[June 16, 2004] Mainline's CEO, Rick Kearney, Receives Executive of the Year Award from CMP's VARBusiness Magazine; Mainline is Ranked 90th Among North America's Top 500 Technology Integrators TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- June 16, 2004 -- Mainline Information Systems' CEO and President, Rick Kearney, has been recognized by CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine as the VARBusiness 500 Executive of the Year. This prestigious award was presented to Kearney during an awards dinner held Tuesday night at New York's Rainbow Room, honoring him for his leadership, which has built Mainline into nearly a half billion-dollar corporation in less than 15 years. "I am honored to be named Executive of the Year," stated Kearney. "As a leading publication covering technology strategy and trends, VARBusiness has the pulse of the industry. To have Mainline and my efforts as CEO and President recognized by VAR is exciting." However, Kearney refuses to take all the credit for the success of Mainline. "I consider us very fortunate to have the best people in the industry. I believe it is the people at Mainline that set it apart from other solution providers. They have taken ownership of the corporate vision I set out with, and worked hard to make it happen." In addition, Mainline was also recognized as one of North America's top technology integrators, ranking 90th in the 10th annual VARBusiness 500 ranking. This year's ranking moves the Tallahassee, Florida-based company up from 109th place in 2003. The 500 companies in the ranking are the leading revenue producers among approximately 90,000 solution provider organizations and account for $324 billion in sales of information-technology (IT) services and products. Robert C. DeMarzo, VARBusiness editorial director, says, "Companies like Mainline are an integral part of the decision-making process for implementing technological innovations for business and government." Kearney believes this ranking illustrates the company's noteworthy growth, "Since its founding in 1989, Mainline has experienced consistent growth. For a technology company growing up in the '90s - a time when many in the industry suffered loss - this is significant. Mainline has grown by more than $100 million a year for the last three years in a row and we have no intention of slowing down now." The entire VARBusiness 500 listing is published in the June 14, 2004 issue of the biweekly business magazine. To complete the 2004 ranking of the 500 largest North American solution providers, VARBusiness partnered with research firms Bernett Research and Answers Research to help collect and analyze the data. VARBusiness designed the survey, which was administered on its Web site from early February through mid-April, as a means to collect the data. Finalists were ranked according to their fiscal year 2003 revenue, based only on their reseller-related services business. About Mainline Information Systems, Inc. Founded in 1989, Mainline began by offering information technology solutions and consulting in the IBM midrange markets. Since then, it has become a global provider of information technology and e-business solutions. Mainline Information Systems is an IBM Premier Business Partner. In addition to its United States offices, Mainline Global Systems has offices in China, Korea, and Brazil. Corporate offices are located at 1700 Summit Lake Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32317. The company may be reached by phone at 850.219.5000 and on the Internet at http://www.mainline.com. About VARBusiness Magazine For the past 17 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the Solution Provider community. VARBusiness provides unique strategic business and technology insight for Solution Providers through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available on the magazine's Web site at http://www.varbusiness.com. All company, brand, or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]