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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


DATA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC. ANNOUNCES RETURN TO NASDAQ SYMBOL 'DSSI'

Friday April 9, 3:29 pm ET

MAHWAH, N.J., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Data Systems & Software Inc.
(Nasdaq: DSSCE - NEWS) today announced that pursuant to a decision of the Nasdaq
Listing Qualifications Panel on April 7, 2004, the Nasdaq symbol for the
Company's Common Stock will return to its original symbol, "DSSI", effective
with the open of business on Monday, April 12, 2004. In its April 7 decision,
the Listing Panel acknowledged the Company's substantial compliance with the
terms of its February 25, 2004 determination, which compliance included the
filing by the Company of an amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2003 that included financial statements that had
been reviewed by the Company's new independent auditors, as required by SEC Rule
10-01(d) of Regulation S-X. The Listing Panel also noted the Company's filing,
on April 1, 2004, of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003.

The Listing Panel also noted in its April 7 decision that all other terms and
conditions of its February 25 determination remain in effect. In accordance with
the February 25 determination, the Company's Common Stock will continue to be
listed on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market under a continuing exception to the Nasdaq
Marketplace Rules, which conditions the Company's continued listing upon the
Company's filing on a timely basis all periodic reports for all fiscal 2004
reporting periods. Under the Listing Panel's decision, should the Company fail
to make any required filing in accordance with the Listing Panel's conditions,
the Common Stock would be subject to delisting from The Nasdaq SmallCap Market
without additional hearing.

ABOUT DATA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC.

Data Systems & Software Inc. is a provider of software consulting and
development services and is an authorized direct seller and value added reseller
of computer hardware. Through its Comverge Inc. affiliate, the Company provides
energy intelligence solutions to utilities.

     For more information, contact:
     George Morgenstern, CEO, (201) 529-2026, IR@DSSIINC.COM.

This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to
risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with compliance by the
Company with all of the continuing conditions set forth in the Listing Panel's
February 25 decision. Actual results may vary from those projected or implied by
such forward-looking statements. There is no assurance that the Company will be
able to maintain compliance with the listing maintenance standards of The Nasdaq
Stock Market. A discussion of risks and uncertainties which may affect the
Company's business generally is included in "Business Factors Which May Affect
Future Results" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



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