JOHN MCCORMACK JOINS CLARUS SYSTEMS AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

McCormack Expands Veteran Management Team at IP Telephony Testing Leader

SAN FRANCISCO - February 21, 2006 - Clarus Systems, Inc., the leading provider of automated testing and reporting solutions for Cisco IP telephony systems , today announced the appointment of John McCormack as chief financial officer (CFO). McCormack is responsible for Clarus' worldwide finance, HR, IT, legal, and administrative operations. He joins a veteran telecommunications industry management team at Clarus, with executives from companies such as Cisco, Avaya and US West.

McCormack brings over 30 years of financial and executive management experience in global information technology businesses to Clarus Systems. Most recently, he was executive vice president and CFO for Transware, an international multimedia localization company. Prior to that, McCormack was CFO of BlueStar Solutions, Inc., an IT outsourcing services provider. He also worked at Amdahl, Analog Devices and GE, where he held a variety of executive management-level roles.

"John brings decades of executive leadership to help drive Clarus Systems' growth in the exploding IP telephony industry," said Brendan F. Reidy, Clarus CEO. "Clarus is in a strong position to take advantage of the opportunity for Internet telephony testing and management. We've secured venture funding from leading VC firms, and we're on the cusp of announcing a major new product that delivers end-to-end IP telephony testing for enterprises. We're very proud of the Clarus management team and board of directors, which include veteran executives such as John McCormack."

McCormack commented, "I am delighted to join Clarus at this time. Our company is at the forefront of the fast growing IP telephony testing and management market, allowing organizations to fulfill the promise of their IP telephony investments by using our testing software and services that deliver high availability, scalability and visibility."

McCormack joins a growing Clarus management team with deep telecommunications expertise. Before joining Clarus as CEO, Reidy held numerous senior executive positions in the software and telecommunications industry, including positions at Qwest Communications International/US WEST, where he directed international business development, corporate strategy and marketing. Clarus Vice President of Engineering Gurmeet Lamba was previously director of engineering at Avaya, where he led the R&D division for its Unified Communications Solutions portfolio. Richard Whitehead, Clarus Systems CTO, has 20 years in broadband and baseband communications, with specialized experience with network management technologies. Other members of the Clarus Systems management team include Evan Powell , founder and vice president of business development, Kevin McGowan , chief technology consultant, and Matt Oberhardt , vice president of corporate finance.

Bill Rossi, president and CEO of Greenfield Networks and former vice president and general manager at Cisco, recently joined Clarus Systems' board of directors.

About Clarus Systems, Inc.
Clarus Systems, Inc. (www.clarussystems.com) provides integrated voice service management, testing and monitoring solutions for IP Communication and Contact Center deployments, upgrades and transformations. Privately held and based in Redwood City, Calif., Clarus Systems is widely recognized for its award-winning application, ClarusIPC®, which maximizes system availability based on the company’s four pillars of automated testing, performance management, configuration management and business intelligence. Clarus Systems' management solutions ensure ongoing, validated telephony environments that empower unified communications. The company attributes its success to its roster of elite Global 2000 enterprises, system integrators, and managed service providers within the financial services, aerospace & energy, and public sector & education market segments. ©2008 Clarus Systems, Inc. ClarusIPC® , Empowering Unified Communications, and the Clarus Systems logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Clarus Systems, Inc. Other product or company names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

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