Community Network Services To Promote Descartes’ Global Filer

WATERLOO, Ontario – Derby, United Kingdom – November 15, 2010 – Descartes Systems Group announced that Community Network Services (CNS) has joined Descartes’ United by Design partner program. CNS provides services to businesses in the air and maritime logistics industries that facilitate trade moving through UK borders. CNS will promote Descartes’ Global Filer as preferred pan-European Import Control System (ICS) solution for its customers.

Global Filer is part of Descartes' Global Trade Compliance (GTC) suite, which offers a broad range of solutions that prepare global organizations to meet current and future compliance mandates. Global Filer manages customs filings for European Union (EU) regulations on ICS (Import Control System) for advanced entry summary declarations, which are scheduled to take effect on January 1st, 2011.

“Descartes offers an integrated pan-European compliance solution that both air and ocean carriers are looking for today," said Rob Freeman, Business Manager at CNS. "We’re confident that our customers can quickly gain valuable benefits by using Descartes’ ICS solution.”

“ICS compliance represents a dramatic operational change for companies importing into the EU,” said Jonathan Wasserman, Senior Vice President, Global Trade Compliance Solutions at Descartes. “Descartes’ Global Filer not only helps companies comply with EU regulations, it significantly decreases the risk of errors, delays and penalties, offering CNS customers an EU-wide solution that reduces costs and increases efficiency.”

CNS is a recognized Community Systems Provider (CSP) that provides messaging services into the UK Import Control System. As part of the United by Design arrangement, Descartes can connect to UK customs authorities using CNS’ established electronic UK customs connections.

“Adding a market leader such as CNS to our United by Design partner network underscores our strategy to better serve logistics-intensive businesses through ‘pre-integrated’ partnerships. Our goal is to provide the broadest ecosystem of solutions and services to improve the productivity and performance of customer operations. CNS customers can now connect to Descartes’ Federated Network with over 35,000 trading partners, including ground carriers, airlines, ocean carriers, freight forwarders, retailers and regulatory agencies,” comments Luc Burgelman, Executive Vice President Marketing & Alliances at Descartes.

Source: Descartes Systems Group