Roy W. Olivier, ARI President & CEO

Roy W. Olivier, ARI President & CEO

Milwaukee, Wis., August 13, 2013– ARI Network Services (OTCBB: ARIS), a leading provider of website, software and data solutions that help dealers, distributors, and manufacturers Sell More Stuff!™, announced today that Roy W. Olivier, ARI’s CEO and President, will present at the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. The conference is being held at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center in Chicago, Ill. ARI’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. CDT (12:30 p.m. EDT).  A live and archived webcast of the presentation may be accessed at the conference website,  http://www.ideasconferences.com/, or in the investor relations section of the company’s website: www.investor.arinet.com/financials. About IDEAS Investor Conferences The mission of the IDEAS Conferences is to provide independent regional venues for quality companies to present their investment merits to an influential audience of investment professionals.  Unlike traditional bank-sponsored events, IDEAS Investor Conferences are “Sponsored BY the Buyside FOR the Buyside” and for the benefit of regional investment communities.  Conference sponsors collectively have more than $120 Billion in assets under management and include: Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss, Keeley Asset Management, Hodges Capital Management, Luther King Capital Management, Allianz Global Investors: NFJ Investment Group, RENN Capital, Great Lakes Advisors, Ironwood Investment Management, GRT Capital Partners, Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, Granahan Investment Management, Eagle Boston Investment Management, First Wilshire Securities, William Harris Investors and Perritt Capital Management.  The IDEAS Investor Conferences are held annually in Boston, Chicago and Dallas and are produced by Three Part Advisors, LLC.  Additional information about the events can be located at http://www.ideasconferences.com/.

About ARI

ARI Network Services, Inc. (“ARI”) (OTCBB: ARIS) creates award-winning software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) and data-as-a-service (“DaaS”) solutions that help equipment manufacturers, distributors and dealers in selected vertical markets Sell More Stuff!™ – online and in-store. Our innovative products are powered by a proprietary library of enriched original equipment and aftermarket content that spans more than 10.5 million active part and accessory SKUs, 469, 000 models and $1.7 billion in retail product value.  We remove the complexity of selling and servicing new and used inventory, parts, garments, and accessories (“PG&A”) for customers in automotive tire and wheel, powersports, outdoor power equipment, marine, RV and white goods industries. More than 22, 000 equipment dealers, 195 distributors and 140 manufacturers worldwide leverage our web and eCatalog platforms to Sell More Stuff!™. For more information on ARI, visit http://www.arinet.com/.

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