DGAP-News: Total Customs Services Improves Operations With Descartes' Cloud-Based Canadian Customs Brokerage & eManifest Solution

Descartes Systems Group 

16.04.2013 12:45
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WATERLOO, Ontario, 2013-04-16 12:45 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting
logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Total Customs
Services is successfully using Descartes' cloud-based Canadian Customs
Brokerage solution to improve shipment management, customs filing, security
compliance, accounting, and customer service operations. The solution also
enables Total Customs Services to effectively collaborate with customers to
electronically transmit the advance importer data required by the Canada Border
Services Agency's (CBSA) Advance Commercial Information (ACI) eManifest
program. 

'During the 15 years that we've been in business, Total Customs Services has
continually strived to be a preferred trade expert and logistics provider for
any company needing innovative, cost-effective and integrated supply chain
solutions,' said David Nemiroff, Chief Operations Officer at Total Customs
Services. 'Descartes provides us with all of the capabilities we need to run
best-in-class operations and the ability to scale as our business grows.' 

Descartes' cloud-based Canadian Customs Brokerage solution is an
enterprise-class application that handles the functions that a customs broker,
freight forwarder or self-filing importer uses to manage their operations.
These functions include shipment management, accounting, financial reports,
document imaging, e-billing, and tools for tracking, reporting and data entry.
The solution leverages the power of Descartes' Global Logistics Network (GLN),
which enables brokers to seamlessly connect electronically to shippers,
carriers and regulatory authorities around the world. To improve filing
accuracy and customer responsiveness, Descartes is providing Total Customs
Solutions with an easy-to-configure, user friendly, web-based collaboration
platform to share with its customers to jointly complete and view eManifest
filings. 

'Increasing regulatory requirements, such as the CBSA's eManifest program, and
shippers' demand for faster response times and increased visibility are driving
customs brokers to adopt cloud-based solutions that allow them to better
collaborate with their customers,' said Eric Bossdorf, Vice President - Global
Logistics Network at Descartes. 'We're pleased that our comprehensive brokerage
solution helps organizations, like Total Customs Services, better manage the
movement of goods across borders, ensure fiscal and security compliance, and
provide better overall customer service.' 

About Total Customs Services

Total Customs Services is an industry leading customs broker. Specializing in
Canadian customs clearance and consulting we are able to provide a concierge
style service to our clients and act as their personal resource for everything
customs related. Compared to the industry average we are a small company, and
this gives us the advantage of being able to provide a personal and efficient
service to our clients. Despite our small size we have a wealth of experience
and also employee the latest technologies. Through our systems and networks we
are able to clear any goods at any port at any time in both the US and Canada
quickly and efficiently. Our headquarters are in Montreal, Qc and we have
branch offices in Toronto and Owen Sound. To learn more visit
(www.totalcustoms.ca). 

About Descartes

Descartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) is the global leader in providing on-demand,
software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity,
performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Descartes has over
146,000 parties using its cloud based services. Customers use our modular,
software-as-a-service solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery
resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay
transportation invoices; file customs and security documents for imports and
exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in
the world's largest, collaborative multi-modal logistics community. Our
headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners
around the world. Learn more at 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. 


         CONTACT: Media Contact
         Mavi Silveira
         +1(800) 419-8495 ext. 202416
         msilveira@descartes.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



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