ePlus Inc. today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, ePlus Technology, Inc., has achieved VMware Premier Partner status under VMware’s VIP reseller program. This achievement substantiates ePlus’ efforts to become a virtual infrastructure expert by investing in its technical engineers and training. VMware is the global leader in software for industry-standard virtualized desktops and servers.

“VMware is pleased to recognize ePlus with Premier Partner status, the highest partnership level within our VMware VIP Program,” stated Carl Eschenbach, executive vice president of Worldwide Field Operations for VMware. “We value our relationship with ePlus and look forward to even greater success in the future.”

“We are proud to be elevated to the VMware Premier Partner status as it shows our continued commitment to VMware,” said Mark Marron, senior vice president of ePlus. “This achievement confirms ePlus’ focus on maintaining rigorous technical staff certifications. We look forward to working side-by-side with VMware to bring its leading technology and benefits to our customers, especially in the data center space.”

ePlus has held a close working relationship with VMware, including its prior status as a VMware Enterprise Partner. ePlus is a member of the HP VMware PartnerONE Solution Elite program, and its national VMware practice has geographical coverage across all ePlus offices. ePlus is also a VMware Authorized Consulting Partner and has more than 25 VMware Professionals on staff. Areas of specialization include Server Consolidation, High Availability, Business Continuity, Data Protection, and Disaster Recovery.