FujiFilm Microdisks Selects Clarus eProcurement

SOURCE: Clarus Corporation

Clarus Selected to Optimize Fujifilm Division's Direct And Indirect Procurement Needs

ATLANTA, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Clarus Corporation (Nasdaq: CLRS - news) announced today that Fujifilm Microdisks U.S.A., Inc. has signed a license agreement for Clarus eProcurement to automate and streamline the company's direct as well as indirect procurement needs. Fujifilm Microdisks plans to go live on the solution during the first quarter of 2002.

Fujifilm Microdisks U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film Co., LTD, is comprised of a manufacturing and distribution facility located in Bedford, Massachusetts. Originally opened in 1990 the facility is currently heralded as the world's largest producer of DLTtape(TM) IV storage media. On a monthly basis, the plant produces enough computer tape to store 50 billion 400-page books.

Fujifilm Microdisks selected Clarus after a detailed review process which included a number of direct materials procurement solution providers. Ultimately, the Clarus solution was most attractive to the company due to flexible ownership options, rapid deployment capabilities, excellent customer references and best of breed functionality.

Fujifilm Microdisks plans to augment and extend their existing ERP application by integrating it with the Clarus solution. Bi-directional integration between Clarus applications and the Fujifilm Microdisks existing ERP system will be achieved through the use of Clarus' message-based application integration framework that employs Microsoft Biztalk Server and industry standard XML documents.

``To meet the needs associated with the growth of our manufacturing facilities and production, we needed an e-commerce vendor that could quickly and completely address our needs for materials procurement, both from a direct and indirect perspective,'' stated Larry Chiarella, vice president and general manager of Fujifilm Microdisks. ``Our product reviews, in-depth ROI analysis and our discussions with Clarus customers in industries like our own proved the value of Clarus eProcurement.''

``Fujifilm Microdisks is a strategic customer win for Clarus,'' stated Steve Jeffery, president and CEO of Clarus. ``This win shows Clarus' growing strength for clients within the manufacturing segment who require an integrated platform for direct and indirect procurement and showcases the value of a rapidly-deployable, complete procurement solution with fast return on investment and low total cost of ownership.''

About Fujifilm Microdisks

Fujifilm Microdisks U.S.A., Inc. is a subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, a leading manufacturer of imaging and information products. Fujifilm Microdisks U.S.A., Inc. manufactures DLT tape and packages 3.5-inch micro floppy disks, ZIP disks, and 4mm and 8mm data tape.

About Clarus

Atlanta-based Clarus Corporation (www.claruscorp.com ) delivers applications that help companies dramatically reduce costs by driving the inefficiencies out of the end-to-end procurement process - from sourcing, to procurement, to settlement. The Clarus solutions are designed for rapid production deployment at the lowest total cost of ownership. Clarus products are built exclusively on the Microsoft.NET platform, making them easy to implement, manage, and integrate with existing IT infrastructures. Clarus solutions have garnered many prestigious awards, including Microsoft's 2000 Global eCommerce Solution of the Year. Clarus solutions are deployed globally at customer sites including: BarclaysB2B, the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, Cox Enterprises, MasterCard International, Union Pacific Corporation, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Wachovia Corporation.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 28A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934. Information in this release includes the company's beliefs, hopes, expectations, intentions and strategies regarding the company, its future and its products and services. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks including that FujiFilm may not achieve the results currently anticipated from its license of eProcurement, that the company's operational adjustments may not make it more efficient, that the business climate may not improve for the company's product and services, that the company may not achieve the customer traction or satisfaction as anticipated, and that the Company's new product releases may not perform as expected. The company cannot guarantee its future performance. All forward-looking statements contained in this release are based on information avail
able to the company as of the date of this release and the company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statement contained herein.

For further information regarding the risks and uncertainties in connection with the company's business, please refer to the ``Management's Discussion and Analysis and Results of Operations and Financial Condition'' and ``Risk Factors'' sections of the company's filings with the SEC, including but not limited to, its annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained at the company's web site at http://www.claruscorp.com.

Clarus, Clarus eProcurement, Clarus View, and Clarus eTour 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.

SOURCE: Clarus Corporation

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