ARI NETWORK SERVICES INC /WI
S-2, 1997-07-15
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 1997 
                                         Registration No. 333-______


          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                            FORM S-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                   ARI Network Services, Inc.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   Wisconsin                                 39-1388360
(State or other                           (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                           Identification No.)
incorporation or 
organization)
                    330 East Kilbourn Avenue
                Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-3166
                         (414) 278-7676
 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

      Mark L. Koczela                        Copies to:
  330 East Kilbourn Avenue               Larry D. Lieberman
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202-3166        Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
       (414) 278-7676                  780 North Water Street
(Name, address, including zip code,     Milwaukee, WI 53202
and  telephone number, including area     (414) 273-3500
code, of agent for service) 


Approximate  date of commencement of proposed  sale  to
the  public: As soon as practicable after the effective
date of this Registration Statement.

If  any of the securities being registered on this Form
are  being  offered  on a delayed or  continuous  basis
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of  1933,
check the following box. [X]

If  the  registrant elects to deliver its latest annual
report  to security holders, or a complete and  legible
facsimile  thereof, pursuant to Item 11(a)(1)  of  this
Form, check the following box. [X]

If this Form is filed to register additional securities
for  an  offering  pursuant to Rule  462(b)  under  the
Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier  effective registration statement for the  same
offering. [  ]

If  this  Form  is  a  post-effective  amendment  filed
pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check
the   following   box  and  list  the  Securities   Act
registration statement number of the earlier  effective
registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

If  delivery of the prospectus is expected to  be  made
pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [ ]

                CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Title of each class   Amount to be   Proposed maximum    Proposed maximum      Amount of 
of securities to be   registered     offering price per  aggregate affering    regsitration fee
registered                           unit (1)            price (1)
<S>                   <C>            <C>                 <C>                   <C>
Common Stock          2,000,000      $1 1/32             $2,062,500            $625.00
$.001 par value       shares

</TABLE>

(1)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculation of
the  registration  fee in accordance with  Rule  457(c)
under the Securities Act
of 1933 based on the average of the high and low prices
of the Common Stock on July 9, 1997.


      The  Registrant  hereby amends this  Registration
Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary  to
delay  its  effective date until the  Registrant  shall
file a further amendment which specifically states that
this  Registration  Statement shall  thereafter  become
effective  in  accordance  with  Section  8(a)  of  the
Securities  Act  of  1933  or until  this  Registration
Statement  shall become effective on such date  as  the
Commission, acting pursuant to said Section  8(a),  may
determine.

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                 CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
                           
       Pursuant to Item 501(b) of Regulation S-K


  Registration Statement Item and Heading      Location in Prospectus

1.Forepart  of the Registration Statement  
and  Outside Front Cover  Page   of Prospectus     Facing  Page  of
                                                   Registration
                                                   Statement;
                                                   Cross  Reference
                                                   Sheet; Cover
                                                   Page of
                                                   Prospectus

2.Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Pages of
Prospectus                                         Available
                                                   Information;
                                                   Incorporation
                                                   of Certain
                                                   Documents by
                                                   Reference;
                                                   Table of
                                                   Contents

3.Summary Information, Risk Factors and Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges                          The Company;
                                                   Risk Factors

4.Use  of Proceeds                                 Use of Proceeds

5.Determination of Offering Price                  Not Applicable

6.Dilution                                         Not Applicable

7.Selling Security Holders                         Not Applicable

8.Plan of Distribution                             Cover Page of
                                                   Prospectus

9.Description of Securities to be Registered       Description of
                                                   Common Stock

10.Interests of Named Experts and Counsel          Legal Matters

11.Information With Respect to the Registrant      The Company;
                                                   Incorporation
                                                   of Certain
                                                   Documents by
                                                   Reference

12.Incorporation of Certain Information 
by Reference                                       Incorporation
                                                   of Certain
                                                   Documents by
                                                   Reference

13.Disclosure of Commission Position on
Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities     Not Applicable

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     Information contained herein is subject to completion or
amendment.  A registration statement relating to these securities 
has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These
securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior
to the time the registration statement becomes effective.  This 
prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sales of these securities in 
any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such State.

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                      PROSPECTUS
                   2,000,000 Shares
              ARI Network Services, Inc.
                     Common Stock
                           
     This  Prospectus relates to up to 2,000,000 shares
of common stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common
Stock"),  of ARI Network Services, Inc. (the  "Company"
or  "ARI").   Offers to purchase the Common  Stock  are
being solicited on a continuous basis on behalf of  the
Company  by  certain of its directors or officers.   No
additional  compensation will be paid to such  persons,
directly  or indirectly, for their sales efforts.   The
Common Stock will be offered at $_______ per share  and
may   be  sold  from  time  to  time  in  one  or  more
transactions;  provided,  however,  that  the   Company
reserves  the right to change the offering price.   Any
change  in  the offering price will be reflected  in  a
supplement  or  amendment  to  this  Prospectus.    The
Company  reserves  the  right to  withdraw,  cancel  or
modify the offering contemplated hereby without notice.
No  termination  date for the offering  of  the  Common
Stock  has  been established and no minimum  amount  of
Common  Stock is required to be sold.  The Company  may
reject  any  subscription in whole or in  part.   Funds
received will not be held pursuant to any escrow, trust
or  similar arrangement.  The Company will receive  all
of  the  proceeds from the sale of the shares of Common
Stock  offered  hereby, if any.  The Company  estimates
the  total expenses of issuance and distribution to  be
$40,000.

     The  Common Stock is quoted on the National Market
System   of  the  National  Association  of  Securities
Dealers  Automated Quotation System (the  "NASDAQ/NMS")
under  the  symbol "ARIS".  On July 14, 1997,  the last
sale price as reported on the NASDAQ/NMS was $1.00 per
share.
     
     The  2,000,000  shares  of  Common  Stock  offered
hereby  will  represent  500,000  shares  after  giving
effect  to the Company's proposed one-for-four  reverse
stock split.  See "Recent Developments."

     See  "Risk Factors" on page 3 for a discussion  of
material   risks   which  should   be   considered   by
prospective purchasers of the Common Stock.


THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED  
BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON 
THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


    The date of this Prospectus is July ___, 1997.

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                 AVAILABLE INFORMATION

     The   Company   is  subject  to  the   information
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended   (the  "Exchange  Act"),  and  in   accordance
therewith   files   reports,  proxy   and   information
statements  and  other information with the  Securities
and   Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission").    The
Company  has  filed with the Commission a  Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as  amended
("Securities  Act") with respect to  the  Common  Stock
offered  hereby.  This Prospectus does not contain  all
the information set forth in the Registration Statement
and  exhibits thereto, or amendments thereto, to  which
reference  is  hereby made.  Such  reports,  proxy  and
information  statements,  Registration  Statement   and
exhibits and other information filed by the Company may
be  inspected  and,  upon payment of  prescribed  fees,
copied  at  the  public  reference  facilities  of  the
Commission  at  Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza,  450  Fifth
Street  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.  20549,  and  at   the
Regional  Offices of the Commission at  7  World  Trade
Center,  7th  Floor, New York, New York 10048,  and  at
Suite  1400, Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison  Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60661.  Copies of such materials  may
be  obtained  from  the  website  that  the  Commission
maintains at http://www.see.gov.


     No   person  has  been  authorized  to  give   any
information  or  to make on behalf of the  Company  any
representations,  other than those  contained  in  this
Prospectus,  in connection with the offer made  hereby,
and,  if  given  or  made, such  other  information  or
representation must not be relied upon as  having  been
authorized  by the Company.  This Prospectus  does  not
constitute  an offer to sell, or a solicitation  of  an
offer  to  buy, any security other than the  securities
offered hereby, or an offer to sell or solicitation  of
any offer to buy such securities in any jurisdiction in
which such offer or solicitation is not qualified or to
any person to whom such offer or solicitation would  be
unlawful.  Neither the delivery of this Prospectus  nor
any  sale  made hereunder shall under any circumstances
create any implication that there has been no change in
the  affairs  of the Company since the date  hereof  or
that  the  information  contained  or  incorporated  by
reference  herein is correct as of any date  subsequent
to the date hereof.

                   TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                             Page
Available Information                                           2
Risk Factors                                                    3
Recent Developments                                             6
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference                 8
The Company                                                     9
Use of Proceeds                                                10
Description of Common Stock                                    10
Legal Matters                                                  11
Experts                                                        11

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               RISK FACTORS

     An  investment  in the Common Stock being  offered
hereunder   involves  a  high  degree  of  risk.    The
following  factors, in addition to those  discussed  or
incorporated  elsewhere in this Prospectus,  should  be
considered carefully in evaluating an investment in the
Common Stock.
     
     CAUTIONARY NOTE:  This Prospectus, certain of  the
documents  incorporated herein by reference, and  other
written  materials, future filings, releases  and  oral
statements  issued  by  or on  behalf  of  the  Company
contain  certain forward-looking statements, including,
but   not  limited  to,  statements  about  the  future
performance  of  the Company and the  Company's  plans,
objectives, expectations, or intentions.  These forward-
looking    statements   are   based   on   management's
assumptions   and  beliefs  in  light  of   information
currently available to it and are subject to risks  and
uncertainties.  The Company's actual results may differ
significantly  and materially from those  projected  or
suggested  in the forward-looking statements.   Factors
that might cause such differences to occur include, but
are not limited to, the Risk Factors described below.

Losses and Accumulated Deficit

     Since  its  organization in 1981, the Company  has
experienced net losses in each fiscal year resulting in
an  accumulated  deficit of $73,644,000  at  April  30,
1997.   For  the years ended July 31, 1996,  1995,  and
1994, the Company experienced net losses of $4,206,000,
$4,339,000 and $15,089,000, respectively.  For the nine
months ended April 30, 1997, the Company experienced  a
net  loss  of  $2,989,000.  The  Company  will  require
significant  increases  in  revenues  to  cover   fixed
operating  costs and to achieve a profitable  level  of
operations, and there can be no assurance as to when or
if  such  increases in revenues will be achieved.   The
Company  does not anticipate reporting net  income  for
the  fiscal year ending July 31, 1998 and there can  be
no   assurance  that  profitability  will  be  achieved
thereafter.
     
Negative Cash Flow
     
     The  Company continues to experience negative cash
flow  from operations.  For the fiscal years ended July
31,  1996,  1995 and 1994, net cash used  in  operating
activities  were $2,518,000, $2,230,000 and $3,205,000,
respectively.  For the nine months ended April 30, 1997,
net  cash  used in operating activities was $1,322,000.
Management's  goal  for  the  Company  is  to   achieve
positive  cash flow from operations (excluding  changes
in working capital items) in the quarter ended July 31,
1998,  but no assurances can be given that the  Company
will be able to do so.

Additional Financing Requirements and Access to Capital

     The   Company's  substantial  historical   network
development   costs  and  negative   cash   flow   from
operations have been funded principally from  the  sale
of  securities.  The Company's current line  of  credit
with WITECH Corporation ("WITECH") expires on September
30,  1997 with respect 

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to $500,000 and on December  31,
1997  with respect to the $2.0 million balance.   There
can  be  no  assurance as to the Company's  ability  to
replace such line of credit.  On July 15, 1997,  WITECH
agreed  to  purchase $2.0 million of Series A Preferred
Stock  of the Company, the full proceeds of which  will
be  used to reduce borrowings under the line of credit.
See  "Recent  Developments."  The Company will  require
additional  financing in order to meet its requirements
for operations and development activities during fiscal
1998, although there can also be no assurance that this
offering  will  raise  any proceeds  for  the  Company.
WITECH   has   previously  indicated  that   it   would
financially support the Company through fiscal 1997 and
has  informally indicated its willingness  to  consider
purchasing  a  portion  of  the  Common  Stock  offered
hereby,  but  no  commitments have  been  made  and  no
assurance can be given that WITECH will purchase any of
the   Common  Stock.   See  Note  9  to  the  Company's
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  included  in   the
Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K  for  the  fiscal
year  ended  July  31,  1996.   If  this  offering   is
unsuccessful  and  additional  financial  support  from
WITECH  or  other sources is unavailable,  the  Company
will be materially and adversely affected.

Competition

     The    network   services   industry   is   highly
competitive.     Several   companies,   including    GE
Information Services, AT&T, MCI, EDS, BT Tymnet,  Inc.,
Sterling   Commerce,  Inc.,  Advantis   Inc.,   Dun   &
Bradstreet,   Harbinger,   Inc.,   and   others   offer
electronic commerce services that are similar to  those
offered by the Company.  There are also many companies,
including   Sales   Kit  Software  Corporation,   Inc.,
Saratoga  Systems, Inc. and Aurum Software,  Inc.  that
market  sales  force automation software that  competes
with  the  Company's  sales force automation  products.
Many  of  these  competing companies have substantially
greater resources than ARI.  Sterling Commerce,  Inc.'s
network   service   is   established   in   the   human
pharmaceutical  sector, in which manufacturers  overlap
with  Animal  Health  product manufacturers.   Sterling
Commerce,   Inc.   provides  certain  sales   reporting
services  to  these companies, including services  that
report  sales  activity on some  Animal  Health  drugs.
Sales   Technologies,  Inc.  sells  its   sales   force
automation  software  to  the pharmaceutical  industry,
which    overlaps   with   Animal   Health.     Certain
manufacturers  of agricultural equipment operate  their
own  private computer networks for transacting business
with  their dealers.  Briggs and Stratton, through  its
wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Powercomm  2000,  offers   a
competing    network   to   dealers    and    equipment
manufacturers in the outdoor power equipment  industry.
It  is  possible  that companies within  the  Company's
target   markets  may  develop  and  implement  private
computer-to-computer  networks,  thereby  reducing  the
demand  for the Company's network services.   Powercomm
2000, as well as other companies such as Bell & Howell,
also offer electronic parts catalogs competitive to the
Company's  products. The pace of technological  change,
such  as developments in Internet commerce, is so great
that  new competitors may emerge quickly based  on  new
technologies.
     
New Product Development and Technological Change
     
     The market for the Company's products and services
is  characterized by technological advances, changes in
customer   requirements  and   frequent   new   product
introductions  and 

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enhancements.  The Company's  growth
and  future financial performance will depend  in  part
upon  its  ability  to  enhance existing  products  and
services  and  develop and introduce new  products  and
services  that meet technological advances, respond  to
evolving  customer requirements, respond to competitive
products   or   announcements   and   achieve    market
acceptance.  There can be no assurance that the Company
will be successful in developing and marketing products
or services on a timely basis, or that its products and
services will adequately address the changing needs  of
the  marketplace  and achieve market  acceptance.   The
electronic  commerce  industry  in  general   is   also
characterized  by  evolving standards  and  technology.
The  Company's  ability to anticipate  or  guide  these
standards in its targeted sectors and to fund  advances
in   computer  and  telecommunications  technology  and
software  will be a significant factor in the Company's
ability to grow and remain competitive.

Potential Fluctuations in Quarterly Results

     A  significant  portion of the  Company's  network
services revenues over the next fiscal year is expected
to  be  derived  from non-recurring fee  income,  which
consists  principally  of  revenues  from  professional
services (such as software customization and training),
software  sales  and  certain  other  one-time  network
installation fees.  The timing of receipt of  such  fee
income  is  not  predictable  and  is  dependent   upon
purchases by third parties, over which the Company  has
no  direct  influence and which may  fluctuate  greatly
from  quarter to quarter.  The time required  to  close
large  license  fee and development agreements  can  be
delayed   due   to,   among  other   things,   customer
requirements   and   decision-making   processes.    In
addition,  revenues derived from usage of the Company's
network  services by third parties may fluctuate  as  a
result  of  the  seasonality  of  the  sectors  of  the
agribusiness industry in which the Company operates, as
well  as  from  increased competition,  delays  in  the
introduction  of  new services and acceptance  of  such
services in the market.
     
Certain Factors Affecting Continued Revenue Growth

     For  the  nine month period ended April 30,  1997,
total revenue increased $1,434,000 or 40% over the same
period  last  year.  For the quarter  ended  April  30,
1997, total revenue increased $299,000 or 21% over  the
same  period  last  year.   The  Company's  ability  to
sustain significant revenue growth is affected by  many
factors, including, but not limited to, the growth rate
of   the   Company's  selected  market  segments,   the
positioning   of  the  Company's  products   in   those
segments, variations in demand for and cost of customer
services  and technical support, customer  adoption  of
Internet-enabled   Windows(R) applications  and   their
willingness  to upgrade from DOS versions of  software,
the   Company's   ability  to  release   new   software
applications  and  upgrades  on  a  timely  basis,  the
Company's  ability to establish and maintain  strategic
alliances,  and the Company's ability to implement  its
acquisition strategy to increase growth.  Perhaps  most
important  is  the  Company's ability  to  attract  and
retain  a  high-performance sales team.  The  Company's
goal  is to sustain annual revenue growth in the 30-40%
range,  but no assurance can be given that the  Company
will be able to do so.

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Fires and Other Natural Disasters

     The  Company's operations are dependent  upon  its
ability  to  protect  its computer  equipment  and  the
information  stored in its data center  against  damage
that    may   be   caused   by   fire,   power    loss,
telecommunication failures, unauthorized intrusion  and
other   similar   events.   The   Company   has   taken
substantial  precautions  to  protect  itself  and  its
customers  from  any  such events  that  could  have  a
negative effect upon the uninterrupted delivery of  the
Company's  network  and  on-line information  services.
These  precautions  include  off-location  storage   of
computer software backup data; off-site computer system
for  use,  if  necessary; fire protection and  physical
security  systems consisting of magnetic badge readers,
key  pad controlled combination locks; an early warning
detection   and   Halon   fire  extinguishing   system.
Notwithstanding  such  precautions,  there  can  be  no
assurance  that  a  fire  or  other  natural   disaster
including   national   or  regional  telecommunications
outages  would  not  disable the network  hub  computer
system.   Any  significant damage to the  hub  computer
system  could  have a material adverse  effect  on  the
Company.
     
Liquidity of Common Stock
     
     Although the Common Stock is quoted on NASDAQ/NMS,
the  spread  between  the bid and asked  price  of  the
Common  Stock tends to be large relative to  the  stock
price.   As of July 14, 1997, the closing bid price was
$15/16  and  the closing asked price was $1  1/8.   The
Company's  Board of Directors has approved  a  one-for-
four   reverse  stock  split,  subject  to  shareholder
approval, but no assurances can be given that a reverse
stock  split  would  improve liquidity  of  the  Common
Stock.


                  RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
                           
Agreement for Sale of Preferred Stock
     
     On July 15, 1997, WITECH agreed to purchase 20,000
shares  of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company  for
$100  per share, or $2.0 million.  The Preferred  Stock
is  non-voting  (except as required  by  law)  and  not
convertible into Common Stock.  The Preferred Stock has
a cumulative dividend rate of Prime plus 2% with an 10%
minimum and 14% maximum rate.  Prior to August 1, 2002,
dividends  on the Preferred Stock may be paid,  at  the
option   of  the  Company,  in  additional  shares   of
Preferred Stock.
     
     The Preferred Stock can be redeemed by the Company
at  any  time at $100 per share plus accrued dividends,
but without premium.  The Preferred Stock would have  a
priority   over  Common  Stock  in  the  event   of   a
liquidation  of the Company to the extent of  $100  per
share plus accrued dividends.  So long as any Preferred
Stock  is outstanding, the Company cannot pay dividends
on   or  repurchase  any  Common  Stock, incur any 
indebtedness  for  borrowed  money (other  than  in 
favor of WITECH or its affiliates), or  issue  any
additional Preferred Stock which is not junior  to  the
Series A Preferred Stock.

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     The Company will use proceeds from the sale of the
Preferred Stock to reduce borrowings under the line  of
credit  with WITECH.  Closing is scheduled to occur  on
or prior to July 31, 1997.
     
Reverse Stock Split
     
     The Board of Directors of the Company has approved
a   one-for-four  reverse  stock  split  (the  "Reverse
Split"),  subject to shareholder approval at a  Special
or  Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in  1997.
The  Reverse Split would decrease the number of  shares
of Common Stock outstanding and presumably increase the
per  share market price for the Common Stock after  the
Reverse Split.

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    INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     The  following documents filed by the Company with
the   Commission  pursuant  to  the  Exchange  Act  are
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference:

          (1)  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996.
          
          (2)   the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form
     10-Q  for  the  quarters ended October  31,  1996,
     January 31, 1997 and April 30, 1997, and Form  10-
     Q/A filed May 6, 1997;
          
          (3)  the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-
     K  filed February 7, 1997, February 21, 1997,  and
     May 23, 1997; and
          
          (4)   the description of the Company's Common
     Stock  contained  in  the  Company's  Registration
     Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
     October 22, 1991.
     
     The   documents   listed  above  are   hereinafter
referred to as "Incorporated Documents."

     The  information relating to the Company contained
in this Prospectus summarizes, is based upon, or refers
to,  information and financial statements contained  in
one  or more Incorporated Documents; accordingly,  such
information  contained  herein  is  qualified  in   its
entirety  by  reference to Incorporated  Documents  and
should   be   read   in  conjunction  therewith.    Any
subsequently  filed documents should also  be  read  in
conjunction with this Prospectus.

     This  Prospectus is accompanied by  the  Company's
latest  Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report
on  Form 10-Q.  The Company will provide without charge
to  each  person to whom a copy of this Prospectus  has
been delivered, upon the written or oral request of any
such  person,  a  copy  of any  or  all  of  the  other
Incorporated Documents or subsequently filed documents,
other  than  exhibits  to such documents  (unless  such
exhibits  are  specifically incorporated  by  reference
into  such documents).  Requests for such copies should
be   directed  to  Corporate  Secretary,  ARI   Network
Services,  Inc.,  330 East Kilbourn Avenue,  Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202, telephone (414) 278-7676.

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                      THE COMPANY

     ARI  Network  Services,  Inc.  (the  "Company"  or
"ARI")    provides   standards-based   Internet-enabled
electronic  commerce services to companies in  selected
industry  sectors  and  distribution  channels.   These
services use telecommunications and computer technology
to  help  customers  conduct  business  electronically,
computer  to  computer, with minimal changes  to  their
internal business systems.

     Currently,   the   Company   provides   electronic
commerce  services to three industry sectors: the  U.S.
and  Canadian  Agribusiness industry  ("Agribusiness"),
the  U.S.  and Canadian freight transportation industry
("Transportation"),  and the U.S.  non-daily  newspaper
publishing  industry ("Publishing").  The  Agribusiness
sector  includes Agricultural and Specialty  Chemicals;
Farm,  Outdoor  Power,  Marine,  and  other  types   of
equipment;  and  Livestock  Pharmaceuticals,  Feed  and
Seed.

     The  Company's services include: telecommunication
networking, incompatible computer systems connectivity,
electronic  mail messaging, electronic data interchange
translation,  product and participant  directories  and
databases (on-line or on CD-ROM), information  exchange
and  retrieval, and a wide range of customer  specified
electronic    commerce   and   transaction   processing
applications.   ARI also provides end user  application
software  related  to the electronic commerce  services
and   a   range  of  professional  services,  including
consulting,     customer    application    development,
installation, education and support.

     The Company's electronic commerce services may  be
broadly categorized as either transaction management or
data   management  services.   Transaction   management
services  include  the provision of applications  where
transaction  data  are  exchanged between  participants
(e.g., manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and  sales
representatives)  in  a  distribution  channel.    Such
applications  include  product availability  inquiries,
sales   automation,  sales  reporting,  warranty  claim
processing,   batch  or  immediate   response   product
ordering,  and  invoicing.   Data  management  services
include  the provision of reference data bases used  in
electronic   commerce.    Such   data   bases   include
directories  of ship-to and bill-to locations,  on-line
or  CD-ROM  product catalogs, and, in the case  of  the
Publishing  sector, online newspaper  articles.   Where
possible,  the  Company  seeks  to  provide  integrated
solutions  involving  both  types  of  services.   Both
transaction  and data management services are  provided
to  the Agribusiness sector, while only data management
services   are  provided  to  the  Transportation   and
Publishing sectors.

     The Company focuses its marketing efforts on major
manufacturers and distributors that have the  financial
resources  and  business motivation  to  convert  their
distribution  systems  from paper-based  to  electronic
commerce, thereby reducing processing expenses and time
to  market.   In  the Transportation sector,  the  data
management  services  are sold to  the  Association  of
American Railroads under a long-term contract.  In  the
Publishing  sector,  the services  are  sold  under  an
exclusive long-term contract with the Associated Press.

The Company's executive offices are located at 300 East
Kilbourn  Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202  and  its
telephone  number at that location is  (414)  278-7676.
The Company is a Wisconsin corporation, incorporated in
1981.     The   Company   maintains   a   website    at
http://www.arinet.com.

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                    USE OF PROCEEDS

     The proceeds received by the Company from the sale
of  the  Common Stock (net of expenses of the  offering
estimated at $40,000) are estimated to be approximately
$1,835,000 assuming all of the Common Stock is sold for
$15/16  per share.  There can be no assurance that  the
Company  will sell any shares of Common Stock  in  this
offering.   See  "Risk  Factors - Additional  Financing
Requirements  and  Access  to  Capital."   The  Company
intends  to use the proceeds of the offering,  if  any,
for  working capital purposes, to maintain and  enhance
existing  products,  to hold as capital  resources  for
future use and for other general corporate purposes.
     
     The   Company  may  also  use  proceeds  to  repay
borrowings under the Company's existing revolving  line
of  credit with WITECH.  The line of credit is for $2.5
million until September 30, 1997, and $2.0 million from
September 30, 1997 until such line expires on  December
31, 1997.  The line carries a floating interest rate of
2%  above prime.  As of July 10, 1997, the Company  had
borrowed $2,435,000 under the line of credit.  On  July
15,  1997,  WITECH agreed to purchase $2.0  million  of
Series  A  Preferred Stock of the Company, the proceeds
of  which  will be used to reduce borrowings under  the
line of credit.  See "Recent Developments."
     
     
              DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

     Holders  of the Common Stock are entitled  to  one
vote for each share held on all matters submitted to  a
vote  of shareholders and do not have cumulative voting
rights.   Holders of Common Stock are also entitled  to
receive  ratably  such dividends, if  any,  as  may  be
declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally
available   therefor,  subject  to   any   preferential
dividend rights of outstanding Preferred Stock.  Except
as  otherwise  required by applicable law,  a  majority
vote  is  sufficient for any action which requires  the
vote   or   concurrence  of  shareholders.   Upon   the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the  Company,
the  holders  of Common Stock are entitled  to  receive
ratably  the net assets of the Company available  after
the  payment  of  all debts and other  liabilities  and
subject  to  the  prior  rights  of  holders   of   any
outstanding  Preferred Stock.  The  holders  of  Common
Stock  have no preemptive, subscription, redemption  or
conversion   rights.   All  shares  of   Common   Stock
outstanding at the date of this Prospectus are, and the
shares  in  this offering will be upon issuance,  fully
paid  and non-assessable (except as provided in Section
180.0622(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes).  Under  Section
180.0622(b)  of  the  Wisconsin  Statutes,  holders  of
Common  Stock  are personally liable up to  the  amount
equal  to  the par value of the shares owned  by  them,
respectively, for all debts owing to Company  employees
for   services  performed  for  the  Company,  but  not
exceeding  six months' service in any one case.   Under
the  substantially  identical  predecessor  to  Section
180.0622(b),   "par   value"   has   been    judicially
interpreted  to  mean  the  full  amount  paid  by  the
original  subscribers  for  shares  upon  the   initial
issuance   thereof.    The  rights,   preferences   and
privileges  of holders of Common Stock are subject  to,
and  may  be adversely affected by, the rights  of  the
holders  of  shares  of any series of  Preferred  Stock
which  the  Company  may designate  and  issue  in  the
future.

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     The  Company has an authorized class of  Preferred
Stock  (the "Preferred Stock") consisting of  1,000,000
shares  at  $.001  par value per share.   None  of  the
Preferred  Stock has been issued, but the  Company  has
agreed  to  sell  $2.0  million  of  non-voting,   non-
convertible  Series A Preferred Stock to  WITECH.   The
Agreement  with WITECH would prohibit the Company  from
issuing  any  additional Preferred Stock which  is  not
junior  to  the Series A Preferred Stock.  See  "Recent
Developments."   The Board of Directors is  authorized,
subject  to any limitations prescribed by law,  without
further  shareholder approval, to issue  from  time  to
time  up  to  an  aggregate  of  1,000,000  shares   of
Preferred  Stock  in  one or more  series.   Each  such
series  of  Preferred Stock shall have such  number  of
shares,   designation,  preferences,   voting   powers,
qualifications   and   special   relative   rights   or
privileges  as  shall be determined  by  the  Board  of
Directors,  which  may include, among others,  dividend
rights,  voting  rights, redemption  and  sinking  fund
provisions,  liquidation  preferences  and   conversion
rights.   The  issuances  of  Preferred  Stock,   while
providing   desired  flexibility  in  connection   with
possible  acquisitions  and other  corporate  purposes,
could have the effect of making it more difficult for a
third  party to acquire, or discouraging a third  party
from  acquiring,  a majority of the outstanding  voting
stock of the Company.


                     LEGAL MATTERS

     The  validity  of the Common Stock offered  hereby
has  been  passed  upon by Godfrey &  Kahn,  S.C.   Mr.
William H. Alverson is a shareholder of Godfrey & Kahn,
S.C. and a director of the Company.


                        EXPERTS

     The   consolidated  financial  statements  of  the
Company appearing in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)  for
the  year  ended  July 31, 1996, have been  audited  by
Ernst  & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set  forth
in   their   report   thereon  included   therein   and
incorporated  herein  by  reference.   Such   financial
statements are, and audited financial statements to  be
included  in  subsequently  filed  documents  will  be,
incorporated  herein in reliance upon  the  reports  of
Ernst   &   Young  LLP  pertaining  to  such  financial
statements  (to  the extent covered by  consents  filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission) given upon
the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.

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    Part II Information Not Required in Prospectus

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

     The  following  table  sets  forth  the  estimated
expenses  to  be incurred by the Company in  connection
with the offering:


          SEC registration fee                   $  625
          NASDAQ/NMS listing fee                 17,500
          Accounting fees and expenses            3,000
          Legal fees and expenses                 7,000
          Travel and Miscellaneous               11,875
               Total                            $40,000

     All  of  the  above expenses other  than  the  SEC
registration  fee  are estimates.  All  of  the  listed
expenses will be paid by the Company.

Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     Pursuant  to  Section 180.0828  of  the  Wisconsin
Business   Corporation  Law  ("WBCL"),  the   Company's
directors are not personally liable to the Company, its
shareholders or any person asserting rights  on  behalf
of  the  Company  or  its  shareholders,  for  monetary
damages  and  liabilities arising from a breach  of  or
failure  to perform any duty resulting solely from  the
director's  status  as a director,  unless  the  person
asserting  liability proves that the breach of  failure
to  perform constitutes (i) a willful failure  to  deal
fairly   with  the  Company  or  its  shareholders   in
connection  with a matter in which the director  has  a
material  conflict  of interest, (ii)  a  violation  of
criminal law, unless the director had reasonable  cause
to  believe  that his or her conduct was lawful  or  no
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was
unlawful,  (iii) a transaction from which the  director
derived  an  improper personal profit or  (iv)  willful
misconduct.

     In addition, the Company's By-Laws contain certain
provisions  whereby directors, officers, employees  and
agents  of  the Company generally are to be indemnified
against  certain  liabilities  to  the  fullest  extent
authorized  by  the WBCL, with certain exceptions.   In
particular,  Article  VII  of  the  Company's   By-Laws
provides  (i)  that an individual shall be  indemnified
unless  it  is  proven by a final judicial adjudication
that  indemnification is prohibited,  (ii)  payment  or
reimbursement   of   expenses,   subject   to   certain
limitations, will be mandatory rather than  permissive,
and  (iii)  indemnification rights will also extend  to
employees  and  certain  agents  of  the  Company,   as
determined  by  the Company's Board of Directors  or  a
committee  thereof.  Article VII provides that  it  may
not  be  amended to limit the indemnification  provided
for  therein except by a vote of not less than  75%  of
the  Company's outstanding capital stock, and that  any
such   amendment  may  only  be  prospective  and   not
retroactive.   The Board of Directors of  the  Company,
however,  is  expressly 

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authorized in  Article  VII  to
expand the indemnification permitted under Article  VII
without an amendment to the Company's By-Laws.

     The   Registrant's  officers  and  directors   are
covered   by   officer's   and   director's   liability
insurance.

Item 16.  Exhibits

     5.1  Opinion of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. *
    10.1  Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated
          July 15, 1997 by and between the Company  and
          WITECH Corporation
     23.1 Consent of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. *
     23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP *
     24.1  Powers  of Attorney appear on the  signature
     page hereof
     
     *  To be filed by amendment

Item 17.  Undertakings

     *(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1)   To  file,  during any period  in  which
offers  or  sales  are  being  made,  a  post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
          
               (i)   to include any prospectus required
          by  section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
          1933;
               
               (ii)  to  reflect in the prospectus  any
          facts  or  events arising after the effective
          date  of  the Registration Statement (or  the
          most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
          which,  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,
          represent   a  fundamental  change   in   the
          information  set  forth in  the  Registration
          Statement.   Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,
          any   increase  or  decrease  in  volume   of
          securities offered (if the total dollar value
          of  securities offered would not exceed  that
          which was registered) and any deviation  from
          the  low or high end of the estimated maximum
          offering  range may be reflected in the  form
          of   prospectus  filed  with  the  Commission
          pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
          the changes in volume and price represent  no
          more   than  a  20%  change  in  the  maximum
          aggregate  offering price set  forth  in  the
          "Calculation  of Registration Fee"  table  in
          the effective registration statement;
               
               (iii)       to   include  any   material
          information  with  respect  to  the  plan  of
          distribution not previously disclosed in  the
          Registration Statement or any material change
          to   such  information  in  the  Registration
          Statement.

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          (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any
liability  under the Securities Act of 1933, each  such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to  be  a  new
Registration  Statement  relating  to  the   securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that  time shall be deemed to be the initial bona  fide
offering thereof.
          
          (3)  To remove from registration by means  of
a  post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered  which remain unsold at the  termination  of
the offering.
          
     *(h)  Insofar  as indemnification for  liabilities
arising  under  the  Securities  Act  of  1933  may  be
permitted   to  directors,  officers  and   controlling
persons  of  the Registrant pursuant to  the  foregoing
provisions,  or  otherwise,  the  Registrant  has  been
advised  that  in  the opinion of  the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  such indemnification  is  against
public   policy  as  expressed  in  the  Act  and   is,
therefore,  unenforceable.  In the event that  a  claim
for  indemnification  against such  liabilities  (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit  or  proceeding)  is asserted  by  such  director,
officer  or controlling person in connection  with  the
securities  being  registered,  the  Registrant   will,
unless  in  the opinion of its counsel the  matter  has
been  settled  by controlling precedent,  submit  to  a
court  of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy  as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the  final
adjudication of such issue.


*  Paragraph references correspond to those of Item 512
of Regulation S-K.

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                Signatures
                           
     In   accordance  with  the  requirements  of   the
Securities  Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies  that
it  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-2 and has duly
caused  this Registration Statement on Form S-2  to  be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned in the City  of
Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin on July 15, 1997.

                           ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.


                           By:  /s/  Brian E. Dearing
                                -----------------------
                                Brian E. Dearing,
                                President and Chief 
                                Executive Officer

     KNOW  ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each  person
whose  signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Brian E. Dearing and Mark L. Koczela, and each of them,
his  true  and lawful attorney-in-fact and  agent  with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for  him
and  in  his  name, place and stead,  in  any  and  all
capacities,  to  sign any and all  amendments  to  this
registration  statement and to file the same  with  all
exhibits  thereto,  and other documents  in  connection
therewith,  with  the Commission,  granting  unto  said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority  to
do  and  perform  each  act  and  thing  requisite  and
necessary  to  be  done, as fully to  all  intents  and
purposes  as  he  might or could do in  person,  hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact
and  agent,  or  his  substitute  or  substitutes,  may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act
of  1933, this Registration Statement on Form  S-2  was
signed  by the following persons in the capacities  and
on the dates indicated.

Signature               Title                     Date
/s/ Richard W. Weening   Chairman of the Board     July 15, 1997
- ----------------------   and Director
Richard W. Weening

/s/ Brian E. Dearing     President and Chief       July 15, 1997
- ----------------------   Executive Officer
Brian E. Dearing         (acting Principal
                         Financial Officer and
                         Principal Accounting
                         Officer) and a Director

/s/ William H. Alverson  Director                  July 15, 1997
- -----------------------
William H. Alverson
                         Director                  
- -----------------------
Gordon J. Bridge

/s/ Francis Brzezinski   Director                  July 15, 1997
- -----------------------
Francis Brzezinski      

- -----------------------  Director
George Dalton

- -----------------------  Director                  
Eric P. Robison




          PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                           
                           
     This agreement is made this 15th day of July,
1997 by and between ARI Network Services, Inc. (the
"Company") and WITECH Corporation ("WITECH").
     
     1.   Preferred Stock Purchase.  WITECH agrees to
purchase 20,000 Series A preferred shares of the
Company for $2.0 million.  The preferred shares so
purchased are referred to herein as the "Shares."  The
Shares shall have the relative rights, preferences and
limitations set forth in the form of Articles of
Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Articles
of Amendment").  The Company agrees to file the
Articles of Amendment with the Wisconsin Department of
Financial Institutions prior to the time of closing
specified herein.

     2.   Acknowledgments.  WITECH acknowledges that the
Shares have not been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and represents and warrants to
and agrees with the Company as follows:

(a)  It is acquiring the Shares for its own account and
not with a view to the distribution thereof.

(b)  It will not offer, sell, pledge or otherwise
dispose of the Shares except pursuant to an effective
registration statement or an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act and applicable
securities laws.

(c)  The certificates for the Shares may bear a legend
relating to the restrictions on transfer imposed by
applicable law.

(d)  It has made its own independent examination,
investigation, analysis and evaluation of the Company,
including WITECH's own estimate of the value of the
Company's business, and has undertaken such due
diligence (including a review of the assets,
liabilities, books, records and contracts of the
Company) as WITECH deems adequate.

(e)  WITECH has received, through its representative on
the Board of Directors of the Company, (i) projections,
estimates or budgets of future revenues, expenses,
expenditures or results of operations and (ii) other
information and documents (financial and otherwise)
with respect to the Company.  WITECH acknowledges that
the Company shall not be responsible for the accuracy
or completeness of such information and the Company
shall not be considered as having made any
representation or warranty to WITECH with respect
thereto or with respect to any other information,
except if and to the extent specifically set forth
herein.

     3.   Loan Reduction.  The Company shall apply all of
the purchase price of the Shares toward payment of
principal, interest and other amounts payable by the
Company under that certain loan agreement (the "Loan
Agreement") dated October 4, 1993, as amended, by and
between the parties hereto.

4.  Additional Indebtedness.  So long as any of the 
Shares are owed by WITECH, neither the Company nor any 
of its subsidiaries shall, without WITECH's consent, incur
guaranty any indebtedness for borrowed money, (including 
capitalized lease obligations) other than indebtedness for 
borrowed money owed to WITECH or any affiliate or successor 
thereof; provided, however, this covenant shall not restrict 
(a) liabilities for accounts payable and expense accruals 
incurred or assumed in the ordinary course of business, 
and (b) indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal 
amount of $250,000 (including capitalized lease obligation 
amounts in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles) representing  the deferred purchase price or 
lease of assets. 

5.   Closing.  The purchase and sale of the Shares and
the payment under the Loan Agreement shall occur on
July 31, 1997, provided (a) the Board of Directors of
the Company shall have approved this Agreement and the
establishment of the Shares, and (b) the Company shall
have received assurances, satisfactory to it, that the
sale of Shares as contemplated hereby would not require
shareholder approval, and would not constitute a
corporate governance violation, under the rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
applicable to the Company.  If such conditions are not
satisfied by July 31, 1997, this Agreement shall
terminate without liability to either party.

6.   Miscellaneous.  This Agreement contains the entire
agreement between the parties hereto with respect to
the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all
prior arrangements or understandings with respect
thereto.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the State of Wisconsin.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed
this Agreement as of the date first above written.
     
                             ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.


                             By:/s/ Brian Dearing
                             -------------------------
                             Brian Dearing,President and
                             Chief Executive Officer


                             WITECH CORPORATION


                             By:/s/ Francis Brzezinski
                             -------------------------
                             Francis Brzezinski, President



                                              EXHIBIT A
                 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                           
                          OF
                           
              ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
                           
                           
Pursuant to Section 180.0602 of the Wisconsin Business
Corporation Law,

     ARI Network Services, Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the Wisconsin Business
Corporation Law (the "Company"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
     
     That (a) pursuant to the authority conferred upon
the Board of Directors by the Articles of Incorporation
of the Company, the Board of Directors on
_____________________, 1997 adopted the resolution set
forth below creating a series of Preferred Stock, par
value $.001 per share, designated as Series A Preferred
Stock, (b) shareholder action approving the creation of
the Series A Preferred Stock was not required, and (c)
no shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been issued:
     
     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to
the authority vested in the Board of Directors of this
Company in accordance with the provisions of its
Articles of Incorporation, a series of Preferred Stock,
par value $.001 per share, of the Company be and it
hereby is created, and that the designation and amount
and relative rights, limitations and preferences
thereof are as follows:
     
     Section 1.  Designation and Amount.  The shares of
such series shall be designated as "Series A Preferred
Stock" (the "Series A Preferred Stock"); the number of
shares constituting such series shall be Forty Thousand
(40,000).  Such number of shares may be increased or
decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors;
provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less
than the number of shares then outstanding plus the
number of shares reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or
upon the conversion of any outstanding securities
issued by the Company into Series A Preferred Stock.
     
     Section 2.  Voting Rights.  The holders of the
Series A Preferred Stock shall not, except as required
by law, have any right or power to vote on any question
or in any proceeding or to be represented at, or to
receive notice of, any meeting of the Company's
stockholders.  On any matters in which the holders of
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be so
entitled to vote under applicable law, they shall be
entitled to one (1) vote for each share held.
     
     Section 3.  Dividends.
     
     (a)  Each holder of a share of Series A Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if
declared by the Company's Board of Directors, out of
the funds of the Company legally available therefor,
cumulative dividends during each Quarterly Dividend
Period (as hereinafter defined) that such share of
Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding at a per annum
dividend rate equal to the product of (i) One Hundred
Dollars and (ii) two percent (2%) per annum above the
fluctuating per annum rate of interest published from
time to time in the Midwest Edition of The Wall Street
Journal under the "Money Rates" caption as the "Prime
Rate" (and if more than one such "Prime Rate" shall be
so published on any date, the highest of such rates for
such date), which rate shall change effective as of the
date of any published change in such published "Prime
Rate," but not less than a rate per annum equal to Ten
Dollars ($10.00) per share nor more than Fourteen
Dollars ($14.00) per share; provided, however, that
dividends for any period during which any shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall be outstanding for less
than a full Quarterly Dividend Period (as defined
below) shall be paid pro rata based on the actual
number of days in such Quarterly Dividend Period.  As
used herein, "Quarterly Dividend Period" means the
period from November 1 through the next January 31,
from February 1 through the next April 30, from May 1
through the next July 31 or from August 1 through the
next October 31; provided that the first Quarterly
Dividend Period shall be the period commencing on the
date of initial issuance of shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock (other than Additional Shares (as
defined below)) and ending on October 31, 1997.
     
     (b)  Except as provided below, each such dividend
shall be paid in cash on the first day of February,
May, August and November in each year (each a
"Quarterly Dividend Payment Date") commencing on
November 1, 1997, to the holders of record of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock as they appear on the stock
register of the Company on such record date as shall be
fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company or a
duly authorized committee thereof, which date shall be
at least ten (10) but no more than thirty (30) days
preceding the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date
immediately following the relevant Quarterly Dividend
Period.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, prior to August 1, 2002, all (but not less than
all) dividends payable on any particular Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date may be paid, at the option of the
Company, in lieu of cash, in additional shares of
Series A Preferred Stock ("Additional Shares") with a
Liquidation Preference (as defined below) equal to the
amount of such dividend.  Such Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date shall be the original issuance date of
such Additional Shares for purposes of the accrual of
dividends.  Prior to each issuance of any Additional
Shares as a dividend on any of the Series A Preferred
Stock, the Company will prepare and mail to each holder
of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock a certificate
setting forth the computation of the number of
Additional Shares issuable in payment of such dividend
to each holder of record of the Series A Preferred
Stock.  A dividend payment in Additional Shares shall
not be considered paid if the Company, on the
applicable Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, has not
caused share certificates representing the Additional
Shares issuable in payment of such dividend to be
delivered to the holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock.
     
     (c)  The amount of any dividends "accrued" on any
share of the Series A Preferred Stock at any Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date shall be deemed to be the amount
of any unpaid dividends accumulated thereon to and
including such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, whether
or not earned or declared.  Dividends in arrears shall
bear dividends as if such dividends in arrears had been
declared and paid in Additional Shares as set forth
herein.  Dividends on account of arrears for any past
Quarterly Dividend Periods may be declared and paid at
any time, without reference to any regular Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date, to holders of record on such
date, not exceeding 45 days preceding the payment date
thereof, as may be fixed by the Board of Directors of
the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof.
     
     (d)  So long as any shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, no dividends
shall be paid or declared, or other distributions made
(upon dissolution or otherwise), whether in cash or
property or in obligations or shares of the Company, on
any shares of the Common Stock or stock of any other
series of Preferred Stock of the Company over which the
Series A Preferred Stock has a priority in the
distribution of assets in the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company
("Junior Preferred Stock") (other than dividends
payable solely in shares of Common Stock or Junior
Preferred Stock), nor shall any shares of the Common
Stock or Junior Preferred Stock be purchased, redeemed,
retired or otherwise acquired by the Company or any
corporation or other entity controlled by the Company
for any consideration of any kind (or any payment made
to or available for a sinking fund for the redemption
of any such securities), and neither the Company nor
any corporation or other entity controlled by the
Company shall incur any obligation for any of the
foregoing.
     
     Section 4.  Redemption.
     
     (a)  The Company may, at the election of its Board
of Directors, redeem outstanding shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock, in whole at any time or in part from
time to time, at the redemption price of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) per share, plus, in each case,
accrued and unpaid dividends through the day
immediately preceding the date fixed for the redemption
of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock (the
"Redemption Date"), but without premium.
     
     (b)  At least ten (10) days but not more than
sixty (60) days prior to the Redemption Date, written
notice of such redemption shall be mailed to each
holder of record of shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock to be redeemed, in a postage prepaid envelope
sent by first class mail and addressed to such holder
at its post office address as shown on the records of
the Company; provided, however, that no failure to mail
such notice nor any defect therein or in the mailing
thereof shall affect the validity of the proceeding for
the redemption of the shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock to be redeemed.
     
     Each such notice shall state:
     
          (1)  the Redemption Date;
          
          (2)  the number of shares of the Series A
     Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if less than
     all the shares held by such holder are to be
     redeemed from such holder, the number of shares to
     be redeemed from such holder and the method of
     calculating such number;
          
          (3)  the cash redemption price (including the
     amount of accrued dividends being paid);
          
          (4)  the place or places where certificates
     for such shares are to be surrendered for payment
     of the redemption price; and
          
          (5)  that dividends on the shares to be
     redeemed shall cease to accrue on such Redemption
     Date.
          
On or after the Redemption Date, each holder of shares
of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall
present and surrender its certificate or certificates
for such shares (duly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by appropriate stock powers) to the Company
at the place designated in such notice and thereupon
the redemption price of such shares shall be paid to or
on the order of the person whose name appears on such
certificate or certificates as the owner thereof.  In
case fewer than all the shares represented by such
certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be
issued representing the shares that are not redeemed.
From and after the Redemption Date (unless the Company
shall default in payment of the redemption price), all
dividends on the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock
designated for redemption in such notice shall cease to
accrue and all rights of the holders thereof as
stockholders of the Company, except the right to
receive the redemption price thereof (including all
accrued and unpaid dividends up to the Redemption
Date), without interest, upon the surrender of
certificates representing the same, shall cease and
terminate and such shares shall not thereafter be
transferred (except with the consent of the Company) on
the books of the Company and such shares shall not be
deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.

     (c)  If fewer than all of the shares of the Series
A Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the Board of
Directors of the Company shall select the shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed pro rata (or as
nearly pro rata as practicable); provided, however,
that no fractional shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock shall be redeemed.
     
     Section 5.  Liquidation, Dissolution and Winding
Up.  In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or
winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether
voluntary or otherwise, after payment or provision for
payment of the debts and other liabilities of the
Company, the holders of shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of
the remaining net assets of the Company, the amount of
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in cash for each share of
the Series A Preferred Stock (the "Liquidation
Preference"), plus an amount equal to all accrued and
unpaid dividends on each such share to the date fixed
for distribution, before any distribution shall be made
to the holders of the Common Stock or any Junior
Preferred Stock.  After such payment to the holders of
the Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series
A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any
distribution in the event of liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the affairs of the Company.
     
     Section 6.  Additional Issuances of Preferred
Stock.  So long as any shares of Series A Preferred
Stock are outstanding, the Company shall not issue any
additional Preferred Stock, other than Junior Preferred
Stock (as defined in Section 3(d) hereof) or additional
shares of Series A Preferred Stock as provided in
Section 3(b) hereof.

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     Executed this ____ day of July, 1997.
     
                              ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.

[Corporate Seal]



                              Brian E. Dearing,
                              President and
                              Chief Executive Officer

This instrument was drafted by
Larry D. Lieberman
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
780 N. Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202






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