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- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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- Contact: Joe Waldygo, PR Manager
- Voice: 602/690-3215
- FAX: 602/293-8065
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- ARTISOFT(TM) NOW SHIPPING LANTASTIC« FOR NETWARE« NETWORK SOFTWARE
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- Adds Peer-to-Peer Features, Low-Cost Expansion and Backup for
- Novell's NetWare -- Call 1-800-TINY-RAM For More Information
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- (TUCSON, Ariz. -- December 23, 1991) -- Artisoft, the leader
- in peer-to-peer technology with its LANtastic« Local Area Network,
- has begun shipping its LANtastic for NetWare software which
- provides Novell« NetWare« users with the LANtastic network's
- peer-to-peer features. It also allows Novell network users to
- expand their network without purchasing an expensive NetWare
- upgrade and acts as a valuable backup network that keeps operating
- when the NetWare server is down or being serviced. The LANtastic
- for NetWare software sells for $499 and supports up to 300 users.
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- Artisoft's LANtastic for NetWare network runs on top of
- Novell's NetBIOS emulation and requires Novell's NetBIOS to
- operate. It allows Novell NetWare network users to share their
- local hardware and software resources with others on the network
- while maintaining connection to the dedicated Novell server.
- Individuals, corporate workgroups and even large departments will
- be able to overlay NetWare's centralized structure and
- administration to easily permit localized control of and access to
- programs, data, printers, hard drives, CD-ROMs and other shared
- resources.
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- The LANtastic for NetWare software also allows Novell users to
- add PCs to the network beyond the limitations of their NetWare
- version, eliminating the immediate need for an expensive NetWare
- upgrade. Although the number of users accessing the NetWare server
- at any one time would still be determined by the specific NetWare
- version's limitations, users could be added to the LANtastic for
- NetWare network simply by installing network adapters and cabling.
- This gives Novell network users a cost-effective way to add network
- users and upgrade to a larger-user version of NetWare if and when
- they need to, and when they can afford it.
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- The LANtastic for NetWare network can also serve as a backup
- when the NetWare server of network goes down or is being serviced.
- Because it will not go down when the NetWare network is down, it
- can function as a safety net, maintaining vital network-dependent
- business and departmental operations as well as increasing employee
- productivity through less down time.
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- "The LANtastic for NetWare software provides a low-cost,
- easy-to-use solution for Novell users wanting the features,
- peripheral-sharing and flexibility of a peer-to-peer network," said
- Jack Schoof, Artisoft's President and CEO. "It also lets them
- inexpensively expand their network and gives them a backup network
- that keeps running when the Novell server or network goes down or
- is being serviced."
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- The LANtastic for NetWare e-mail feature will even allow
- NetWare users to add voice mail capabilities across the network by
- adding Artisoft's Sounding BoardTM adapters to network PCs. The
- Sounding Board adapter is a low-cost, IBM«-compatible expansion
- adapter with a telephone-style handset that converts between
- audio/voice signals and a digital data stream. When used with the
- LANtastic network, it provides voice mail and voice chat
- capabilities across the network. The Sounding Board adapters are
- priced at $99 for ISA bus and $199 for Micro Channel.
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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 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.
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- For more information about Artisoft or its product line,
- contact Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704.
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- Sales 800/TINYRAM.
- Fax 602/293-8065.
- Corporate 602/293-4000.
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