T-Systems Rolls-Out Datalex Business Travel Management across Deutsche Telekom Group

Rollout of Datalex BookIt! Corporate tool to commence within the telecommunications giant following reseller agreement with T-Systems Dublin, Ireland/Frankfurt, Germany: April 20, 2004 – Bonn based, Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe’s largest and the world’s fifth largest telecommunications group, is to deploy the Datalex BookIt! CORPORATE™ solution throughout its global organisation following an initial implementation of the technology within its T-Systems subsidiary in 2003. The rollout of the solution follows the signing of a joint marketing and sales agreement in 2002 between leading technology provider Datalex (ISE: DLE; OTC: DLEXY), and T-Systems. T-Systems, based in Frankfurt, Germany, is Europe’s second largest systems provider and is one of the four pillars of Deutsche Telekom AG along with T-Mobile, T-Online and T-Com. Deutsche Telekom also own numerous other communications companies globally. Employing in the region of 247,000 employees worldwide, the global business travel management solution could potentially cut business travel expenses in Deutsche Telekom annually by €9 million. “Having such a prestigious global organisation deploy our business travel management solution is a very significant opportunity for Datalex, which considerably enhances our reputation as a major player in the corporate travel arena,” said Damian Hickey, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Datalex. “The benefit of having the support of T-Systems’ technical experience and infrastructure has enabled us to explore and develop the potential of this technology to enable enterprises to control and manage more cost efficient travel procurement strategies.” Designed for use by medium and large companies, and capable of managing corporate travel programs in a multi-national environment, the BookIt! CORPORATE solution is agency, fulfillment partner, GDS and travel supplier independent. It is based on a technology platform that utilises open standards and provides a complete range of back-end connectivity options. Since signing the agreement, Datalex and T-Systems has customised the business management tool for the German market and for Deutsche Telekom, BookIt! CORPORATE is now being optimized for use against TQ3 as global fulfillment partner. The solution already supports Lufthansa ‘Pay as you Fly’ ticketing and some market specific functionality such as the support of Lufthansa Senator Card service in which members get instant waitlist clearance in certain booking classes on fully booked flights. Built on BookIt! MATRIX™, the core Datalex technology component that provides connectivity with back-end host reservation and distribution systems, BookIt! CORPORATE provides corporate travel managers with an online booking solution that dynamically manages their corporate travel policy by evaluating the best itinerary options based on customized business needs, trip purpose, traveler preferences and supplier offerings. Says Jens Dille, SVP Global Purchasing of Deutsche Telekom: “It’s part of Deutsche Telekom AG’s strategy to team with world leading companies to enhance our productivity and reduce our costs. Datalex and its product suite fit perfectly into this strategy.” About Datalex Datalex provides technology to leading global travel industry suppliers and distributors that enable them to aggregate and package a broad range of travel components for distribution across multiple sales channels. Datalex’s customers include Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Amadeus, American Express, ATA Airlines, Amtrak, Best Western International, California State Automobile Association, Delta Air Lines, Disney Cruise Lines, Emirates Airline, Galileo, GoHop.ie, Japan Travel Bureau, KLM, Korean Airlines, LasVegas.com, Malaysia Airlines, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Page & Moy, Siemens UK, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, SNCF, South African Airways, Thomas Cook, Trailfinders, TravelBag, Travelcare, T-Systems, Vail Resorts Inc., Unisys, WEXAS and Worldspan. Founded in 1985, the company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and maintains offices across Europe, the USA and Asia-Pacific. Datalex is a publicly held company traded on the Irish Stock Exchange (symbol: DLE, and also OTC: DLEXY). For more information, please visit the company’s Web site at www.datalex.com. About T-Systems With annual revenue of 11.9 billion euros (restated*), T-Systems is Europe’s No. 2 systems house. A member of the Deutsche Telekom Group, it combines global capabilities in information technology (IT) and telecommunications, laying the foundations for convergent and e-business solutions such as Application Service Providing (ASP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and electronic marketplaces. Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, T-Systems has some 43,500 employees and operates in more than 20 countries worldwide. *Group restructuring made it necessary to adjust the audited annual revenue of 13.8 billion euros. In future, Deutsche Telekom’s business with national carriers will be reported by T-Com, while its business with international telcos will be reported by T-Systems. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking information involves risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results.