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Apr 7, 2014 at 7:00 AM

DGAP-News: Smartwares(R) Outsources Business-to-Business (B2B) Messaging to Descartes

DGAP-News: Descartes Systems Group / Smartwares(R) Outsources Business-to-Business (B2B) Messaging to Descartes 07.04.2014 / 12:45 --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, 2014-04-07 12:45 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Smartwares, a leading consumer goods company offering design-oriented home essentials, outsourced its business-to-business (B2B) communications to Descartes to help it reduce costs and support its acquisition-based growth strategy. 'Running optimally becomes more challenging as we continually acquire new companies, each with their own systems and logistics processes,' said Rene Geelhuyzen, IT Director, Smartwares. 'This is why we made the decision to rely on Descartes to manage our EDI messaging. Not only does Descartes' cloud-based Messaging Gateway help us run more efficiently, it also assists us in avoiding critical disruptions in the flow of orders to our customers.' As part of Descartes' Global Logistics Network, Descartes' cloud-based Messaging Gateway acts as the hub for all electronic communications in Smartwares' business ecosystem. The flow of logistics and commercial data is centrally managed and monitored across business units and trading partners to help improve data accuracy, maintain highly consistent processes, and ensure reliability. 'We're privileged to be working with Smartwares to help ensure that their logistics operations run smoothly and support their growth strategy,' said Fred van der Heide, Vice President of Product Strategy at Descartes. 'Descartes' comprehensive B2B outsourcing services combined with our in-depth knowledge of international communications standards helps organizations better manage mission critical business data from disparate systems inside their operations and across their trading partners.' About Smartwares Smartwares is a fast-growing consumer goods company offering a rich selection of smart home essentials - crisp, clever, well-designed products to use in and around the home. Smartwares is active in 4 business areas - Home Improvement, Home Monitoring, Home Appliances, and Home Care. Brands of Smartwares are amongst others: Sorbo, Princess, Tristar and HomeWizard. Smartwares realizes with 1.000 employees a turnover of [Eur] 500 mln. The company is owned by H2 Equity Partners, NPM Capital, ABN Amro Participaties and Smartwares management. About Descartes Descartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Descartes has over 172,000 parties using its cloud-based services. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multi-modal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com. 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; 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: Media Contact Descartes Global Mavi Silveira Tel: +1(800) 419-8495 ext. 202416 msilveira@descartes.com Media Contact Descartes EMEA Renate Kok Tel.: +31 (0)33 460 6273 rkok@descartes.com News Source: NASDAQ OMX End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 07.04.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Descartes Systems Group Canada ISIN: CA2499061083 End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 261947 07.04.2014

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