Exhibit (a)(5)


                                 [CLARUS LOGO]

May    , 2001


Dear Employee Option Holder:

     On behalf of Clarus Corporation (the "Company"), I am writing to provide
you with the results of the Company's recent offer to exchange (the "Offer")
outstanding options granted under the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
of Clarus Corporation, the Stock Incentive Plan of Software Architects
International, Limited and the SQL 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "Plans") granted
on or after November 1, 1999 (the "Options") for new options the Company will
grant under the Plans (the "New Options"). All capitalized terms used in this
letter which are not defined herein have the meanings given to those terms in
the letter of transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") accompanying the
Company's offer to exchange dated April 9, 2001 (the "Offer of Exchange").

     The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Pacific time, on May   , 2001.
Promptly following the expiration of the Offer and pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Offer, the Company accepted for exchange Options tendered to
it for a total of __________ shares of Common Stock and cancelled all such
Options.  The Company has accepted for exchange and cancelled the number of
Options tendered by you equal to the number of Option Shares set forth on
Attachment A to this letter.

     In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer,
you will have the right to receive a New Option under the applicable Plan for
the number of shares of Common Stock which is equal to the number of Option
Shares set forth on Attachment A, as adjusted for any stock splits, stock
dividends and similar events. Also in accordance with the terms of the Offer,
the terms and conditions of the New Option will be substantially the same as the
terms and conditions of the Options you tendered for exchange, except as
specified in the Offer, and will include the following terms:

     .    the per share exercise price under the New Option will equal the fair
          market value of the Common Stock on the date the Company grants the
          New Option, as determined by the last reported sale price of the
          Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on the date the Company
          grants the New Option; and

     .    the vesting schedule of the New Option will vest in thirty-six equal
          monthly installments over the next three years.

     In accordance with the terms of the Offer, the Company will grant you the
New Option on November    , 2001.  At that time, as described in the Offer to
Exchange, you will receive a New Option Agreement executed by the Company.

     In accordance with the terms of the Offer, and as provided in the Plans,
you must be an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries from the date
you tendered options through the New Option grant date in order to receive your
New Option. If you do not remain an employee, you will not receive a New Option
or any other consideration for the Options tendered by you and cancelled by the
Company.

     If you have any questions about your rights in connection with the grant of
a New Option, please contact Pam Ellis, at telephone: (770) 291-3900, facsimile:
(770) 291-3955 or e-mail: ellisp@claruscorp.com.

                                     Sincerely,

                                          /s/ Stephen P. Jeffrey
                                     ---------------------------------
                                          Stephen P. Jeffrey
                                          Chief Executive Officer

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                                 ATTACHMENT A

                            [Name of Option Holder]


                      Number of Option
                       Shares Subject    Exercise Price
   Total Number of      to Tendered       of Tendered
    Option Shares     Option Accepted   Option Accepted   Date of Acceptance
 Subject to Option      for Exchange      for Exchange        of Tender
 -----------------      ------------      ------------        ---------

 _________________    ________________  _______________   __________________
 _________________    ________________  _______________   __________________
 _________________    ________________  _______________   __________________
 _________________    ________________  _______________   __________________

Number of Option Shares Subject to New Options to be Granted to you on November
____, 2001: ____________________________

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