Clarus and Deloitte & Touche Form Strategic Alliance; Offering Complete B2B e-Commerce Solutions for the Large and Mid-sized Enterprise Market

Business Wire, Feb 8, 2001

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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2001

Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLRS), a leading business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce software solution provider, today announced a strategic alliance with the Management Solutions & Services Group of Deloitte & Touche, one of the nation's leading professional services firms. The alliance will provide buy-side e-commerce software and services offerings that will be designed to address the unique needs of the growing Large and Mid-sized Enterprise (LME) market.

The two companies will leverage Deloitte & Touche's business expertise in various vertical industries including financial services, health care, manufacturing, and advanced technology to develop robust packaged solutions that better serve the targeted LME market. Clarus will immediately begin training Deloitte's U.S. Solutions consultants dedicated to this space on the entire Clarus B2B e-commerce suite, including its Clarus eProcurement, Clarus eMarket, Clarus Sourcing and Clarus Settlement software solutions.

"Together, Deloitte & Touche and Clarus deliver a compelling solution to companies seeking strategic assistance in procurement," said Greg Ehr, Partner and leader of Buy-Side Services at Deloitte & Touche. "Clarus provides a comprehensive B2B software solution from sourcing procurement all the way to settlement, which is required to meet the demand we see from our clients."

The Clarus solutions are built to take advantage of the latest Microsoft .NET platforms to deliver reliability, scalability and cost performance advantages essential for e-commerce solutions.

"We are very enthusiastic about the strategic relationship with Deloitte & Touche. There are a great number of synergies between the two companies which will enable us to deliver packaged software and services offerings to provide rapid deployment and predictable results for our customers," said Steve Jeffery, CEO and president for Clarus. "Speed to ROI at a predicable cost and time will be critical to addressing the needs of a large or mid-sized company."

About Deloitte & Touche

Deloitte & Touche, one of the nation's leading professional services firms, provides assurance, advisory, tax, and management consulting services through 30,000 people in more than 100 U.S. cities. The firm is dedicated to helping its clients and its people excel. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources programs, Deloitte & Touche has been recognized as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" by Fortune magazine for four consecutive years. Deloitte & Touche is part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, one of the world's leading professional services firms, with more than 90,000 people in over 130 countries. For more information, please visit Deloitte & Touche's web site at www.us.deloitte.com.

About Clarus Corporation

Atlanta-based Clarus Corporation (www.claruscorp.com; NASDAQ:CLRS), a leader in business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, provides B2B procurement software and trading services that improve the efficiencies of Internet buying and selling for corporate purchasing and enable digital marketplaces. Clarus provides a comprehensive solution from sourcing to procurement to payment settlement. ClarusNet(TM), a fully managed service portal, also offers a range of critical trading services such as payment settlement, supplier enablement and auctions as a managed service. Clarus solutions are designed for rapid deployment, cost savings and improved efficiencies to enhance the value of B2B buying and selling. Microsoft recently honored Clarus as the Microsoft Global eCommerce Solution of the Year. Clarus solutions are being deployed at customer sites including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Cinergy, Comcast Corporation, Gjensidige NOR, MasterCard International, MetLife, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Perot Systems and Wachovia Corporation.

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