SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 13, 2005


                                   EPLUS INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Delaware                000-28926           54-1817218
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     (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
              of incorporation)                             Identification No.)

            13595 Dulles Technology Drive, Herndon, Virginia 20171-3413
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          (Address, including zip code, of principal executive office)

                                 (703) 984-8400
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 13, 2005 ePlus inc. ("ePlus" or the "Company") issued a press release
announcing that its wholly-owned  subsidiary ePlus Technology,  inc. had entered
into an exclusive  letter of intent to pruchase the operating  assets of Amherst
Technologies,  LLC, for  consideration  of  approximately $2 million in cash and
assumption of certain other liabilities. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c)      Exhibits
99.1     Press Release dated October 13, 2005 issued by ePlus inc.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              ePlus inc.


                                              By: /s/ Steven J. Mencarini
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                                                  Steven J. Mencarini
Date: October 13, 2005                            Chief Financial Officer