SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) November 8, 1996
ARTISOFT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000 - 19462 86-0446453
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2202 North Forbes Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85745
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(520) 670-7100
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
This EDGAR filed document contains 5 pages.
Index to Exhibits located at page 2 hereof.
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5. Other Events.
On November 8, 1996, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
the resignation of Joel J. Kocher as President and Chief Operating
Officer effective November 8, 1996. The press release is being filed as
an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
1. Registrant's Press Release dated November 8, 1996.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 8, 1996
ARTISOFT, INC.
By /s/ William C. Keiper
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William C. Keiper
President, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
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Media Contact: Gary Acord
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Voice: 520/670-7103
E-mail: [email protected]
Kocher to Leave Artisoft
(TUCSON, AZ - November 8, 1996) - Artisoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASFT) today
announced that Joel J. Kocher will leave the company effective November 8, 1996.
Mr. Kocher is returning to Austin, Texas, and will be joining a company based
there in the near future. Kocher joined the company two years ago from Dell
Computer Corporation. He has served as President of the company since October
1995, reporting to William C. Keiper, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Keiper will serve as President of the company, in addition to his
current roles as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Keiper said, "Over the
past two years, Joel has been a key contributor to the transformation of
Artisoft. During his tenure, he has helped to build a strong team, and we wish
him all the best as he moves on in his career."
Artisoft leads the industry in providing easy-to-use, affordable
networking, communications and computer telephony solutions for business. Chosen
by nearly five million users worldwide to connect and share computer
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resources, Artisoft solutions include the award-winning LANtastic(R) family of
networking products, and the INSYNC(R) family of remote communication products,
including CoSession Remote(TM) and ModemShare(TM). Dedicated to the development
of easy-to-use tools and applications for Windows(R) telephony, Artisoft's
computer telephony solutions include Visual Voice(R) and Visual Fax(R). The
company maintains nine offices outside the United States, and distributes its
products in more than 100 countries.
For more information, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 2202 N. Forbes Blvd.,
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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