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- {August 15, 1991 Artisoft Shatters the Myth!}
-
- Talk is cheap. As Artisoft network and NetMedia products take their
- foothold in the marketplace, some of the talk distorts the purpose, the
- applications and the effectiveness of our products. We are not above
- acknowledging valid criticism. But when we hear our products
- misrepresented, we feel obliged to set the record straight. We are doing
- more than correcting errors. We have launched a major advertising
- campaign to permanently "Shatter the Myth." Such as:
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- <->Myth:<-> Artisoft 's LANtastic is not suitable for a network larger than
- a handful of PCs.
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- <->Fact:<-> It's certainly true that much of our success is based on the
- principle that small is better. Our small RAM and small price made
- LANtastic the popular success it has become. It's even true that
- most LANtastic installations are small networks, because the quick
- and easy software is simple enough for small businesses who can't
- afford on-staff technicians to nurse the network. But it's also true
- that LANtastic supports up to 300 nodes.
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- LANtastic installations are all over the world. They're especially popular in
- universities, from the Ivy League to the PAC-10. Many of America's largest
- corporations use LANtastic, as do the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and
- Marines. LANtastic connects the U.S. Departments of Agriculture,
- Commerce, Energy, Interior and Transportation. LANtastic is even at work
- at NASA, the U.S. Olympic Committee and the United Nations.
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- <->Myth:<-> Artisoft is too small and unstable for business to rely on for
- critical equipment and continued support.
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- <->Fact:<-> That tale is simply out of date--way out of date. Established
- in 1982, Artisoft has, for the last two consecutive years, ranked in
- the top 25% of Inc. Magazine's 500 fastest- growing, privately-held
- companies. With an installed base of hundreds of thousands of
- nodes, with annual sales at $21 million last fiscal year, and that
- figure already surpassed in fiscal 1991, and with more than 260
- people on staff, it's clear Artisoft is neither small nor unstable.
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- Probably the best measure of our success is how much more seriously
- our competitors treat us every year.
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