ANTs Software Inc. (fka ANTS)

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Interesting. Don't remember him, but he left a little after the changeover from the ADS(Ants Data Server - a database) to the ACS occurred. The reason the ADS never really took off even though it may have been the fastest out there is in part the very reason the ACS exists. Changing data bases is expensive and time consuming(although they apparently lessened that burden - see below). Also, Ants was a small company, and that made it difficult to get customers to commit. That experience may very well have played a part in getting the focus on the ACS. To the best of my knowledge 4Js still owns the ADS.


http://www.4js.com/en/news/headline/2008/ants-software-and-four-js-sign-asset-purchase-agreement-for-ants-data-server


"As part of the multi-million dollar agreement, employees working on the ADS will join Four Js and current ADS customers will receive support from Four Js. Under the terms of the purchase, ANTs retains fifty percent of license and maintenance revenue from its reseller agreement with IBM® to supply the US Navy DDG1000 Destroyer program for a period of four years. ANTs will also retain unrestricted license rights to key ADS technologies that are utilized in the ANTs Compatibility Server. "