ARI Announces Release of PartSmart Version 6.9.MILWAUKEE -- Release Focused on Needs of International Customers; Lays Foundation for Expanded Internet Updates 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 sales and profit-building technology services for equipment dealers, announced today the release of PartSmart(TM) Version 6.9. PartSmart, ARI's CD-based 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" , now includes improved multi-lingual support, display of additional icons, as well as enhanced functionality. "PartSmart is used by over 28,000 dealers worldwide to access parts and pricing information for more than 65 manufacturers and is 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, in the Outdoor Power Industry," said Brian E. Dearing, president and chief executive officer of ARI. "As we continue to expand our international presence, it is important that our products evolve to meet the multi-lingual requirements of our customers - PartSmart Version 6.9 does just that. We have reconfigured the database structure to support improved multi-lingual support, including the support of non-English characters and the ability for a manufacturer to maintain a single database regardless of how many languages are required," added Dearing. "The expansion of multi-lingual support in PartSmart is a further demonstration of ARI's commitment to supporting the needs of our international customers," said Paul Versteeg, director of international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. for ARI. "I am confident that the changes made in PartSmart will be enthusiastically received by our current and prospective international customers and will help us expand our presence worldwide," added Versteeg. 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, in addition to user interface enhancements, many "behind the scenes" changes in PartSmart 6.9 lay the foundation for future development, streamline the data conversion process and reduce replication, shipping and future development costs. Available immediately, PartSmart 6.9 includes: Improved multi lingual lingual /lin·gual/ (ling´gwal) 1. pertaining to or near the tongue. 2. in dental anatomy, facing the tongue or oral cavity. lin·gual adj. 1. support. The database structure in PartSmart 6.9 has been reformatted to support multiple languages in a single database, making it easier for manufacturers to maintain and update catalogs and increasing the speed at which the data is displayed. In addition, PartSmart 6.9 now supports 12 languages. Language display selection simplified. Users will now be able to select a new language from a menu that will change the language displayed for both the data and application at the same time. In addition, each language supports sorting the data separately. Expanded database size support. With PartSmart 6.9, catalogs will support an unlimited number of model to part relationships and model to illustrated parts lists, making it easier for manufacturers to provide more extensive parts and pricing information. Backward compatibility See backward compatible. (jargon) backward compatibility - Able to share data or commands with older versions of itself, or sometimes other older systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant. . PartSmart 6.9's database structure has been developed to support previous releases of PartSmart to allow users to continue viewing databases created using the database structure supported in previous releases. Updated Display of icons. Icons for supercessions, priors and footnotes are now displayed on the Illustrated Parts List (IPL (Initial Program Load) Same as boot. 1. IPL - Information Processing Language. 2. IPL - Internet Public Library. 3. IPL - Initial Program Load. 4. IPL - Initial Program Loader. ) screen, allowing the user to see immediately when there is additional information on a particular part. Foundation for expanded Internet updates. PartSmart 6.9 lays the foundation to support expanded, incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. Internet-based updates. Manufacturers will have the ability in a future release to provide interim updates to PartSmart including illustrations, models and supercessions in addition to part number, description and price which are already available. Reduced shipping and replication costs. Revisions to the PartSmart database structure eliminate the need to repeat non-localized information for each language, reducing the number of CDs required for an individual catalog. About ARI ARI is a leading provider of electronic parts catalogs and related technology and services to increase sales and profits for dealers in the manufactured equipment markets. ARI currently provides approximately 82 parts catalogs (many of which contain multiple lines of equipment) for approximately 69 equipment manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe. More than 88,000 catalog subscriptions are provided through ARI to more than 28,000 dealers and distributors in more than 120 countries in a dozen segments of the worldwide equipment market including outdoor power, power sports, ag equipment, recreation vehicle, floor maintenance, auto and truck parts aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. , 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. ARI also provides dealer marketing services, including technology-enabled direct mail and a template-based dealer website service that makes it quick and easy for an equipment dealer to have a professional and attractive website. In addition, 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. 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 England and France providing marketing and support of its products and services. Statements in this news release are "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. 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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, 2004 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. 
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