Astea International Expands to China with DigitalTrans

IT Systems Integrator Brings Most Advanced Service Lifecycle Management Solution to Fast Growing Market

HORSHAM, PA and SHANGHAI, China (December 22, 2005 ) — Astea International Inc. (NASDAQ: ATEA), a global provider of service lifecycle management (SLM) solutions, and DigitalTrans Co., Ltd., China’s advanced IT systems integrator, are joining forces to bring Astea’s best-of-breed service lifecycle management solutions to mainland China.

DigitalTrans will act as a value added reseller of Astea Alliance solutions, giving their current and future customers access to intelligent dispatch, logistics, field service, contract management, professional services, and marketing and sales force automation capabilities as well as business intelligence and mobile workforce solutions. DigitalTrans will market, sell and deploy the Astea Alliance suite to their existing customer base as well as aggressively pursue new customers.

“China is one of the fastest growing Asia-Pacific service management markets,” said Bryan Sun, CEO of DigitalTrans. “There’s an immense need for service lifecycle management solutions, and together, we’re offering China-based and global companies an effective way to drive service revenue through increased customer satisfaction.”o

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More information about DigitalTrans is available at http://www.digitaltrans.com.cn/en_home.htm.

 

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