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          {ARTISOFT WINS "INNOVATOR OF  THE YEAR" AWARD FOR  ITS  LANTASTIC 
          {NETWORK

          (TUCSON, Ariz. -- December 6, 1991) -- Artisoft, Inc.,  announced
          today that  its  LANtastic  Local Area  Network  was  awarded  an
          Innovator of  the Year  Award for  Computer/Software  Innovation.
          Artisoft's Founder, President and CEO, C. John Schoof II accepted
          the award at  the  Arizona  Innovation  Network's  Second  Annual
          Awards Presentation December 4 at The Buttes in Phoenix.

          Artisoft develops and  manufactures a full  line of hardware  and
          software  for local  area networks, including the LANtastic Local
          Area Network. The LANtastic Network  is  the  leading   DOS-based
          peer-to-peer network and has won numerous industry awards for its
          cost-effective  features, performance, and ease of use. It allows
          up to 300 users of IBM -compatible computers to connect and share
          information and peripheral devices, such as printers, hard drives
          and CD-ROMs. 

          There  were  three  other   recipients  in  this  year's   awards
          presentation: John Prince, Ph.D.,  for  Individual Innovator; the
          MER Corporation  for Product  Innovation;  and Active  Noise  and
          Vibration Technologies for Engineering/Science Innovation.

          For more information about Artisoft or its product line,  contact
          Artisoft, Inc. at  691 E. River Road, Tucson,    AZ 85704.  Sales
          800-TINYRAM.  Corporate  602-293-4000.  Fax  602/293-8065.
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