Company Selected for Ability to Help Accelerate Planning and Deployment of AI Initiatives
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ePlus (NASDAQ: PLUS) was named to MES Computing’s 2026 MES Midmarket 100 list, which recognizes technology vendors serving the specific IT needs of midmarket organizations. MES Computing cites ePlus’ extensive work helping customers navigate AI and related areas including cloud and data centers, security, networking resilience and consultative services.
According to ePlus, its AI portfolio—including an AI Envisioning Workshop, AI Readiness Assessment and AI POC Accelerator—is designed to help organizations lacking internal expertise identify high‑value AI use cases and accelerate business outcomes. MES Computing defines midmarket firms by revenue of $50 million to $2 billion and/or 100 to 2,500 users.
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Previous AI Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16 | AI partner recognition | Positive | -0.8% | Digital Realty recognized ePlus for AI expertise and enterprise digital transformation support. |
| Jun 03 | Agentic AI platform | Positive | -4.7% | ePlus unveiled AgenticOps with Cisco and NVIDIA for autonomous IT and security operations. |
| May 26 | Private AI service | Positive | +1.8% | ePlus launched a managed private AI infrastructure service for global-scale deployment. |
| Oct 21 | AI industry survey | Positive | +1.9% | ePlus reported survey findings on AI priorities, adoption stages, security concerns, and talent shortages. |
| Apr 10 | NVIDIA AI specialization | Positive | -2.6% | ePlus earned NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD specialization partner status for enterprise AI workloads. |
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AI-tagged announcements produced a negative average 24-hour reaction of -0.88%, with three of five events diverging from positive news sentiment.
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HERNDON, Va., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NGS: PLUS – news) today announced that MES Computing, a brand of The Channel Company, has highlighted ePlus on its 2026 MES Midmarket 100 list.
The annual MES Midmarket 100 recognizes technology vendors with deep knowledge of the unique IT needs of midmarket organizations. These vendors are committed to delivering future-focused products and services that support growth, innovation, and success for their midsize customers.
ePlus was selected for inclusion in the MES Midmarket 100 list for its widespread and impactful efforts to help organizations navigate AI and the surrounding technology landscape, such as cloud and data center considerations, security requirements, networking resilience and consultative services. It was also selected for the variety of ePlus services across these technology areas that help organizations overcome many of the common challenges to modern progress, including lack of internal knowledge, skill, or internal bandwidth, cost concerns, or the inability to build technology roadmaps that enable advancement resulting in positive outcomes.
With regard to AI specifically, ePlus' offerings are developed to facilitate access to specialized AI skills and industry knowledge that organizations are unlikely to carry in house. The ePlus portfolio of AI offerings, including the AI Envisioning Workshop, AI Readiness Assessment and the AI POC Accelerator, can help accelerate customers' ability to identify which AI use cases can drive tangible business results, such as increasing revenue, reducing cost, improving customer experience or reducing risk. Leveraging these and other offerings, customer organizations can enhance the speed at which they start delivering returns to their businesses, overcoming staffing constraints and increasing likelihood of AI success once implemented.
"The Midmarket 100 highlights the technology vendors that genuinely understand—and actively champion—the distinct needs of midsize organizations," said Samara Lynn, senior editor of MES Computing at The Channel Company. "These companies are true partners, equipping midmarket IT teams to overcome their toughest challenges so they can innovate and accelerate growth. We're excited to watch how these vendors continue to evolve and strengthen the midmarket ecosystem."
"Many midsize and even large organizations lack in-house technology expertise around the many technology areas that are intricately connected and entirely influential to the success or failure of AI initiatives," said Darren Raiguel, chief operating officer, ePlus. "Our consultative approach, along with our expansive selection of services across many technology areas, allows us to provide organizations of any size with qualified guidance and specialized expertise that helps bridge gaps in AI, security, data management, infrastructure and more."
For more than three decades ePlus has served both mid-size and large enterprise customers, including Fortune 500 organizations, providing a variety of solutions and services that help strategize, implement, and harness technology to achieve business goals.
MES Computing defines midmarket organizations as those with an annual revenue of
The 2026 MES Computing Midmarket 100 online coverage begins July 13 at mescomputing.com/midmarket100.
About ePlus inc.
ePlus is a customer-first, services-led, and results-driven industry leader offering transformative technology solutions and services to provide the best customer outcomes. Offering a full portfolio of solutions, including artificial intelligence, security, cloud and data center, networking and collaboration, as well as managed, consultative and professional services, ePlus works closely with organizations across many industries to successfully navigate business challenges. With a long list of industry-leading partners and more than 2,130 employees, our expertise has been honed over more than three decades, giving us specialized yet broad levels of experience and knowledge. ePlus is headquartered in Virginia, with locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia‐Pacific. For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com. Connect with ePlus on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
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