Descartes Latest Rate Builder and Price Management Applications Deliver
Payback

LONG BEACH, Calif., March 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Annual
Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference -- Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG)
(Nasdaq:DSGX), a federated global logistics network, unveiled its
latest Global Logistics Management Suite for Ocean Freight, a suite of
logistics applications. Working with leading shippers, non-vessel
operating common carriers (NVOCCs), non-vessel operators (NVOs) and
other service providers shipping ocean freight around the world,
Descartes has made major enhancements to the ocean freight suite
created specifically to address the needs of this logistics community.

Descartes' global logistics management suite for ocean freight provides
accurate and sophisticated contract management, rate management and
pricing services to the international shipping community. The
completely web-enabled applications assist transportation providers to
make better pricing decisions, process faster quotes for their
customers to close more business, enhance contract management and rate
management processes and improve customer satisfaction levels. In
addition, the Ocean Freight applications support multiple global
compliance regulations including cross-border customs filings for
internationally manufactured products, such as the 10+2 Importer
Security Filing (ISF) for the United States Customs & Border Protection
agency. These applications enable ocean freight service providers and
shippers to cut costs and streamline their logistics operations, offer
new levels of customer service and help ensure compliance with rapidly
emerging international shipping regulatory requirements.

Descartes' new global logistics management suite for ocean freight
helps to manage the increased complexity of both procurement and
delivery processes, and provides visibility into the movement of goods
within the supply chain through:


  --  NVO Price Management 




Descartes centralized rate and contract management solutions provides
NVOs with the ability to understand their cost structure by organizing
paper contracts, spreadsheets electronically through a centralized rate
database and allowing them to keep up-to-date in real-time with carrier
governing surcharges. This centralized database allows NVOs to compare
rates and services across their carrier base, presenting best options
for their customers. Built on Descartes' Rate Builder contract
management system, this price management solution offers NVOs a suite
of easy-to-use, web-based tools making the job of managing, sharing and
quoting from carrier buy contracts and inland transportation costs,
simple and efficient.


  --  Self-service Publishing Tools




Descartes Rate Builder reduces the complexity of contract and surcharge
maintenance with intuitive self-service publishing tools. Web-based
features and Microsoft Excel-based imports allow NVOs the ability to
quickly add and manage cost information. Descartes Rate Builder's
powerful plain-language charge builder user interface and extensive
Microsoft Excel-based tools demystify the task of creating and managing
complex carrier surcharges.


  --  Cost-based Quoting




The latest suite of solutions allows NVOs to quote simply and
accurately. The price management feature supports a simple drag and
drop quoting module allowing organizations to search, compare and quote
on the fly. Quoted rates are tied to the buy rate, giving the user the
ability to see their costs during the quoting process. Users can
optionally set margin preferences that are automatically applied to
newly-quoted rates. The solutions provide a host of easy-to-use tools
that provide users with the ability to update large numbers of quoted
rates at a time, simplifying the maintenance process. Buy/Sell
calculations provide real-time profitability analysis giving the user
access to critical information while quoting.


  --  Financial/Regulatory Compliance




The latest solution gives NVOs the ability to comply with certain
financial and regulatory requirements for document retention. Changes
made within the system are identified, tracked and audited. Data can be
stored in compliance with applicable local financial regulations and
can be archived to the NVOs specifications. This ultimately empowers
customers to have better control over shipment-related information. In
addition, the recently mandated ISF "10+2" regulation is supported
through the regulatory compliance functionality.


  --  Freight Auditing




Integrated into the suite is freight auditing capability. This
capability provides NVOs with a cost-effective tool to offer
value-added services to their customers. Powered by the Descartes
Global Logistics Network, the suite automates invoice collection,
auditing and approval. Integration with customer back-office financial
systems is also supported. In addition to 310-based electronic pre- or
post-payment freight auditing, the solution provides NVOs with powerful
auto-rating capabilities of commercial documents, such as Advanced
Shipment Notification (ASN) for planning expected transportation costs.


  --  Analytics




Through the integrated Descartes Reporting Services component,
customers can perform financial analysis to determine profitability and
expected transportation spend. This capability allows the user to
compare and contrast carrier buy contracts and performs sales analysis
as well as evaluates sales performance in closing quotes and identifies
and get in front of regional pricing trends as they emerge.

"Descartes has been providing applications to the ocean freight
industry for over 20 years. As a leader in ocean rate management,
shipment execution tools and compliance, our team of industry
professionals guides NVOs using our comprehensive ocean freight
solutions to meet the changing factors associated with international
trade," said Cindy Yamamoto, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy
at Descartes. "Our latest comprehensive suite is designed specifically
for NVOs wanting to increase value-added offerings through reduced
costs, improved customer service and better financial management."

Descartes' global logistics management suite for ocean freight
leverages the power of the Descartes federated Global Logistics Network
(GLN) to provide connectivity necessary for line-item visibility. Over
6,000 connected companies use the Descartes GLN to better manage
logistics processes.

For more information about Descartes' global logistics management suite
for ocean freight and federated logistics platform meet with Descartes
industry experts at the 10th Annual Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference
at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California from March
1-2, 2010.

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, Minneapolis, Washington DC, Derby, London,
Silver Spring, Stockholm, Suzhou, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Toronto. For
more information, visit www.descartes.com.

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