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FORMER COMPAQ PRESIDENT MICHAEL SWAVELY JOINS ARTISOFT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Artisoft Also Announces Re-Organization And Promotions

	(TUCSON, AZ -- March 30, 1992) -- Artisoft, Inc., 
announced today that Michael Swavely, the former 
President of Compaq Computer Corporation's North 
American operations, is joining Artisoft's Board of 
Directors. 
	Swavely brings eleven years of executive experience 
with both start-ups and Fortune 100s in the high-tech 
industry. As a key executive in the original start-up 
team of Compaq Computer Corporation, he contributed to 
one of the most successful start-ups in business 
history -- Compaq joined the Fortune 500 in a record 
three years and surpassed $1 billion and $2 billion in 
sales faster than any other company in history. 
Swavely left Compaq in early 1991 and currently serves 
on the Board of Directors and as Strategic Consultant 
for MIPS Computer Systems of Sunnyvale, California. 
	"With his winning track record in high-tech, start-
up companies, we believe Michael Swavely will prove to 
be an excellent addition to the Board," stated Jack 
Schoof (pronounced "shoaf") Artisoft President and 
CEO.
	Artisoft also announced that it has reorganized its 
Sales & Marketing Division to include the management 
of worldwide sales from Tucson as well as the creation 
of a new strategic group, the Business Analysis and 
Alliance Department.
	Dave Hallmen, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, 
will now assume total responsibility for worldwide 
sales including North American, European, Latin 
American and Australian. 
	Ken Davis, former Director of Marketing, is the new 
Director of the Business Alliance and Analysis 
Department, a new strategic group which will be 
responsible for product positioning and building 
alliances within the industry.
	Joe Waldygo, former Public Relations Manager, has 
been promoted to Director of Marketing & Public 
Relations and will assume responsibility for Marketing 
Communications, Product Marketing and Public 
Relations.
	Mac McKinley has been promoted to Director of North 
American Sales and will be in charge of Artisoft's 
Business Development Group, Inside Sales, Customer 
Service, Telemarketing and Major Accounts.
	Eileen Daily, former Product Manager in 
Engineering, has been promoted to Director of Product 
Management. Daily, who has been with the company since 
1988, will be responsible for maintaining and updating 
Artisoft's core group of products.
	Artisoft also announced that Adrian King, former 
Vice President of Engineering, has resigned from 
Artisoft to pursue other interests. King's 
responsibilities have been reassigned to Alex 
Karahalios, Vice President of Research & Development 
and Eileen Daily, Director of Product Management.
	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 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. 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/TINY RAM. 
Fax 602/293-8065. Corporate 602/293-4000. 
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