SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/17/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARI NETWORK SERVICES INC /WI [ ARIS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 04/15/2013
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP I (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OBUS NELSON (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LANDES JOSHUA (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

The Reporting Persons are filing this Amendment to withdraw the Form 3 which was previously filed based on incorrect information. The Reporting Persons have been advised that Warrants of the Issuer they own are not presently exercisable and therefore they do not at this time collectively own over 10% of any class of equity securities of the Issuer.

No securities are beneficially owned.

	WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P., By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner, /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member_	04/17/2013
	WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I, By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner, /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member	04/17/2013
	WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD., By: Wynnefield Capital, Inc., /s/ Nelson Obus, President	04/17/2013
	WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member	04/17/2013
	WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC.,/s/ Nelson Obus, President	04/17/2013
	/s/ Nelson Obus	04/17/2013
	/s/ Joshua Landes	04/17/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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