B2B Roofing Network Selects Clarus eMarket To Provide End-to-End Solution for Its Digital Marketplace Initiatives.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000

New customer win brings more evidence of Clarus' growing momentum

as a leading edge provider of B2B e-commerce 

solutions in the global marketplace

Clarus Corporation (www.claruscorp.com; NASDAQ: CLRS), a leading business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce software solution provider, today announced B2B Roofing Network(TM) has selected Clarus eMarket(TM) to power its Internet-based, digital marketplace. B2broofingnetwork.com is a first-in-class online market for commercial and residential roofing contractors, suppliers, manufacturers, and wholesalers, bringing the energy, speed and agility of the Internet to a traditionally cumbersome procurement process.

B2B Roofing Network, whose principals hold many years experience in the construction design engineering industry, offers an array of services to users that harness the efficiencies and time-savings of Internet e-procurement. Some of the services offered include online bidding and purchasing, surplus material and equipment auction capabilities powered by ClarusAuctions(TM), a search engine for locating roofing contractors by zip code; Doppler radar weather forecasts; and regional code and spec information.

"As the global leader in providing end-to-end digital marketplace solutions, we understand the need for platforms that allow net market makers supreme flexibility, operational autonomy and continuous analytics that bring greater operational efficiencies and competitive advantages," said Steve Jeffery, CEO and president for Clarus. "The powerful combination of B2B Roofing Network and Clarus eMarket creates the industry's first web-based brokerage model, combining the resources of potentially huge pool of contractors, suppliers and buyers in the market."

Powering B2B Roofing Network is Clarus eMarket, a digital marketplace framework that allows users to leverage e-commerce solutions, provide value-added services to its customers and create new business opportunities. In its many-to-many framework, Clarus eMarket enables large numbers of buyers and suppliers to aggregate their buying power, within an open, online platform. Clarus eMarket is the first digital marketplace framework designed for Microsoft Windows 2000 and the Microsoft Commerce Server(TM) 4.0, leveraging the benefits of the B2B infrastructure delivered with these robust new Microsoft technologies and offering significant speed-to-market advantages.

"We are both confident and pleased with our selection of Clarus eMarket as our core application platform of choice," said Phillip Heyden, president of B2B Roofing Network. "We're taking the residential roofing industry to new heights. As the first mover in this space, we wanted to be powered by the most customizable, scaleable and reliable solution available. Clarus offered the most complete robust solution built from the ground up on Microsoft technology."

About B2B Roofing Network

With the motto, "Consolidating the industry under one roof," B2B Roofing Network is poised to serve up comprehensive services, content and technology to a previously untapped segment of the construction industry. Based in Boca Raton, Florida, the company offers online services for the roofing industry, serving contractors, suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers and the general public. Components of the overall service include our patent pending satellite imaging software, which will allow department store and property management firms as well as insurance carriers to electronically monitor their facilities, online trade shows, live online chat, contractor and supplier locators, downloadable roofing codes and specs by geography, equipment and surplus auctions, jobs billboard, and contractor website development. The company is located online at www.b2broofingnetwork.com.

About Clarus

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 exploit the global marketplace of the Internet to manage corporate purchasing and enable digital marketplaces. ClarusNet(TM), a fully managed service portal, provides a comprehensive range of critical trading services such as payment settlement, supplier enablement, auctions, integration, and analytics. Designed to provide unprecedented interoperability, ClarusNet(TM) enhances the value and speeds delivery of any B2B trading platform including Clarus eProcurement(TM) and Clarus eMarket(TM). Microsoft recently honored Clarus with one of the highest awards possible 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.

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