ARTISOFT BROADENS EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION OF GERMAN VERSIONS OF THE LANTASTIC
LOCAL AREA NETWORK

Artisoft Signs Distributors in Austria, Germany and Switzerland To Carry
Localized Versions

(TUCSON, Ariz.--August 25, 1992)--Artisoft announced today that its German
versions of the LANtastic Local Area Network and other products are now
available through six distributors throughout Austria, Germany and
Switzerland. These distributors carry all Artisoft products, including the
German versions of the LANtastic Local Area Network, LANtastic Starter
Kits, adapters, Software Kits and upgrades.

BC Communications in Switzerland, one of the newest distributors to be
signed, serviced and supported Artisoft products prior to being signed on
as an official distributor in May 1992. BC Communications maintains a
staff of over 18 people and specializes in the communications market. In
addition to the German versions, BC Communications also carries French and
Italian versions of Artisoft products.

"The number of German-speaking consumers in the networking market is
quickly growing, and we are committed to supporting them," commented Mac
McKinley, Artisoft's Director of European Sales & Marketing. "The growth
of our German distributors will undoubtedly fill a need that is very
great."

Also servicing the German market in Switzerland is Swizzi Computer and
Merisel Switzerland. Swizzi Computer also serviced and supported Artisoft
products before becoming an official distributor in January 1992. Merisel
Switzerland, a broad-based distributor with 1,500 dealers, was signed on
by Artisoft last month.

In Germany, Artisoft products are distributed through two distributors,
Microware and Merisel DNS. Microware has been carrying Artisoft's product
line since October 1988, and distributes through 150 dealers in four
regional sales offices. Merisel DNS, a subsidiary of Merisel USA, is a
broad-based distributor with 6,000 dealers. Artisoft signed on Merisel DNS
as an official distributor in March 1992.

Artisoft products can also be found in Austria at Cotronic Computer
Electronic, which signed on as an Artisoft distributor in May 1991. This
high tech distributor has three offices, manned by 27 people and has a
dedicated team supporting the Artisoft product line.

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 peer-to-peer networking
for DOS and Windows environments 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 other Artisoft connectivity products are distributed
in nearly 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. Corporate
602/293-6363. Fax 602/293-8065.
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