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Destiny and DSV Road Triumph at Logistics Awards

Press release November 2, 2009 Business

DSV Success at Logistics Awards

Once again, Destiny’s digital pen and paper solution has been acknowledged as best in class at an awards ceremony.

Together with client DSV Road, Destiny won the ‘Outstanding development in information technology’ award at the annual Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) awards for excellence.

Following a successful pilot of 130 pens, DSV Road, one of the top three road transport companies in Europe, then rolled out the solution to 700 drivers in the UK.

It invested in the solution to cut down on the time and administration needed to manage consignment notes, tracking and proof of delivery. This required a solution that was easy to use, especially for foreign and contract drivers. The digital pen, which DSV calls DIGI Pen, has delivered all of this as well as showing a remarkable return-on-investment.

DSV Road is the largest user of this technology in the sector and is considering rolling the solution out to a further five European countries where it operates.

Speaking at the awards ceremony, Destiny’s CEO and founder Edward Belgeonne said: “This has been a great month for us. Not only have we rolled out over 700 digital pens to Derbyshire Mental Health Services and picked up an award with Whitbread at the Payroll Giving Awards last week, we have now picked up another award this evening.”

“The fact that our solution has been responsible for two separate clients picking up two separate awards shows how impressive the case studies are for this pen.

“The digital pen has come into its own this year and is shining in a recession due to its affordability, ease of use and the financial return it provides to each of the clients who invest in it. I am delighted that DSV and Destiny have been recognised this evening. It is a great triumph for all involved.”

Rene Falch Olesen, Managing Director, DSV Road, says:”The DIGI Pen has proved a great hit with both our staff and our customers. It has reduced the time we need for administration, and improved the information we give our customers. We are delighted to win this award with Destiny.”

About Destiny

Destiny is the registered trademark for Destiny Wireless plc, a world leader in the business market for the delivery of mobile workforce solutions. Destiny is a global Platinum Partner of Anoto Group AB, one of five in the world and the only one in the UK. Destiny owns the IP rights of the Logitech io2 digital pen, making them one of two digital pen manufacturers in the world.

Destiny enables organisations with mobile workforces to get fast returns from high technology at low cost, with little or no training, change to working practices or upfront capital. The Destiny digital pen is based on Anoto Digital Pen and Paper technology and replaces paperwork delays and expensive trips back to the office with an easy-to-use and energy-efficient way of collecting accurate, reliable data from the field and transmitting it back to base in seconds.

Destiny’s services include digital pens, digitised forms, mobile devices and web-based tools for the efficient collection and management of data from the field, effective job push and allocation, resource management, intelligent scheduling and asset tracking.

Destiny’s award accolades include: 2007 Growing Business Awards Technology in Business; Microsoft’s People Moving Business, Quality in Construction for Excellence in ICT and the Information Age Effective IT Award. Edward Belgeonne, CEO and founder of Destiny, is the national winner of Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of The Year Award for Science and Technology, 2007. Destiny was also nominated a finalist in the BCS IT Industry awards for the Best Use of Green Technology Project Award in conjunction with Advanced Peripheral Systems (APS). For further information please visit destinyplc.com.

About Anoto Group

Anoto Group is the company behind and world leading in the unique technology for digital pen and paper, which enables fast and reliable transmission of handwritten text into a digital format. Anoto operates through a global partner network that focuses on user-friendly forms solutions for efficient capture, transmission and storage of data within different business segments, e.g. healthcare, bank and finance, transport and logistics and education. The Anoto Group has around 110 employees, offices in Lund (head office), Boston and Tokyo. The Anoto share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Nordic small cap list under the ticker ANOT. For more information: www.anoto.com

For more information, please contact:

Emma Blackmore, PR Officer Destiny

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About DSV

DSV is one of the world's leading and fastest-growing transport and logistics organisations. We have 25,000 employees located at more than 500 locations in over 60 countries and an annual turnover of more than 5 billion euro. Our services are provided by highly trained transport and logistics experts utilising our modern vehicle fleets, close working relationships with airlines and shipping lines, fully-equipped and secure warehouse operations and the latest information systems.

In the UK, DSV operates three divisions - DSV Road, DSV Air & Sea, DSV Solutions. We operate from 40 locations, enabling our 1,800 employees to provide the local knowledge and expertise our customers expect. Our transport network connects customers and DSV locations across the country - and across the world - making supply chains fast, efficient and seamless.

NOTES TO EDITORS:

Global Transport and Logistics

DSV is a global supplier of transport and logistics services.

DSV has offices in more than 60 countries around the world. Together with its partners and agents, it offers services in more than 110 countries, making DSV a truly global player. By its professional and advantageous overall solutions, the 22,400 DSV employees are expected to achieve a worldwide annual turnover of 5.1 billion euro for 2009.

www.dsv.com

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