FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Bob Fitzpatrick, 
Director of Investor Relations
Voice: 602/690-3558
Fax: 602/293-8065
MCI Mail: FITZP

ARTISOFT'S SALES, NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE AT 
RECORD LEVELS IN QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1992

(TUCSON, Ariz. -- April 16, 1992) -- Artisoft, Inc. 
announced today that its sales, net income, and 
earnings per share were at record levels for the three 
months ended March 31, 1992, the third quarter of the 
company's current fiscal year.

Sales for the period were $20,274,000, an increase of 
96 percent over the $10,354,000 recorded in the same 
quarter a year earlier.

Net income, at $3,588,000, was 71 percent above last 
year's $2,098,000 for the same period. Per share 
earnings for the 1992 quarter, at 21 cents, also a 
record high, were 40 percent above the 15 cents 
recorded a year earlier.

C. John Schoof II, Artisoft's President and CEO, said 
the improved earnings were the result of a greater 
penetration of Artisoft products in the local area 
network market. He attributed the success to greater 
appreciation of Artisoft products by buyers of 
networking systems. During the quarter, Artisoft 
introduced LANtastic(R) version 4.1, an improved 
version of its award-winning LANtastic network 
operating system.

In the first nine months of the 1992 fiscal year, 
sales, net income and earnings per share have already 
exceeded the levels achieved for all of fiscal 1991.

Sales for the nine months ended March 31, 1992, were 
$51,787,000, an increase of 82 percent over the 
$28,481,000 reported for the same nine months a year 
earlier. Earnings for the first nine months, at 
$8,999,000, were 90 percent above the $4,728,000 
earned in the year earlier period. Earnings per share 
for the current fiscal year to date were 55 cents 
compared to 34 cents for the year earlier period.

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 recognized as the leader in the 
DOS-based peer-to-peer network market and has won 
numerous industry awards for its cost-effective 
features, performance and ease of use. 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. The LANtastic 
network and Artisoft's other connectivity products are 
distributed in over 70 countries worldwide.

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

# # #  


(MORE)