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- [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ]
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- Contact: Joe Waldygo, PR Manager
- Voice: 602/293-4000 ext. 3215
- FAX: 602/293-8065
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- {ARTISOFT ENTERS INTO JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT WITH AALL TECHNOLOGY
- {GROUP TO FORM ARTISOFT JAPAN K.K.
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- Releases Japanese Kanji Version of LANtastic Network Operating
- System
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- (TUCSON, Ariz. -- December 9, 1991) --
- Artisoft, the Tucson-based manufacturer of the award-winning
- LANtastic Local Area Network, announced today that it has entered
- into a joint venture agreement with AALL Technology Group (ATG)
- to form Artisoft Japan K.K. Artisoft also announced the release
- of a Japanese Kanji version of its LANtastic Network Operating
- System for the NEC and PC-compatible markets in Japan.
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- Artisoft Japan K.K. is a subsidiary of Artisoft, Inc. and will
- be responsible for the promotion, marketing, adaptation,
- distribution and technical support of Artisoft products in Japan.
- It will market the LANtastic Local Area Network software through
- master distributors in Japan.
-
- "The formation of Artisoft Japan and the development of a
- Japanese version of the LANtastic network should greatly enhance
- our opportunities for success in that market," commented Jack
- Schoof, Artisoft's President and CEO. "It represents a very
- important step towards expanding Artisoft's global presence."
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-
- ATG K.K. (AALL Technology Group) has been Artisoft's exclusive
- distributor of the LANtastic network in Japan since 1989. They
- have accumulated extensive knowledge and experience with respect
- to LAN products while working on the customization and translation
- of the LANtastic network for the Japanese environment.
-
-
- 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 the leading DOS-based
- peer-to-peer network and has won numerous 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.
-
- For more information about Artisoft or its product line,contact
- Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales
- 800-TINYRAM. Corporate 602/293-4000. Fax 602/293-8065.
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