Mainline Information Systems announced today that it has been recognized by VMware as a recipient of a VMware Partner Network Award, winning the Global Desktop Virtualization Partner of the Year category. The award was presented at VMware Partner Exchange 2010.
"VMware's partners continue to be the bedrock of our business, and we are pleased to recognize the great work they have accomplished throughout the year," said Doug Smith, senior director, global partner sales, VMware. "VMware Partner Exchange brings partners together for four days filled with training, education and networking with peers – making this the premier event to help them strengthen their virtualization practices and distinguish themselves in the marketplace. We congratulate Mainline Information Systems, and we look forward to continuing our work together to help deliver virtualization solutions for customers building private cloud infrastructures."
As a Premier Partner in the VMware Partner Network, Mainline is an industry leader in desktop, server and storage virtualization with more than 150 VMware certifications, more than 300 proofs of concept, and more than 30,000 virtual desktop seats deployed.
"Desktop virtualization with VMware enables the critical security and performance metrics that companies require while reducing the overall cost of doing business," explained Don Bullock, Mainline's VP of Sales for Open Systems Solutions."Our customers want to simplify their desktop environment, while realizing the numerous benefits inherent with desktop virtualization such as rapid deployment, reliable disaster recovery, and ease of management."
About Mainline Information Systems
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.
About VMware Partner Exchange
VMware Partner Exchange is the marquis global event for virtualization partners, offering more than 150 sessions and an extensive exhibitor pavilion to demonstrate how partners can best accelerate their virtualization businesses. This year partner attendees received a preview into the next generation of products and programs coming from VMware and offered partners an exclusive opportunity to hear from VMware executives including Carl Eschenbach, executive vice president of worldwide field operations and Dr. Stephen Herrod, CTO and senior vice president of R&D.
Contacts:
Mainline Information Systems
Mary Strauss, VP Marketing, 239-283-3995
mary.strauss@mainline.com