ARTISOFT(R), INC. ACQUIRES MODEM SHARING TECHNOLOGY (TUCSON, AZ -- November 28, 1995) -- Artisoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASFT) today announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Synergy Solutions, Inc. in a cash transaction valued at $1.3 million. The principal assets acquired are modem sharing and communications software which enable modem and phone line sharing across a local area network. William C. Keiper, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, "The ability for people in a workgroup to access one or a limited number of modems or phone lines is important to their productivity. The technology and products we have acquired from Synergy provides an immediate foundation for delivering this capability through the Artisoft channels of distribution. The Synergy products, including Modem Assist Plus, operate with a wide variety of network technologies, and enable optimized use of leased telephone lines. We have previously indicated our intention to be more comprehensive in our approach to addressing the communications requirements of workgroups in small and mid- sized businesses, and the acquisition of the Synergy products and technology is another step in this direction." Mr. Keiper also stated, "The ability for workgroups to access the external world of on-line services and the Internet can be improved by the communications software which is available within the local area network for accessing those resources. Because many businesses have a single or a limited number of phone lines, the Synergy technology is an enabler for accessing the highly distributed resources available outside the local area network." For more information on Synergy Solutions, Inc., a backgrounder is attached to this press release. Artisoft is the world's leading supplier of easy-to-use, powerful and affordable networking solutions designed to increase connectivity and communications within and between small and mid- sized businesses. The company offers the award-winning LANtastic network operating system as well as network management, backup and multiplatform connectivity systems. Artisoft maintains nine offices outside the United States, and distributes its connectivity products in more than 100 countries. For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 2202 North Forbes Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85745. Sales Consultation Center 800/233-5564. Corporate 520/670-7100. Fax 520/670-7101. World Wide Web home page http://www.artisoft.com. Recent Artisoft press releases are available at no charge through PR Newswire's Company News On-Call fax-on-demand system; call 800/758-5804 and enter company number 107158. ### Synergy Solutions, Inc. Backgrounder Synergy Solutions, Inc. was founded in October of 1992 to develop, market and support a line of network synchronous communication products that would be easy-to-use and affordable for network users. Synergy's first product, Modem Assist Plus, positioned Synergy as one of the early leaders in the network modem sharing market. Over time, Synergy developed several complementary communication products including a data communications package called INSYNC and the SS-554 and SS-558 multi-port serial cards. Synergy Solutions was initially founded as a sales, marketing and support organization for the modem sharing technology developed by Softwarehouse Corporation of California. Softwarehouse developed and owned the core technology of Modem Assist Plus and for the first two years Synergy licensed the technology from Softwarehouse. On January 1, 1995, Synergy and Softwarehouse announced a merger of the two companies bringing all of the technology under the Modem Assist Plus name. The merger between the two companies opened up several key strategic relationships helping Synergy Solutions more than double 1994 revenues in 1995. Synergy has been focused on two main objectives. The first objective is to provide low-cost communication solutions that operate with a wide variety of network technologies. The second objective is to provide Synergy customers with the best technical support and customer service available in the industry. During the past three years Synergy has kept the Modem Assist Plus modem sharing technology up-to-date with both network and desktop operating systems by releasing several new upgraded versions at prices that make sense. Providing superior technical support by telephone and through on-line services like CompuServe and the Internet has not only helped Synergy cultivate excellent relationships with its customers, but has positioned the company as an authority in the area of remote access. Modem Assist Plus is a software solution that allows phone lines and modems to be shared across the LAN. Modem Assist Plus offers several cost-saving and productivity benefits. Since Modem Assist Plus can easily be set up as a dedicated or non-dedicated communication server by using existing PCs modems and phone lines, the initial investment to set up modem sharing is minimized. The true cost savings from using Modem Assist Plus are realized by optimizing the use of leased telephone lines. Modem Assist Plus also enables users to increase their productivity because they can use communications and fax software from their own desktop instead of walking elsewhere to use a modem. Version 4 is the third major release from Synergy and includes a Windows DDL Client, redirection of any Windows Fax of data communication software, Windows and DOS modem menus, NetWare and NetBIOS/NetBEUI support, dynamic INT14 and NASI support, communication management console, inbound password protection, activity logging, conference calling and automatic time-out. Modem Assist Plus was named Networking Product of the Month in the July 1994 issue of PC World. In 1994 Synergy release their own line of multi-port serial cards based on the 16C554 UART chip. The technology of this new chip allowed Synergy to develop a very compact board, only four inches square, that would support up to four external modems. Because of its small size, the SS-558 is very easy to install -- even in small footprint PCs that are crowded with other peripherals. The SS-554 can simultaneously support four channels at speeds of 115,200 bps while using only one hardware interrupt. In 1995 Synergy released their SS-558 multi-port serial card which incorporates two 16C554 UART chips and supports up to eight simultaneous external connections at speeds of up to 115,200 bps and provided the option of using either one or two hardware interrupts. In early 1995, Synergy Solutions embarked on a strategic relationship with Cheyenne Software by incorporating a 5-user license of Cheyenne's BitWare product into all copies of Modem Assist Plus. This bundle provides users of Modem Assist Plus with the data communication and faxing capabilities of the award- winning BitWare product. Also as a result of Synergy/Cheyenne relationship, Cheyenne Software released BitShare, a network modem sharing product that shares up to four modems on a network.