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ARIS News STIHL Incorporated Continues Relationship with ARI for PartSmart(R)
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of technology-enabled business
solutions that help equipment dealers, distributors and manufacturers
build sales and profits, today announced that STIHL Incorporated of
Virginia Beach, VA, will continue to support the use of PartSmart, ARI’s
electronic parts catalog, by its U.S. dealer and distributor network.
“Earlier this year, when STIHL indicated its
intention to use a different product to deliver parts information, our
dealers told us they were very satisfied with PartSmart and wanted to
continue using the product,” said Randy
Scully, product service manager for STIHL Incorporated. “After
further consideration, we decided that dealers in the U.S. would be best
served if we supported their use of PartSmart, a tool that they have
been successfully using for more than 10 years. We believe that this
decision will not only benefit our company, but our dealers,
distributors and their respective customers,”
added Scully.
“We are very pleased to continue our
relationship with STIHL for the U.S. market. We believe that our deep
commitment and long experience in the Outdoor Power Industry, financial
strength and stability, and an ever-improving and expanding product
suite have enabled ARI to become the de facto standard in the industry,”
said Brian E. Dearing, chairman and chief executive officer of ARI. “We
look forward to continuing to add value to the STIHL dealer and
distributor network by making it easy for them to look up and order the
STIHL parts they need,” said Dearing.
About STIHL Incorporated
STIHL Incorporated manufactures the world’s
largest selling brand of chain saws and produces a full line of
powerful, lightweight, and versatile handheld outdoor power equipment
for homeowners and professional users. STIHL products are sold through
servicing power equipment retailers from coast to coast –
not home centers or mass merchants. For more information or for the name
of the closest STIHL retailer visit www.stihlusa.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.
