HORSHAM, Pennsylvania, October 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Astea International Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEA), the leader in service lifecycle
management and mobility solutions, today announced that it has signed a
partner agreement with Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd, a leading global IT
services and solutions provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the USD 7
billion global technology, engineering, manufacturing and construction
conglomerate Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T). The partnership combines L&T
Infotech's deep IT services expertise and system integration experience with
Astea's global service management and mobility solutions.

L&T Infotech offers added value to Astea's service management and
mobility software implementations by providing global IT application
expertise that will not only streamline and accelerate large-scale
implementations, but will also extend Astea's ongoing customer support
capabilities. L&T Infotech and Astea will plan each implementation so that it
is expertly executed to drive financial and operational benefits for their
clients. In addition to providing implementation and consulting services, as
the relationship progresses, L&T Infotech may also become a value-added
reseller to further expand both Astea's and L&T Infotech's global footprint.

"We are very pleased to be working with a leader in the service
management space. Astea has extensive experience in delivering proven and
innovative software solutions to the global market and has become the 'go to'
company for organizations where service is strategic and mission-critical to
their business," stated Mr. Sudip Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer, Larsen &
Toubro Infotech Ltd. "We are already actively working together on a large
enterprise global deployment of their solution. There is a high level of
synergy and complementary capabilities between Astea and L&T Infotech and we
see a lot of opportunity for continued success and expansion for both of the
organizations."

L&T Infotech's advanced deployment strategy reduces overall costs by
simplifying the planning process, reducing costs and speeding overall
implementation times. The combined solution improves efficiency and
consistency of service, while leveraging L&T Infotech's strength in
integrating Astea's solutions with non-field service applications, such as
ERP solutions, custom applications, legacy and other existing systems.

Astea is unique in its offerings because it provides the total end-to-end
service management and mobility solutions that can support a company's entire
service business or it provides a modular approach and complements existing
applications. Astea offers service management, mobile workforce management,
parts and inventory management, reverse logistics management and customer
management solutions -- all on a single central repository. These solutions
enable companies to improve their global service operations by significantly
increasing productivity and profitability as well as delivering a consistent
level of service around the world, ultimately driving customer satisfaction
and retention.

"By combining our service management software with talented global IT
experts at L&T Infotech we are strengthening our commitment to provide the
best customer service to our clients. Additionally, this partnership will
help expand our market presence and accelerate growth," said Mr. John Tobin,
President, Astea. "With this partnership, we are enabling our clients to
provide the highest levels of customer satisfaction to their customers, with
faster response times and proactive communication, creating a consistent and
highly personalized experience at every touch point."

About L&T Infotech

L&T Infotech is a global IT services and solutions provider, providing
the winning edge to their clients by leveraging their Business-to-IT Connect
and deeply committed people. L&T Infotech's Global clients have found in L&T
Infotech, a right-size partner who combines scale, stability and
customer-centricity.

L&T Infotech is ranked by NASSCOM among the top 10 software & services
exporters from India in 2008. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the USD 7
billion Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), India's largest technology-driven
engineering organization which was ranked as India's Best Managed
Company-2008 in a survey conducted by Business Today-Ernst & Young. L&T has
also been rated as No. 1 in Quality in a 2008 survey conducted by the Wall
Street Journal Asia. L&T Infotech is differentiated by its unique
Business-to-IT Connect, which is a result of its rich corporate heritage. A
full-services IT firm with a blue-chip client roster, it offers
comprehensive, end-to-end software solutions and services in the following
industry verticals:

1) Banking & Financial Services
    2) Insurance
    3) Energy & Petrochemicals
    4) Manufacturing (Consumer Packaged Goods, High-tech, Industrial
       Products, Automotive, Chemicals & Process, Media & Entertainment and 
       Retail)
    5) Product Engineering Services (Telecom)



L&T Infotech delivers business solutions to its customers, leveraging its
substantial domain experience and depth in technologies like SAP, Oracle
(including PeopleSoft/JD Edwards/Siebel), Microsoft, EAI, and DW/BI. In
addition to application development and maintenance services (ADM), L&T
Infotech has strong capabilities in infrastructure management (IMS),
independent verification and validation testing (IV&V) services, end-to-end
engineering services and embedded system solutions. L&T Infotech's vision is
to provide world-class service to clients in its areas of focus, offering
solutions that are based on business and technology insights.

About Astea International

Astea International (Nasdaq: ATEA) is a global provider of service
management software that addresses the unique needs of companies which manage
capital equipment, mission-critical assets and human capital. With the
acquisition of FieldCentrix, Astea complements its existing portfolio with
the industry's leading mobile field service execution solutions. Astea is
helping companies drive even higher levels of customer satisfaction with
faster response times and proactive communication, creating a seamless,
consistent and highly personalized experience at every customer relationship
touch point. Since 1979 Astea has licensed applications to companies around
the world, in a wide range of sectors including information technology,
telecommunications, instruments and controls, business systems, HVAC,
gaming/leisure, imaging, industrial equipment, and medical devices.
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