Clarus Redefines Implementation Process for eProcurement.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1999-- Clarus(tm) eTour Solves Large Deployment Concerns Through Multi-Medium, Web-Based Training System 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 ), 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 solution provider, today announced the launch of Clarus(tm) eTour, a Web-based training (WBT See Windows-based terminal. ) module that provides a multi-sensory approach to training the users of Clarus(tm) eProcurement. The solution empowers employees to quickly engage the Clarus(tm) eProcurement system, solving the challenge of large deployments to thousands of employees at multiple sites, while increasing knowledge retention through a series of innovative teaching methods. Employees may experience the multi-medium, interactive training session either through a Web server or via CDROM See CD-ROM. . The training tool goes beyond any programs offered by competitors, using a variety of instructional techniques that engage visual, kinesthetic kin·es·the·sia n. The sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints. [Greek k and auditory learners - offering "Show Me," "Tell Me," and "Let Me Try" options for each element of the eProcurement interface. Additionally, as a WBT application, Clarus eTour can be accessed at the employees' convenience and whenever necessary. "By offering the Clarus eTour tool to our customers, we're providing a time-efficient method for training all employees, minimizing the challenges of large-scale eProcurement deployments," said Steve Hornyak, vice president of strategy and business development for Clarus. "Utilizing the web to distribute these information technology services speeds implementation, helps keep employees current as the technology changes and helps companies achieve the benefits of procurement on an enterprise level." Developed to complement the Clarus(tm) eProcurement solution, Clarus eTour is ideal for training large user groups with minimized time and expense constraints. The training solution provides functional learning modules that allow users to quickly access instructional information, enabling them to immediately utilize eProcurement, thereby maximizing the solutions' benefits for the entire organization. Clarus continues its efforts to educate the public on electronic procurement solutions and its benefits, and has plans to develop similar training modules for its set of solutions including Clarus Expense. To learn more about eTour and other forward thinking e-commerce solutions offered by Clarus, please call 1-800-437-0734 or visit www.claruscorp.com. About Clarus Atlanta-based Clarus Corporation (www.claruscorp.com; NASDAQ: CLRS) is a leader in providing B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. applications that leverage the global, open marketplace of the Internet, enabling organizations to gain control of their operational resources, including non-production 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. . The Clarus Commerce solution incorporates 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 A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Clarus(tm) eProcurement, is being used at more than 23 sites for customers including MasterCard International, MetLife, First Data Corporation, and 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; , with planned deployment to more than 130,000 employees. 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 BUSINESS OR PROSPECTS EXPECTED BY THE COMPANY AS A RESULT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT MAY NOT OCCUR. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, AND OTHER FILINGS MADE BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 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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