     
       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.  
