Artisoft Announces Agreements with Netscape and CompuServe 

Focus on Internet for Small Business

(TUCSON, AZ-April 2, 1996)-Artisoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASFT) announced today
two technology licensing agreements, one from Netscape Communications
Corp. for Netscape Navigator Internet client software, and a separate
agreement with SPRY, CompuServe's Internet Division, for SPRYNET Internet
access service. These technologies are expected to be incorporated
together into certain future Artisoft products specifically designed to
provide Internet access for small business network users.

According to a recent MCI-Gallup survey, the number of small businesses
using the Internet will double this year, increasing from 21% in 1995 to
42% in 1996. 

"Many of our small business networking customers recognize the growing need
for Internet access that is both easy to use and affordable," said Bill
Peterson, Artisoft vice president of corporate marketing. "Who better to
bring small business into the cyber world? Our vast distribution channels
let us offer products to the widest possible small business audience. And,
by combining reliable, affordable Internet access through SPRYNET with
Netscape's Internet browsing capabilities into our products, Artisoft is
adding to its technology portfolio, becoming a leading provider of not
only networking products but Internet technology as well. We also expect
to be able to use these technologies across our entire line of
communications products by year's end." 

"The Internet is rapidly being adopted by small business as an efficient
and cost-effective tool to help them be more productive," said Bob
Lisbonne, vice president client product marketing at Netscape. "Our
agreement uses Artisoft's well-established channels to give their five
million customers easy access to Netscape Navigator, with its wide range
of advanced features, including email and support for Java and
Javascript." 

Netscape Navigator 2.0 integrates a full suite of Internet applications
including electronic mail, threaded discussion groups, and
state-of-the-art navigation capabilities - and provides advanced features
such as rich layout support, support for Java and Javascript and Live
Objects , all of which give users access to a new generation of live,
online applications. 

"By partnering with Artisoft, which has millions of customers and 20,000
resellers worldwide, SPRY can broaden its customer base among small
businesses across the globe," said Tim Oren, vice president and general
manager of SPRY, CompuServe's Internet Division. "As more small businesses
realize the value of Internet access, we're ideally positioned to offer
them the same services and advantages of the Internet widely used by
larger organizations." 

SPRYNET supplies fast and reliable local dial-up access in more than 93
percent of the United States through CompuServe's global data network.
SPRYNET provides an instant connection to the Internet through a World
Wide Web community that features tips for exploration as well as 24-hour,
online technical support on Internet software and services. CompuServe is
the world's single largest Internet access and service provider.

About Artisoft 

Artisoft leads the industry in providing easy-to-use, affordable
networking, remote communications and computer telephony solutions for
business. Chosen by nearly five million users worldwide to connect and
share computer resources, Artisoft solutions include the award-winning
LANtastic. family of networking products, and the INSYNC. family of remote
communication products, including CoSession Remote and ModemShare.
Dedicated to the development of easy-to-use tools and applications for
Windows telephony, Artisoft's computer telephony solutions include Visual
Voice, Visual Fax, and Otto. The company maintains nine offices outside
the United States, and distributes its products in more than 100
countries. 

For more information, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 2202 N. Forbes Blvd.,
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 OnCall fax-on-demand system;
call 800/758-5804 and enter company number 107158.

About Netscape

Netscape Communications Corporation is a premier provider of open software
for linking people and information over enterprise networks and the
Internet. The company offers a full line of Netscape clients, servers,
development tools, and commercial applications to create a complete
platform for next-generation, live online applications. Traded on NASDAQ
under the symbol "NSCP," Netscape Communications Corporation is based in
Mountain View, California. 

Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available
on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to
info@netscape.com or by calling 415/528-2555 (corporate users) or
415/528-3777 (individuals). About CompuServe 

CompuServe is an H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) company. Founded in 1955, H&R Block
is a diversified services company and the world's leader in tax
preparation and online services. H&R Block Tax Services handled almost one
in every seven returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service in 1995,
serving 17.1 million taxpayers in more than 9,500 offices worldwide.
CompuServe operates the most comprehensive online network in the world,
providing services to more than 950 corporate accounts and more than 4.7
million users in more than 185 countries.
 
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