Country Home Products/DR Power Equipment Selects Descartes Transportation Manager.WATERLOO, Ontario Coordinates: Waterloo is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener. -- Consumer lawn equipment manufacturer adopts Descartes' software-as-a service offering to help automate the processing of freight bills The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :DSG DSG Direct Shift Gearbox (Audi) DSG Dosage DSG Deputy Secretary General DSG Dressing DSG Designate DSG Desmoglein DSG Duke Student Government (Duke University) )(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DSGX DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Xtra (Sony) DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Extra ), a leading provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery management solutions and services for transportation, logistics, manufacturing, retail distribution and service provider enterprises, today announced that Country Home Products/DR Power Equipment, a manufacturer of consumer lawn equipment, has selected Descartes Transportation Manager(TM), a hosted transportation management solution, to accelerate the processing and payment of invoices from its key community of contract carriers. "We evaluated the Descartes solution after a recommendation from one of our carriers, and found it to be a natural fit for our business needs," said Steve Charles, National Traffic and Logistics Manager, Country Home Products/DR Power Equipment. "The Descartes Global Logistics Network(TM), with its large community of trucking companies, provided a straightforward way to get connected and process freight invoices quickly and affordably. Descartes' software-as-a-service offering and transaction-based pricing are ideal for our business." "Providing companies like Country Home Products/DR Power Equipment with comprehensive, reliable and cost-effective logistics messaging services, combined with focused high-value solutions such as Descartes Transportation Manager, is what we do best," said Edward Ryan
Sir Edward Ryan PC FRS (28 August 1793 – 22 August 1875) was an English lawyer, judge, reformer of the British Civil Service and patron of science. , General Manager of Descartes' Global Logistics Network. "The Descartes Global Logistics Network gives Country Home Products/DR Power Equipment an immediate opportunity to streamline its audit and payment cycle because many of their carriers are already connected to our network." About the Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN Gln glutamine. ) The Descartes Global Logistics Network is a multimodal Two or more modes of operation. The term is used to refer to a myriad of functions and conditions in which two or more different methods, processes or forms of delivery are used. On the Web, it refers to asking for something one way and receiving the answer another; for example requesting network of transportation and logistics services providers and their customers that facilitates the exchange of logistics information and provides services that leverage that information. It is one of the world's largest logistics networks with more than 1,600 ground carriers, 450 third party logistics/freight forwarders, 30 ocean carriers, 85 air carriers and a total of over 35,000 logistics messaging partnerships. The Descartes GLN helps numerous companies better manage their logistics book-to-bill process, track inventory, meet regulatory requirements, optimize fleet performance, and effectively communicate with their logistics partners. About Country Home Products Based in Vermont, Country Home Products manufactures and sells high quality lawn and garden equipment that make outdoor work easier and more enjoyable. For more information, visit www.countryhomeproducts.com or www.drpower.com. About Descartes The Descartes Systems Group Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service delivery management solutions for transportation, logistics, manufacturing, retail, distribution and service provider enterprises. Descartes delivers trading partner connectivity and document exchange, route planning, wireless dispatch, rate management, inventory and asset visibility, transportation management and warehouse optimization solutions for industries such as retail, consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , manufacturing, transportation, distribution and third-party logistics A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL) is a firm that provides outsourced or "third party" logistics services to companies for part, or sometimes all of their supply chain management function. . Descartes offers solutions that can be deployed as traditional applications or as a service to help customers optimize and gain real-time control Real-time control is a popular term for a certain class of digital controllers. For effective digital control, it is critical that sample time be constant. Real-time control achieves nearly constant sample time. See also
Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. This release contains statements that are considered forward-looking information by applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements"), including statements that relate to Descartes' product and service functionality and performance, potential benefits derived therefrom in general and by Country Home Products/DR Power Equipment, Descartes' competitive position and other matters that may constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Descartes to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed in the sections entitled, "Risk Factors" and "Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results" in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown corporation which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance. and other securities commissions across Canada. If any of such risks or factors actually occur, they could materially adversely effect our business, financial condition and results of operations. All registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners. The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (TSX:DSG) (NASDAQ:DSGX) |
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