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     (s3BSUNIL PADIYAR TO JOIN ARTISOFT, INC. AS V.P. OF ENGINEERING(s0B
 
      (TUCSON, AZ -- April 8, 1993) -- Artisoft, Inc. announced today that
      Sunil Padiyar will join the company as Vice President of Engineering,
      reporting to William Keiper, President and Chief Operating Officer.
 
      Mr. Padiyar was most recently Director of Software Engineering  
      Netware Operating Systems for Novell, Inc. (Provo, Utah) and
      previously held several other positions with Novell. In his most
      recent position, he had responsibility for overseeing the development
      of Novell's Netware 4.0, and for continuing development of Netware
      3.11.
 
      Prior to joining Novell, Mr. Padiyar was a systems engineer and
      project manager for Unisys Cyberware (Farmington Hills, Michigan). Mr.
      Padiyar holds a B.S.E.E. from Bangalore University in India, and an
      MBA from the University of Iowa.
 
      Jack Schoof, Chairman and CEO, said "We are delighted to have Sunil on
      our team. He has proven experience as a developer and manager, and
      will provide significant engineering leadership for Artisoft."
 
      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
      also offers multiplatform connectivity solutions for NetWare(R),
      Macintosh(R) and TCP/IP systems. It allows up to 500 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 its products in over 70
      countries worldwide and maintains international offices in the
      Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Latin
      America, Canada, Australia and Japan.
 
      For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact
      Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales
      800/846-9726, ext. 611. Corporate 602/293-4000. Fax 602/293-8065.
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