VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IATA
World Cargo Symposium -- Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG)
(Nasdaq:DSGX), a federated global network logistics solutions provider,
announced that it has successfully filed its first Import Control
System (ICS) test messages with European Commission's Taxation and
Customs Union ("EU Customs Union") as part of its GLN Customs Filing
and Compliance services.

In an effort to address the security and automation of trade shipments,
the EU Customs Union is introducing customs compliance regulations to
standardize and automate its customs filings process. European Union
(EU) member states and the community have come together to form the
electronic customs multiannual strategic plan (MASP). The goal of this
plan is to provide the vision, objectives, strategic framework and
milestones towards a paperless environment for customs and trade. The
EU Customs Union Security Filing program is scheduled to go live on
January 1, 2011 in all 27 member states of the EU. Descartes submitted
its first ICS test message to the customs authority in Belgium.

"Today, we help our customers manage customs filings for existing
regulations in a variety of countries around the world to ensure
compliance and to help keep efficient shipment processes," said
Jonathan Wasserman, Senior Vice President, Global Trade Compliance
Solutions at Descartes. "With that experience, we look forward to
having our customers ready for the EU mandate when the time comes. Our
Global Filer solution is designed to enable organizations to streamline
the customs filing process across the EU member states as well as other
countries around the world. Logistics professionals have begun their
planning and have begun working closely with Descartes' sales, IT and
professional services teams to prepare for this important new set of
regulations."

Descartes' Global Filer and Customs Filing and Compliance services are
a part of Descartes' Global Logistics Network (GLN). The GLN helps
automate, manage and streamline the end-to-end shipment process, from
source to consumer, with ongoing real-time visibility. Descartes'
customs filing and compliance services help companies meet regulatory
requirements for international shipments for both international customs
agencies and security initiatives.

For more information about Descartes' solutions for global customs
filings, and how to be prepared for the upcoming EU regulations, visit
Descartes' representatives at the IATA World Cargo Symposium at the
Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver BC from March 8-11, 2010 at
booths 44 & 45. Also, hear industry experts from Descartes share their
insight during the conference in sessions on the Quality-Cargo 2000 and
Customs tracks. For a detailed agenda follow the links at
http://www.iata.org/wcs2010. Or sign up to be continuously updated at
http://www.descartes.com/eubeready.

About Descartes

Descartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) is making the world a better place by
enabling global organizations with logistics-intensive businesses to
save money by improving the productivity and performance of their
operations. Underlying Descartes' offerings is the Descartes Global
Logistics Network (GLN), one of the world's most extensive multi-modal
business application networks. As a federated platform, the Descartes
GLN combines with component-based 'nano' sized applications to provide
messaging services between logistics trading partners, shipment
management services to help manage third party carriers and private
fleet management services for organizations of all sizes. Descartes'
solutions and services deliver results by enabling organizations around
the world to reduce administrative costs, billing cycles, fleet size,
contract carrier costs, and mileage driven; improve pickup and delivery
reliability; and optimize working capital through fleet visibility.
Descartes' hosted, transactional and packaged solutions deliver
repeatable, measurable results and fast time-to-value. Descartes
customers include an estimated 1,600 ground carriers and more than 90
airlines, 30 ocean carriers, 900 freight forwarders and third-party
providers of logistics services, and hundreds of manufacturers,
retailers, distributors, private fleet owners and regulatory agencies.
The company has more than 400 employees and is based in Waterloo,
Ontario, with operations in Atlanta, Copenhagen, Heverlee, Pittsburgh,
Ottawa, Montreal, Miami, Washington D.C., Derby, London, Silver Spring,
Stockholm, Suzhou, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Toronto. For more information,
visit www.descartes.com.

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This release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements") that relate
to Descartes' solution offering and potential benefits derived
therefrom; Descartes' Global Filer initiative; and other matters. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the
anticipated results, performance or achievements or developments
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors
include, but are not limited to, the factors and assumptions discussed
in the section entitled, "Certain Factors That May Affect Future
Results" in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities
commissions across Canada. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date made. We do not undertake or accept any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations or
any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such
statement is based.


CONTACT:  Descartes Systems Group
          Media contact:
          Nicole German
          1-416-741-2838 ext. 298
          ngerman@descartes.com