Mainline in the News

• Mainline Information Systems Achieves Highest Cisco Partner Honor: Customer Satisfaction Excellence Distinction
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Mainline Information Systems, an IBM Premier Business Partner and Cisco Channel partner has been recognized with Cisco's Customer Satisfaction Excellence Distinction, the highest distinction a partner can achieve within the Cisco Channel Partner Program.
  
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• Mainline Information Systems Completes Acquisition of Cornerstone Systems
  Bringing Together the Solution Delivery Strength of Two "True Blue" IBM Premier Business Partners
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mainline Information Systems announces the completion of its acquisition of Cornerstone Systems, an initiative that combines the experience and expertise of two leading "True Blue" IBM Premier Business Partners.
  
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• Sherwin-Williams to Standardize its Retail Stores on SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell
  Novell announced that Sherwin-Williams, the nation's largest specialty retailer of paint, stains, coatings, wall coverings and sundry items, will be standardizing on SUSE^® Linux Enterprise Point of Service (POS) as the operating platform for its retail store multi-function desktop/registers and in-store servers. Mainline provided the secure, cost-effective and reliable operating platform.
  
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• Mainline Information Systems Recognized by Wyse Technology with the 2008 Visionary Partner of the Year Award
  For the second year in a row, Mainline is recognized by Wyse for innovative leadership and success in virtual client solution delivery
  
  At the 2008 Citrix Summit held in October in Orlando, FL, Mainline Information Systems was awarded the 2008 Visionary Partner of the Year Award by Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing.
  
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• IBM and Mainline Collaborate to Further Mainframe Education
  New Scholarship Program Supports Increased Channel Demand in Mainframe Computing
  IBM has announced a collaborative program with business partners, including Mainline, and universities to jointly provide scholarships for students focused on mainframe education. The new program is designed to support increased demand in education and training for large enterprise computing. This initiative, called the IBM Destination z Enterprise Computing Scholarship Program, will allow students to receive scholarship funding for educational courses that increase their technical skills in mainframe computing.
  
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• Mainline's Acquisition of CompServ is Complete!
  On Friday, July 11, 2008, Mainline acquired CompServ, a Tampa, Florida-based systems integrator, expanding solution capabilities for customers.
  
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• City of Beverly Hills Leverages IQinVision and Mainline IT Solutions to Improve Public Safety
  The City of Beverly Hills (CBH) has installed a wide array of IQeye megapixel cameras to meet the needs of their expanding IP video surveillance project. Mainline Information Systems designed the customized solution, and is overseeing installation of the IP camera and IT infrastructure architecture.
  
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• Subcontractors Opportunities for New York State
  Mainline is seeking services and supply from any New York State Certified minority subcontractors to provide goods and services to meet the demands of the NY State OGS Contract.
  
  Bid Number: 21350
  Bid Opening Date: 7/2/2008
  Group Number: 77018 - Comprehensive Telecommunications Equipment and Solutions
  (Statewide)
  
  Please see the New York State Office of General Services web site for specific details regarding the items and services up for bid.
  
  Mainline is seeking the support of ONLY NY STATE CERTIFIED minority subcontractors (MBE,WBE) that can provide proof of such certification, and will be willing to meet the terms and conditions of the NYS contract, as well as Mainline subcontractor and/or reseller terms and conditions.
  
  

• Mainline Information Systems achieved a ranking of 45 on Florida Trend's Florida Private 200 list for 2007.
  "With this ranking, Mainline continues a long tradition of recognized business excellence in the State of Florida," said Rick Kearney, President and CEO of Mainline.
  
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• Mainline Information Systems to Acquire CompServ
  Mainline Information System, an IBM Premier Business Partner, announced today that they have signed a letter of intent to acquire CompServ, a systems integrator based in Tampa, Florida.
  
  Both companies focus on delivering infrastructure solutions, such as business continuance, virtualization, security and IT optimization. As one of IBM's largest partners, this acquisition will enable Mainline to provide even more technical services to its extensive customer base.
  
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• Mainline Information Systems to Acquire Cornerstone Systems, Bringing Together the Solution Delivery Strength of Two "True Blue" IBM Premier Business Partners
  Today, Mainline Information Systems, Inc. and Cornerstone Systems, Inc. announced that they have signed an agreement in principle in which Mainline Information Systems will acquire Cornerstone Systems. This transaction will join two leading "True Blue" IBM Premier Business Partners.
  
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• Mainline Information Systems Recognized as Finalist for IBM's 2008 Beacon Award
  "Leadership in Optimizing IT Infrastructure"
  Mainline was recognized as a finalist for IBM's 2008 Beacon Award in the category of Leadership in Optimizing IT Infrastructure. Designation as a finalist continues Mainline's long history of recognition by both, IBM and the industry, as a leading technology solution provider.
  
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• Mainline Ranks #207 Among Top 250 GSA Vendors
  Mainline was ranked number 207 among top 250 Government Services Administration's list of approved vendors. The data was compiled by FedSources and is based on sales reports for the GSA federal supply schedules for fiscal year 2007.
  
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• Tallahassee Community College Improves Storage Capacity to Twenty Terabytes While Maintaining IT Budget Expense
  New Information Infrastructure of IBM Servers, Storage and Software from Mainline Allows for the College to Manage, Store, and Anticipate For Future Application Support
  
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• Mainline Recognized by Wyse Technology with the 2007 Rookie Reseller of the Year Award
  At the 2008 Citrix summit held in January, Mainline was awarded the 2007 Rookie of the Year Award by Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing.
  
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• Mainline Launches Industry's First Virtual Desktop Bundle, Combining IBM Blade Servers, VMware Desktop Virtualization and Wyse Thin Clients
  Bundled solution pricing starts under $600 per seat and can result in up to 90% power reduction & lower TCO
  
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• Mainline Customer Wins 2008 SHARE Award for Excellence in Technology
  Solution saves more than $1 million!
  SHARE Inc., an independent association of IT professionals who utilize enterprise-class IBM technology, announced The University of Georgia, a Mainline customer, as the winner of the 2008 SHARE Award for Excellence in Technology. By working with Mainline to take advantage of IBM's sub-capacity pricing metrics when it upgraded to a 64-bit machine, the university managed to creatively decrease its operating expenses. The project results achieved an overall improvement in performance and productivity, a reduction in software costs and an increased level of customer satisfaction. The impact of the solution for The University of Georgia allowed savings of more than one million dollars since December 2005, as well as record times for business process delivery.
  
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• BPO Management Services and Mainline Partner To Deliver Full Service IT Outsourcing
  BPO Management Services' IT Outsourcing services unit and Mainline Information Systems announced their new partnership to provide managed hosting and co-location services, delivering complete datacenter solutions.
  
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• 110 Mainline Account Executives Hold VMware Professional Certifications
  Mainline Information Systems announced the completion of 110 VMware professional certifications, with several others underway.
  
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  UPDATE: As of the publication date of this press release, Mainline held 110 VMware Professional Certifications.
  Today, Mainline holds more than 140.

• PineApp Signs OEM Agreement with Mainline
  Mainline Information Systems announced that it has signed an OEM agreement with PineApp Corp., a global leader in securing network and email systems. The partnership will add the email security component to Mainline's complete solutions package offering.
  
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• Mainline to Distribute InMage Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solution
  
  Customers to Benefit from Software that Delivers Local and Remote Replication with Continuous Data Protection
  Mainline Information Systems, a leading IBM Premier Business Partner, and InMage Systems, Inc., the leading provider of business continuity and disaster recovery software, today announced they have signed a strategic agreement to bring InMage's flagship DR-Scout to Mainline's customers. The channel partnership addresses mid-sized and enterprise customer demand for scalable, heterogeneous disaster recovery solutions.
  
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