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Mainline Named “Company of the Year” by CIOReview
Mainline Recognized for All-Round IT Expertise for 3 Decades TALLAHASSEE, FL – April 5th, 2019 Mainline Information Systems, a leading national provider of IT solutions and services, has been named by CIOReview as “Company of the Year”. In the annual IBM Special edition of CIOReview, Mainline was recognized as one of the country’s foremost IT solutions and services providers, demonstrating all-round IT expertise for over 30 years. In a fast-changing marketplace, Mainline has been prolific in evolving with their clients’ needs. Backed by a renowned partnership with IBM and relationships with 3rd party solution providers that may complement the IBM portfolio, Mainline’s focus is on helping to solve their customers’ most pressing IT initiatives. “Our customers need help with leveraging AI, implementing security solutions and processes, and integrating hybrid cloud solutions into their environment to gain efficiencies and flexibility,” said Jim Dixon, Mainline VP of Software and Servers. “Every solution we design is for a specific customer need. We develop purposeful, specific solutions that are relevant for our customers.” With 30 years of experience and its focus on customer success, Mainline continues to invest in resources to help their clients. “We enjoy long term relationships with our clients because we […]
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Mainline Information Systems Named to Elite 150 of CRN® 2019 Managed Service Provider 500 List
Mainline Recognized for Excellence in Managed IT Services TALLAHASSEE, FL – April 3rd, 2019 Mainline, a leading national provider of IT solutions and services, today announced it has been named by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, to its 2019 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Elite 150 category. This annual list recognizes North American solution providers with innovative approaches to managed IT services. These services help customers improve operational efficiencies, maximize return on IT investments, and continuously help them navigate the complexities of IT solutions. Managed service providers are integral to the success of businesses everywhere. They empower companies to implement and operate complex technologies while staying within their budgets and keeping focus on their core business. CRN’s MSP 500 list identifies the most groundbreaking managed service organizations, with advanced solutions that have endless potential for growth. This annual list is divided into three categories. Mainline was named to the MSP Elite 150 list, which recognizes large, data center-focused MSPs with a strong mix of on-premises and off-premises services. “Our clients’ business operations are dependent on their enterprise systems, yet many need to focus resources on business growth initiatives and new technologies such as AI, process management, and […]
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Mainline Information Systems Named 2019 Tech Elite Solution Provider by CRN®
Tech Elite 250 List Recognizes Highest Achieving IT Solution Providers in Vendor Certifications TALLAHASSEE, FL – March 28th, 2019 Mainline, a leading national provider of IT solutions and services, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Mainline Information Systems to its 2019 Tech Elite 250 list. This annual list honors a select group of North American IT solution providers that have earned the highest number of advanced technical certifications from leading technology suppliers, scaled to their company size. These companies have distinguished themselves with multiple, top-level IT certifications, specializations, and partner program designations from the industry’s most prestigious technology providers. In compiling the list, The Channel Company’s research group and CRN editors collaborated to assess the most customer-beneficial technical certifications in the North American IT channel. These technical certifications-from vendors including IBM, HPE, Dell EMC, NetApp, Cisco, Juniper, Nutanix, Palo Alto, Pure Storage, Red Hat and VMware, among others-have enabled solution providers to deliver an outstanding level of premium products, services and support to their North American customers. “Our relationships with our channel partners and our deep skills and certifications are key to delivering solutions that help our customers maximize business effectiveness,” said John McCarthy, […]
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Mainline Information Systems Acquires RTP Technology Corporation
The acquisition extends Mainline’s reach into the financial sector and New York metropolitan marketplace. TALLAHASSEE, FL – March 20th, 2019 Mainline Information Systems, Inc., a leading national provider of IT solutions and services, today announced their acquisition of RTP Technology Corporation. The acquisition will propel annual revenue of the combined companies to almost $1B and expand Mainline’s footprint in the financial vertical and New York metropolitan area. Mainline and RTP’s complementary offerings span the technology stacks of industry leaders including IBM, Hewlett Packard, Dell EMC, Cisco, and NetApp. Clients of both companies will gain broader access to manufacturers, an extended technical knowledge base and more abundant training opportunities. “The combined organization brings two experienced, trusted, and proven executive management teams together, along with a strong pool of talent that knows how to solve many of our industries most pressing IT initiatives,” shared Rick Kearney, Chairman and Founder of Mainline. “I am confident in our ability to leverage the strength of the combined teams and fully support this investment to help solidify our position as one of the most influential IT solution providers in North America.” Under the executive direction of John McCarthy, Mainline’s President and CEO, Ron Robbins, Founder and […]
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Mainline Information Systems Recognized by IBM as Top Infrastructure Business Partner
Mainline Demonstrates Commitment to Deliver Innovative IBM Solutions to Clients TALLAHASSEE, FL – February 25th, 2019 Mainline Information Systems, a leading national provider of IT solutions and services, was recognized by IBM at the recent PartnerWorld at Think conference as a Geography Excellence Winner for Top Infrastructure Business Partner. IBM evaluated Business Partners on successful sales and implementation, knowledge and skills relating to IBM technology, and feedback from IBM teams who have worked with the consulting firms. Companies that demonstrated excellence in their geographic regions and business units emerged as Geography Excellence Winners. “I am proud of the ingenuity and innovation of our Business Partners,” said John Teltsch, General Manager of the IBM Partner Ecosystem. “These partners are using technology from across the IBM portfolio to do amazing work for our mutual clients, and not only are we grateful for their contributions, we’d also like to honor them for going above and beyond.” Mainline’s experience designing and implementing IBM POWER high-performance systems, Z mainframes, and enterprise storage solutions has helped organizations manage the data avalanche generated by modern computing. Mainline’s ability to solve its customers’ data storage needs while improving performance, lowering cost, and simplifying management was lauded by Paul […]
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Mainline Supports Tallahassee Community College Scholarship Fund
Rick Kearney, Chairman and Founder of Mainline, has been an avid supporter of the TCC Foundations for many years. Continuing his partnership with TCC, Rick donated $25,000 to TCC’s Cleaver and Cork event benefitting scholarships, educational programs and learning facilities. TALLAHASSEE, FL – January 30, 2019 Heather Mitchell, executive director of the Tallahassee Community College Foundation, announced two new gifts and an important partnership at the January 28 meeting of the Tallahassee Community College District Board of Trustees. Dr. John and Cecilia Keller generously created the Dr. John and Cecilia Keller Scholarship to provide financial assistance for students enrolled at TCC. The donation amounted to $25,000 and will be awarded to a Florida resident that is Non-Pell Grant eligible and has a 3.2 or higher grade point average. Mitchell announced that the TCC Foundation will also award the Keller scholarship recipient with a book scholarship. Rick Kearney of Mainline Information Systems donated $25,000 to support TCC’s Cleaver and Cork event. Cleaver and Cork is the TCC Foundation’s signature culinary experience benefitting scholarships, educational program opportunities and learning facilities. Kearney has been an avid supporter of the TCC Foundation for several years—he has generously funded several student scholarships and two classroom […]
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Mainline establishes matching fund to aid Hurricane Michael victims
TALLAHASSEE, FL – October 19, 2018 Mainline Information Systems, a leading provider of IT solutions and services, today committed financial support toward Hurricane Michael relief efforts. A Category 4 Hurricane, with winds of 155 mph, Hurricane Michael devastated both shoreline and inland areas of Florida and Georgia, and was especially hard felt in Mainline’s neighboring, rural communities of the Florida Big Bend area. To help those who have been impacted by this tragic event, Mainline is contributing an initial $5000 to The Salvation Army Disaster Relief fund, which provides hot meals for those in need in the Big Bend area. Mainline has also announced an employee matching funds campaign, where the company will match employee contributions to America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend. Mainline expects matching contributions to be $25 thousand. “The communities to our immediate west took a catastrophic hit. Most of us in Tallahassee know families that have been severely impacted – no running water, no electricity and some with no home”, said Joe Elebash, Mainline CFO. “Mainline employees are also donating their time to assist local disaster relief organizations. We’re fortunate to have an owner, Rick Kearney, and a corporate culture that supports and engages in giving campaigns such […]
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Mainline recognized by CIOReview as 10 Most Promising Storage Solution Providers – 2018
TALLAHASSEE, FL – October 8th, 2018 Mainline Information Systems, a leading national provider of IT solutions and services, has been named by CIOReview as 10 Most Promising Storage Solution Provider- 2018. Mainline was recognized by CIOReview for being at the forefront of providing storage solutions and impacting the marketplace. Mainline enables enterprises to adopt next-generation storage infrastructure to take advantage of Object Storage, the Cloud, Copy Data Management, API-driven backups, and Hyper-Convergence. “As there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach, our consultative methodology shines through as a real advantage in helping our customers,” said Jeff Dobbelaere, Mainline VP, Services and Technical Support. According to CIOReview, Mainline was selected to the Top 10 Most Promising Storage Solution Providers by a panel of CEOs, CIOs, VCs, industry analysts and CIOReview’s editorial board based on Mainline’s ability to offer innovative, reliable, secure and scalable data storage solutions to accommodate the market’s growing data storage requirements. The Sisters of Charity Health System case study is one example demonstrating Mainline’s ability to solve its customers’ data storage needs. Addressing compliance regulations, Mainline designed an IBM V7000 solution which improved performance, lowered cost and simplified management. “Now they (Sisters of Charity) are tapeless and the month end […]
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Mainline Information Systems Named 2018 Tech Elite Solution Provider by CRN
Tech Elite 250 list recognizes IT solution providers with deep technical expertise and premier certifications TALLAHASSEE, FL – March 28, 2018 Mainline, a leading national provider of IT solutions and services, today announced that CRN, a brand of the Channel Company, has named Mainline to its 2018 Tech Elite 250 list. This annual list honors an exclusive group of North American IT solution providers that have earned the highest number of advanced technical certifications from leading technology suppliers, scaled to their company size. In compiling the list, The Channel Company’s research group and CRN editors collaborated to assess the most customer-beneficial technical certifications in the North American IT channel. These technical certifications-from vendors including HPE, IBM, Dell EMC, NetApp, Cisco, Juniper, Nutanix, Palo Alto, Pure Storage, Red Hat and VMware, among others-have enabled solution providers to deliver an outstanding level of premium products, services and support to their North American customers. “As a national systems integration company, our relationships and certifications with our channel partners, as well as our education investment in our employees, are key to delivering the solutions our customers need,” said John McCarthy, Mainline President and CEO. “We are proud to be named, once again, to the […]
Mainline Information Systems Named IBM Beacon Award Finalist for Outstanding Community Service at IBM PartnerWorld 2018
IBM recognizes Mainline for their service in the battle against homelessness TALLAHASSEE, FL – March 26, 2018 Mainline Information Systems, a leading provider of IT solutions and services, announced today that it has been named a finalist for the 2018 IBM Beacon Award in the category of “Outstanding Community Service”. This Beacon Award recognizes IBM Business Partners that combined the resources, skills and talent of its company and people to positively address an issue of significant importance to the community within which it resides and/or does business. The award is designed to highlight the significant community service contributions of IBM’s Business Partners worldwide. Mainline’s award is based on its significant financial and managerial contribution, as well as its service hours at CESC (Comprehensive Emergency Services Center) in Tallahassee, FL, and the battle against homelessness. CESC’s mission is to reduce homelessness by providing a safe environment that promotes dignity and respect for individuals in the community and to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. CESC officially opened its doors in April of 2015 bringing under its wings the Kearney Center (est. 2015), the Westgate Community (est. 2014) and The Dwellings (est. 2017). Rick Kearney, Mainline Chairman and Founder, played an intricate […]