Descartes unveils software enhancements

Nov. 16, 2005
Descartes Systems Group, a provider of on-demand delivery management solutions and services, announced the latest releases to its Delivery Management and Global Logistics Network suites

Descartes Systems Group, a provider of on-demand delivery management solutions and services, announced the latest releases to its Delivery Management and Global Logistics Network suites.

The new releases expand upon existing Descartes’ solutions for fleet management, contract carrier management, visibility and event management, logistics messaging and rate management, the company said.

Improvements include the Descartes Route Planner, which now contains enhanced visualization and user-interface control options to improve ease-of-use, as well as route solutions that now considers factors such as stops-per-hour and lbs.-per-mile. In addition, the Descartes Automated Vehicle Locator has been enhanced to offer “light” dispatch features, and the Descartes MobileLink now covers a wider array of mobile workforce applications.

“We have continued to make significant investments in solution development over the past year,” said Arthur Mesher, CEO of Descartes. “Our customers are telling us that they want a single logistics technology partner with a broad solution footprint and domain expertise. We believe our commitment to expanding and enhancing our logistics technology solutions continues to position us well to be a preferred choice for logistics services providers, manufacturers, retailers and distribution enterprises.”

For more information, go to www.descartes.com.

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