Clarus Announces Alliance Program for E-Commerce Partners.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- Clarus(TM) Alliance Program strategically establishes firm as a leading channel provider of e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. solutions Clarus Corporation (Nasdaq: CLRS CLRS Center for Labor Research and Studies CLRS Central Launch and Recovery Section CLRS Claims Legal Research System ), a leading provider of Web-based commerce applications, today announced an extensive e-commerce partner initiative called the Clarus(TM) Alliance Program. This initiative is a key element of Clarus' strategy to establish itself as a leader in the e-commerce market by significantly growing the business through channel partners. The Clarus Alliance Program addresses the unique needs of partners that provide integration, implementation and support of Clarus Commerce solutions such as Clarus(TM) E-Procurement and Clarus(TM) Expense. This program makes key commerce products and services available for broad distribution to a large number of buyers. Clarus has created the Alliance Program to support the following types of e-commerce partners:
-- E-commerce technology
-- Enterprise software providers
-- Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) vendors
-- Application service providers (ASPs)
-- Systems integrators
-- Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)/value-added resellers
(VARs)
-- Commerce solutions
-- Suppliers
The Clarus Alliance Program provides comprehensive solutions to buyers by enhancing the Clarus Commerce applications. Each type of partner extends and maximizes the business benefit of the Clarus offering. E-commerce technology partners provide a solid platform for managing e-commerce applications and tools. Enterprise Information Portal See corporate portal. vendors provide access to internal and external business content through a standard, real-time view that enables users to efficiently complete business assignments. Enterprise software providers extend critical business processes from Clarus Commerce applications to back office solutions, enabling vital information to flow between the two types of systems. In addition to providing business consulting and implementation for Clarus Commerce, systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. offer integration services to back office applications. This breadth of service ensures customers have an optimized e-commerce solution to meet their specific business needs. Suppliers provide electronic catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. information to Clarus Commerce systems, while Clarus Commerce partners allow users to dynamically and efficiently obtain catalog items and automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. payment for goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . OEMs and ASPs provide Clarus Commerce applications through new channels, allowing customers in a wide variety of markets to gain control of their operational resources and significantly impact their bottom line. "These types of partners provide an essential foundation for successfully deploying e-commerce solutions to impact a large number of buyers," said Steve Jeffery, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Clarus. "Clarus and its partners deliver an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for smooth implementations across the organization, resulting in dramatic ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ." The Clarus Alliance Program was developed to meet the specific needs of each partner category. The program provides benefits to each type of partner, including business planning, training, and sales and marketing opportunities that allow them to expand their business by leveraging Clarus resources. Clarus customers benefit from this alliance by being able to utilize the additional capabilities and added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
For more information about the Clarus Alliance Program, please contact Clarus at partners@claruscorp.com. Atlanta-based Clarus Corporation (www.claruscorp.com; Nasdaq: CLRS) is a pioneer and a leader in providing Web-based Commerce applications that enable organizations to gain control of their operational resources - the non-production goods and services vital to every company's operations. Clarus Commerce leverages Web technology to connect large populations of employees, management and suppliers with continuous planning, monitoring and control of resources, which can result in a dramatic impact on the bottom line. The Company's Web-based Commerce solutions are being deployed at more than 20 sites for customers including MasterCard International, First Data Corporation and Hyatt Regency Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was vested in the prince of Wales (later George IV) as regent. with planned deployment to more than 100,000 employees. NOTE TO EDITORS: THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 27A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SECTION 21E OF THE EXCHANGE ACT. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN RISKS INCLUDING THAT THE BENEFITS EXPECTED BY THE COMPANY AS A RESULT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT MAY NOT OCCUR. Clarus is a trademark of Clarus Corporation. Throughout this release, software and hardware products are mentioned by name. In most, if not all, cases, these product names are claimed as trademarks by the companies that manufacture the products. It is not our intention to claim these names or trademarks as our own. |
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