Descartes Enhances Routing Solutions With Advanced Mapping Capabilities

WATERLOO, Ontario, Jan. 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group
(Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), a global on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS)
logistics solutions provider, announced the launch of its enhanced route
management solutions with extensive location-based service (LBS) capabilities.

The enhanced LBS technology is being applied across Descartes' Delivery
Management Suite of route management solutions and includes new mapping
capabilities that leverage expanded road data, historical traffic patterns,
real-time traffic information and point-of-interest attributes that are now
available in the market. The solutions also have enhanced image quality and
rendering speed, enhanced geocoding speed and accuracy, support for larger
geographic areas and expanded route optimization related attributes. These
advanced capabilities are already being used by over 30 Descartes on-demand
route management customers.

"Our customers' needs for accurate location information, combined with the
technological and content advances of LBS, are reshaping the future of routing
solutions. We saw a tremendous opportunity to offer additional value to our
customers with the advances in mapping technology and content that are rapidly
coming to market," said Ken Wood, Senior Vice President, Applications
Engineering at Descartes. "We are providing our customers with more robust route
planning, execution and mobile wireless solutions through better modeling of
real-world conditions, more representative display and more real-time data."

"The enhanced route management solution delivers significantly improved map
content, greater planning fidelity and improved map rendering speeds for
Descartes on-demand route management solutions," said Stephen Tallevi, General
Manager of Grocery Gateway. "Descartes was able to integrate the new mapping
technology seamlessly without interrupting our operations."

Companies considering Descartes' enhanced route management solutions can contact
Descartes at info@descartes.com or 1-416-741-2838 ext 298. Descartes will also
be demonstrating its new LBS capabilities at the Descartes at the Descartes
Global User Group Conference, April 14th -- 16th 2008 at the JW Marriott
Buckhead in Atlanta. For more information on the annual user group conference,
visit www.descartes.com/usergroup.

About Descartes

Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), a leading provider of software-as-a-service
(SaaS) logistics solutions, is delivering results across the globe today for
organizations that operate logistics-intensive businesses. Descartes' logistics
management solutions combine a multi-modal network, the Descartes Global
Logistics Network, 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. These solutions and services help
Descartes' customers reduce administrative costs, billing cycles, fleet size,
contract carrier costs, and mileage driven and improve pick up and delivery
reliability. Our 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 300 employees and is
based in Waterloo, Ontario, with operations in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis,
Ottawa, Washington DC, Derby, London, Stockholm, Shanghai, Singapore and
Melbourne. For more information, visit www.descartes.com.

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