HERNDON, Va., June 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ePlus inc. (Nasdaq: PLUS ) today announced that beginning June 1, 2014, it will include components of its Executive Services Portfolio (ESP) in its Managed Services contracts. ePlus provides customers with proactive control of their IT infrastructure (including network components, physical and virtual servers, private clouds, unified communications, storage, security, and more) from its 24/7/365 Managed Services Centers. The ePlus ESP portfolio delivers tailored, strategic, technology-driven insight and guidance to align customers' IT initiatives with business objectives.
Beginning in June, certain ESP components will be included in Managed Services engagements based on the specific contract level chosen (Monitor, Manage, or Maximize). Those options include:
- Infrastructure Analysis — Leverage business technology analytics to discover and assess the operation of critical infrastructure components, providing recommendations for improvement.
- Organization Fingerprinting —Evaluate the maturity of current processes, technologies, and standards, identifying prioritized areas of focus.
- Strategic Roadmapping —Create a visual roadmap that strategically aligns IT investments with corporate initiatives, processes, and strategy.
- Annual CIO Executive Council —Participate in national peer training and networking opportunities to discuss trends and best practices.
"By incorporating ePlus Executive Services Portfolio elements into our Managed Services contracts, we are enhancing post-implementation support for our customers' highly-complex, multi-vendor solutions," said Dan Farrell, senior vice president of national services for ePlus Technology. "Our Executive Services are a strong complement to our Managed Services offering—providing critical visibility and empowering customers to create a strategic plan that ties IT investments to their business. The combined offering enables organizations to improve technology utilization and maximize productivity."
About e Plus Managed Services
ePlus Managed Services help enterprises proactively control their IT infrastructure and off-load a significant burden of day-to-day IT tasks in order to optimize operations and manage risk. ePlus has delivered Managed Services for more than 10 years to a wide range of customers across multiple industry verticals through its 24/7/365 Managed Services Centers. For more information about ePlus Managed Services, visit www.ePlus.com/ManagedServices/Pages/default.aspx .
About e Plus inc.
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 900 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.
Kleyton Parkhurst, SVP ePlus inc. 703-984-8150
