Click Commerce to Re-Sell ARI E-Catalog Suite; Strategic Alliance Provides Niche Software in Comprehensive Click Commerce Offering

    MILWAUKEE--May 10, 2001--ARI Network Services, Inc. , a leading provider of Partner Relationship Management (PRM)/e-Commerce solutions that connect equipment manufacturers with their service and distribution networks, announced that Click Commerce, Inc. , a leading provider of Channel Management software and solutions, has agreed to re-sell ARI's EMPARTweb(TM) and EMPARTpublisher(TM) software and publishing services as part of Click Commerce's Channel Management solution.
    "ARI's catalog products add to Click Commerce's robust product suite," said Michael W. Ferro, Jr., founder and CEO of Click Commerce. "Their specialization in handling complex bills of materials and delivering advanced visualization tools lend an added dimension to our solution."
    "We are excited to have Click Commerce as a strategic partner," said Brian E. Dearing, chairman and chief executive officer of ARI. "Their vision for channel management is comprehensive and compelling. Our products complement Click Commerce's overall solution when a customer's product line consists of many complex goods."
    The two firms have already worked together successfully on two accounts, Delphi Automotive Systems and Kawasaki Motors Corp. of Irvine, California.

    About Click Commerce, Inc.
    Click Commerce is a leading provider of Channel Management software and services that enable large global corporations to collaborate with their trading partners via the Internet in a private marketplace. A sampling of leading companies using Click Commerce solutions to manage their complex distribution channels includes American Standard, Black & Decker, Delphi, Emerson Electric, Equistar, Kawasaki, Lubrizol, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Otis Elevator and Volvo. With its integrated e-business platform and proven application portfolio, Click Commerce enables global enterprises to significantly increase brand loyalty, customer satisfaction and financial performance. Visit Click Commerce at www.clickcommerce.com.

    About ARI Network Services
    ARI Network Services, Inc. is a leading provider of PRM/e-Commerce solutions for sales, service and life-cycle product support in the manufactured equipment market. ARI currently serves over 100 manufacturers and 20,000 dealers in more than 100 countries in 12 segments of the worldwide manufactured equipment market including outdoor power, recreation vehicle, floor maintenance, auto and truck parts aftermarket, powersports, 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. ARI communications systems provide a global electronic pathway for parts orders, product registrations, 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 Australia, England and France providing marketing and support of its electronic catalog and dealer communications products.