Recent Case Studies
Springleaf Finance Consolidates IT, Reduces Costs with Mainline Solution
Springleaf Finance, Inc., was founded in 1920 as Interstate Finance Corporation to underwrite the sales of trucks and other vehicles. The company has grown by expanding its markets and services and through mergers and acquisitions.
"Partnering with IBM and Mainline makes it easier for us to develop cost-effective and flexible computing solutions, so it's a very pleasant experience working with Mainline" - Mark Stephens, associate director, iSeries Systems support for Springleaf Financial Services
Staffing Services Provided to Manufacturing Co.
This Fortune 500 manufacturing company turned to Mainline, their trusted partner, to fill a critical skill gap for a corporate-wide business system project. SAP Basis Architects are "hard-to-find", but an SAP CRM upgrade and business process enhancement project just isn't possible without this essential skill. Mainline quickly recruited and provided this Contract resource, when other staffing companies were not able to meet the client's need.
Mainline Provides Consolidation and Virtualization to Banco de la Nación (NY) to Improve Performance and Lower Cost
Banco de la Nación Argentina (BNA) was founded in Buenos Aires in 1891 as a government-owned, autonomous commercial bank of the eighth-largest nation (by land area) in the world. BNA provides a wide variety of products to its customers through its 624 branches in Argentina and branches in 15 other countries.
"Mainline had better pricing, a more thorough support model and provided more value for the dollar." - Leo Rodriguez, VP and program manager of IT
Chickasaw Nation Grows Revenues With IBM Smart Analytics System 5710
With its mission to enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people, the Chickasaw Nation oversees a number of businesses in its jurisdictional territory, which encompasses all or parts of 13 counties in south central Oklahoma. Headquartered in Ada, Oklahoma, the Chickasaw Nation's businesses benefit its tribal population of 49,000, which also includes Chickasaws in Mississippi and Louisiana.
"The ability to clearly track and mine specific data that allows us to maximize the customer experience has led to a 15 to 20 percent growth in revenues for the Commerce Division in recent years." - Rob Jacks, CIO of the Chickasaw Nation's Department of Commerce
Mainline Services Team Designs and Customizes HTP's SFDC.com Application
Heat Transfer Products (HTP), founded in 1974 in East Freetown, Massachusetts, just north of the port town of New Bedford, is a designer and manufacturer of advanced high-efficiency heating and hot water systems. HTP produces gas, electric and solar-powered water heating and space heating products made available through distributors to homes and businesses throughout North America.
"The solution was easier and less expensive to implement than if we tried to do it in-house." - Jason Alpert, HTP's Manager of Customer & Technical Services
Mainline Helps School Apparel Improve Its Manufacturing and Fulfillment System with IBM Power and Storage Solutions
Many parents, teachers and school officials believe that having children wear school uniforms or follow a dress code is a positive way to reduce discipline problems and promote school safety. Others believe it curbs freedom of expression. While the debate about regulating school attire in public schools continues, the adoption of school uniforms in public schools increased from less than 1% in the 1994-95 school year to 23% in 2012. As a result, School Apparel, Inc., a manufacturer of school wear and dress code apparel for children, is thriving.
"Mainline was very accommodating and adaptable." - Brian Botelho, Systems Engineering Manager
Florida Hospital Improves Performance, Lowers Costs with Mainline Solution
Florida Hospital was founded in 1908 with four patients and one physician and has grown into a 2,188-bed facility with eight locations in the Greater Orlando area serving Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties.
"I've been doing this work for 30 years, and for technical expertise, professionalism and pricing, the Mainline team was the best I've worked with." - Carl Minear, Florida Hospital Director of Technology Services
Security Service Federal Credit Union Significantly Improves Disaster Recovery Response Time with Solution from Mainline
Security Service Federal Credit Union (SSFCU), with more than $6.5 billion in assets, has more than 850,000 members and 69 service centers in Texas, Colorado and Utah, making it the eighth-largest credit union in the United States.
"They had a great team - the disk and tape storage experts, plus a great account executive - that always kept us informed and gave us useful feedback." - Jim Stone, Assistant Vice President of Data Center Operations
Boston University Realizes Greater Storage Capacity and Flexibility with IBM XIV and Power 7 Solution from Mainline
Boston University (BU), situated on the Charles River, is a major private urban research university with two campuses in Boston and operations around the world.
"With our new DR center, we can have the mainframe environment ready to start accepting requests from touch points within one hour." - Jay Boucher, Director of Systems Operations for BU
