New Contracts Secured

Clarity Commerce Solutions PLC
17 May 2001


Clarity Commerce Solutions plc

New Contracts Secured and Business Update

AIM listed Clarity Commerce Solutions ('Clarity'), providers of head office
estate management software for the hospitality industry, integrated EPOS
('Electronic Point of Sale') and related CRM ('Customer Relations Management')
solutions to the UK leisure and hospitality markets have secured new contracts
and extended their working partnership with the Punch Group.


The new contracts secured are:

  * Mill House Inns


        Clarity will be supplying Clarity Central and back office software,
        which will support Mill House's expansion plans over the next two
        years from the current 51 outlets to 200.

        The value of the contract is £230,000.

www.millhouseinns.co.uk


  * Pizza Express

        Clarity has signed an exclusive agreement with San Marzano, the
        Spanish subsidiary of Pizza Express, which initially is worth £
        140,000, to supply EPOS, back office and Clarity Central systems. The
        programme, which over the next nine months will roll-out into five of
        the company's owned sites, beginning in the flagship operation in
        Barcelona where it trades under the brand 'San Marzano''. It is
        anticipated that the brand will be significantly expanded over the
        next 5 years.

        www.san-marzano.com



  * The Punch Group

        Clarity has over the last six months worked closely with Punch to
        supply software solutions to enable the group to bring together its
        diverse brand, product and pricing portfolio with the Punch Estate.

        Currently, Clarity is in the process of piloting the systems and it is
        anticipated that the product will be rolled out across the Estate's
        1000 outlets in the medium term. The current contract value relating
        to the development work is around £275,000.

        In addition, Clarity have successfully secured a rolling agreement
        supplying a minimum of 50 outlets with EPOS systems and back office
        software under the Estates' Devco' development brand.



  * Clarity acknowledged as an official IBM Business Partner

        Clarity has been recognised by IBM as an official partner. This
        acknowledges that Clarity's product range meets the rigorous quality
        and reliability standards that IBM require, in their 'best of breed'
        partnering standards.



  * Orderman chooses Clarity to launch new product in the UK

        Working in conjunction with Austrian manufacturer, Orderman, Clarity
        is to launch a new touch-screen handheld terminal in the UK, which is
        anticipated to revolutionise restaurant table service.



Overall, the Board is pleased with the development of the business since
flotation last year and the level of enquiries and opportunities that exist.
It is anticipated that the results for the year ended 31 March 2001, which are
in line with market expectations, will be announced in late June.


Clarity Commerce Solutions will be exhibiting at The Technology Investor Show
being held at The Barbican on 24th May 2001.



Enquiries:

Graham York

Chief Executive

Clarity Commerce Solutions plc

Tel: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]

www.claritycommerce.com




Editors Notes:

Clarity Commerce Solutions plc acts as the holding company for the following
subsidiaries:


Clarity Retail Systems: which provides integrated EPOS and related CRM
solutions to the UK leisure and hospitality market including pub retailers,
restaurant groups, nightclubs, hotels, sports clubs and leisure venues.
Clarity Retail Systems was incorporated into the Group in January 2000.


Formative Systems: a company focused on the development of CRM and loyalty
solutions, building on its experience of implementing admissions and member
tracking systems in to the club market. Formative was acquired by Clarity in
July 2000.


Microtrain Resource: a provider of project management and support services for
the implementation of IT solutions across multi-site estates. Microtrain
Resource, based in Burton-on-Trent, was acquired in March 2000.


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