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- (TUCSON, Ariz.--May 20, 1992)--Artisoft, Inc. is ranked as this year's
- number one Hot Growth company on Business Week's annual list of America's
- top 100 small companies. This list appeared in the May 25,1992 issue of
- Business Week magazine.
-
- Business Week's Hot Growth companies are ranked according to their
- three-year results in sales growth, earnings growth and return on invested
- capital. Based on the latest three years, Artisoft's average annual rate
- of sales growth is 171.3% and average annual rate of earnings growth is
- 321.2%. Based on the latest three years' return on invested capital,
- Artisoft's average annual rate of profitability is 64.3%.
-
- Artisoft, Inc., founded in 1982 by C. John (Jack) Schoof II, 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 the DOS-based peer-to-peer network market 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 sold domestically through over 12,000
- authorized resellers and are distributed in over 70 countries worldwide.
- The company itself has grown to over 400 employees today.
-
- To qualify for inclusion on the Hot Growth companies list, a company has to
- have annual sales of more than $10 million and less than $150 million, a
- current market value greater than $1 million, a current stock price
- greater than $2, and be actively traded. Banks, insurers, real estate
- firms and utilities are excluded.
-
- Sales for Business Week's top 100 small businesses grew 48.3% vs. 6.2% for
- the Standard & Poor's industrial-stock index. Earnings advanced 100.9%,
- compared with a decline of 14.3% for the industrials. Return on invested
- capital for the Hot Growth companies increased 24.8% vs. 10.1% for the
- industrials.
-
- 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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