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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
- (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 ArtisoftTM products in Japan. It will market the LANtastic Local Area
- Network software through master distributors in Japan. "The formation of
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- 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." ATG K.K.
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- ATG (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.
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- 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.
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- 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. # # #