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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe Stunkard, PR Manager
Voice: 602/670-7145
FAX: 602/670-7101
MICROAGE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WILLIAM KEIPER JOINS
ARTISOFT
(TUCSON, AZ -- January 25, 1993) -- Artisoft, Inc., announced
today that William C. Keiper, President and Chief Operating Officer
of MicroAge, Inc., has joined Artisoft as its President and Chief
Operating Officer. Keiper will also serve as a member of
Artisoft's Board of Directors.
Keiper served as President and Chief Operating Officer of
MicroAge from 1988 until today. During his tenure with MicroAge,
the company grew from $140 million to over $1 billion in annual
revenues, and from 150 to 1,500 locations worldwide. From 1986 to
1988, Keiper acted as Group Vice President of MicroAge's
Franchising Division. He resigned from MicroAge effective January
25, 1993 to assume his role as Artisoft's President and Chief
Operating Officer.
"We are delighted to have William Keiper as part of our
management team. His experience with a high-growth technology
company makes him the ideal candidate to manage the many issues
facing Artisoft today," stated Jack Schoof, Artisoft Chairman and
CEO. Keiper will assume the position of President formerly
occupied by Schoof. Schoof will continue to serve as Artisoft's
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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- and Windows-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/TINY RAM. Fax 602/293-8065. Corporate 602/293-4000. #
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