ePlus to Sponsor Sales Financing Conference for Manufacturers

Premier Networking Event by The Alta Group Slated for September 20-21, 2004 in Chicago

ePlus inc. -- Recognizing the critical role that customer finance programs play in generating sales for manufacturers, ePlus is pleased to announce its corporate sponsorship of The Alta Group's annual customer financing conference for manufacturing executives to be held September 20-21 in Chicago. Considered a key networking opportunity for the manufacturing industry, the conference will cover strategies for increasing sales by developing, launching, evaluating, and expanding customer finance programs in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

"Manufacturer financing strategies empower all customers to stretch capital equipment acquisition budgets and thereby expand faster and replace older equipment sooner," explained Tom Howard, vice president of vendor programs at ePlus. "The end result is more buying power for the manufacturers' customers -- and a positive impact on manufacturers' sales and profits. ePlus provides vendor financial services tailored to the unique needs of manufacturers, including integrated procurement and asset management (IPAM), which is part of our Enterprise Cost Management solution."

The annual event, held in partnership with the Equipment Leasing Association (ELA) and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), attracts executive-level manufacturing and finance professionals as well as global managers, resellers, and dealers. This year's keynote speaker is James Beard, president of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation. The luncheon presenters are Michael Fleming, president of ELA, and Dorothy Coleman, vice president of tax policy at NAM.

Conference attendees can visit ePlus at Table #11. To register, call 1-866-462-2838 or sign up online at www.thealtagroup.com/conference. More information about ePlus' vendor services can be found at www.eplus.com/vendor or www.eplus.com/ipam.

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 business process outsourcing, eProcurement, asset management, product and catalog content management, supplier enablement, strategic sourcing, financial services, and document access and collaboration into a single integrated solution, all based on ePlus' leading business application software. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA, and has more than 30 locations in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com.

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About Alta

The Alta Group is an international consulting firm specializing in equipment leasing and financing with its practice active in North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Background on vendor leasing is available in the newsroom at www.thealtagroup.com.

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