ePlus Achieves F5 Unity Platinum Partner Status

HERNDON, Va., April 20, 2016 -- ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) today announced that its subsidiary, ePlus Technology, inc., has been named an F5^® Unity™ Platinum Partner. 

“We congratulate ePlus on joining our elite rank of Unity Platinum Partners,” said Keith McManigal, regional vice president, channel sales, Americas, at F5.  “ePlus has demonstrated the technical and delivery excellence in F5 products and solutions that ensure applications are protected and perform the way they should—anywhere, any time, on any device.”

“We’re pleased to earn F5 Unity Platinum Partner status,” said Gary Miglicco, senior vice president, security, at ePlus.  “We look forward to continuing to bring the latest F5 solutions to our customers, facilitating the secure and optimized delivery of their data and applications.”

The F5 Unity Partner Program encompasses four levels of participation - Authorized, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. To qualify for Platinum status, ePlus had to meet F5’s highest technical, accreditation, and sales criteria requirements.

About ePlus inc.

ePlus is an engineering-centric technology solutions provider that helps organizations imagine, implement, and achieve more from their technology.  With the highest certifications from top technology partners and expertise in key technologies from data center to security, cloud, and collaboration, ePlus transforms IT from a cost center to a business enabler.  Founded in 1990, ePlus has more than 1,000 associates serving a diverse set of customers nationally, and in Europe.  The Company is headquartered at 13595 Dulles Technology Drive, Herndon, VA, 20171.  For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email [email protected].  Connect with ePlus on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ePlusinc and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ePlus.   ePlus. Where Technology Means More^®.

ePlus^®, Where Technology Means More^®, and ePlus products referenced herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of ePlus inc. in the United States and/or other countries.  F5 and Unity are trademarks or services marks of F5 Networks, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries.  All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. The use of the words “partner,” “partnership,” or “joint” does not imply a legal partnership relationship between F5 Networks and any other company. 

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.

Contact: 
Kleyton Parkhurst, SVP
ePlus inc.
[email protected]
703-984-8150