ARS Networks Appoints Railway Executive As VP Operations.

Business/Technology Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 6, 2000

ARS Networks Inc. (OTC BB: ARSN), whose first product is a state-of-the-art advance warning system for railway crossings, today announced that senior railway executive Achille Ferrusi will join the Company as Vice President of Operations.

The appointment is effective immediately. Ferrusi, who holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, has more than 30 years of senior management experience in the railway industry. He took early retirement from Canadian National Railways in August after serving for five years as Assistant Vice President Safety and Regulatory Affairs.

Ferrusi will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the Company and will begin pre-marketing for the ARS Crosslogix(TM) system, which is in final stages of testing. Crosslogix is a wireless data management system whose first safety application is a railway level crossing.

ARS Networks President and CEO Sydney Harland stated, "Mr. Ferrusi was the inspiration for the development of Crosslogix, encouraging me in the early 1990s to develop a fail-safe, multi-functional, easy-to-install and low-cost communication and safety system for the railway. I am delighted that the timing of his retirement coincides with the Company's need for a Vice President of Operations. His vast knowledge of railway operations, from building track to dealing with regulatory bodies, his stature in the industry and considerable insider knowledge of the railway business will be decided assets."

Ferrusi commented on his role with the Company, "The railways have been waiting for a long time for a product that has all the benefits of Crosslogix. No other technology comes close. I believe the railways will be eager to make the quantum leap this product represents. Syd Harland has a greater vision for the railways than anyone I have ever met and has a global view of what this integrated system can do. I have confidence in this idea and am eager to lend my expertise and open doors with my contacts so that Crosslogix can make a speedy entry into the market."

Ferrusi is a member of the Professional Association of Engineers of Ontario, a member of the Order of St. John's, and has been a long-time member of the American Railway Engineers and Maintenance Association and the Toronto and Canadian Railway Clubs. Regarded as an expert on safety in the railway industry, he has published articles in Railway Track and Structures magazine, has been a speaker at international railway conferences and participated in many railway industry workshops and panels on regulatory affairs.

In addition to supervising the testing, Ferrusi will transition the company to the sales and marketing phase and implement the controls and practices for manufacturing and distribution. He will act as a liaison to the more than 300 shortline, Class I and II railways in North America. He will also represent ARS to the railroad regulatory and safety bodies in Canada and the U.S.

"My top priority is to be an ambassador for this new system," Ferrusi continued. "Crosslogix represents a new way to link different types of information into one comprehensive package that will meet many of the railways' information needs, plus provide superior safety."

ARS Networks Inc. is a wireless communications technology company that designs, develops and commercializes safe, cost-effective, and reliable systems for the railway industry using patent-pending, remote sensing equipment. Its systems feature an open architecture platform that offers railways and their freight customers unrivalled abilities to address public safety at level crossings, track cargo, communicate with dispatchers and shorten delivery times. The Company's platform provides a portal for a multitude of applications in real-time data collection, processing, monitoring and information analysis tailored to the railway industry.

Contact: ARS Networks: Syd Harland, [phone]; OTC Financial Network: Eddie Khoury, Investor Relations, [phone] or [phone], ext. 652; email [e-mail]. LevCap Communications, [phone], [phone], [phone], email: [e-mail]. Complete information about the Company and its products is available at the ARS Networks Web site, www.arsnetworks.com.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence on third-party suppliers, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.