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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:Joe Waldygo, Director of Marketing & Public
Relations
Voice:602/690-3215
Fax:602/293-8065
ARTISOFT RANKED NUMBER ONE ON BUSINESS WEEK'S ANNUAL
RANKING OF THE TOP 100 SMALL CORPORATIONS
(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(R) 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(R)-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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