Sodexho Contract

Clarity Commerce Solutions PLC
20 October 2005


Clarity Commerce Solutions plc


Clarity signs multi-sector Sodexho order

Clarity Commerce Solutions plc ('Clarity'), a leading supplier of software
management solutions for the entertainment, ticketing, hospitality and leisure
sectors, has signed an agreement expected to be worth £2.3 million over three
years with Sodexho, one of the world's largest providers of catering and
business support services.

Clarity will provide central management and retail point of sale software
solutions to over 100 major UK sites, installing over 700 terminals and helping
Sodexho to drive operational and corporate performance.

The contract is strategically significant for the Group, as it marks Clarity's
entry into several new market sectors. It enables Clarity to make further
inroads into these sectors, by using newly installed sites as references for
other prospects. The contract will also allow Clarity to prove its product suite
in new environments as an integrated, multi-format solution, and may afford
opportunities to penetrate Sodexho's wider operations.

Clarity will be implementing software solutions to over 100 major UK locations
serviced by Sodexho, initially focused around four of its key market streams:
business and industry, defence, healthcare, and leisure.  Examples include:

•        Business and industry: BAE Systems, GlaxoSmithKline, Honda, Ford, MBNA
         Europe Bank
•        Defence: Hyde Park Barracks, Catterick Garrison
•        Healthcare: Hereford Hospital; Northwick Park Hospital
•        Leisure: Blenheim Palace, Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Ascot.

Clarity will provide Sodexho with software and services based around its
flagship product, Clarity Central, as well as site-based EPOS and back office
software. Under the contract the latest hardware will be provided by Clarity,
working in partnership with Wincor Nixdorf. Specifically designed for the needs
of the hospitality sector, over 700 'Beetle-iPOS' terminals will be installed at
customer service points in a variety of trading outlets.

Gary Barr, IT Director at Sodexho, states

'We envisage that this software will deliver a series of benefits across our
estate, allowing us to refine and improve the offer provided to our clients, and
improve profitability in our operations.'

Graham York, Chief Executive of Clarity Commerce Solutions said

'Clarity's agreement to supply Sodexho with a range of software modules
represents a landmark in the evolution of the Group.  It will extend Clarity's
reach across a number of new vertical markets.  Furthermore it is a definitive
endorsement from a global brand of the Group's flagship product, Clarity
Central.  This is a key strategic development for Clarity and provides us with a
number of potential opportunities to enter new market sectors.'


                                                                 20 October 2005



Enquiries:

Clarity Commerce Solutions
    Graham York, Chief Executive Officer                          01932 778000

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    Adrian Duffield/Clare Warren                                  020 7457 2020



NOTES TO EDITORS

About Sodexho Alliance

Sodexho UK provides catering and support services at around 2,300 sites in the
business and industry, healthcare, education, leisure and defense markets. It is
part of Sodexho Alliance which employs over 313,000 employees on 24,900 sites in
76 countries, Sodexho Alliance reported consolidated sales of 11.5 billion euros
for the fiscal year that ended on August 31, 2004. The Sodexho Alliance share
has been listed since 1983 on the Euronext Paris Bourse. The Sodexho Alliance
share has been listed since April 3, 2002, on the New York Stock Exchange.

About Clarity Commerce Solutions plc

Clarity's integrated software solutions and services are used daily by some
1,200 cinemas and leisure attractions, 1,500 pubs, bars, restaurants & hotels,
and 450 leisure centres, and many high profile clients in the manufacturing,
transport and retail sectors. Clients are currently spread across more than 20
countries.

The Group's solutions approach is centered on its Clarity Central software, an '
ERP' system for multi-operational groups. Central, allied with a series of
market-specific software solutions, allows multi-site businesses to orchestrate
their operations with greater efficiency, profitability, control and security.
Integral, Cognos-based business Intelligence solutions deliver analysis and
reporting functionality, and Clarity's support division adds 24/7
implementation, training and helpdesk services, provided in five languages.

Clarity Commerce Solutions' software and services clients include: Laurel Pub
Company, Greene King, Hall and Woodhouse, Yo! Sushi, Cineworld, Odeon, UCI,
EuroPalaces (Pathe and Gaumont), Paramount Parks, Serco Leisure, Raytheon
Systems, Vinci, Wincor Nixdorf, TKMaxx, Mothercare and WH Smiths.

Clarity is headquartered in the UK, with further offices in the USA and
Continental Europe, and a growing international network of commercial partners.




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