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Clarus and Microsoft Extend Relationship As Clarus Delivers Its eMarket
Solution
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000--
Built on the Microsoft Windows DNA 2000 Platform, Clarus eMarket
Enables the Creation And Management of B2B Digital Marketplaces
Clarus Corp. (Nasdaq "CLRS"), a leading business-to-business
(B2B) e-commerce application provider, and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq
"MSFT") today announced an initiative to develop and promote
Clarus(TM) eMarket, one of the first digital marketplace frameworks
built entirely for the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 operating system,
the cornerstone of the Windows DNA 2000 platform.
Clarus eMarket, developed by Clarus with the assistance of
Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS), is one of the first
business-to-business electronic commerce solutions built specifically
for use on the Microsoft Windows DNA 2000 platform. Windows DNA is a
comprehensive, integrated platform that combines Windows 2000 with
best-of-breed tools and technologies customers need to build and
(BSNS WIRE) Clarus and Microsoft Extend Relationship As Clarus Delivers
Clarus and Microsoft Extend Relationship As Clarus Delivers Its eMarket
Solution
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000--
Built on the Microsoft Windows DNA 2000 Platform, Clarus eMarket
Enables the Creation And Management of B2B Digital Marketplaces
Clarus Corp. (Nasdaq "CLRS"), a leading business-to-business
(B2B) e-commerce application provider, and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq
"MSFT") today announced an initiative to develop and promote
Clarus(TM) eMarket, one of the first digital marketplace frameworks
built entirely for the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 operating system,
the cornerstone of the Windows DNA 2000 platform.
Clarus eMarket, developed by Clarus with the assistance of
Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS), is one of the first
business-to-business electronic commerce solutions built specifically
for use on the Microsoft Windows DNA 2000 platform. Windows DNA is a
comprehensive, integrated platform that combines Windows 2000 with
best-of-breed tools and technologies customers need to build and
(BSNS WIRE) Clarus and Microsoft Extend Relationship As Clarus Delivers
Clarus and Microsoft Extend Relationship As Clarus Delivers Its eMarket
Solution
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000--
Built on the Microsoft Windows DNA 2000 Platform, Clarus eMarket
Enables the Creation And Management of B2B Digital Marketplaces
Clarus Corp. (Nasdaq "CLRS"), a leading business-to-business
(B2B) e-commerce application provider, and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq
"MSFT") today announced an initiative to develop and promote
Clarus(TM) eMarket, one of the first digital marketplace frameworks
built entirely for the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 operating system,
the cornerstone of the Windows DNA 2000 platform.
Clarus eMarket, developed by Clarus with the assistance of
Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS), is one of the first
business-to-business electronic commerce solutions built specifically
for use on the Microsoft Windows DNA 2000 platform. Windows DNA is a
comprehensive, integrated platform that combines Windows 2000 with
best-of-breed tools and technologies customers need to build and
operate the next wave of Web-based services. By working closely with
MCS, Clarus is able to accelerate the development of its Clarus
eMarket application framework and ensure tight integration with
Windows DNA technologies. In addition, Microsoft and Clarus plan to
promote this new solution with joint marketing activities throughout
the year.
Clarus eMarket provides a comprehensive set of software and
services, allowing market-makers to develop digital marketplaces that
deliver procurement services to online trading communities. These
services aggregate buying power and provide shared contracts and
pricing through an online procurement service. Clarus eMarket is
unique in that it does not impose transaction fees yet provides an
open trading network for interoperability with other digital
marketplaces. Clarus eMarket exploits the latest Windows DNA
technologies, including Windows 2000, Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 7.0,
the Visual Studio(R) 6.0 development system and Site Server Commerce
Edition, and will take advantage of forthcoming Windows DNA 2000
technologies, including Commerce Server 2000, Application Center
2000, Host Integration Server 2000 and BizTalk(TM) Server 2000, all
for building for the Business Internet.
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Services to be provided in Clarus eMarket include the following:
-- Content services. Content management, supplier enablement,
strategic sourcing and data normalization
-- Trading services. Auctioning, reverse auctioning Procurement
services.
-- Easy-to-use online procurement with shared contracts and pricing
-- Billing services. Order automation, tracking and maintenance
-- Contract services. Web-based complex contract management, personal
contracts and shared contracts
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"Clarus now offers a digital marketplace framework, based on the
ClarusDirect architecture, that stands apart from other competitive
offerings through interoperability with other marketplaces," said
Steve Jeffery, president and CEO of Clarus. "Combining the commitment
of Microsoft and Clarus to leverage new technologies will give
market-makers the ability to have autonomous control over their
marketplace operations by eliminating the restrictions inherent in
alternative central trading hub solutions and provide distinct
go-to-market advantages for their customers."
"We are pleased to work closely with Clarus to deliver eMarket,
which is tightly integrated with the new Web services in Windows 2000,
to customers," said Peter Boit, vice president of eBusiness Solutions
at Microsoft. "Windows 2000 makes Windows DNA an even more powerful
platform for helping customers deliver business-to-business e-commerce
solutions quickly and easily for today's Business Internet."
Comcast Commercial Online (Comcast Corporation NASDAQ: CMCSK,
CMCSA), a leading provider of managed broadband Internet services to
small and medium-sized businesses and schools, will be the first
customer to utilize the Clarus eMarket digital marketplace framework
solution. Comcast will utilize the Clarus eMarket solution as part of
a strategy to deliver state-of-the-art services that allow its
customers to participate in business-to-business electronic commerce
over the Microsoft Windows 2000-based framework. This solution enables
small and medium-sized enterprises to act as both a buyer and
supplier, improving cost savings and providing new market revenue
opportunities. Clarus eMarket becomes part of a strategy to deliver
state-of-the-art services that allow Comcast Commercial Online
customers to participate in business-to-business electronic commerce
through leveraged buying and online procurement.
"By maximizing the combined leading-edge technologies that Clarus
and Microsoft offer, the Clarus eMarket solution will enable small and
medium-sized enterprises to capitalize on the business-to-business
(B2B) e-commerce explosion just like the larger companies," said Matt
Fanning, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Comcast Commercial
Online. "This partnership also demonstrates the continuing commitment
Comcast Commercial Online has in providing quality 'value-added'
broadband solutions to our Comcast Commercial Internet Service (CCIS)
customers."
Clarus eMarket will be announced with the Feb. 17, 2000, launch
of Microsoft Windows 2000 in San Francisco.
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