Clarus Appoints Worldwide Vice President, Engineering.

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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000

Alan MacLamroc Joins Clarus Executive Team to Expand Development

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Clarus Corporation (www.claruscorp.com; NASDAQ: CLRS), a leading business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce software solution provider, today announced the appointment of Alan MacLamroc as the vice president, worldwide engineering for Clarus. MacLamroc joins Clarus reporting to Mark Gagne, COO and CFO, and will be responsible for leading the development of its global e-commerce solutions which include Clarus(TM) eProcurement, Clarus eMarket(TM) and Clarus(TM) eXpense B2B solutions, and its ClarusNet(TM) B2B trading services.

MacLamroc brings over 16 years of experience in software development and professional services from organizations such as System Software Associates, IBM Corporation, and Sprint Corporation. Most recently, MacLamroc was the vice president of engineering for Idapta, a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce operating platform and trading applications provider, where he was responsible for all product development and delivery. MacLamroc responsibilities included managing the software development, corporate MIS, quality assurance, customer support and corporate training functions for Idapta.

"I am very excited about the appointment of Alan to the Clarus executive management team," said Steve Jeffery, CEO and president of Clarus. "Alan has demonstrated his ability to aggressively build development teams and implement new performance and quality practices--all while continuing to deliver products to meet market demand. These strengths will play a critical part in the immediate impact that Alan will be able to make for Clarus as we continue to execute on our global expansion plans."

"Clarus has been very successful in staying ahead of the rapidly evolving market opportunities in the B2B e-commerce space, first delivering its eProcurement offering and within months launching its eMarket and B2B trading services," said MacLamroc. "I look forward to aggressively building onto the team and processes at Clarus continuing to demonstrate our speed to market advantages in product delivery."

Clarus offers a full suite of B2B e-commerce offerings built exclusively on the latest Microsoft .NET technologies such as Commerce Server 2000, BizTalk Server 2000 and SQL Server 2000. In recognition of its ability to demonstrate the speed-to-market can performance advantages delivered by these technologies Microsoft named Clarus eMarket the 2000 Microsoft Global eCommerce Solution of the Year.

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 enhances the value and speeds delivery of any B2B trading platform including Clarus(TM) eProcurement 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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