Artisoft's LANtastic(R) system wins PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award for Small-Business Networking.TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 1995--Artisoft, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ASFT ASFT Airport Surface Friction Tester ) announced today that its LANtastic network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. v6.0 has won PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award for Small-Business Networks. This review of the top small-business networks appears in the May 30, 1995 issue of PC Magazine, and is based on criteria such as file and printer sharing An operational state in a computer that lets other users in the network copy files and use the printer. See file sharing. ; installation and management; interoperability; and scalability. The LANtastic network was chosen over Microsoft's Windows(TM) for Workgroups v3.11 and Performance Technology's POWERLan(R) v3.1. In previous years, PC Magazine had reviewed top local area networks under the category of peer-to-peer networking See peer-to-peer network. , but changed the category label for 1995 to small-business networking. The LANtastic network was a five-time winner of PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award under the peer-to- peer networking category. "Artisoft is extremely pleased that the LANtastic network has been named for the sixth time as a PC Magazine Editors' Choice," said Artisoft Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Bill Peterson William E. "Bill" Peterson (born 1920; died August 5, 1993) was an American football coach. His career included head coaching stops at Florida State, Rice University and with the Houston Oilers. . "This recognition underscores the value of the LANtastic system as the ideal solution for our selected target market of small and growing businesses," he added. In its review PC Magazine stated, "Still leading after all these years For the film, see . "After All These Years" is the fifth and final single released by rock band Silverchair from their fourth album, Diorama, which was released in 2002, while "After All These Years" was released in 2003. : Artisoft's LANtastic Network Operating System is easy to use and Version 6.0 delivers the most complete range of features among these three packages ... as a purchase that will grow with you, LANtastic is the excellent choice here." The review also stated, "Artisoft's LANtastic is not only the most popular and one of the fastest small-business networks, it also includes more workgroup features and functionality than any other NOS." The LANtastic network was cited by the magazine for good security features for file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. , easy installation, solid interoperability with other network operating systems, the ability to scale natively with a 32-bit server, and built-in support for a range of clients, including DOS, Microsoft(R) Windows, IBM's OS/2(R) and Macintosh(R). Pricing for the LANtastic network starts at $119 (MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) ) for a single node. "Given the broad range of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. supported by the LANtastic network and the Artisoft(R) scalable family of products, small business customers can turn to Artisoft for satisfying their networking needs," Peterson said. According to Link Resources, Artisoft is the fastest growing provider of small business networks. In two other surveys, Artisoft was ranked as the leader in 1994 peer-to-peer network shipments, claiming 39.4% of the market in an International Data Corporation study and 40% in a Computer Intelligence InfoCorp review. Artisoft is one of the world's leading suppliers of powerful, easy, affordable and safe networking solutions to small and growing businesses. The company offers the award-winning LANtastic network operating system as well as network management, backup and multiplatform connectivity systems. Artisoft maintains 10 international offices and distributes its connectivity products in more than 100 countries. For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 2202 N. Forbes Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85745. Sales 800/233-5564. Corporate 520/670-7100. Fax 520/670-7101. CONTACT: Artisoft Inc., Tucson Joe Stunkard, 520/670-7145 Fax: 520/670-7101; MCI Mail: 532-6657 |
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