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<DIV style="width:624px"><P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2008</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px" align=right><B>Registration Statement No. 333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></B></P>
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<P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>
<P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>
<P style="line-height:14pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>
<P style="line-height:16pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:18.667px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>FORM S-8</B></P>
<P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER</B></P>
<P style="line-height:14pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:16px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></P>
<P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.</B></P>
<P style="line-height:11pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:6px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</B></P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=319.2><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>Wisconsin</P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=center><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=center><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=319.2><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>39-1388360</P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=center><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=center><B>Identification No.)</B></P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:7.333px; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>11425 West Lake Park Drive, Suite 900</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Milwaukee, Wisconsin &nbsp;53224-3025</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>(414) 973-4300</B></P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=center><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of</B></P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:5.333px; font-size:8pt" align=center><B>registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>2000 Stock Option Plan</B></P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:5.333px; font-size:8pt" align=center><B>(Full Title of the Plan)</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Roy W. Olivier</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>President and Chief Executive Officer</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>ARI Network Services, Inc.</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>11425 West Lake Park Drive, Suite 900</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Milwaukee, Wisconsin &nbsp;53224-3025</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>(414) 973-4300</B></P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=center><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,</B></P>
<P style="line-height:10pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:5.333px; font-size:8pt" align=center><B>of agent for service of process)</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>With a copy to:</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>C.J. Wauters</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C.</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>780 North Water Street</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.333px; font-size:11pt" align=center>(414) 273-3500</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></P>
<TABLE style="font-size:10pt" cellspacing=0><TR height=0 style="font-size:0"><TD width=182.4></TD><TD width=115.2></TD><TD width=115.2></TD><TD width=115.2></TD><TD width=115.2></TD></TR>
<TR><TD style="border-top:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=182.4><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-top:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=115.2><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Amount to be Registered</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-top:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=115.2><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-top:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=115.2><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-top:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=115.2><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="border-bottom:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=182.4><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">Common Stock, $.001 par value</P>
</TD><TD style="border-bottom:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=115.2><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center>500,000 shares (1)</P>
</TD><TD style="border-bottom:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=115.2><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center>$0.78 (2)</P>
</TD><TD style="border-bottom:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=115.2><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center>$390,000 (2)</P>
</TD><TD style="border-bottom:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=115.2><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt" align=center>$15.33</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin-top:2px; margin-bottom:2px; font-size:9pt">(1) &nbsp;In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions.</P>
<P style="line-height:11pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:3px; font-size:9pt">(2) &nbsp;Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. &nbsp;The price per share and aggregate offering price are calculated on the basis of the average of the bid and asked price of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board on December 16, 2008, in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-family:Times New Roman Bold; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by ARI Network Services, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) for the purpose of registering an additional 500,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $.001 per share, for issuance pursuant to the 2000 Stock Option Plan (the &#147;2000 Option Plan&#148;). &nbsp;The shares available under the 2000 Option Plan have increased in accordance with the terms of the 2000 Option Plan.</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt">In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Company hereby incorporates by reference the contents of Registration Statements No. &nbsp;333-52176 and 333-110104, filed with the Commission on December 19, 2000 and October 30, 2003, respectively, together with all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated in each.</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-family:Times New Roman Bold; font-size:11pt"><B>Exhibits</B></P>
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<TR><TD valign=bottom width=76.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt"><B>Exhibit <U>Number</U></B></P>
</TD><TD valign=bottom width=556.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt"><B><U>Description</U></B></P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=76.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">4.1</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=556.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">ARI Network Services, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2008</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=76.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">5.1</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=556.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">Opinion of Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C.</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=76.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">23.1</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=556.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">Consent of Wipfli LLP, independent registered public accounting firm</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=76.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">23.2</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=556.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">Consent of Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.333px; font-family:Times New Roman Bold; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.333px; font-size:11pt">Pursuant to 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-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the 18th day of December, 2008.</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:29.333px; padding-left:288px; font-size:11pt"><B>ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.</B></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-17.333px; padding-left:288px; font-size:11pt">By:</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt"><U>/s/ Roy W. Olivier&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Roy W. Olivier</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.333px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">President and Chief Executive Officer</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:7.333px; font-size:11pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Date: &nbsp;December 18, 2008</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:14.667px; margin-bottom:-17.333px; font-size:11pt">By:</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt"><U>/s/ Roy W. Olivier&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Roy W. Olivier</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">(Principal Executive Officer)</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P>&nbsp;</P></TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Date: &nbsp;December 18, 2008</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:14.667px; margin-bottom:-17.333px; font-size:11pt">By:</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt"><U>/s/ Kenneth S. Folberg&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Kenneth S. Folberg</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">(Principal Executive Officer)</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P>&nbsp;</P></TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Date: &nbsp;December 18, 2008</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:14.667px; margin-bottom:-17.333px; font-size:11pt">By:</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt"><U>/s/ Brian E. Dearing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Brian E. Dearing</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Chairman and Chief Corporate Development and </P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Strategy Officer</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P>&nbsp;</P></TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Date: &nbsp;December 18, 2008</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:14.667px; margin-bottom:-17.333px; font-size:11pt">By:</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt"><U>/s/ Gordon J. Bridge&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Gordon J. Bridge</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P>&nbsp;</P></TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Date: &nbsp;December 18, 2008</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:14.667px; margin-bottom:-17.333px; font-size:11pt">By:</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt"><U>/s/ Ted C. Feierstein&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Ted C. Feierstein</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P>&nbsp;</P></TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Date: &nbsp;December 18, 2008</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:14.667px; margin-bottom:-17.333px; font-size:11pt">By:</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt"><U>/s/ P. Lee Poseidon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">P. Lee Poseidon</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Director</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P>&nbsp;</P></TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR><TD valign=top width=288><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Date: &nbsp;December 18, 2008</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=345.6><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:14.667px; margin-bottom:-17.333px; font-size:11pt">By:</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt"><U>/s/ William C. Mortimore&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">William C. Mortimore</P>
<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:36px; font-size:11pt">Director</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-family:Times New Roman Bold; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>
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<TR><TD valign=bottom width=76.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt"><B>Exhibit <U>Number</U></B></P>
</TD><TD valign=bottom width=556.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt"><B><U>Description</U></B></P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=76.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">4.1</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=556.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">ARI Network Services, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2008</P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=76.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">5.1</P>
</TD><TD valign=top width=556.8><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:3.667px; margin-bottom:3.667px; font-size:11pt">Opinion of Godfrey &amp; Kahn, S.C.</P>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2008
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Wisconsin
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
39-1388360
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
11425 West Lake Park Drive, Suite 900
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53224-3025
(414) 973-4300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
2000 Stock Option Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Roy W. Olivier
President and Chief Executive Officer
ARI Network Services, Inc.
11425 West Lake Park Drive, Suite 900
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53224-3025
(414) 973-4300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service of process)
With a copy to:
C.J. Wauters
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
780 North Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(414) 273-3500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.001 par value
500,000 shares (1)
$0.78 (2)
$390,000 (2)
$15.33
(1)  In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions.
(2)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The price per share and aggregate offering price are calculated on the basis of the average of the bid and asked price of the Registrant's Common Stock on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board on December 16, 2008, in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by ARI Network Services, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the purpose of registering an additional 500,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $.001 per share, for issuance pursuant to the 2000 Stock Option Plan (the "2000 Option Plan").  The shares available under the 2000 Option Plan have increased in accordance with the terms of the 2000 Option Plan.
In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the Company hereby incorporates by reference the contents of Registration Statements No.  333-52176 and 333-110104, filed with the Commission on December 19, 2000 and October 30, 2003, respectively, together with all exhibits filed therewith or incorporated in each.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
ARI Network Services, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2008
5.1
Opinion of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
23.1
Consent of Wipfli LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.2
Consent of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to 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-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the 18th day of December, 2008.
ARI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/ Roy W. Olivier
Roy W. Olivier
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date:  December 18, 2008
By:
/s/ Roy W. Olivier
Roy W. Olivier
President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date:  December 18, 2008
By:
/s/ Kenneth S. Folberg
Kenneth S. Folberg
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date:  December 18, 2008
By:
/s/ Brian E. Dearing
Brian E. Dearing
Chairman and Chief Corporate Development and
Strategy Officer
Date:  December 18, 2008
By:
/s/ Gordon J. Bridge
Gordon J. Bridge
Director
Date:  December 18, 2008
By:
/s/ Ted C. Feierstein
Ted C. Feierstein
Director
Date:  December 18, 2008
By:
/s/ P. Lee Poseidon
P. Lee Poseidon
Director
Date:  December 18, 2008
By:
/s/ William C. Mortimore
William C. Mortimore
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
ARI Network Services, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2008
5.1
Opinion of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
23.1
Consent of Wipfli LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.2
Consent of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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