Mainline Completes Acquisition of Cornerstone

Mainline Information Systems announces the completion of its acquisition of Cornerstone Systems, Inc., 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,” 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.”