Murray, Inc. Selects ARI to Provide Electronic Parts Catalog
MILWAUKEE--Oct. 31, 2002--Selection Allows ARI to Meet Dealer Requests for Murray PartSmart(TM)
Catalog
ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of electronic catalog-enabled business solutions that connect equipment manufacturers with their service and distribution networks announced today that Murray, Inc. of Brentwood, TN, has selected ARI's PartSmart(TM) electronic parts catalog software to provide their power equipment and recreational vehicle products catalog information to their dealers.
Under the agreement, Murray's more than 7,500 authorized service centers worldwide will have access to ARI's PartSmart electronic catalog, the industry standard for electronic parts and service catalogs in the Outdoor Power Equipment Industry. ARI and Murray are currently working together to publish the new parts catalog for their lawn tractor, walk behind mower, snowthrower, chipper shredder, GoKarts and SnoRacer product lines. The first catalog is expected to be ready for distribution by the end of this year.
"Murray has always been committed to meeting or exceeding customers' expectations for quality, price and delivery," said Dan Carty, director of service and parts for Murray. "To accomplish that goal, we recognize the need to provide our service dealers with not only quality products, but the tools they need to be successful. We believe that PartSmart will prove to be a valuable tool that will enable our dealers to identify and order the correct part the first time, allowing them to meet their customers' expectations," added Carty.
"We're very pleased to add Murray to our list of `blue chip' leaders in the Outdoor Power Equipment Industry using PartSmart for their parts catalog," said Brian E. Dearing, chairman and chief executive officer of ARI. "For some time now, our current PartSmart dealer base, as well as prospective customers, have been requesting the Murray catalog. We expect that when we announce that the Murray catalog is now available, dealers will rapidly add Murray to their current catalog subscriptions," added Dearing. "It has always been ARI's goal to provide excellent electronic parts catalog software and services that will help both manufacturers and their dealers to be successful and more profitable. We are confident that Murray's service dealers will experience the same benefits that PartSmart has been providing to current users," added Dearing.
Murray, Inc. of Brentwood, TN, was founded in 1919 and has combined hard work and a dedication to quality with a commitment to innovation for five generations. Murray's product lines include lawn tractors and walk-behind mowers, state-of-the-art snowthrowers, chipper shredders, GoKarts, SnowRacers and more. Murray has grown to be one of the largest manufacturing facilities in the United States: two million square feet of manufacturing space located in Tennessee. For more information on Murray, visit their website at www.murray.com.
ARI is a leading provider of electronic catalog-enabled business solutions for sales, service and life-cycle product support in the manufactured equipment market. ARI currently serves approximately 100 lines of manufactured equipment and 25,000 dealers in more than 100 countries in a dozen segments of the worldwide manufactured equipment market including outdoor power, recreation vehicle, floor maintenance, auto and truck parts aftermarket, power sports, 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 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. In addition, ARI provides a template-based dealer website service that makes it quick and easy for an equipment dealer to have a professional and attractive website. 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 for its products and services.