Artisoft co-sponsors Arizona Special Olympics 17th Annual Holiday Classic; Opening ceremonies begin Dec. 2.TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1994--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 ) Wednesday announced that it is co-sponsoring the Arizona Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. 17th Annual Holiday Classic in Tucson on Dec. 2-3. For the second consecutive year, Artisoft is sponsoring the opening ceremonies and bowling competition. The opening ceremonies begin with the March of Athletes and lighting of the Flame of Hope 1. The Flame of Hope is a flame that was lit in 1989 as a tribute to Dr. Frederick Banting, who in 1922 discovered insulin, and all the people that have lost their lives to diabetes. The flame will remain lit until there is a cure for diabetes. at 7 p.m., Dec. 2, at Cholla cholla Any cactus of the genus Opuntia, native to North and South America, having needlelike spines partly enclosed in a papery sheath. Chollas vary greatly in size and have small flowers, sometimes chartreuse and inconspicuous, but usually of more striking colors. O. High School, 2001 W. 22nd St. The bowling competition begins Dec. 2 at 12:30 p.m. with unified competition at Lucky Strike Bowl, 4015 E. Speedway Blvd., and junior competition at Cactus Bowl, 1630 S. Alvernon Way. Bowling continues at Lucky Strike Bowl on Dec. 3 with senior and adult competition at 9 a.m. "Artisoft is pleased to participate in this event which gives Special Olympics athletes the opportunity to realize success through sports," said Artisoft Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Joel J. Kocher. "It is especially gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to work with our community to benefit these special athletes," he added. "Arizona Special Olympics is honored to have Artisoft as one of the key sponsors for the Holiday Classic," said John Coomer, executive director for Arizona Special Olympics. "By sponsoring these events, Artisoft helps provide quality athletic competition for more than 700 Arizona adults and children with mental disabilities," he said. The Holiday Classic is an amateur sporting event in which athletes with mental disabilities participate in an officially sanctioned state-level competition in four sports, each requiring prior training and local competition to qualify. In addition to bowling, the Holiday Classic also includes competition in roller skating on Dec. 2 at Skate Country East, 7980 E. 22nd St., and cycling and soccer on Dec. 3 at Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. Artisoft Inc. is one of the world's leading suppliers of scalable, cost-effective networking solutions to small and growing businesses. The company offers the award-winning LANtastic(R) 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. as well as network management, backup and multiplatform connectivity systems. Under the combined Artisoft(R) and Eagle Technology(TM) brand names, the company is also one of the world's leading providers of Ethernet adapters. Artisoft maintains 12 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 602/670-7100. Fax 602/670-7101. CONTACT: Artisoft Inc., Tucson
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