Descartes and Versatile Announce End-to-End Home Delivery and Consumer Direct Visibility and Optimization Solution.Business Editors WATERLOO, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000 Integrated Order Scheduling, Wireless Dispatch and Delivery Management Solution Optimizes Order-to-Delivery Cycle The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DSGX DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Xtra (Sony) DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Extra ) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :DSG DSG Direct Shift Gearbox (Audi) DSG Dosage DSG Deputy Secretary General DSG Dressing DSG Designate DSG Desmoglein DSG Duke Student Government (Duke University) .), a leading provider of global Internet logistics solutions and Versatile Systems Inc., a leading provider of wireless workforce automation systems and a subsidiary of International Sales Information Systems Inc. (CDNX CDNX See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). :ISI ISI International Sensitivity Index, see there ), announced today that they are jointly taking to market the industry's first end-to-end order scheduling, wireless dispatch and delivery management system for home delivery and consumer direct. The Descartes-Versatile solution offers profitable on-time home delivery and higher levels of service to customers, at time windows selected by the customers themselves. The combined solution integrates Descartes' DeliveryNet solution for home delivery and consumer direct with Versatile's VersaROUTE mobile delivery solution. Descartes' DeliveryNet solution for home delivery and consumer direct combines mobile applications, wireless technology, street-level route optimization, supplier visibility, innovative Web-based customer self-scheduling and customer relationship management programs. The VersaROUTE solution enables real-time information exchange for monitoring delivery activities, including driver performance, package tracking, payments, mileage and customer signatures. Together, the Descartes-Versatile solution enables companies to manage their delivery operations in real time, from the point of order all the way to the customer's doorstep. "We are bringing to market with Descartes a truly end-to-end home delivery and consumer direct solution," said Larry Oliver, President of ISIS. "The integration of Descartes' leading Web-based scheduling and route optimization solutions with Versatile's leading wireless mobile workforce solutions will provide greater visibility and control of the home delivery process, from order to delivery." "The Descartes-Versatile solution will help home delivery operations achieve rapid time-to-market with complete end-to-end visibility and optimization of their delivery service operations," said Mike Jakab, Vice President at Descartes. "Descartes provides the routing and self-scheduling optimization solutions while Versatile's wireless mobile workforce automation capabilities provide greater visibility during actual deliveries with real-time communication and status updates between dispatchers and drivers." About ISIS and Versatile ISIS develops customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) software solutions that can operate via wireless networks and exchange data in real time to automate and manage mobile teams. Current users of SalesPOINT(R) include Cadbury Schweppes Cadbury Schweppes plc is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in Berkeley Square, London, England, UK. Cadbury Schweppes is currently the only major international confectionery manufacturer to produce Fairtrade or organic products, which it sells through its , Trebor Bassett and Elizabeth Arden. ISIS, which is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified, operates out of four offices in Vancouver, British Columbia; Long Island, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; Seattle, Washington and London, England. Further information is available at www.isissoft.com. Shares of International Sales Information Systems trade on the Canadian Venture Exchange The Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) is now a defunct stock exchange having been acquired by the TSX Group in 2001 and renamed the TSX Venture Exchange. History of the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) under the symbol ISI. Versatile Systems, acquired by ISIS in June of 2000, develops wireless software and hardware solutions that enable businesses to manage mobile delivery logistics for B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business and B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. in the new economy. Its suite of products addresses the needs of corporations to automate the mobile worker in areas such as e-commerce Web delivery, courier, freight, and field dispatch. Versatile's customers include U.S. West, Procter & Gamble, Keebler, Airborne Express, and Eddie Bauer. For more information about Versatile, visit www.Versatile-Systems.com. About Descartes Descartes is a leading provider of end-to-end logistics solutions that facilitate B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. . Descartes' e-fulfillment software and exchange solutions enable companies to create high-speed, high-performance fulfillment networks called DeliveryNets. DeliveryNet solutions empower organizations to deliver reliable, responsive customer service in a profitable manner and to create innovative new products and services. DeliveryNet solutions leverage the Internet-based Global logistics Network, an open, worldwide network of shippers, receivers, carriers, logistics service providers, e-marketplaces, vertical portals, and transportation exchanges. The result is a global e-fulfillment information infrastructure that provides cost savings and revenue opportunities for businesses that need to manage physical product movement. Descartes products are licensed today by more than 850 companies in 35 vertical industries in over 50 countries worldwide. For more information about Descartes, visit http://www.descartes.com. All registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners. This release contains statements that may relate to expected revenue from and transaction volume of Descartes customers, performance of Descartes' DeliveryNet solutions, market dynamics and other matters that may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results may differ from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of factors discussed in the section entitled, "Risk Factors" 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. |
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