HERNDON, Va., May 22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ePlus inc. (Nasdaq:PLUS)
announced today that its subsidiary, ePlus Technology, inc., has
established an HP Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) demonstration site
at its Raleigh, NC location. ePlus' national virtual demonstration
center provides customers with the opportunity to experience a variety
of products, services, and software functioning seamlessly in a cloud,
including HP CloudSystem Matrix using HP ProLiant blades, HP Storage,
HP Networking Switches, and HP Cloud Service Automation for Matrix.

The HP Cloud Center of Excellence program includes HP Converged
Infrastructure solutions, automation software, and training to
transform channel partner facilities into cloud demonstration centers.
HP Cloud Centers of Excellence are based upon the HP CloudSystem
integrated platform for building and managing services across private,
public, and hybrid cloud environments--providing fast, convenient
access to live demonstrations of HP cloud solutions. They enable
clients to gain firsthand knowledge of, and directly experience, the
benefits of cloud computing technologies, such as accelerated service
delivery and operational efficiency.

"We are excited to showcase leading-edge HP cloud technologies to
organizations nationwide through our HP Cloud Center of Excellence,"
said Mark Marron, president of ePlus Technology. "We look forward to
continuing to help customers build their private cloud infrastructures
through our eCloud offering, now complemented by our new HP Cloud
Center of Excellence. Making the transition to private cloud computing
brings many benefits to our customers, including lower administrative
and operating expenses, accelerated business processes, and reduced
time to revenue."

"Clients rely on proven resources to determine how cloud can deliver
the agility they need to maintain a competitive market position," said
Frank Rauch, Americas vice president and general manager, Enterprise
Storage, Servers and Networking, HP. "With its locally accessible HP
Cloud Center of Excellence and industry-specific expertise, ePlus
enables clients to identify cloud solutions that align with their
goals."

As a leading HP PartnerONE Preferred Business Partner, ePlus delivers
enterprise solutions to corporations, state and local governments, and
education and healthcare organizations. Its team of engineers holds
more than 100 collective HP certifications, consisting of certified
blade engineers in all regional offices, HP Master SAN architects, and
many other advanced technical resources. ePlus holds HP Specialist
designations in Converged Infrastructure, Enterprise Storage,
Virtualization, Networking, Microsoft Unified Communications,
ServiceONE Expert -- Sales and Delivery, Public Sector State and Local,
Public Sector Federal, Small Medium Business, and Healthcare. For more
information about HP solutions from ePlus, visit
http://www.eplus.com/hp.

About ePlus inc.

ePlus is a leading integrator of technology solutions. ePlus enables
organizations to optimize their IT infrastructure and supply chain
processes by delivering world-class IT products from top manufacturers,
managed and professional services, flexible lease financing,
proprietary software, and patented business methods and systems.
Founded in 1990, ePlus has more than 800 associates serving federal,
state, municipal, and commercial customers nationally. The Company is
headquartered in Herndon, VA. For more information, visit
http://www.eplus.com/, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com.

ePlus(R) and ePlus products referenced herein are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of ePlus inc. in the United States and/or
other countries. The names of other companies and products mentioned
herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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, our ability to consummate
and integrate acquisitions; possible adverse effects resulting from the
recent financial crisis in the credit markets 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; 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; the impact of
competition in our markets; the possibility of defects in our products
or catalog content data; 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.


CONTACT: Kleyton Parkhurst, SVP
         ePlus inc.
         kparkhurst@eplus.com
         703-984-8150