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Datastream Customers Kick Off 2005 Worldwide User Conference with Record Attendance More than 500 Customers Explore Best Practices in Asset Performance Management GREENVILLE, S.C., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Datastream Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSTME), today announced that it has opened its 2005 Worldwide User Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, S.C. Over five days, Datastream will host 500 customers from 13 countries and 50 states, representing industry segments ranging from manufacturing and life sciences to facilities management and the public sector. The conference's sponsoring exhibitors include Fastenal Company, Heritage Interactive, Kaman Industrial Technologies, MSC Industrial Supply Co., Newark InOne and Office Depot. Keynote speakers at the conference include Datastream CEO Larry Blackwell; Datastream President and CFO Alex Estevez; Senior Vice President and General Manager Dave Patterson of Siemens Maintenance Services; and NASCAR racing champion Kyle Petty. Blackwell and Estevez will provide opening remarks today; Patterson will discuss Asset Performance Management tomorrow. Petty joins Datastream on Wednesday, May 4 to share how effective use of testing and analytics has enabled his family to dominate NASCAR racing across three generations. "We are thrilled to welcome our customers and partners back to Greenville for our annual User Conference," Blackwell said. "Our sessions will explore the latest techniques and best practices in Asset Performance Management, allowing our customers to return home with new knowledge and new industry contacts." The Datastream 2005 Worldwide User Conference program will include more than 80 informative sessions that will cover a wide array of topics, from high-level discussions on how Asset Performance Management technology can improve an organization's bottom line to hands-on product instruction. Sessions will address both the Datastream 7i(TM) and MP2 product lines and will be led by Datastream executives, technical experts and customers. The conference will feature seven tracks including industry-specific discussions. Sample sessions include: Facilities Management * Using Datastream 7i for Facilities Management * Case Study: Bentley College - Best Practices Manufacturing * Overview of Planning and Scheduling * Using Datastream 7i for Preventive Maintenance Public Sector * Case Study: City of Greensboro - Datastream 7i and GIS Integration * Fleet Management Life Sciences * Life Sciences: Using Datastream 7i Mobile for Calibrations and Electronic Signatures * Using Datastream 7i for Inspections Conference sessions will include demonstrations of Datastream 7i and MP2 as well as in-depth discussions on Datastream 7i Buy, Datastream 7i Advanced Reporting, Datastream GIS Extensions, Datastream 7i Analytics, Datastream 7i Mobile and Web services. Customers in attendance include Boeing Company, ChevronTexaco, Clemson University, Coast Mountain Bus, Dow Jones and Company, Fresh Express, General Cable, GlaxoSmithKline, J.M. Smucker Company, Leiner Health Products, Marvin Windows, Miami Dade County, Pfizer, Siemens Maintenance Services, Southern Container, Titan America, Wake Forest University and Wegmans Food Markets. Daily updates on the Datastream user conference can be found at http://userconference.datastream.net/. 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(TM), 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. These and other factors are 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 undertakes no obligation to update the information in this release in the event facts or circumstances subsequently change. Investor Relations and Media Inquiries Lisa Anderson Datastream Systems, Inc. 1-864-422-5464 Andy Murphy SparkSource, Inc. 1-781-274-6061 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/ http://userconference.datastream.net/

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