ANTs software inc. (OTCBB:ANTS), a
developer of universally compatible, high-performance SQL database
management systems, announced the expansion of its Technical Advisory
Board, with the appointment of two expert database technologists. J. Barry
Thompson, CTO of Tervela, Inc. and a technologist with extensive experience
in the capital markets sector, and Curt Miller, CTO of Wireless Services
Corporation and the architect of a wireless telephony messaging system used
by large carriers such as Sprint-Nextel, will join Don Haderle, Founding
Member of the ANTs Technical Advisory Board.
"We welcome these distinguished technology executives to our Technical
Advisory Board," said Boyd Pearce, CEO of ANTs Software. "These IT
visionaries bring a wealth of experience and unique perspectives that will
be enormously valuable in helping define ANTs' future product strategy and
direction. I look forward to working with them as ANTs moves forward to
strengthen its presence in the marketplace."
For the past ten years, Barry Thompson has spliced cutting-edge technology
with turnaround/change management and investment strategies to make some of
the largest firms in the financial services industry run faster. Mr.
Thompson is a self-taught technologist who left the banking world to
incubate startup projects, two of which came to market in 2003. Prior to
his current role as CTO of Tervela, Inc., which develops high-performance
messaging products, Mr. Thompson was head of North American Architecture for
UBS Warburg, a post he took over in 2000 when UBS acquired PaineWebber.
Previously, Mr. Thompson overhauled New York- and London-based systems for
NatWest Global Financial Markets, and designed trading systems for AIG
Trading Group. Mr. Thompson has developed software for MCI
Telecommunications, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other
government agencies.
"The high-paced, non-stop world of international finance is a perfect
environment for the kind of technology ANTs is offering, and I look forward
to sharing my insights with ANTs management to help them establish a
beachhead in this and other industries," said Barry Thompson. "High
concurrency and high performance are essentials, and ANTs' cost advantage
coupled with its ability to ease migration from more established databases
should go a long way towards attracting interest on several fronts."
An accomplished technologist in database design and implementation, Curt
Miller is a founder of Wireless Services Corporation and the architect of
the company's core technology, the IDX delivery platform, an advanced
wireless data messaging system used by major wireless carriers. His 20-year
career in the computer software industry includes five years at Corbis,
where he designed the storage and retrieval database system for the
company's expansive image catalog.
"When Wireless Services Corp. needed a solution to assure mission-critical
reliability and instantaneous message delivery, the ANTs Data Server was the
only database we found that could deliver the performance required," said
Curt Miller. "The valuable first-hand experience I gained working with the
ANTs technical and management teams gives me confidence in their potential
to attract a broader audience, and I look forward to participating with the
other members of the board to achieve this goal."
About ANTs software inc.
ANTs software inc. (OTCBB: ANTS), based in California's Silicon Valley,
develops and sells the ANTs Data Server, an affordable, high-performance
relational database that is compatible with popular databases. The company's
mission is to help customers reduce hardware, software and development costs
by providing exceptional database price/performance. For more information on
ANTs software, visit www.ants.com.