Exhibit 99.1

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INVESTOR RELATIONS
Rick Etskovitz
Astea International, Inc.
215-682-2500
retskovitz@astea.com

For Immediate Release:

        Astea Announces Favorable NASDAQ Continued Listing Determination

Horsham, PA, September 18, 2003--Astea International Inc. (NASDAQ:ATEA), a
global provider of Service Smart, Enterprise Proven CRM solutions, today
announced that it has been notified by NASDAQ that the NASDAQ Listing
Qualifications Panel (the "Panel") has determined to continue the listing of the
Company's securities on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market. The notice follows a hearing
held before the Panel on August 21, 2003, where Astea presented its plan of
compliance, including a proposed reverse stock split. The one for five reverse
split, after approval by stockholders at the Annual Meeting, was implemented on
September 2, 2003. Since the effective date of the reverse split, the minimum
bid price has remained well above the required one dollar minimum closing bid
price. This recent trading history, including the ten consecutive day period
required to regain compliance, was among the factors the Panel considered when
reaching the decision to continue Astea's SmallCap listing.

Zack Bergreen, Chairman and CEO of Astea, said, "We are pleased that our
reverse-split strategy helped us to regain compliance with NASDAQ. We are
thankful to have this issue behind us and are excited with the outlook for the
Company."

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About Astea International Inc.

Astea International Inc. (www.astea.com) is a global provider of service-focused
CRM software that addresses the unique needs of companies who manage capital
equipment, mission critical assets and human capital. The Astea Alliance CRM
suite addresses the complete service lifecycle, from lead generation and project
quotation to service and billing through asset retirement. It integrates and
optimizes critical business processes for Sales & Marketing, Contact Center,
Field Service, Depot Repair, Professional Services, Portals, Analytics and
Mobile solutions. Astea has licensed applications to companies in a wide range
of sectors including information technology, telecommunications, instruments &
controls, business systems, and medical devices.

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(C)2003 Astea International Inc. Astea and Astea Alliance CRM are trademarks of
Astea International Inc. All other company and product names contained herein
are trademarks of the respective holders.

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