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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sifen Michael D.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARI NETWORK SERVICES INC /WI [ARI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 CENTRAL DRIVE, SUITE 106 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2013 (Street) VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23454 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/15/2013   P   200,000 A $ 1.5 640,000 I Michael D. Sifen, Inc. (1) Common Stock               498,461 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Warrants

$ 2

03/15/2013

P

66,667

03/12/2013

03/15/2018

66,667

66,667

(2)

66,667

I

Michael D. Sifen, Inc. (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sifen Michael D. 500 CENTRAL DRIVE, SUITE 106 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23454		X

Signatures

Michael D. Sifen		05/20/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Michael D. Sifen, Inc. acquired 200,000 shares of the Issuer on March 15, 2013. Michael D. Sifen is the sole shareholder and President of Michael D. Sifen, Inc. and possesses the power to vote and the power to direct the disposition of all shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Michael D. Sifen, Inc. As a result of the foregoing, pursuant to Section 240.13d-3 of the regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Regulations"), Michael D. Sifen may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Michael D. Sifen, Inc.
(2)	Michael D. Sifen, Inc. acquired warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Issuer on March 15, 2013. The warrants were issued to Michael D. Sifen, Inc. in connection with its purchase of common stock of the Issuer on March 15, 2013.
(3)	Michael D. Sifen is the sole shareholder and President of Michael D. Sifen, Inc. and possesses the power to vote and the power to direct the disposition of all securities of the Issuer held by Michael D. Sifen, Inc. As a result of the foregoing, pursuant to Section 240.13d-3 of the Regulations, Michael D. Sifen may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the warrants held by Michael D. Sifen, Inc.

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