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Descartes Improves Shipment Efficiency, Visibility and Reduces Costs for Major Specialty Card Retailer - "Hallmark is a great example of how the automation and standardization of a business process can dramatically save costs and free up resources to deliver more value in other areas of an organization..."

WATERLOO, Ontario -- September 16, 2009 -- Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions provider, announced that Hallmark Cards, Inc. has selected Descartes’ Transportation Management and Visibility solution to manage its global, inbound logistics.

Descartes’ Transportation Management solution enables Hallmark to manage its relationships with its transportation carriers, from shipment planning through execution. Descartes’ Visibility solution lets Hallmark monitor the current status of its shipments in real-time. With Descartes, Hallmark can gain end-to-end shipment visibility and more easily manage its inbound shipments regardless of shipment origin, transport carrier or transportation mode. With a web-browser interface, Descartes’ solutions allow Hallmark to have centralized internal visibility across its plants, suppliers and distribution centers across the U.S.

Descartes’ Transportation Manager and Visibility solutions leverage the power of the Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) to provide connectivity to a global, multi-modal community of logistics service providers. Over 6,000 connected companies use the Descartes GLN to better manage logistics processes. Hallmark’s connection to the GLN allows them to use the data available via the GLN to find the best rates available with its carriers.

"Hallmark is a great example of how the automation and standardization of a business process can dramatically save costs and free up resources to deliver more value in other areas of an organization," said Scott Sangster, Vice President, GLN at Descartes. "These benefits, combined with our global community of logistics service providers, give our customers a differentiated service."

About Hallmark Global Services

For more information, visit corporate.hallmark.com

About Descartes

Descartes (TSX: DSG) (NASDAQ: DSGX), 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.

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.

For more information contact:

Nicole German Coulter
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Descartes Systems Group
250 Ferrand Drive, Suite 1501
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3C 3G8
Toll free: 1-877-227-6883
Tel: 416-741-2838 ext 298
Mobile: 416-816-5251
Fax: 416-425-3537
Email: ngerman@descartes.com
www.descartes.com

Submitted by: LogisticsWorld
news@logisticsworld.com, 9/20/2009 3:40:13 AM

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