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ARIS News Woods Equipment Company Expands Relationship with ARI

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of technology-enabled business solutions that help equipment dealers build sales and profits, announced today that Woods Equipment Company of Oregon, IL, has expanded its relationship with ARI by licensing EMPARTweb™, ARI’s web-based electronic parts catalog, and Shopping Cart.

Under the new three-year exclusive agreement, ARI will host EMPARTweb to provide dealers with on-demand access to Woods parts and service catalogs, which include attachments and replacement parts for the agricultural, landscape and light construction markets. In addition, Woods dealers will be able to create and submit electronic parts orders to ARI’s Shopping Cart using EMPARTweb or PartSmart.

“Our dealers have been successfully using PartSmart for nearly four years,” said Rob Darr, vice president sales and marketing for Woods. “The addition of EMPARTweb will help us reach those dealers who prefer to use a web-based catalog. The combination of PartSmart, EMPARTweb and Shopping Cart will allow dealers to look up parts and submit orders electronically using the tool they are most comfortable with,” added Darr. “We’re confident that PartSmart, EMPARTweb and Shopping Cart will help us carry out our goal to improve customer satisfaction while building on our reputation for quality, durability and excellence.” Woods will update EMPARTweb as needed and PartSmart twice a year.

“We welcome the opportunity to work with Woods to deploy a complete eCommerce solution for their dealers. Since the majority of Woods’ dealers are already familiar with ARI’s PartSmart, we are confident that they will welcome the addition of EMPARTweb and Shopping Cart,” said Brian E. Dearing, chairman and chief executive officer of ARI. “Woods’ addition of EMPARTweb and Shopping Cart is a further demonstration of their commitment to provide dealers with quick and easy to use electronic parts look up and ordering solutions,” added Dearing. Dearing indicated that ARI’s suite of catalog and marketing products and services includes PartSmart, EMPARTweb, EMPARTpublisher™, EMPARTviewer™, EMPART XML Publisher™, WebsiteSmart™, ARI MailSmart™ and eMailSmart™.

About Woods Equipment Company

Woods Equipment Company, headquartered in Oregon, Illinois, manufactures top quality attachments and genuine replacement parts for the agricultural, landscape, and light construction markets. Woods has given people the power to be more productive since 1946, when Leonard, Keith, and Mervel Wood built the first tractor-mounted rotary cutter. Today, its agricultural, turf and grounds, and construction equipment is known for its outstanding quality and performance. Tisco^®, part of its line of repair and replacement parts, is a recognized leader in “all makes” parts. Its WoodsCare™ genuine replacement parts carry Woods' reputation for quality and durability. For more information on Woods, visit their web site at www.woodsequipment.com.

About ARI

ARI is a leading provider of electronic parts catalogs and related technology and services to increase sales and profits for dealers in the manufactured equipment markets. ARI currently provides approximately 96 parts catalogs (many of which contain multiple lines of equipment) for approximately 71 equipment manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe. Approximately 81,000 catalog subscriptions are provided through ARI to approximately 29,000 dealers and distributors in approximately 89 countries in a dozen segments of the worldwide equipment market including outdoor power, power sports, ag equipment, recreation vehicle, floor maintenance, auto and truck parts aftermarket, marine and construction. The Company builds and supports a full suite of multi-media electronic catalog publishing and viewing software for the Web or CD and provides expert catalog publishing and consulting services. ARI also provides dealer marketing services, including technology-enabled direct mail, email and an award-winning dealer website service that makes it quick and easy for an equipment dealer to have a professional and attractive website. In addition, ARI e-Catalog systems support a variety of electronic pathways for parts orders, warranty claims and other transactions between manufacturers and their networks of sales and service points. ARI currently operates three offices in the United States and one in Europe and has sales and service agents in England and France providing marketing and support of its products and services.