ARI's WebsiteSmart Enhanced to Include Shopping Cart Functionality; Shopping Cart Will Allow Dealers to Provide 24x7 Online Ordering to Consumers.Business Editors International Lawn, Garden & Power Equipment Exposition MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2003 ARI ARI Acute respiratory infection, see there (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ARIS ARIS American Religious Identification Survey ARIS Architecture of Integrated Information Systems ARIS Active Rack Isolation System ARIS Aggregate Route-based IP Switching ARIS Agentia Romana pentru Investitii Straine ), a leading provider of catalog-enabled business solutions that connect equipment manufacturers with their service and distribution networks, today announced that an optional Shopping Cart feature has been added to ARI's WebsiteSmart(TM) template-based website creation software. The new functionality will be officially launched and demonstrated at the International Lawn, Garden & Power Equipment Exposition in Louisville, KY, October 18-20. The addition of a Shopping Cart functionality to WebsiteSmart will allow dealers to set up an online store inventory, set pricing and accept orders, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ARI's WebsiteSmart was designed exclusively for dealers to provide them with an easy to use, low-cost tool that would allow them to increase exposure and traffic for their dealerships. With the addition of the Shopping Cart feature, WebsiteSmart now offers dealers a complete package that includes Internet hosting services An Internet hosting service is a service that runs Internet servers, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content to the Internet. There are various levels of service and various kinds of services offered. A common kind of hosting is web hosting. , e-mail, professional design templates, promotional capabilities, whole goods listings, installation and support, and 24x7 online ordering. The package also includes support for news events, sales and specials, photo galleries and an exclusive direct marketing manager. "Since WebsiteSmart was launched at EXPO 2001, our belief that dealers would recognize the value that ARI products provided them in the past and respond enthusiastically to our website creation solution has proven to be correct," said Brian E. Dearing, chairman and chief executive officer of ARI. "We are confident that dealers will respond as enthusiastically to the addition of a Shopping Cart and that dealers' customers will appreciate the ease and convenience of online ordering from a dealership's virtual sales desk and parts counter," added Dearing. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dearing, WebsiteSmart was introduced as a natural extension of ARI products and services offering to dealers. "Our PartSmart(TM) electronic parts catalog Noun 1. parts catalog - a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices parts catalogue catalogue, catalog - a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements" is used by over 20,000 dealers worldwide and has been recognized as the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, of excellence in the Outdoor Power Industry for over a decade," added Dearing. ARI is a leading provider of electronic catalog-enabled business solutions for sales, service and life-cycle product support in the manufactured equipment market. ARI currently provides approximately 80 parts catalogs (many of which contain multiple lines of equipment) for approximately 60 equipment manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe. More than 75,000 catalog subscriptions are provided through ARI to approximately 20,000 dealers and distributors in more than 100 countries in a dozen segments of the worldwide manufactured equipment market including outdoor power, recreation vehicle, floor maintenance, auto and truck parts aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. , power sports, 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 Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . 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. In addition, ARI also provides a template-based dealer website service that makes it quick and easy for an equipment dealer to have a professional and attractive website. ARI currently operates three offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and one in Europe and has sales and service agents in Australia, England and France providing marketing and support of its products and services. |
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