**Exhibit      10.5**

**FIRST      AMENDMENT TO LEASE**

**BAYSIDE      PLAZA, A PARTNERSHIP**

**AND      ANTS SOFTWARE, INC.**

| 1.       | **Commencement                  Date:**                                          | The                  commencement date of this renewal term shall be May 1,                  2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| 2.  | **Base                  Rent:**          | The                  base rent will be the sum of $34,200.00 Monthly.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 3.       | **Rental                  Increases:**                                      | May                  1, 2008 – April 30, 2009 $34,200.00/Month                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 4.       | **Renewal                  Option:**                         | Tenant                  shall have one (1) option to renew for one (1) year at $35,100.00                  per                  month for the period of May 1, 2009 through April 30,                  2010.  Tenant shall give written notice of its intent to extend                  theterm of the lease no later than January 30, 2009. |
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| 5.  | **Tenant                  Improvements:**                         |  Landlord                  shall complete the following Tenant                  Improvements:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

|  | a. | Professionally                clean and repair the carpets – the areas that need to be patched/repaired                will be patched/repaired with a carpet that matches as close as possible                to the existing carpet. |
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|  | b. | Touch                up paint where necessary |
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|  | c. | Replace                missing ceiling tiles |
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| 6.     | **Operating                  Expenses****&****Taxes:** | Tenant                will pay its pro rata share in excess of a 2008 Base year (the “Base                Year”) with a five percent (5%)annual cap.                                        |
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| 7.     | **Affirmation                of Lease:**                   | The                operating expenses and the real property taxes will be calculated                as if                the Building is 100% leased and occupied and/or fully                assessed. |
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|  BAYSIDE              PLAZA, A PARTNERSHIP |   |   |  ANTS              SOFTWARE, INC.            |   |
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| /s/ Max                  C. Woo            | 7/3/07 |   | /s/                  Ken                  Ruotolo | 7/3/07 |
| Max                  C. Woo                     | Date   |   | Ken                  Ruotolo                      | Date   |