketing team in order to take advantage of existing demand with significant prospects.”

About ANTs software inc.

ANTs software inc. is revolutionizing and simplifying database migration, hardware consolidation and IT modernization. Our mission is to help customers efficiently use IT resources and drive down IT operating costs by consolidating hardware and software infrastructure. For more information visit www.ants.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements concerning financial projections, product development activities and sales and licensing activities. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, are sometimes identified by words of condition such as “should,” “could,” “expects,” “may,” or “intends,” and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those intended or anticipated. Such risks include, without limitation: delays in making partner and product announcements, problems encountered in commercializing the ANTs technology, potential of undetected infringing technology or non-infringing competitive technologies, difficulties experienced in product development, roadblocks experienced in sales and marketing activities, longer than expected sales processes, difficulties in recruiting knowledgeable and experienced personnel, possible problems in migrating applications using the ANTs Compatibility Server (ACS), potential problems in protecting the Company’s intellectual property, and problems securing the necessary financing to continue operations should revenues not be sufficient to offset expenses. Further information concerning these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and the most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

CONTACT:
KCSA Strategic Communications
Todd Fromer, 212-896-1215
tfromer@kcsa.com
or
ANTs software inc.
Cesar Rojas, 650-931-0535
cesar.rojas@ants.com