Clarus Enters Reselling Agreement with Compaq to Deliver B2B E-Commerce Products.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 1999--

Initiative targets Fortune 1000 and government market segment for

re-selling, hosting and integration of Web purchasing solutions

Clarus Corporation (Nasdaq:CLRS) today announced an agreement with Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) to provide business-to-business (B2B) electronic procurement solutions for enterprise customers. These solutions, which include Clarus(tm) eProcurement for automated purchasing and Clarus(tm) Fusion for seamless integration to heterogeneous back office applications, will speed the delivery of B2B eCommerce applications worldwide. The pre-bundled solutions are targeted toward users in the government sector and Fortune 1000 organizations.

Compaq's Enterprise Solutions and Services Group, with 27,000 service professionals worldwide will serve as a global sales and delivery channel for the Clarus solutions. The alliance includes plans to benchmark electronic procurement applications in a hosting environment. In addition, this announcement sets the stage for facilitating distribution of electronic procurement services into the international arena via Clarus' multiple channel strategy.

According to Steve Jeffery, CEO and president of Clarus, "Leveraging the synergies between Compaq and Microsoft will allow us to accelerate usage and deployment of e-commerce solutions. In addition to these new delivery channels, users will be able to access hosted electronic procurement solutions right away, so they can begin saving money with no up-front licensing or implementation costs."

The savings yielded by electronic procurement solutions come largely from reducing expenses for non-production goods and services. According to analysts at the Aberdeen Group, MRO (maintenance, repair and operating) items such as office supplies, computer equipment and maintenance supplies typically account for 30 to 35 percent of a manufacturer's total expenses and can comprise more than half of the spending by service and municipal organizations.

"This agreement with Clarus is a perfect fit with Compaq's electronic business strategy, centered around mass deployment of procurement solutions," said Frank Lanza, Worldwide eCommerce Practice Director, Compaq Solutions and Services Group. "By streamlining their procurement systems as part of an overall electronic business strategy, our customers stand to reduce the cost of processing purchase orders by up to 70 percent and their buying costs by as much as 90 percent, while doubling or tripling their return on investment. The bottom line savings in time, resources and overhead are of tremendous value to our customers and their vendors."

Compaq, the first company to offer Worldwide Prime Integrator capability for Microsoft Windows NT Server-based solutions, is building on its existing strategic alliance with Microsoft and leveraging its Intranet Services for Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition. Microsoft provides the commerce middleware to integrate eCommerce business processes and applications. Compaq, with more than 2500 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers and Microsoft Certified Systems Developers, provides a single point of contact and accountability for a project.

Clarus eProcurement, the flagship solution of the Clarus Commerce suite, is powered by Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server, its built-in Web Server, as well as Microsoft SQL Server(tm). It also takes advantage of Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition (SSCE) and its Commerce Interchange Pipeline (CIP). The enterprise integration framework for Clarus Commerce, Clarus Fusion, enables seamless integration between heterogeneous back office systems, adhering to Microsoft BizTalk standards.

About Compaq

Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is the second-largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of computer systems. Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, solutions and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, enterprise and network eProcurement solutions, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. The Company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products are available at http://www.compaq.com.

About Clarus

Atlanta-based Clarus Corporation (www.claruscorp.com; NASDAQ: CLRS) is a leader in providing B2B e-commerce applications that enable organizations to gain control of their operational resources, including non-production goods and services. The Clarus Commerce solution leverages Web technology and channel partners 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. Clarus delivers its e-commerce solutions via direct and indirect channels and offers innovative "zero capital" pricing models to service very large to medium and small sized companies. The company's flagship product, Clarus eProcurement, is being used at more than 20 sites for customers including MasterCard International, MetLife, First Data Corporation, Hyatt Regency and Parsons Brinckerhoff, with planned deployment to more than 120,000 employees.

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