Roy W. Olivier, ARI President & CEO

Roy W. Olivier, ARI President & CEO

Milwaukee, Wis., May 7, 2013 – ARI Network Services (OTCBB: ARIS), a leader in creating, marketing, and supporting software, SaaS and DaaS solutions that connect consumers, dealers, distributors, and manufacturers in selected vertical markets, announced today that Roy W. Olivier, ARI Chief Executive Officer and President, will present at the B. Riley & Co. 14th Annual Investor Conference at 4:00 pm EDT on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif.

“I’m very pleased to have the opportunity to share ARI’s exciting story at this year’s conference, ” said Roy W. Olivier. “We have an outstanding team managing our growth and, as a result, we are well-positioned to continue to lead the markets we serve and take our expertise into new verticals and geographic markets.”

A live, audio webcast of the presentation will be available on ARI’s Investor Relations website at  www.investor.arinet.com/financials. A replay will be available for 90 days following the conference.

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 leverageour web and eCatalog platforms to Sell More Stuff!™. For more information on ARI, visit www.investor.arinet.com.

Follow us on Twitter  Like ARI on Facebook  Visit ARI at Google+  Visit our business page on LinkedIn

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release contain “forward‐looking statements” regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933.  All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed to be forward-looking statements.  These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projects about the markets in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management.  Words such as  “expects, ” “anticipates, ” “targets, ” “goals, ” “projects”, “intends, ” “plans, ” “believes, ” “seeks, ” “estimates, ” “endeavors, ” “strives, ” “may, ” or variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward‐looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, estimate or verify.  Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.  Such risks and uncertainties include those factors described in Part 1A of the Company’s annual report on Form 10‐K for fiscal year ended July 31, 2012, 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.

For More Information, Contact
Jon M. Lintvet, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-414-973-4300, jon.lintvet@arinet.com; or
Joe Dorame, Robert Blum, Joe Diaz at Lytham Partners, LL, +1-602-889-9700, aris@lythampartners.com