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ARTISOFT WINS TWO READER'S CHOICE AWARDS FOR LANTASTIC(R) LOCAL
AREA NETWORK SOFTWARE & ARTISOFT(TM) HARDWARE 

(TUCSON, AZ -- December 7, 1992) -- Artisoft, Inc. announced today
that it has won two top awards for its LANtastic Local Area Network
software and Artisoft hardware products. In two award presentations
at COMDEX, Artisoft was honored with PC World's 1992 World Class
Award for LAN Operating Systems for the LANtastic Local Area
Network, and Reseller Management's Reader's Choice Award for
Networking Hardware for Artisoft's AE-2TM Ethernet adapter.

"These reader's choice awards are especially important because they
validate our commitment to addressing users' needs." said Joe
Waldygo, Artisoft's Director of Marketing and Public Relations. "We
are dedicated to providing functional, low-cost and easy- to-use
products to the reseller and enduser, and when they show that they
appreciate your products, you know you're doing the right thing."

PC World's tenth annual World Class Awards program required readers
to fax in the names of their favorite products in 42 categories,
from the top desktop PC to the most useful utility. Runners up to
the LANtastic network in the LAN Operating System category included
Novell's NetWare(R) 3.xx, 2.xx and  NetWare LiteTM, and Microsoft's
LAN Manager(TM). This marks Artisoft's 4th top award from PC World,
with others including the 1992 Best Buy Award for Peer-to- Peer
LANs and the 1989 Best Buy Award for Low-Cost LANs.

For its fifth annual Reader's Choice Awards, Reseller Management
sent ballots to its readers with the August issue and by the
September 15th deadline, thousands of resellers had sent in their
votes for the Best-To-Sell Products of 1992. Reseller Management
reports that in the past four years, the criteria resellers most
frequently cited for their product selections included profit
margin, product availability, dealer support, performance,
competitive pricing, and dealer/vendor programs. 

Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of innovative, cost-
effective network communication solutions including the LANtastic
Local Area Network. Recognized as the leader in peer-to-peer
networking for DOS and Windows(TM) environments, the LANtastic
network now offers multiplatform connectivity solutions for
NetWare, TCP/IP and Macintosh(R) 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 the
LANtastic network and its other connectivity products in over 70
countries worldwide and maintains international offices in the
Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Latin
America, Australia and Japan.

For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact
Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704.
Sales 800-TINYRAM. Corporate 602/293-6363. Fax 602/293-8065.