Artisoft Strengthens Senior Management Team With Addition of Four Industry Experts.

Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000

Artisoft(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: ASFT), a recognized leader in providing easy-to-use, affordable computer telephony solutions for small- to medium-size businesses and corporate branch offices, today announced the hiring of four new vice presidents to its senior management team. The new executives are Jonathan Ross, vice president of sales; Carol Meier, vice president of marketing; Jerry Barlow, vice president of customer service; and, Greg Burningham, vice president of business development. These additions will help Artisoft manage its current and expected growth in the rapidly accelerating software-PBX marketplace.

"These talented executives will allow us to expand on the tremendous success we've achieved in the computer telephony business over the past two years and ensure our continued leadership in this market," said Steve Manson, general manager and senior vice president of Artisoft. "Their added expertise will enable us to put greater emphasis on broadening distribution channels, increasing product awareness, expanding customer service offerings and establishing new partnerships."

Executive Backgrounds

Jonathan Ross, vice president of sales, joined Artisoft in January and has over 20 years high technology sales experience -- covering voice, data and video products. Prior to joining Artisoft, Jonathan was senior sales director for Ezenia! where he built a sales team and was responsible for generating the company's revenues through OEMs, distributors, service providers and VARs. He also served as district sales manager for BBN Communications, now known as GTE Internetworking, and has held senior sales positions with Jupiter Technology and IBM/Rolm.

Carol Meier, vice president of marketing, has a proven track record for marketing high-growth telephony product lines. Prior to joining Artisoft, Carol was vice president of marketing for GN Netcom, Inc., where she was responsible for developing the marketing infrastructure and overseeing product, communications, channel and new business development programs. Carol was also assistant vice president of marketing at Boston Technology, and has held senior marketing positions with PMA Communications and AT&T.

Jerry Barlow, vice president of customer service, brings a wealth of experience in building and managing mission-critical technical support centers. Prior to joining Artisoft, Jerry was northeast operations director for Winstar Telecommunications where he built the company's customer support function. He was also vice president of customer service operations for Innovative Telecom Corporation where he designed and implemented the operations group and initiated a quality control center and inbound customer call center. Jerry has also held service and support management positions at Sprint Communications and ITT Telecommunications Systems Division.

Greg Burningham, vice president of business development, has extensive sales and operations experience working for both voice and data communications companies. Before joining Artisoft, Greg was a management consultant for various leading international companies, and served as executive vice president and general manager for a privately held telecom/datacom company. Greg also has been president of AI/FOCS, a computer and data communications company, and held senior sales management positions at MCI WorldCom.

About Artisoft

Artisoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASFT) of Cambridge, Mass., is a recognized leader in providing easy-to-use, affordable computer telephony and communications software solutions for small- to medium-size businesses. Artisoft's innovative software products have received more than 100 industry awards including "Product of the Year", "Best of Show" and "Editors" Choice" by PC Magazine, VARBusiness, Computer Telephony Magazine and CTI Magazine among others. The company distributes its products in more than 100 countries around the world.

For more information, please call Artisoft at 800-914-9985 or visit http://www.artisoft.com.

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