ARI Names Lee Poseidon to Board of Directors

Brings broad and deep automotive industry experience
MILWAUKEE--(Business Wire)--
ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of technology-enabled
business solutions that connect equipment dealers, distributors and
manufacturers, today announced that P. Lee Poseidon, 52, of Shaker
Heights, Ohio has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Poseidon
will serve until the company's Annual Meeting in December 2008, at
which time he will be subject to election by the shareholders.
Poseidon's committee assignments are pending.

"Lee's broad and deep experience in the automotive industry --
including providing electronic parts catalogs and dealer business
management software systems as well as managing the industry's premier
dealer association -- will be an important asset as ARI enters its
next phase of profitable growth," said Brian E. Dearing, chairman of
the board. "Lee is also a gentleman of unquestioned integrity and
impeccable ethics, who brings energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the
strategic and tactical work that lies before us. We are delighted to
welcome him to the Board and eagerly anticipate his contributions."

Poseidon's recent business experience includes Chief Operating
Officer roles at Quorum Information Technologies, a Canadian supplier
of automotive information management systems and services, and the
National Automotive Dealers Association's Dealership Operations unit,
where he led membership expansion, achieved record attendance at the
annual convention and directed the training of new dealer operators.
From 2001 to 2003, he served as Senior Vice President and General
Manager of ProQuest's Global Automotive business unit. Prior to
joining ProQuest, Poseidon spent 15 years in a series of executive
positions in marketing, business development, product management and
strategic planning at The Reynolds and Reynolds Company. His early
career included financial analysis and management positions at NCR
Corporation.

"I am really looking forward to leveraging my skills and
experience as a member of ARI's Board of Directors," Poseidon said. "I
have seen, first-hand, how information technology has dramatically
improved the automotive service and distribution channel, and I
believe that the same potential exists within ARI's core markets,
including power sports and power equipment. I am excited about the
opportunities that are available to ARI by building out a strategic
vision to deliver a full range of technology-enabled services that
connect manufacturers, distributors and dealers, and I can't wait to
help make that vision a reality."

About ARI

ARI is a leading provider of electronic parts catalogs and
marketing services to dealers, distributors and manufacturers in the
manufactured equipment markets. ARI currently serves 76 manufacturers,
158 distributors worldwide and provides CD-ROM catalogs to more than
20,000 dealers, as well as internet catalogs to many additional
dealers in about a dozen segments of the worldwide equipment market
including outdoor power, power sports, motorcycles, ag equipment,
marine, recreation vehicles, floor maintenance, auto and truck parts
after-market and construction. For more information on ARI, visit our
website www.arinet.com

Statements in this news release are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.
The forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words
such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects" or words of similar
meaning. Forward-looking statements also include statements relating
to the Company's future performance, such as future prospects,
revenues, profits and cash flows. The forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to
be materially different from any future performance suggested in the
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those
factors described under "Forward Looking Statements Disclosure" in
Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for fiscal
year ended July 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made
only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation
to publicly release the result of any revisions to these
forward-looking statements. For more information, please refer to the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ARI
Nancy Krajcir-Bennett
Tel: (414) 973-4380
Fax: (414) 973-4357
Email: krajcir@arinet.com

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