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ARTISOFT(R), INC. ACQUIRES MODEM SHARING TECHNOLOGY
(TUCSON, AZ -- November 28, 1995) -- Artisoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:
ASFT) today announced it has acquired substantially all of the
assets of Synergy Solutions, Inc. in a cash transaction valued at
$1.3 million. The principal assets acquired are modem sharing and
communications software which enable modem and phone line sharing
across a local area network.
William C. Keiper, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
said, "The ability for people in a workgroup to access one or a
limited number of modems or phone lines is important to their
productivity. The technology and products we have acquired from
Synergy provides an immediate foundation for delivering this
capability through the Artisoft channels of distribution. The
Synergy products, including Modem Assist Plus, operate with a wide
variety of network technologies, and enable optimized use of
leased telephone lines. We have previously indicated our
intention to be more comprehensive in our approach to addressing
the communications requirements of workgroups in small and mid-
sized businesses, and the acquisition of the Synergy products and
technology is another step in this direction."
Mr. Keiper also stated, "The ability for workgroups to
access the external world of on-line services and the Internet can
be improved by the communications software which is available
within the local area network for accessing those resources.
Because many businesses have a single or a limited number of phone
lines, the Synergy technology is an enabler for accessing the
highly distributed resources available outside the local area
network."
For more information on Synergy Solutions, Inc., a
backgrounder is attached to this press release.
Artisoft is the world's leading supplier of easy-to-use,
powerful and affordable networking solutions designed to increase
connectivity and communications within and between small and mid-
sized businesses. The company offers the award-winning LANtastic
network operating system as well as network management, backup and
multiplatform connectivity systems. Artisoft maintains nine
offices outside the United States, and distributes its
connectivity products in more than 100 countries.
For more information about Artisoft or its product line,
contact Artisoft, Inc. at 2202 North Forbes Boulevard, Tucson, AZ
85745. Sales Consultation Center 800/233-5564. Corporate
520/670-7100. Fax 520/670-7101. World Wide Web home page
http://www.artisoft.com. Recent Artisoft press releases are
available at no charge through PR Newswire's Company News On-Call
fax-on-demand system; call 800/758-5804 and enter company number
107158.
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Synergy Solutions, Inc.
Backgrounder
Synergy Solutions, Inc. was founded in October of 1992 to
develop, market and support a line of network synchronous
communication products that would be easy-to-use and affordable
for network users. Synergy's first product, Modem Assist Plus,
positioned Synergy as one of the early leaders in the network
modem sharing market. Over time, Synergy developed several
complementary communication products including a data
communications package called INSYNC and the SS-554 and SS-558
multi-port serial cards.
Synergy Solutions was initially founded as a sales,
marketing and support organization for the modem sharing
technology developed by Softwarehouse Corporation of California.
Softwarehouse developed and owned the core technology of Modem
Assist Plus and for the first two years Synergy licensed the
technology from Softwarehouse. On January 1, 1995, Synergy and
Softwarehouse announced a merger of the two companies bringing all
of the technology under the Modem Assist Plus name. The merger
between the two companies opened up several key strategic
relationships helping Synergy Solutions more than double 1994
revenues in 1995.
Synergy has been focused on two main objectives. The first
objective is to provide low-cost communication solutions that
operate with a wide variety of network technologies. The second
objective is to provide Synergy customers with the best technical
support and customer service available in the industry. During
the past three years Synergy has kept the Modem Assist Plus modem
sharing technology up-to-date with both network and desktop
operating systems by releasing several new upgraded versions at
prices that make sense. Providing superior technical support by
telephone and through on-line services like CompuServe and the
Internet has not only helped Synergy cultivate excellent
relationships with its customers, but has positioned the company
as an authority in the area of remote access.
Modem Assist Plus is a software solution that allows phone
lines and modems to be shared across the LAN. Modem Assist Plus
offers several cost-saving and productivity benefits. Since Modem
Assist Plus can easily be set up as a dedicated or non-dedicated
communication server by using existing PCs modems and phone lines,
the initial investment to set up modem sharing is minimized. The
true cost savings from using Modem Assist Plus are realized by
optimizing the use of leased telephone lines. Modem Assist Plus
also enables users to increase their productivity because they can
use communications and fax software from their own desktop instead
of walking elsewhere to use a modem.
Version 4 is the third major release from Synergy and
includes a Windows DDL Client, redirection of any Windows Fax of
data communication software, Windows and DOS modem menus, NetWare
and NetBIOS/NetBEUI support, dynamic INT14 and NASI support,
communication management console, inbound password protection,
activity logging, conference calling and automatic time-out. Modem
Assist Plus was named Networking Product of the Month in the July
1994 issue of PC World.
In 1994 Synergy release their own line of multi-port serial
cards based on the 16C554 UART chip. The technology of this new
chip allowed Synergy to develop a very compact board, only four
inches square, that would support up to four external modems.
Because of its small size, the SS-558 is very easy to install --
even in small footprint PCs that are crowded with other
peripherals. The SS-554 can simultaneously support four channels
at speeds of 115,200 bps while using only one hardware interrupt.
In 1995 Synergy released their SS-558 multi-port serial card which
incorporates two 16C554 UART chips and supports up to eight
simultaneous external connections at speeds of up to 115,200 bps
and provided the option of using either one or two hardware
interrupts.
In early 1995, Synergy Solutions embarked on a strategic
relationship with Cheyenne Software by incorporating a 5-user
license of Cheyenne's BitWare product into all copies of Modem
Assist Plus. This bundle provides users of Modem Assist Plus with
the data communication and faxing capabilities of the award-
winning BitWare product. Also as a result of Synergy/Cheyenne
relationship, Cheyenne Software released BitShare, a network modem
sharing product that shares up to four modems on a network.