With New Clothes and Hairdo, Clarus Asks for Pin Money

by D. Geller ... Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ: CLRS) used to be a peach of an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) vendor with a product line containing financial and human ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/03/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_03_03_00_1.asp - 8k Summary: Clarus Corporation, having unloaded all of its back-end software business, is asking the market to fund its new life as an E-procurement vendor.

Clarus –Sprinting or Going the Distance?

by D. Geller ... Event Summary. Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ: CLRS) announced the addition of strategic sourcing capabilities to its ClarusAuctions™ product. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/10/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_10_20_00_1.asp - 10k Summary: Clarus Corporation has announced new capabilities and a whole handful of product adoptions. Is the news uniformly good? We think cautious optimism is best.

Microsoft Great Plains Procures eProcure At Last

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Solutions, a business applications division of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), announced a strategic relationship with Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ: CLRS ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/08/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_08_13_01_1.asp - 14k Summary: In a somewhat belated and long deliberated move, Microsoft Great Plains has struck an OEM partnership deal with Clarus to provide eProcure, an end-to-end e-procurement solution.

Let’s Be Frank: It Was A Very Good Quarter For E-Procurement

by D. Geller ... Clarus Corporation signed sixteen new contracts and brought its total customer base to 186. It demonstrated the speed with which ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/11/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_11_13_00_1.asp - 11k Summary: The word 'profitability': is being bandied about as some e-procurement vendors show continued growth.

Epicor Picks Clarus' Bargain At The Software Flea Market Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In October Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), signed a definitive agreement with Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ: CLRS), a provider of buy-side e-Business ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2002/12/news_analysis/NA_EC_PJ_12_05_02_1.asp - 17k Summary: The wealth of product names and a still somewhat unwieldy slew of products, presents sales and marketing confusion for Epicor, both internally and externally across the globe. Therefore, as Epicor has a myriad of products in its portfolio that could benefit from integration with Clarus and/or CRM.NET, it

Epicor Picks Clarus' Bargain At The Software Flea Market

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... A week earlier, on October 17, Epicor signed a definitive agreement with Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ: CLRS), a provider of buy-side e-Business applications to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2002/12/news_analysis/NA_EC_PJ_12_04_02_1.asp - 22k Summary: Taking advantage of its rival Microsoft’s either reticence or satiation, Epicor recently acquired its long-term partner Clarus for an almost next to nothing price to provide mid-market with a solid add-on e-procurement and, eventually, SRM value proposition too.

Epicor Continues To Bleed

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and back office solution; delivery of the first version of Epicor's eCommerce StoreFront solution; and strategic alliances with Clarus Corporation to provide ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/06/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_06_08_00_1.asp - 9k Summary: On April 27, Epicor Software Corporation reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000. Net loss for the quarter was $8.9 million or $0.22 per share, compared with a net income for the same period last year of $2.1 million or $0.05 per share.

Ross Systems Continues To Slip, But Pledges to Fight Tooth And ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... partnership with Prescient Systems Inc. The e-procurement and marketplace functionality came from an alliance with Clarus Corporation. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/12/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_12_22_00_1.asp - 12k Summary: Ross Systems' transition from ERP to e-commerce continues to be daunting. On November 14, the company announced yet another disappointing quarterly report owing to all but dried up license revenue. The company also announced how it plans to turn the tide.

E-procurement: From Brilliant Innovation to Common Cliché

by D. Geller ... For example, Clarus Corporation recently unloaded its portfolio of applications (ERP, financials, and human resources), thereby forgoing the strategy of other ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/04/research_notes/TN_EC_DPG_04_07_00_1.asp - 29k Summary: Electronic procurement has moved from a nice idea to a stampede in just a few years. Growing at Internet speed it spawns business models faster than the market can reasonably evaluate them. Some settling and shaking out is likely in the next year, but there are also crowds pushing to get in on the acti

Geac Computer Corporation: Mastering Growth by Acquisitions

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... 1 & 2 - Geac Computer Corporation Ltd. ... Planning & Scheduling (APS) modules in its product suite will remain, even after the incorporation of JBA and Clarus. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/03/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_03_00_1.asp - 13k Summary: Geac has acquired in excess of 40 companies around the world. Geac's purchase of UK-based ERP software maker JBA International in 1999 has nearly doubled the company's size.