ARI to Hold Annual Shareholder Meeting December 9, 2004; Chairman and CEO to Present State of the Business.

MILWAUKEE -- ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of electronic parts catalogs and related technology and services to increase sales and profits for dealers in the manufactured equipment markets, will hold its Annual Shareholder Meeting on Thursday, December 9, 2004 at the Company's corporate headquarters, 11425 W. Lake Park Drive, Suite 900, Milwaukee, Wisconsin at 9:00 am Central Time.

ARI will provide a live Webcast of the Company's Annual Meeting which will include both the audio and PowerPoint presentation portions of the meeting in a listen-only mode. To access the PowerPoint presentation, go to arinet.webex.com, select ARI Shareholder's Meeting and enter the password ari120904. For the audio portion, call 1-866-269-3239 (International 1-408-678-2010) and enter the meeting number 633 518 806. Participants should go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting to download and install any necessary software. The Webcast will be available for replay through February 18, 2005 on the Company's website. A copy of Mr. Dearing's slide presentation will be available on ARI's website www.arinet.com after 6:00 pm Central Time on Friday, December 10.

Business to be conducted at the meeting includes the election of two directors and ratification of the Company's auditors. After the formal meeting, Brian E. Dearing, ARI chairman and chief executive officer, will give his annual "State of the Business" presentation on the Company's operations and growth strategies. In addition, the Company will offer product demonstrations for individuals attending the meeting.

"Fiscal 2004 was unquestionably the best year in ARI's 13-year history as a public company. I look forward to discussing both the results and our plans for fiscal year 2005 and beyond with our shareholders," said Brian E. Dearing, chairman, president and chief executive officer of ARI. "I am very excited about the progress we have made in new product introductions, continued catalog product development, operational improvements and our rejunvenated acquisition program. I believe we have laid a solid foundation for sustained performance next year and beyond," added Dearing.

Shareholders who are unable to attend the meeting in person may email questions to be considered for the question and answer session to [e-mail] or contact Christine Stone at 1-414-973-4357. Questions must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm Central Time on Wednesday, December 8, 2004.

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 78 parts catalogs (many of which contain multiple lines of equipment) for approximately 60 equipment manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe. More than 88,000 catalog subscriptions are provided through ARI to more than 27,000 dealers and distributors in more than 100 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, 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 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" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects" or words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements also include statements relating to the Company's future performance, such as future prospects, revenues, profits and cash flows. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to be materially different from any future performance suggested in the forward-looking statements. 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-K for fiscal year ended July 31, 2003 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.