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- (TUCSON, AZ--March 19, 1992)--Artisoft, Inc. announced today that it has
- begun shipping LANtastic for NetWare v4.1. This product, which provides
- Novell NetWare users with the LANtastic v4.1's peer-to-peer networking
- features, now offers increased performance as well as additional feature
- enhancements to System Manager and printing capabilities.
-
- "The LANtastic for NetWare software provides a low-cost, easy-to-use
- solution for Novell users wanting the features, peripheral-sharing and
- flexibility of a peer-to-peer network," said Jack Schoof (pronounced
- "shoaf"), Artisoft President and CEO.
-
- Three important features will improve the speed and efficiency of the
- LANtastic Local Area Network--resource caching, random access caching and
- delayed record-locking. Other new features of LANtastic v4.1 include new
- System Manager features, immediate despooling, enhanced printer queue
- display, new NET PRINT switches, new print resources parameters, automatic
- login to servers, login to multiple servers with one command, hot keys to
- menu items, and enhanced NET HELP display.
-
- LANtastic for NetWare v4.1 is available at $499 per network and supports up
- to 300 users. Registered LANtastic for NetWare v4.0 users can upgrade to
- v4.1 through Artisoft or any Authorized Artisoft Five Star Dealer for free
- upon proof of registration.
-
- 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.
-
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- (TUCSON, Ariz.--April 7, 1992) -- Artisoft, Inc. announced today an
- agreement with Compudyne to package the LANtastic Network Operating System
- with Compudyne computer systems at CompUSA stores nationwide.
-
- "This offer will be very attractive to purchasers, who will instantly have
- the power of networking on these systems," said Dave Hallmen, Artisoft's
- Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "Users will have the option of adding
- their choice of hardware connections to build a network anywhere in size
- from 2 to 300 PCs."
-
- CompUSA will preload Artisoft's LANtastic Network Operating System on
- Compudyne computer systems so that users can immediately create a slotless
- 2-PC network with the purchase of serial or parallel cabling. Users also
- have the option of purchasing LANtastic 2Mbps or Artisoft Ethernet
- adapters, also available through CompUSA stores, to build local area
- networks up to 300 PCs.
-
- "We believe that 1992 will be the year of the local area networking
- explosion," said Stephen Dukker, Compudyne's President and CompUSA's Vice
- President. "Prepackaging network-ready PCs is our first step in helping to
- place networked computers at every desk in every business."
-
- CompUSA, Inc. is the leading operator of large format computer superstores.
- It operates more than 25 stores across the U.S. and offers over 5,000
- microcomputer hardware, software and related products at significant
- discount pricing. These products carry such names as Apple, Dell,
- Panasonic, Toshiba, Microsoft, Borland and Word Perfect.
-
- Compudyne is the manufacturing and distribution arm of CompUSA. It also
- markets its product line through a mail order subsidiary, Compudyne
- Direct. For more information about Compudyne, contact Compudyne, 1515lA
- Surveyor Blvd., Addison, TX, 75244. Corporate 214/702-5600. Sales
- 800-932-COMP.
-
- 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-TINYRAM. Fax
- 602/293-8065. Corporate 602/293-4000.
-
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