ARTISOFT LAUNCHES NEW LANTASTIC RESELLER ALLIANCE PROGRAM

Resellers to Receive Innovative LANtastic Power Source CD-ROM

(TUCSON, AZ--April 24, 1995)--Artisoft, Inc. announced today enhancements
to its reseller partner programs with the creation of the new LANtastic
Reseller Alliance. The alliance is designed to give resellers the most
current tools and information needed to network small and growing
businesses with Artisoft's award-winning family of products. Among the
alliance benefits is the most powerful reseller support tool ever offered
by Artisoft, the new LANtastic Power Source CD-ROM. This interactive,
easy-to-use CD-ROM will give resellers on-line information about Artisoft
products and programs, including evaluation copies of Artisoft software
products, ready-to-print sales literature, technical bulletins, self-paced
training and more. The CD-ROM and a comprehensive kit explaining the
alliance will be distributed this quarter to 17,000 Artisoft resellers.

"The LANtastic Reseller Alliance embodies Artisoft's commitment to our
resellers worldwide, who are a chief strength of the company," said
Artisoft Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Bill Peterson. "Our
reseller partners are a critical component in providing Artisoft
networking solutions to our target market of small and growing businesses.
We are determined to provide our resellers with the best possible programs
and tools for them to effectively serve that market."

"We believe the new LANtastic Power Source CD-ROM is an extremely effective
and easy way to inform and empower our resellers. Never before has
Artisoft offered resellers such a comprehensive, convenient and current
resource for building their businesses," he added.

LANTASTIC RESELLER ALLIANCE PROGRAM

Existing Artisoft resellers will automatically be included in the alliance.
They will receive several new or enhanced benefits as a direct response to
the comments and suggestions made by resellers in an extensive series of
focus groups and surveys conducted by Artisoft. Benefits include the
LANtastic Power Source CD-ROM, Artisoft information via the Internet World
Wide Web, and marketing support through new national advertising and
direct mail campaigns.

LANTASTIC POWER SOURCE CD-ROM

The LANtastic Power Source CD-ROM, which will be updated regularly,
contains the most critical information and tools LANtastic resellers need
to successfully operate their businesses.

It includes the same trouble-shooting database used by Artisoft's internal
award-winning technical support staff; self-paced training on product
features, advantages, benefits and basic troubleshooting; information on
channel programs; news and information such as the NetNews monthly
newsletter and recent press clippings; a catalogue of sales literature
ready for laser printer output; a compatibility listing of third-party
products; sales and marketing information including event schedules and
presentations; spec sheets; and sales guides describing features,
benefits, benchmarks and competitive advantages.

The CD-ROM will also contain evaluation copies of Artisoft's scalable
family of products, which are recognized worldwide as powerful, easy,
affordable and safe networking solutions. Software products on the CD-ROM
include the LANtastic Dedicated Server v1.1 and the LANtastic for OS/2
network operating system. Resellers will also receive a pre-release
version of the recently announced LANtastic Power Suite, a new integrated
product that contains an advanced LANtastic network operating system
combined with leading communications software.

The LANtastic Power Suite consists of six integrated products: the
LANtastic network, Lotus cc:Mail communications software, Lotus Organizer
networked group scheduler and personal information manager (PIM), Cheyenne
Communications BitWare fax and modem communications software, Cheyenne
Communications BitShare modem-sharing and pooling software, and NETCOM
NetCruiser Internet access software.

"The CD-ROM gives resellers the opportunity to thoroughly familiarize
themselves with the products, and to ultimately recommend and install them
with confidence. And because we're including pre-release products, they
get advance knowledge that allows them to be experts before the product
even ships," said Peterson.

"This CD-ROM is unique with no other networking manufacturer using this
medium to present an all-in-one resource that's packed with the tools and
information resellers need on a daily basis," said Sandy Silverberg,
Artisoft Premier Partner reseller and President of Ideasign in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota. "The CD-ROM and Internet home page are going to be
real assets to resellers who need to get their hands on Artisoft's
products or the latest sales and marketing materials," he added.

INTERNET WORLD WIDE WEB

As a complement to the LANtastic Power Source CD-ROM, Artisoft has
implemented a home page on the Internet World Wide Web. By logging into an
Internet service and the artisoft.com address, resellers will have instant
access to a repository of current information ranging from product
specifications and technical bulletins to compatible third-party products.
Resellers will have the advantage of accessing the information from their
office, their home or a customer site.

ADVERTISING AND DIRECT MAIL

An additional alliance benefit is Artisoft's recently launched campaign to
create end user demand by placing more ads in publications read by its
target audience of small and growing businesses. Ads are appearing in
major small business publications such as Inc. and Inc. Technology. Plus,
Artisoft is conducting its largest national direct mail campaign
recommending end users to buy from resellers.

OTHER BENEFITS

Other new or enhanced components of the alliance program are: a recently
announced LANtastic Developer Alliance program certifying the
compatibility of third-party products with the LANtastic network; a
FaxReturn system that is now completely automatic for receiving technical
bulletins with more extensive information; a 24-hour Reseller Comment Line
to voice concerns and suggestions; and Reseller Alliance Tours for advance
training on pre-release products. The first Reseller Alliance Tour will
run from April 29 through May 16 in 19 cities across the United States and
Canada, and will educate resellers on the LANtastic Power Suite.

For more information about the complete LANtastic Reseller Alliance
program, resellers may call 800/809-1249.

Artisoft (Nasdaq "ASFT") is one of the world's leading suppliers of
powerful, easy, affordable and safe networking solutions to small and
growing businesses. The company offers the award-winning LANtastic network
operating system as well as network management, backup and multiplatform
connectivity systems. Artisoft maintains 10 international offices and
distributes its connectivity products in more than 100 countries.

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 520/670-7100. Fax 520/670-7101. # # # (EDITORS' NOTE: For
details on Artisoft's new LANtastic Reseller Alliance Tours, please refer
to a separate release dated April 24, 1995, and with the headline,
"Artisoft Launches First LANtastic Reseller Alliance Tour.")

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