ANTs Software Inc. (fka ANTS)

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4Js was headed in a different direction. They didn't want it. And i believe when Ants has a contract signed in regards to the ADS we'll hear about it, and not weeks before. Here are a couple of links regardingt the Database.

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/20523.wss

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9004516/Ants_wins_Navy_bid_over_Oracle

And here's a link about the problem of scalability, in which the ADS excels.

http://www.parelastic.com/blog/survey-finds-database-scalability-still-significant-problem

I should add that there are 6 patents(and 1 pending) related to the ADS, and possibly the ACS. The technologies overlap but I have no idea where. I fail to see how it could be otherwise, but someone needs to verify that we now own the patents. It's interesting to note that engineering wise, many of the heavy hitters left after the focus changed to the ACS. We need some back. Also interesting is that Jeffery Spirn, who was probably the second most important person in the ADS' developement "recommends" 2 people on his LinkedIn page and one of those is Rik. C'mon Jeffrey, Google's boring