<PAGE>

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                        ______________________________

                                   FORM S-8
                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                        ______________________________


                              CLARUS CORPORATION
                   -------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


<TABLE>
<S>                                <C>                                         <C>
                                     3970 Johns Creek Court, Suite 100
          DELAWARE                        Suwanee, Georgia 30024                     58-1972600
-------------------------------    ----------------------------------------    -----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Address of principal executive offices)        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                                                  Identification Number)
</TABLE>



                        STOCK OPTION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
                            CLARUS CORPORATION AND
             CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CLARUS CORPORATION
             ----------------------------------------------------
                           (Full title of the plan)

                           ________________________

                            Mr. Stephen P. Jeffery
                            Chairman, President and
                            Chief Executive Officer
                              Clarus Corporation
                       3970 Johns Creek Court, Suite 100
                            Suwanee, Georgia 30024
                                (770) 291-3900
                        ------------------------------
           (Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
                             of agent for service)



                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                     Proposed          Proposed
Title of                             maximum           maximum
securities            Amount         offering         aggregate      Amount of
to be                 to be           price            offering     registration
registered          registered     per share(1)        price(1)        fee(1)
------------------  ----------  ------------------  --------------  ------------

Common Stock,
$.0001 par value      336,687     $29.50 - $44.85     $12,525,012     $3,306.61


(1)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
     pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and based on the option prices under the terms
     of the individual option agreements which are the subject of this
     Registration Statement.

                                _______________
<PAGE>

                                    PART II

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
------    ---------------------------------------

               The following documents filed by Clarus Corporation (the
"Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are
incorporated herein by reference:

               (a)  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for
          the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on
          March 30, 2000 and April 28, 2000, respectively;

               (b)  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
          ended March 31, 2000, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2000;

               (c)  The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the
          Commission on January 6, 2000, March 20, 2000, June 12, 2000 and June
          13, 2000, respectively;

               (d)  The description of the Company's Common Stock, $.0001 par
          value, contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
          filed pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
          1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or
          report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

               (e)  All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
          of the Exchange Act since the date of the document referred to in (a),
          above.

               All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
the filing of such documents.

Item 4.   Description of Securities.
------    -------------------------

               Not applicable.

Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
------    --------------------------------------

               The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed
upon by the firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, counsel to the
Company. Members of the firm hold approximately 3,000 shares of Common Stock.

Item 6.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
------    -----------------------------------------

               The Restated Bylaws of the Company (the "Restated Bylaws") and
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Restated Certificate") of the
Company provide that the directors and officers of the Company shall be
indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law, as
it now exists or may in the future be amended, against all expenses and
liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with service for or on behalf of
the Company. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the
Restated Bylaws, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. The Company has obtained insurance which insures
the directors and officers of the Company against certain losses and which
insures the Company against certain of its obligations to indemnify such
directors and officers. In addition, the Restated Certificate of the Company
provides that the directors of the Company will not be personally liable for
monetary damages to the Company for breaches of their fiduciary duty as
directors, unless they violated their duty of loyalty to the Company or its
stockholders, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law,
authorized illegal

                                      II-1
<PAGE>

dividends or redemptions or derived an improper personal benefit from their
action as directors. Such limitations of personal liability under the Delaware
Business Corporation law do not apply to liabilities arising out of certain
violations of the federal securities laws. While non-monetary relief such as
injunctive relief, specific performance and other equitable remedies may be
available to the Company, such relief may be difficult to obtain or, if
obtained, may not adequately compensate the Company for its damages.

               There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company where indemnification by the
Company will be required or permitted. The Company is not aware of any
threatened litigation or proceeding that might result in a claim for such
indemnification.

Item 7.   Exemption from Registration Claimed.
------    -----------------------------------

               Not applicable.

Item 8.   Exhibits.
------    --------

               The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration
Statement:

          Number    Description
          ------    -----------

          4.1       Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
                    Company, which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
                    of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File
                    No. 333-46685), filed with the Commission on February 23,
                    1998.

          4.2       Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of
                    Incorporation.

          4.3       Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, which are
                    incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's
                    Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-46685),
                    filed with the Commission on February 23, 1998.

          5         Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, as to the
                    legality of the Common Stock being registered.

          23.1      Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, which is
                    contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

          23.2      Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

          24        Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this
                    Registration Statement).

          99        Form of Stock Option Agreement between the Company and
                    Certain Officers and Employees of the Company.

Item 9.   Undertakings.
------    ------------

(a)       The Company hereby undertakes:

          (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
               made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                    (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3)
                         of the Securities Act;

                    (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
                         arising after the effective date of the Registration
                         Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
                         thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
                         represent a fundamental change in the information set
                         forth in the Registration Statement;

                                      II-2
<PAGE>

                    (iii)  To include any material information with respect to
                           the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
                           the Registration Statement or any material change to
                           such information in the Registration Statement;

     provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
     --------  -------
     the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
     those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
     to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
     the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
     Statement.

     (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
          Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
          be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
          therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
          deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
          of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
          termination of the offering.

(b)  The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
     liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual
     report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
     is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
     to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
     therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
     to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
     may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
     Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has
     been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
     against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
     unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
     liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or
     paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the
     successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
     director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
     being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
     the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
     appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
     against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
     governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-3
<PAGE>

                                  SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Clarus
Corporation (the "Company") certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Suwanee, State of Georgia, on this
27th day of July, 2000.

                          CLARUS CORPORATION

                          By:  /s/ Stephen P. Jeffery
                               -----------------------------------
                               Stephen P. Jeffery
                               Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned, being a director and/or officer of Clarus
Corporation (the "Company"), hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Stephen
P. Jeffery and Mark D. Gagne, or any one of them severally, to be his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent and to sign in his name and on his behalf in
any and all capacities stated below, and to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), a Registration Statement on Form S-8
(the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of certain shares of the
common stock, $.0001 par value, of the Company (the "Common Stock") in
connection with certain stock option agreements between the Company and certain
officers and employees of the Company, and to file any and all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, making such
changes in the Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact and agent deems
appropriate, and generally to do all such things on his behalf in any and all
capacities stated below to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Commission.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

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                Signature                                       Title                               Date
                ---------                                       -----                               ----
<S>                                         <C>                                                <C>

/s/ Stephen P. Jeffery                      Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President
-----------------------------------------   (Principal Executive Officer) and Director        July 27, 2000
Stephen P. Jeffery

/s/ Mark D. Gagne                           Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial
-----------------------------------------   Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Mark D. Gagne                               Officer)                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Donald L. House
-----------------------------------------
Donald L. House                             Director                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Tench Coxe
-----------------------------------------
Tench Coxe                                  Director                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Said Mohammadioun
-----------------------------------------
Said Mohammadioun                           Director                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Mark A. Johnson
-----------------------------------------
Mark A. Johnson                             Director                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Norman N. Behar
-----------------------------------------
Norman N. Behar                             Director                                          July 27, 2000
</TABLE>

                                      II-4
<PAGE>

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
                                      to
                     Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
                              Clarus Corporation


     Number    Description
     ------    -----------

     4.1       Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
               which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the
               Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-
               46685), filed with the Commission February 23, 1998.


     4.2       Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
               the Company.

     4.3       Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, which are
               incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's
               Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-46685), filed
               with the Commission on February 23, 1998.

     5         Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, as to the
               legality of the Common Stock being registered.

     23.1      Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, which is
               contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

     23.2      Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

     24        Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this
               Registration Statement).

     99        Form of Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Certain
               Officers and Employees of the Company.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                        ______________________________

                                   FORM S-8
                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                        ______________________________

                              CLARUS CORPORATION
                   -------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
3970 Johns Creek Court, Suite 100
          DELAWARE                        Suwanee, Georgia 30024                     58-1972600
-------------------------------    ----------------------------------------    -----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Address of principal executive offices)        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                                                  Identification Number)
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
                            CLARUS CORPORATION AND
             CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CLARUS CORPORATION
             ----------------------------------------------------
                           (Full title of the plan)

                           ________________________

                            Mr. Stephen P. Jeffery
                            Chairman, President and
                            Chief Executive Officer
                              Clarus Corporation
                       3970 Johns Creek Court, Suite 100
                            Suwanee, Georgia 30024
                                (770) 291-3900
                        ------------------------------
           (Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
                             of agent for service)

                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                     Proposed          Proposed
Title of                             maximum           maximum
securities            Amount         offering         aggregate      Amount of
to be                 to be           price            offering     registration
registered          registered     per share(1)        price(1)        fee(1)
------------------  ----------  ------------------  --------------  ------------

Common Stock,
$.0001 par value      336,687     $29.50 - $44.85     $12,525,012     $3,306.61

(1)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
     pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and based on the option prices under the terms
     of the individual option agreements which are the subject of this
     Registration Statement.

                                _______________
PART II

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
------    ---------------------------------------

               The following documents filed by Clarus Corporation (the
"Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are
incorporated herein by reference:

               (a)  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for
          the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on
          March 30, 2000 and April 28, 2000, respectively;

               (b)  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
          ended March 31, 2000, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2000;

               (c)  The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the
          Commission on January 6, 2000, March 20, 2000, June 12, 2000 and June
          13, 2000, respectively;

               (d)  The description of the Company's Common Stock, $.0001 par
          value, contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
          filed pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
          1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or
          report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

               (e)  All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
          of the Exchange Act since the date of the document referred to in (a),
          above.

               All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
the filing of such documents.

Item 4.   Description of Securities.
------    -------------------------

               Not applicable.

Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
------    --------------------------------------

               The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed
upon by the firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, counsel to the
Company. Members of the firm hold approximately 3,000 shares of Common Stock.

Item 6.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
------    -----------------------------------------

               The Restated Bylaws of the Company (the "Restated Bylaws") and
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Restated Certificate") of the
Company provide that the directors and officers of the Company shall be
indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law, as
it now exists or may in the future be amended, against all expenses and
liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with service for or on behalf of
the Company. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the
Restated Bylaws, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. The Company has obtained insurance which insures
the directors and officers of the Company against certain losses and which
insures the Company against certain of its obligations to indemnify such
directors and officers. In addition, the Restated Certificate of the Company
provides that the directors of the Company will not be personally liable for
monetary damages to the Company for breaches of their fiduciary duty as
directors, unless they violated their duty of loyalty to the Company or its
stockholders, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law,
authorized illegal

                                      II-1
dividends or redemptions or derived an improper personal benefit from their
action as directors. Such limitations of personal liability under the Delaware
Business Corporation law do not apply to liabilities arising out of certain
violations of the federal securities laws. While non-monetary relief such as
injunctive relief, specific performance and other equitable remedies may be
available to the Company, such relief may be difficult to obtain or, if
obtained, may not adequately compensate the Company for its damages.

               There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company where indemnification by the
Company will be required or permitted. The Company is not aware of any
threatened litigation or proceeding that might result in a claim for such
indemnification.

Item 7.   Exemption from Registration Claimed.
------    -----------------------------------

               Not applicable.

Item 8.   Exhibits.
------    --------

               The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration
Statement:

          Number    Description
          ------    -----------

          4.1       Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
                    Company, which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
                    of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File
                    No. 333-46685), filed with the Commission on February 23,
                    1998.

          4.2       Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of
                    Incorporation.

          4.3       Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, which are
                    incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's
                    Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-46685),
                    filed with the Commission on February 23, 1998.

          5         Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, as to the
                    legality of the Common Stock being registered.

          23.1      Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, which is
                    contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

          23.2      Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

          24        Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this
                    Registration Statement).

          99        Form of Stock Option Agreement between the Company and
                    Certain Officers and Employees of the Company.

Item 9.   Undertakings.
------    ------------

(a)       The Company hereby undertakes:

          (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
               made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                    (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3)
                         of the Securities Act;

                    (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
                         arising after the effective date of the Registration
                         Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
                         thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
                         represent a fundamental change in the information set
                         forth in the Registration Statement;

                                      II-2
(iii)  To include any material information with respect to
                           the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
                           the Registration Statement or any material change to
                           such information in the Registration Statement;

     provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
     --------  -------
     the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
     those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished
     to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
     the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
     Statement.

     (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
          Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
          be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
          therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
          deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
          of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
          termination of the offering.

(b)  The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
     liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual
     report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
     is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
     to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
     therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
     to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
     may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
     Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has
     been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
     against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
     unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
     liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or
     paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the
     successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
     director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
     being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
     the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
     appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
     against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
     governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-3
SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Clarus
Corporation (the "Company") certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Suwanee, State of Georgia, on this
27th day of July, 2000.

                          CLARUS CORPORATION

                          By:  /s/ Stephen P. Jeffery
                               -----------------------------------
                               Stephen P. Jeffery
                               Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned, being a director and/or officer of Clarus
Corporation (the "Company"), hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Stephen
P. Jeffery and Mark D. Gagne, or any one of them severally, to be his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent and to sign in his name and on his behalf in
any and all capacities stated below, and to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), a Registration Statement on Form S-8
(the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of certain shares of the
common stock, $.0001 par value, of the Company (the "Common Stock") in
connection with certain stock option agreements between the Company and certain
officers and employees of the Company, and to file any and all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, making such
changes in the Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact and agent deems
appropriate, and generally to do all such things on his behalf in any and all
capacities stated below to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Commission.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Signature                                       Title                               Date
                ---------                                       -----                               ----
/s/ Stephen P. Jeffery                      Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President
-----------------------------------------   (Principal Executive Officer) and Director        July 27, 2000
Stephen P. Jeffery

/s/ Mark D. Gagne                           Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial
-----------------------------------------   Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
Mark D. Gagne                               Officer)                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Donald L. House
-----------------------------------------
Donald L. House                             Director                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Tench Coxe
-----------------------------------------
Tench Coxe                                  Director                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Said Mohammadioun
-----------------------------------------
Said Mohammadioun                           Director                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Mark A. Johnson
-----------------------------------------
Mark A. Johnson                             Director                                          July 27, 2000

/s/ Norman N. Behar
-----------------------------------------
Norman N. Behar                             Director                                          July 27, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
                                      to
                     Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
                              Clarus Corporation

     Number    Description
     ------    -----------

     4.1       Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
               which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the
               Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-
               46685), filed with the Commission February 23, 1998.

     4.2       Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
               the Company.

     4.3       Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, which are
               incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's
               Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-46685), filed
               with the Commission on February 23, 1998.

     5         Opinion of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, as to the
               legality of the Common Stock being registered.

     23.1      Consent of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, which is
               contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.

     23.2      Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

     24        Power of Attorney (included in the signature page to this
               Registration Statement).

     99        Form of Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Certain
               Officers and Employees of the Company.