ARTISOFT'S LANTASTIC(R) NETWORK v5.0 NAMED TOP WINDOWS(TM) 
PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING PRODUCT BY LAN TIMES MAGAZINE 
 
        (TUCSON, Ariz -- August 31, 1993) -- Artisoft Inc.
announced today that its LANtastic Local Area Network has 
been selected for the "Best of Times" award by LAN Times 
magazine, a publication of McGraw Hill Inc. This award names 
the LANtastic network as the top peer-to-peer Windows-based 
network as selected by the LAN Times Testing Center. The 
LANtastic network was evaluated against six other leading 
peer-to-peer networking products -- including Novell's 
NetWare Lite(TM) and Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups(TM) 
-- on networking functionality, performance, management, 
installation and ease of use. This award appeared in the 
August 23, 1993 issue of LAN Times magazine.
 
LANtastic Success
        "We are extremely pleased to win this prestigious award 
from such a highly regarded publication," commented William 
Keiper, Artisoft's President & CEO. "Version 5.0 continues 
the LANtastic award-winning tradition, and Artisoft takes its 
networking know-how into more market segments."
 
        Artisoft now ranks as the number two network vendor in 
overall worldwide network operating system license shipments, 
according to International Data Corporation (IDC), a leading 
market research firm. According to IDC, LANtastic also holds 
a 46 percent share of the peer-to-peer network operating 
system market, nearly doubling its next closest competitor.  
The LANtastic installed base now tops 1.6 million users 
worldwide.
 
        This marks Artisoft's 54th -- 34 national and 20 
international -- industry award for the LANtastic network 
since it was introduced in the fall of 1987. 
 
        LAN Times reaches over 150,000 qualified subscribers 
comprised of LAN administrators, network managers, systems 
integrators, resellers, IS managers and others who directly 
influence the purchasing decisions for LAN-specific and other 
computer products.
 
        Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of 
innovative, cost-effective network communication solutions 
including the award-winning LANtastic Local Area Network. 
Recognized as the leader in peer-to-peer networking for DOS 
and Windows environments, the LANtastic network also offers 
multiplatform connectivity solutions for NetWare(R), TCP/IP 
and Macintosh(R) systems. It allows up to 500 users on one 
network to connect and share information and peripheral 
devices such as printers, hard drives and CD-ROMs. Artisoft 
maintains nine international offices and distributes the 
LANtastic network and its other connectivity products in over 
70 countries worldwide.
 
        For more information about Artisoft or its product 
line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 2202 N. Forbes Blvd., Tucson, 
AZ 85745. Sales 800/233-5564. Corporate 602/670-7100. 
Fax 602/670-7101.