eplus Unveils Road Map For The Next Generation of Enterprise Cost Management; Announces Advisory Council

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1 Contact: Ethan Rasiel Edelman (212) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE eplus Unveils Road Map For The Next Generation of Enterprise Cost Management; Announces Advisory Council Spend Management Analytics and e-sourcing Capabilities Previewed Advisory Council includes Jiffy Lube, Gannett, World Savings Bank, Hearst, Michigan State University, RTI, Smurfit-Stone, Emory University, Fred s Inc., Michael Baker Corp., Riverside County BOE CHICAGO March 3, eplus inc. (Nasdaq NM: PLUS), the leading provider of Enterprise Cost Management (ECM) solutions, today revealed its roadmap for the next major release of eplus Enterprise Cost Management (eecm), an integrated suite of solutions that enables enterprises to manage and analyze their full lifecycle of costs. The new software components which include Spend Management Analytics and e-sourcing Capabilities will be unveiled by eplus at National Manufacturing Week. Unlike other vendors with spend management tools that focus on their only core-competence such as eprocurement, eplus will leverage its wide-ranging expertise to provide a solution suited for multiple applications in an enterprise. eecm will now provide functionality throughout the entire domain including asset management, eprocurement, ERP, accounting and legacy applications. As a result, spending data can be accurately collected, reported and analyzed, and maverick or off-contract-spending can be significantly reduced and category spend optimized. Enterprises will be able to more effectively outsource business functions, reduce non-strategic suppliers, and further reduce and automate back-office costs. Other enhancements to the new version of eecm will provide public companies with the tools necessary to comply with many of the broad-ranging internal control and disclosure requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of These requirements include tracking off-balance sheet liabilities (leases), procurement history and current/future purchasing commitments (spend analysis, category management, and contract compliance), and capital assets (asset management, software license compliance, and depreciation.) The next generation of eecm will be utilized by select eplus customers and will be widely available later this year. "eplus' new spending analysis and sourcing capabilities are a much-welcomed complement to its proven procurement execution, asset management, and content management solutions," said Tim Minahan, Aberdeen Group's vice president and managing director of supply chain research. "The new functionality extends eplus' traditional strengths and offers eplus customers the opportunity to take a more holistic approach to optimizing the total cost of ownership of their supply relationships." Enhanced by the additions of Spend Management Analytics and e-sourcing capabilities, the eplus suite of software will bring eplus Enterprise Cost Management to an entirely new level, by enabling

2 enterprises to improve supplier management, add new spend categories, and increase adoption by internal users and trading partners alike, further generating savings. New Product Overview: (additional product information can be found on Page 4 of release) Spend+: Spend+ incorporates an analytic engine, reporting tool, and a spend management workbench, which taken together, integrates and consolidates data from multiple applications, including Procure+, Manage+ and Content+ from eplus, as well as many disparate ERP, accounting, third-party eprocurement systems and legacy applications. Source+: Utilizing extensive domain expertise in thousands of different spend categories, Source+ allows enterprises to obtain a broader array of goods at lower prices and on better terms, make better sourcing decisions, enhance supplier management and strategic partnerships, and share information in a collaborative ecosystem of buyers, suppliers, thirdparty knowledge providers, and systems. Source+ reduces cycle times and increases ROI through buyer/supplier communication and collaboration in a seamless, transparent, and compliant manner. eplus Spend Management Customer Advisory Council eplus also today announced the formation of its Spend Management Customer Advisory Council, which includes Charter members: Jiffy Lube Gannett Michael Baker Corporation Emory University Michigan State University Hearst Riverside County Board of Education Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation World Savings Bank RTI Fred s Stores, Inc. The Council has been established as a collaborative effort between eplus and its clients to provide ongoing input on the development of non-invasive business applications and approaches to tackle the myriad of challenges associated with effective spend management. The mission of the council will be to: Provide a perspective of customer needs in the evolution and further enhancements of Enterprise Cost Management Provide ongoing input and feedback regarding eecm strategic direction and for new technology and services offerings Help with the prioritization of key initiatives Serve as a focus group to evaluate strategies when appropriate

3 The next generation of eecm exemplifies the commitment and dedication eplus has to ongoing development of solutions that provide unparalleled benefits for our clients stated Ken Farber, President of eplus Systems. Our experience across so many disparate applications and data sources in conjunction with the formation of the Advisory Council will be of tremendous value to our entire client base. About eplus inc. A leading provider of Enterprise Cost Management, eplus provides a comprehensive solution to reduce the costs of purchasing, owning, and financing goods and services. eplus Enterprise Cost Management (eecm) packages content management, business process outsourcing, eprocurement, asset management, supplier enablement, strategic sourcing, and financial services into a single integrated solution, all based on eplus ' leading business application software. Profitable since inception in 1990, the company is headquartered in Herndon, VA and has more than 30 locations in the U.S. For more information, visit our website at call or to info@eplus.com. eplus (TM), eplussuite(tm), Content+ (TM), Procure+(TM), Manage+(TM), Service+(TM), and MarketBuilder(TM) are trademarks of eplus Inc. eplus Enterprise Cost Management, eecm, Pay+, Source+ and Spend+ and eplus Leasing are trademarks applied for of eplus Inc. Finance+(SM) is a registered service mark of eplus inc. eplus Content Framework(SM) is a service mark applied for of eplus. Other marks referenced herein are property of their respective owners. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release, which 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

4 e+ PRODUCT DATA SHEET eplus will be providing new programming interfaces that will serve as a gateway for integration between external, third-party vendor and partner applications to interoperate with eplus ECM Solutions. Interested parties should contact eplus for integration information at Spend+: Spend management can only be successful when the analyzed data is categorized and standardized. By using the Content Framework from eplus, Spend+ will be able to provide robust analyses by spend categories, using the Framework s 44,000 preestablished classifications. Alternatively, it can also use UNSPSC, UCCNet or any other classification schema defined by an enterprise. Once the data has been prepared, Spend+ extends the existing reporting and analytic components of the current eplus applications, by incorporating eplus over 10 years of domain expertise in supplier management, catalog and content management, and new analytical approaches using the latest software technologies. As a result, clients will have available to them sophisticated spend management capabilities, using data from across the enterprise, and prepared in a consistent way for true enterprise spend management Spend+. Spend+ surpasses current spend analysis offerings by: Including fixed asset ownership information from Manage+ or other asset management products. In this way, Spend+ includes not only the ability to provide analysis of the entire sourcing process, from planning to payment, but also the total cost of ownership. These costs, which can often be even higher than initial up-front spending, include categories such as repair, tax, out of service, supplier performance, replacement lifecycle, leasing and financing, and depreciation costs. A complete supplier performance and vendor management program can only be undertaken if such total lifecycle costs are included in the spend management application. Incorporating data from Procure+ or any other compliant eprocurement system, to measure pre-negotiated commodities and off-contract spending. Maverick spending is usually driven by unsuccessful catalog searches, poor or incomplete catalog data, and non-compliance with enterprise procurement mandates. When all categories of spend can be captured and compared with A/P data, for example, the client gains valuable insight into the sourcing and supply management process. This is made possible by the patented Common Language Generator, which is the engine for eplus Content+, and it is this, combined with the sophisticated analytics, that makes Spend+ stand out from the crowd.

5 Source+: Source+ goes well beyond current sourcing tools by improving the buyer and supplier collaboration and communication process. By leveraging eplus deep experience in catalog and commodity classification, Source+ allows for both tactical and strategic sourcing within the confines of a highly attributed enterprise specific catalog and or commodity schema. By utilizing organization specific categorization and item definitions throughout Spend+ and Source+ clients are assured that suppliers not only understand sourcing requirements, but that they also deliver their responses in a format that is directly interoperable and actionable within the buying organization s procurement environment. Traditional Spend Analysis efforts have required separate initiatives for taking the results of an analysis directly to RFx in order to perform strategic sourcing. Similarly, ad-hoc, end user requests when catalogs do not contain the required items have failed to provide a seamless transition from request to RFx. The catalog centric approach used by both Spend+ and Source+ enables organizations to close the loop between internal data and external supplier collaboration. Results from Spend+ analysis can be selected and driven to Source+ with all relevant item and organizational attributes. Once in Source+, workflow will route the populated RFx to all internal stakeholders prior to executing a collaborative sourcing event. Source+ supports many types of RFx s. From single line sealed bids to multi-line, multiattribute negotiations, suppliers interoperate with the buying organization on-line and in real time to reduce cycle times, drive costs out of the process and identify item price transparency through competitive bidding. Source+ provides buying organizations value as a stand-alone point solution or as part of eplus' comprehensive Enterprise Cost Management Suite.

6 Content+: As a flexible suite of self-service tools and outsourced services for electronic catalog content production and management, the Content+ suite provides functionality to extract, cleanse, update, and syndicate catalog content and related business information. Using eplus proprietary and patented technology, this service can be outsourced to eplus, provided to suppliers to manage through our supplier portal, managed internally or any combination of the three. Procure+: This application automates the entire procure-to-pay process. The solution s sophisticated workflow, catalog management, and transaction management capabilities empower employees with the tools necessary to search, request, and acquire operational goods and services while instilling centralized control over enterprise purchases and processes. Procure+ can be hosted by eplus for a monthly maintenance fee, or installed behind the firewall either for a monthly subscription or a one-time license fee with annual maintenance. Manage+: This application provides a centralized repository for tracking, maintaining, and managing all corporate assets and service agreements. Pulling information from Procure+, ERP, or other systems deemed necessary by the client, Manage+ tracks the physical location of assets and provides access to profile, warranty, and maintenance information associated with assets. It can also be hosted outside the firewall or installed behind the firewall. eplus Financial Services: eplus offers a wide range of financing structures to meet the specific requirements of the transaction or the enterprise. These may include lease lines of credit, operating leases, loans, sale-leasebacks, service contracts, taxable and tax-exempt municipal leases, federal government-backed financings, vendor financing, and structured leases. Our software and services can help measure and reduce the processing, ownership and acquisition costs of leasing, and lower the total cost of ownership. eplus can handle a broad range of capital, office, manufacturing and transportation equipment, not just IT assets.