[March 21, 2006]

Engine Power, Inc. Selects ARI's EMPARTweb(TM) and Shopping Cart; Joins Growing Number of Distributors Using ARI's Products and Services

MILWAUKEE --(Business Wire)-- March 21, 2006 -- ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of technology-enabled business solutions that help equipment dealers build sales and profits, announced today that Engine Power, Inc. of Oconomowoc, WI, a distributor of Honda General Purpose Engines, has selected ARI's EMPARTweb(TM) electronic parts catalog and Shopping Cart for use by its internal staff and dealers throughout North America.

Under the agreement, ARI will host EMPARTweb and provide an interface to Engine Power's Dealer Login website to provide on-demand access to Honda Engine parts and service catalogs by Engine Power marketing, customer service and purchasing personnel and their network of dealers throughout North America. In addition, dealers will be able to submit online purchase orders 24x7 using ARI's Shopping Cart. The service was launched last month.

"Engine Power was looking for a partner who would help us quickly deploy a web-based catalog and online ordering application for our internal team as well as our dealers," said Brian Paulin, president of Engine Power. "We made the decision to partner with ARI for three reasons. First, ARI has a strong position in the Outdoor Power Industry, providing dealers, distributors and manufacturers products and services that they need to be successful. Secondly, ARI is already publishing the Honda Engine catalogs, so we were able to make the catalogs available quickly. Finally, since more than 50% of our dealers are already using ARI's PartSmart(R), CD-based electronic parts catalog, we are confident that EMPARTweb will be well-received by our dealers as a complement to PartSmart."

"We welcome this opportunity to work with Engine Power to help them deploy a web-based catalog and Shopping Cart for their internal personnel and dealers," said Brian E. Dearing, chairman and chief executive officer of ARI. "Engine Power joins the growing number of Outdoor Power distributors, including Central Power Systems, Dixie Sales, Gardner, Central Power Equipment, Hayward, Power Equipment Systems and RBI, who have selected EMPARTweb and Shopping Cart for integration with their dealer network. Engine Power's selection is a further testament to the strength and value that our family of catalog services and products brings to customers in the industries we serve." Dearing indicated that ARI's suite of catalog services and products includes PartSmart, EMPARTweb, EMPARTpublisher(TM) and EMPARTviewer(TM).

About Engine Power, Inc.

Engine Power, Inc. is a family owned business. The company was formed in 1981 by Harvey Paulin to provide Ford Industrial engines, parts, and service to Original Equipment Manufacturers and Dealers throughout Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, Illinois & Indiana. To remain an industry leader, Engine Power has added product lines, including Honda General Purpose Engines, Kubota Engines, Kubota Diesel Generators, Lombardini Engines, and Volvo Penta Industrial Engines. Engine Power's goals have remained consistent since their first day of operation: to be a dealer's "Complete Power Solution!" For more information on Engine Power, visit their website www.enginepower.com.

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 89 parts catalogs (many of which contain multiple lines of equipment) for approximately 72 equipment manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe. Approximately 81,000 catalog subscriptions are provided through ARI to more than 29,000 dealers and distributors in approximately 89 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, email 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.

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