Clarus Forms Strategic Alliance With Qarta To Resell Solutions in Mexico.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2001 eCommerce Solutions to be Supported by Leading Microsoft Systems Integrator Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CLRS CLRS Center for Labor Research and Studies CLRS Central Launch and Recovery Section CLRS Claims Legal Research System ; www.claruscorp.com), a leading business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) e-commerce software solution provider, today announced a new strategic partnership with Qarta, a leading software systems integrator and reseller in Mexico. Under the terms of the agreement, Qarta will promote, sell and support Clarus eCommerce solutions within the Mexican market, including Clarus eProcurement(TM), the flagship global procurement solution. Qarta, a division of the leading systems integration and reseller firm Grupo Scanda, is a strategic Microsoft partner in Mexico. This was important to Clarus, since Clarus eMarket(TM) was recently named Microsoft's Global eCommerce Solution of the Year. Also, Mexico is a Latin American market leader with its advanced technologies and gross national product, and has been identified by Clarus as key to its global expansion plans. Qarta Sistemas, S.A. de C.V. is the division focusing on e-commerce solutions. "This alliance presents the Mexican business community with an outstanding combination of resources in Clarus' proven e-business solutions and Qarta's integration skills," said Mauricio Santillan, vice president of marketing for Microsoft Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . "The Clarus products are built to take advantage of the latest Microsoft .NET See .NET. platforms to deliver reliability, scalability and cost performance -- qualities that are highly valued by Mexican businesses of all sizes." "As one of the three largest markets for B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. in Latin America, Mexico offers significant growth opportunities for the Qarta/Clarus team," said Hector Padilla, general manager for Qarta. "Combining the bilingual, multi-currency capabilities of Clarus products with our national expertise will create a strong team and bring new opportunities to this expanding market." Clarus provides a comprehensive suite of B2B e-commerce solutions, including Clarus eProcurement(TM). The Clarus product suite will offer Qarta's customers proven advantages of speed and predictable implementation time, as well as the most complete 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. set available. These benefits are especially critical for the large to mid-sized enterprise (LME See London Metal Exchange. LME See London Metal Exchange (LME). ) market, where Clarus has emerged as a leader. "Grupo Scanda has an excellent reputation in the Mexican software market, and is well placed to serve the swelling numbers of firms embarking on e-commerce," 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. "With its experience and significant resources in this important market, Qarta will help Clarus provide the best solutions for Mexico's e-commerce innovators." Clarus chose Qarta for this partnership based on Qarta's experience in managing e-commerce solutions. Qarta describes its mission as providing clients with solutions that allow them to leverage information and their environment, ultimately allowing them access to any data, application, or process on any platform via the Web. 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 Procurement software is business software that helps to automate the purchasing function of organizations. Activities including raising and approving purchase orders, selecting and ordering the product or service, receiving and matching the invoice and order, and paying the bill is and trading services that exploit the global marketplace of the Internet to manage corporate purchasing and enable digital marketplaces. Clarus solutions provide a complete online procurement solution from sourcing to procurement to payment settlement. Clarus delivers open, interoperable software solutions designed to make transacting business online more efficient for its customers. Clarus solutions are built on the latest Microsoft technology platforms and were recognized for its technology excellence named the Microsoft Global eCommerce Solution of the Year. Clarus solutions are being deployed at customer sites including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. Corp., Comcast Corporation, Gjensidige NOR Gjensidige NOR was a Norwegian bank and insurance company that was in existence between 1999 and 2003. The company was created when the two savings banks Sparebanken NOR (bank) and Gjensidige (insurance) were merged in 1999. , MasterCard International, MetLife, Parsons Brinckerhoff Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) is a planning, engineering, program and construction management organization. The company has been involved in planning and designing some of the world's largest public works projects, such as Boston's Big Dig, Britain's rail system Network Rail; , Perot Systems Perot Systems Corporation NYSE: PER is an information technology services provider based in Plano, Texas. Peter Altabef has served as president, chairman, and chief executive officer since 2004. , Smurfit-Stone and Wachovia. About Qarta Based in Mexico City, Qarta is part of Grupo Scanda, a leading software reseller and systems integrator in Mexico. Qarta's mission in managing e-commerce is to provide solutions that allow customers to leverage information and environments to access any data, application or process on any platform via the Internet. A leading Microsoft partner in Mexico, Qarta has provided solutions for such customers as Goodyear, Dupont, Mercedes-Benz, and, Pemex. This press release contains forward-looking statements 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 this announcement may not occur. Clarus, Clarus eMarket and ClarusNet are trademarks 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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