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FirstGroup America Deploys Datastream 7i to Manage Transportation Fleet Across 400 U.S. Sites Datastream 7i's Fleet Management Functionality Allows FirstGroup America to Maximize Fleet Availability for Nearly 80,000 Vehicles and Standardize Best Practices Across the Enterprise GREENVILLE, S.C., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Datastream Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSTME) today announced that FirstGroup America (http://www.firstgroupamerica.com/), a leading provider of transportation and fleet services in North America, has deployed the Datastream 7i(TM) asset performance management solution across 400 sites in the United States. FirstGroup America has three divisions in the United States. They are: * First Student, which provides school bus transportation services to more than one million students in 500 school systems; * First Transit, which provides public transit contracting and management services to more than 100 transit authorities, departments of transportation, federal agencies, municipal organizations and private companies; and * First Vehicle Services, which provides management and maintenance services for more than 40,000 vehicles for municipal, state and federal governments and private sector organizations. FirstGroup America is deploying Datastream 7i across all three of these divisions, encompassing 1,500 users across over 400 sites. FirstGroup America is using Datastream 7i to automate its management of nearly 80,000 vehicles, enabling the company to maximize fleet availability by scheduling preventive maintenance and tracking warranties. FirstGroup America anticipates increasing its productivity, by keeping its vehicles up and running, and reducing maintenance costs. In addition, FirstGroup America's diverse customer base has a broad array of reporting and regulatory requirements. Datastream 7i's fleet-management functionality automates the process of meeting these requirements. "Although our North American businesses have somewhat different requirements, they were unanimous in selecting Datastream 7i because it gives them a common platform from which to manage their assets," said Joe Leturgez, Vice President of Information Services of FirstGroup America. "Datastream 7i's Web architecture allows anytime, anywhere access to our asset information, and the hosted solution greatly reduces our costs of delivering services." FirstGroup America is deploying the Datastream 7i Web-architected asset management system as a hosted solution to achieve the lowest possible total cost of ownership (TCO). By choosing a hosted platform, deployment is extremely fast and the cost of hardware equipment and the supporting staff is minimal. FirstGroup America will also have instant, online access to version updates. "Datastream 7i delivers broad fleet-management functionality, which enables companies like FirstGroup America to deliver an extremely high quality of services to customers," said Larry Blackwell, CEO of Datastream. "Transportation companies and municipalities with fleets are increasingly looking to Datastream to increase fleet availability, decrease maintenance costs and better manage regulatory requirements." About Datastream Systems, Inc. Datastream Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSTME) provides Asset Performance Management software and services to enterprises worldwide, including more than 65 percent of the Fortune 500. Datastream's solutions combine world-class asset management functionality with advanced analytics to deliver a powerful platform for optimizing enterprise asset performance. By using Datastream's solutions, customers can maintain and manage capital assets -- such as manufacturing equipment, vehicle fleets and buildings -- and create analyses and forecasts so they can take action to improve future performance. Datastream's flagship product, Datastream 7i, delivers a complete Asset Performance Management infrastructure by combining an Internet, Web services architecture with broad enterprise asset management functionality, integrated procurement, advanced analytics and multi-site capability. Datastream was founded in 1986 and has customers in more than 140 countries. For more information, visit http://www.datastream.net/. Datastream and Datastream 7i are marks of Datastream Systems, Inc. ("Datastream" or the "Company"). All other products or Company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Statements in this release contain forward looking statements that involve uncertainties and risks. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to the risk factors described in detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2004. All statements made in this press release are made only as of the date set forth at the beginning of this release. Datastream does not have, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to release publicly any updates or any changes in the Company's expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based. DATASOURCE: Datastream Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Lisa Anderson of Datastream Systems, Inc., +1-864-422-5464, ; or Andy Murphy of SparkSource, Inc., +1-781-274-6061, Web site: http://www.datastream.net/

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