Record Attendance at Descartes' 14th Annual Global User and Partner Conference

NAPLES, Fla., March 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group DSGX DSG, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced record attendance and recognized exemplary customers and partners with Excellence and Innovation Awards at Evolution 2019, the company's 14th annual Global User and Partner Conference taking place in Naples, Florida, March 26th – 28th, 2019.

Guided by this year's theme, "Transforming the Customer Experience", Descartes customers, partners and industry thought leaders are sharing insights over the three-day event into logistics and supply chain strategies, tactics and technologies that are helping to fundamentally alter the customer experience in ways that help grow business.

"The role of the supply chain in shaping a company's customer experience is becoming increasingly visible and important," said Edward J. Ryan, CEO of Descartes. "This year, we have an incredibly rich program designed to share deeper insights, innovations and approaches to supply chain and logistics technology that companies can leverage to create a more compelling customer experience."

At the conference, Descartes announced its Excellence and Innovation Awards to recognize customers and partners that have achieved great results, launched transformational initiatives and/or used Descartes' solutions in innovative ways that deliver high return on investment and rapid time-to-value. The Excellence and Innovation Award winners include:

• Air Canada;
• Calcuso;
• Herbalife;
• MedSpeed;
• Metal Sales Manufacturing;
• Ricoh;
• Sherwin-Williams;
• SKU Logistics;
• Total Customs Services; and
• WESCO.

Evolution 2019 brings together industry-leading transportation and logistics services providers, freight forwarders, customs house brokers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors and mobile services companies from around the world. The conference enables participants to engage with Descartes' leadership, domain experts, ecosystem partners and industry thought leaders, and to network with other customers to maximize the value they are getting from their existing solutions, learn about new solutions and understand industry best practices.

For more information about Evolution 2019, visit www.descartes.com/usergroup.

About Descartes Systems Group        
Descartes DSGX DSG 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. 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; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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