ePlus Conducting Executive Procurement Event for CIOs, CPOs, and CFOs

HERNDON, VA--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - ePlus inc. (NASDAQ: PLUS) today announced that
it will be hosting an Executive Forum on August 20, 2009 at the Trump
National Golf Club in Washington, DC.

The focus of this event is cost reduction strategies for IT and general
procurement. Methods to generate real cost savings of goods and services
through multiple suppliers will be discussed in detail with associated case
study examples.

"Most published executive surveys point to reducing costs as the focal
point of corporations today," said Ken Farber, president of ePlus Systems.
"Procurement, spend visibility, and payment automation are once again at
the forefront helping companies attain their goals. We are pleased to
conduct this event covering a significant and decisive topic faced by all
organizations."

If you would like to join us at this complimentary event,
click here.

About ePlus Systems, inc.

ePlus Systems, inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ePlus inc., develops and
markets enterprise
supply management applications and services to meet the needs of supply
management and product content management for customers across all
industries. The combination of software and services gives customers the
choices and tools to optimize their spend, including supplier enablement,
catalog content management, eProcurement, spend analytics, document
management, and asset management.

Founded in 1990, ePlus has more than 625 associates in 20+ locations
serving federal, municipal, and commercial customers. 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® 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, 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, the
possibility of additional goodwill impairment charges, and restrictions on
our access to capital necessary to fund our operations; 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 personnel; our ability to
protect our intellectual property; our ability to consummate and integrate
acquisitions; our ability to raise capital and obtain non-recourse
financing for our transactions; our ability to reserve adequately for
credit losses; 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.