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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

George Morgenstern, CEO
DATA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC.
(201) 529-2026 E-mail: ir@dssiinc.com

                 DATA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC. ANNOUNCES ISRAELI
                      COURT DECISION AWARDING IT $2 MILLION

MAHWAH, N.J., March 14, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Data Systems & Software Inc.
(OTC: DSSI) today announced that the Jerusalem District Court has rendered a
decision in favor of the Company in its suit against Israel Discount Bank
("IDB") and has awarded the Company damages, legal fees and other costs of
approximately $2.0 million.

The Company's case against IDB was commenced in March 1999 and had alleged that
IDB had wrongfully retained control of shares of the Company's Decision System
Israel Ltd. subsidiary. The Company's action also sought a declaratory judgment
that the Company was not liable to IDB on a guaranty made on behalf of a former
equity affiliate. In September 2001 the District Court decided against the
Company on all claims. The Company appealed the decision to the Israel Supreme
Court, which in June 2004 upheld the decision of the District Court on the
guarantee but reversed the District Court on the shares and held that IDB had
wrongfully retained the shares. The Supreme Court remanded the case to the
District Court to determine the damages payable by IDB to the Company. The
decision announced by the Company today was rendered on the remand from the
Israel Supreme Court.

The District Court decision is subject to appeal by IDB.

The Company has not yet determined what, if any, impact the decision may have on
its financial statements for the first quarter of 2005.

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. Actual results may vary from those projected or implied
by such forward-looking statements. The decision of the District Court is
subject to appeal. Under generally accepted accounting principles, recognition
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of any gain as a result of the decision is likely to be deferred until the
exhaustion of all appeals or the earlier settlement of the action, if any. 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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