{MICROAGE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 
     {WILLIAM KEIPER JOINS ARTISOFT

     (TUCSON, Ariz. -- January 25, 1993) -- Artisoft, Inc., announced today
     that William C. Keiper, President and Chief Operating Officer of
     MicroAge, Inc., has joined Artisoft as its President and Chief
     Operating Officer. Keiper will also serve as a member of Artisoft's
     Board of Directors.

     Keiper served as President and Chief Operating Officer of MicroAge
     from 1988 until today. During his tenure with MicroAge, the company
     grew from $140 million to over $1 billion in annual revenues, and from
     150 to 1,500 locations worldwide. From 1986 to1988, Keiper acted as
     Group Vice President of MicroAge's Franchising Division. He resigned
     from MicroAge effective January 25, 1993 to assume his role as
     Artisoft's President and Chief Operating Officer.

     "We are delighted to have William Keiper as part of our management
     team. His experience with a high-growth technology company makes him
     the ideal candidate to manage the many issues facing Artisoft today,"
     stated Jack Schoof, Artisoft Chairman and CEO. Keiper will assume the
     position of President formerly occupied by Schoof. Schoof will
     continue to serve as Artisoft's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

     Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of innovative, cost-
     effective network communication solutions including the LANtastic(R)
     Local Area Network. Recognized as the leader in peer-to-peer
     networking for DOS and Windows(TM) environments, the LANtastic network
     now offers mulitplatform connectivity solutions for NetWare(R),
     Macintosh(R) and TCP/IP systems. It allows up to 300 users of IBM(R)-
     compatible computers to connect and share information and peripheral
     devices such as printers, hard drives and CD-ROMs and has won numerous
     industry awards for its cost-effective features, performance and ease
     of use. Artisoft distributes its hardware and software products in
     over 70 countries worldwide and maintains international offices in the
     Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Latin
     America, Canada, Australia and Japan.

     For more information about Artisoft or its product line contact:

     Artisoft, Inc
     691 E. River Road
     Tucson, AZ 85704
     Sales 800/846-9726 (U.S. and Canada)
     Corporate 602/293-6363
     Fax 602/293-8065