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PLUS News ePlus Earns Microsoft Competency in ''Portals and Enterprise Content Management'' Solutions
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ePlus inc. (Nasdaq NGM:PLUS)
today announced that it has earned Microsoft’s Information
Worker Solutions Competency in Portals and Enterprise Content
Management.
Microsoft awards competencies to its partners who demonstrate in-depth
technical and business expertise in deploying customer solutions based
on Microsoft technology. ePlus, a Microsoft Gold Certified
Partner, has previously earned competencies in Networking Infrastructure
Solutions and Advanced Infrastructure Solutions.
ePlus specializes in the design, development, and
deployment of corporate web portals built on Microsoft’s
SharePoint platform. ePlus clients look to corporate web
portals as a means to increase team productivity and effectiveness.
Portal solutions based on SharePoint technologies enable users to share
processes and easily access and collaborate on relevant information
across the enterprise.
ePlus earned the Portals and Enterprise Content Management
Competency by meeting Microsoft’s requirements
for individual certification and customer references:
Individual Certifications–ePlus
attained the required number of certifications for Microsoft Exam
74-132, “Designing a Portal Solution with
Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies.”
Customer References–ePlus
achieved the required number of customer references for deployment of
SharePoint portals that “connect users and
teams to improve efficiency.”ePlus
customer references included a national lending institution, a
mid-market manufacturing company, and a mid-market professional
services company.
“We’d like to
congratulate ePlus on attaining the Information Worker
Solutions Competency from Microsoft,” said
Greg Reitz, director of information technology, Garlock Sealing
Technologies, an EnPro Industries Company. “The
web portal that ePlus designed for us is a valuable
information resource, providing all of our employees across all
locations with enhanced visibility into corporate affairs, events, and
resources. It has greatly enhanced our internal communication and
productivity.”
Earning the Portals and Enterprise Content Management Competency
demonstrates ePlus’ exceptional
qualifications to build SharePoint portals that help customers:
Communicate – Utilize their
knowledge assets with an online library of best-practice materials and
ensure effective information flow and two-way sharing of data.
Collaborate – Leverage the expertise
of the entire company with powerful collaboration tools.
Enable – Make more informed
management decisions by querying with real-time data from across the
company.
Attaining this competency gives ePlus access to the latest
Microsoft technologies and partner-exclusive training opportunities,
guidance on deploying information worker solutions, access to relevant
online partner resources, and other exclusive Microsoft resources.
“We are happy to recognize ePlus
for its work to achieve Microsoft’s
Information Worker Solutions Competency in Portals and Enterprise
Content Management,” said Reed Overfelt, Mid
Atlantic Area general manager for Microsoft’s
Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners Group. “We
place tremendous value on our partners, which help us deliver solutions
and applications to customers. As a company, we are proud of the great
relationships we’ve established with our
partners and think it is important to recognize those that perform
exceptionally.”
“We’re proud to be
acknowledged for our success in web portal solutions and enterprise
content management,” said Tony Mazzullo,
senior vice president of operations at ePlus. “This
competency from Microsoft provides us with additional support and tools
that will further enhance our ability to deliver high value software and
consulting solutions to our customers.”
About ePlus inc.
ePlus is a leading provider of Enterprise Cost Management
solutions to information technology, finance, procurement, operations,
and supply chain professionals who want to reduce the costs of finding,
purchasing, managing, and financing information technology goods and
services. Our Enterprise Cost Management solutions provide sourcing,
procurement, spend analytics, supplier management, document
collaboration, asset management, professional services, and leasing to ePlus’
2,000+ customers. Founded in 1990, the Company is headquartered in
Herndon, VA and has more than 30 locations in the United States. For
more information, visit www.eplus.com,
call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com.
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Enterprise Cost Management®, and/or other 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 due to certain risks and uncertainties, including,
without limitation, the existence of demand for, and acceptance of, our
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 personnel; our ability to protect our intellectual
property; the creditworthiness of our customers; our ability to raise
capital and obtain non-recourse financing for our transactions; our
ability to realize our investment in leased equipment; our ability to
reserve adequately for credit losses; fluctuations in our operating
results; our reliance on our management team; and other risks or
uncertainties detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. All information set forth in this release is as of
January 8, 2006. ePlus undertakes no duty to update this
information.
