Mainline Information Systems Completes Acquisition of Cornerstone Systems, Bringing Together the Solution Delivery Strength of Two “True Blue” IBM Premier Business Partners

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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.

“This acquisition allows us to combine nearly four decades of experience, the expertise of the industry’s best technical professionals, and nearly 700 employees who focus on delivering infrastructure solutions, such as business continuance, virtualization, security and optimization to our clients”

“This acquisition allows us to combine nearly four decades of experience, the expertise of the industry’s best technical professionals, and nearly 700 employees who focus on delivering infrastructure solutions, such as business continuance, virtualization, security and optimization to our clients,” said Rick Kearney, President and CEO of Mainline.

While this acquisition is centered on combining the two companies’ System z (mainframe) solution practices, Mainline and Cornerstone have both built strong partnerships with IBM and established a cross-industry customer base by delivering technology encompassing the entire IBM System Server and System Storage product lines, including entry-level and midrange platforms.

“Customers will experience very little day-to-day change and will still work with their same sales teams,” explains Kearney. “However, they will now have access to expanded local technical coverage and more extensive customer care and support.”

About Mainline

Founded in 1989, Mainline began by offering information technology solutions and consulting in the IBM midrange markets. Since then, it has become an IBM Premier Business Partner and global provider of information technology and business solutions with more than 600 employees nationwide. Headquartered at 1700 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32317, Mainline provides solutions throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. The company may be reached by phone at 850.219.5000 and on the Internet at www.mainline.com.

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