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) September 18, 1998
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.)
5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 354-0600
(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.
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5. Other Events.
On September 17, 1998, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
the appointment of Sheldon M. Schenkler as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer and the promotion of Scott Moule to Vice President and General Manager
of the Communications Software Group in Tucson, Arizona. In addition, the
Company announced its plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Cambridge,
Massachusetts. 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 September 17, 1998
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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: September 18, 1998
ARTISOFT, INC.
By /s/ Kirk D. Mayes
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Kirk D. Mayes
Controller, Chief Accounting Officer
and Corporate Secretary
Contact:
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Lorraine Anastasio
Artisoft, Inc.
617-354-0600 x190
[email protected]
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ARTISOFT APPOINTS SHELDON M. SCHENKLER
TO TOP FINANCIAL POST
Company Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Massachusetts and
Strengthens Senior Management Team
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Sept. 17, 1998 -Artisoft(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: ASFT) today
announced the appointment of Sheldon M. Schenkler as vice president and chief
financial officer and the promotion of Scott Moule to vice president and general
manager of the communications software group in Tucson, Arizona.
Mr. Schenkler's financial career includes over 25 years of financial, operations
and managerial experience. He joins Artisoft from Cambex Corporation where as
CFO and vice president of finance he guided the company through a period of
significant growth and established foreign subsidiaries in The Netherlands,
England, France and Germany. A certified public accountant, Mr. Schenkler has
also held financial positions at Instron Corporation, Evans Products Company and
Arthur Andersen & Company.
"I am pleased to have Shel on board at Artisoft and look forward to working very
closely with him in the future," said T. Paul Thomas, Artisoft president and
COO. "Shel's financial knowledge and proven experience managing corporate growth
and investor relations will be instrumental to Artisoft as we continue to move
towards increased growth and profitability."
In addition, Scott Moule has been appointed vice president and general manager
of the communications software group (CSG). He was previously director of
development for the CSG. In his new role, Mr. Moule will be responsible the
fostering the growth of current product offerings and cultivating strategic
relationships.
To continue to strengthen its focus on computer telephony (CT), Artisoft also
announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Cambridge,
Massachusetts where the CT marketing, sales, development and customer service
organizations reside. Artisoft's new corporate headquarters are located at 5
Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Mass. 02142.
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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-sized 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, CT
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. ###
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are the impact of
competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance risks,
the presence of competitors with greater financial resources, product
development and commercialization risks, costs associated with integration and
administration of acquired operations, capacity and supply constraints or
difficulties, the results of financing efforts and other factors detailed in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its
recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.
Artisoft, TeleVantage, Visual Voice and LANtastic are registered trademarks of
Artisoft, Inc. Infofast, ModemShare, iShare, CoSession, ConfigSafe are
trademarks of Artisoft, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may
be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which
they are associated.
