Descartes Named a Microsoft Business Solutions Partner.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2003

Descartes to Integrate with Select Microsoft Business Solutions

Product Suites to Meet the Extended Supply Chain Needs of Companies

The Descartes Systems Group Inc., (Nasdaq:DSGX), (TSX:DSG), a trusted provider of supply chain services, today announced that it has been named a Microsoft Business Solutions ISV (independent software vendor) partner. Delivering a comprehensive, end-to-end solution, Descartes will integrate with select Microsoft Business Solutions product suites to meet the extended supply chain needs of small to mid-market companies.

In general, more and more companies are looking to drive revenue growth, productivity growth and supply chain predictability in their business. To achieve these goals, companies are reconfiguring their supply chains to become more agile, flexible and synchronized with key business information beyond the four walls of the enterprise.

Commented Manuel Pietra, Descartes' chief executive officer and president, "Integrating Descartes solutions and services with Microsoft Business Solutions product suite will enable us to offer customers an integrated, end-to-end approach for enhanced supply chain performance both inside and outside the enterprise. We share Microsoft's vision and are committed to working with their technologies to deliver a comprehensive suite of real-time supply chain services to our customers."

Microsoft Business Solutions are connected financial and business management applications and services. Some of the product suites Descartes can integrate with include Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains, Microsoft Business Solutions-Axapta, Microsoft Business Solutions Small Business Manager, Microsoft Business Solutions-Solomon, Microsoft Business Solutions Customer Relationship Management, Microsoft Business Solutions-Navision, and Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management System. These solutions help small and mid-size organizations automate processes, make more profitable decisions, and accelerate growth.

"Small and mid-market customers need supply chain solutions that extend from the back office beyond the four walls of the enterprise," said Jigish Avalani, director of U.S. ISV Partnerships at Microsoft. "Descartes' success in delivering supply chain services, together with Microsoft Business Solutions' integrated and easy-to deploy solutions, will provide a valuable offering to this market. We're pleased to work with Descartes on this exciting opportunity."

About Descartes

The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is a trusted provider of supply chain services. Helping companies reduce costs, save time, and enhance customer satisfaction, Descartes' integrated suite of services provide connectivity and document exchange, route planning and wireless dispatch, inventory and asset visibility, transportation management, and warehouse optimization. Enabling distribution-sensitive companies in industries such as retail, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, transportation, third-party logistics, and distribution to optimize and gain real-time control of their inventory and assets; Descartes services are used by more than 2,500 customers in over 60 countries. For more information, visit www.descartes.com.

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This release contains forward-looking statements that relate to Descartes' product and service functionality and performance, potential benefits derived therefrom, the integration of Descartes' products to Microsoft products, the suitability of Descartes' products for specific markets, Descartes' competitive position and other matters that may constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Descartes' actual results may differ from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the factors discussed in the section entitled, "Risk Factors" in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities commissions across Canada.