ARI Network Services: ECHO Bear Cat selects ARI’s cloud-based eCatalog solution

Solution to Streamline Parts Lookup for Manufacturer’s
Dealers and Distributors

MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARI Network Services,
Inc. (Nasdaq:ARIS) announced today that ECHO Bear Cat will implement
ARI’s leading online eCatalog solution on its dealer portal to allow
ECHO Bear Cat distributors and dealers to quickly and easily identify,
locate and buy replacement parts.

“ECHO Bear Cat joins the growing number of manufacturers utilizing
ARI’s eCatalog solutions to provide online access to accurate,
up-to-date parts data plus online ordering from their dealer portal,”
said Roy W. Olivier, President and CEO of ARI. “We welcome the
opportunity to work with ECHO Bear Cat to help their distributors and
dealers improve productivity, increase customer satisfaction and, of
course, Sell More Stuff!(TM)”

In support of its strategy to better serve its global distribution
network, ECHO Bear Cat sought out a cloud-based solution to streamline
the parts lookup and online ordering process. Prior to ARI’s solution,
dealer portal users could not visually research or identify parts.

“We recognize the importance of providing distributors and dealers with
the tools they need to be successful,” said Tim Martin, Business Unit
Leader, ECHO Bear Cat. “Industry leading companies work with ARI to
streamline their parts process, gain efficiencies and increase customer
satisfaction. We are confident that our distributors and dealers will
experience the same results, which will help them increase sales and
grow profits.”

About ECHO Bear Cat/Crary Industries, Inc.

Located in West Fargo, North Dakota, ECHO Bear Cat is a product line of
Crary Industries, Inc. Since 1988, ECHO Bear Cat has been a leading
manufacturer of high quality, reliable outdoor power equipment and
service parts. To learn more about ECHO Bear Cat, please visit
www.bearcatproducts.com or call 888.625.4520.

Crary Industries, Inc. is a subsidiary of ECHO Incorporated, a
manufacturer of professional-grade hand-held outdoor power equipment
based in Lake Zurich, Ill. For more information on ECHO, Inc. please
visit www.echo-usa.com.

About ARI

ARI Network Services, Inc. (ARI) (Nasdaq:ARIS) offers an award-winning
suite of data-driven software tools and marketing services to help
dealers, equipment manufacturers and distributors in selected vertical
markets Sell More Stuff!(TM) – online and in-store. Our innovative
products are powered by a proprietary data repository of enriched
original equipment and aftermarket electronic content spanning more
than 10.5 million active part and accessory SKUs, 469,000 models and
$1.7 billion in retail product value. Business is complicated, but we
believe our customers’ technology tools don’t have to be. We remove the
complexity of selling and servicing new and used vehicle inventory,
parts, garments and accessories (PG&A) for customers in the automotive
tire and wheel aftermarket, powersports, outdoor power equipment,
marine, home medical equipment, recreational vehicles and appliance
industries. More than 22,000 equipment dealers, 195 distributors and
1,500 manufacturers worldwide leverage our web and eCatalog platforms
to Sell More Stuff!(TM) For more information on ARI, visit
investor.arinet.com.

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