HERNDON, VA - February 3, 2015 - ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NGS: PLUS - news) today announced that its subsidiary, ePlus Technology, inc., has achieved Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) designation from Cisco.  The designation recognizes ePlus as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy, and support Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure products and solutions.

 

Participation in the Cisco ACI ATP Program allows ePlus to offer customers a new data center architecture designed to simplify operations and greatly reduce provision time through automation for their applications.

 

"We are very pleased to achieve this Cisco ACI partner designation," said Jerry McIntosh, senior vice president of advanced technology solutions for ePlus Technology.  "Our customers' data center needs are changing-requiring a simple, application-centric approach with rapid and continuous delivery.  Through Cisco ACI solutions, we are able to bring them enhanced business agility, automated policies, and accelerated application deployments without comprising scalability or security."

 

To earn the ACI ATP designation, ePlus fulfilled Cisco application centric infrastructure training and exam requirements.  ePlus also met the personnel and post-sales support requirements set forth by Cisco. 

 

The Cisco Authorized Technology Provider Program is part of the Cisco go-to-market strategy for emerging technologies.  The program helps Cisco to define the knowledge, skills, and services that channel partners need to successfully sell, deploy, and support an emerging technology practice.

 

ePlus is a Cisco Gold Certified Partner with Cisco Master Specializations in Security, Collaboration, Cloud Builder, and Managed Services.  ePlus has Cisco Powered designations in Managed Business Communications and Managed Security Services.  In addition, ePlus holds Cisco Advanced Specializations in Data Center Architecture, Borderless Network Architecture, Routing and Switching, Security, Content Security, and Unified Computing.  ePlus also holds Cisco Authorized Technology Provider designations in Data Virtualization, Application Centric Infrastructure, TelePresence Video Master, Physical Security (Video Surveillance and Access Control), Identity Services Engine, Enterprise Mobility Services Platform, Energy Management Suite Integrator, and Telehealth Reseller as well as Cisco Authorized Partner status in Service Provider Video. ePlus has consistently been recognized by Cisco for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction.  For more information about Cisco solutions from ePlus, visit www.eplus.com/cisco.

 

 

Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) in the data center is a holistic architecture with centralized automation and policy-driven application profiles.  ACI delivers innovative software flexibility with the scalability of hardware performance.  An ACI network is deployed, monitored, and managed in a fashion that supports DevOps and rapid application change.  ACI does so through the reduction of complexity and a common policy framework that can automate provisioning and managing of resources.

 

 

ePlus is a leading integrator of technology solutions.  ePlus enables organizations to optimize their IT infrastructure and supply chain processes by delivering complex information technology solutions, which may include managed and professional services and products from top manufacturers, flexible financing, and proprietary software.  Founded in 1990, ePlus has more than 950 associates serving commercial, state, municipal, and education customers nationally.  The Company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.  For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com.  Connect with ePlus on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ePlusinc and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ePlus. 

 

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Statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements."  Actual and anticipated future results may vary materially due to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, possible adverse effects resulting from financial market disruption and general slowdown of the U.S. economy such as our current and potential customers delaying or reducing technology purchases, increasing credit risk associated with our customers and vendors, reduction of vendor incentive programs, and restrictions on our access to capital necessary to fund our operations; our ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions; the possibility of goodwill impairment charges in the future; significant adverse changes in, reductions in, or losses of relationships with major customers or vendors; the demand for and acceptance of, our products and services; our ability to adapt our services to meet changes in market developments; our ability to implement comprehensive plans for the integration of sales forces, cost containment, asset rationalization, systems integration and other key strategies; our ability to reserve adequately for credit losses; our ability to secure our electronic and other confidential information; future growth rates in our core businesses; our ability to protect our intellectual property; the impact of competition in our markets; the possibility of defects in our products or catalog content data; our ability to adapt to changes in the IT industry and/or rapid change in product standards; our ability to realize our investment in leased equipment; our ability to hire and retain sufficient qualified personnel; and other risks or uncertainties detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All information set forth in this press release is current as of the date of this release and ePlus undertakes no duty or obligation to update this information.