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UNICOM Government, Inc. Joins Forces with IBM to Deliver Solutions to Federal, State and Local Agencies

New Agreement Leverages UNICOM Global’s 30-Year Partnership with IBM

2013.05.28

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UNICOM Government, Inc. Joins Forces with IBM to Deliver Solutions to Federal, State and Local Agencies

New Agreement Leverages UNICOM Global’s 30-Year Partnership with IBM 


Herndon, VA – May 28, 2013 – UNICOM® Government, Inc. (UGI), a Division of UNICOM Global (UNICOM) and a leading provider of mission-critical solutions including software, hardware and services to federal and state and local government agencies, announced that it has been approved as an IBM Business Partner Solution Provider. The new agreement between the companies enables UNICOM Government to deliver IBM solutions and services on a broad range of products including IBM Power w/IBM i, Power w/AIX, PowerLinux, PureFlex Systems w/AIX, PureFlex Systems w/IBM I, PureFlex Systems w/PowerLinux, Storage Entry, Storage Enterprise and Storage Midrange products.  The relationship leverages the strength of UNICOM Global’s partnership with IBM throughout commercial industry and reaffirms UNICOM Government’s focus on bringing the broadest range of solutions to its customers. 

“Immediately after UNICOM’s acquisition of GTSI, now UNICOM Government, Inc., I instructed our technical team to invest heavily in acquiring key certifications in a number of IBM technical solutions,” said Corry Hong, founder, President and CEO of UNICOM Global.  “With that in-house expertise coupled with this new agreement, our UNICOM Government team is now enabled to go-to-market with IBM’s products leveraging UNICOM’s deep expertise in mission-critical solutions for the federal and state and local agencies that UGI serves.”

The range of products spans several architectures and solutions, including the IBM PureFlex System, which provides integrated infrastructure to deliver cloud and analytics solutions with leading-edge economies. According to a study by theInternational Technology Group, the IBM PureFlex System features up to 40% energy cost reductions and up to 50% reductions in management costs compared to previous generation solutions. 

The entry into the Solution Provider program, which is effective immediately, continues UNICOM Government’s efforts to enhance and sharpen its focus on the solutions agencies need.  UNICOM Global’s extensive relationship with IBM across all platforms over the last 32 years adds additional value and expertise to the UGI team, enabling deeper reach and capabilities for defense, civilian and state and local government agencies throughout the United States. 

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About UNICOM® Government, Inc. www.unicomgov.com

UNICOM Government, Inc. is a leading provider of technology solutions and professional services to federal, state and local governments. Founded in 1983, the company has helped meet the unique IT needs of more than 1,700 governmental agencies worldwide. UNICOM Government and its professionals draw on their deep knowledge, strategic partnerships, customer service and numerous industry certifications to guide agencies in selecting the most cost-effective technology available. With extensive capabilities and past performance in software development, data center, networking, collaboration, security and cloud computing solutions, as well as with advance engineering, integration, support and financial services – and broad portfolio contacts – UNICOM Government eases the planning, purchasing and deployment of IT solutions and facilitates the management of mission-critical IT throughout the lifecycle. UNICOM Government has facilities in and around Herndon, Virginia, and formerly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol (NASDAQ: GTSI). 

About UNICOM® Global www.unicomglobal.com

UNICOM Global consists of more than twenty-five (25) corporate entities encompassing a wide range of businesses across multiple states and countries.  With its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California, to offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia, as well as across Europe in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Switzerland, UNICOM Global offers deep in-house resources and flexible IT solutions to our partners worldwide. UNICOM Global focuses on acquiring and integrating mature and growing mid-cap NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange AIM and German publically-traded companies in technology, financing, real estate, and business services.  Please visit any or all of our websites for additional information about the services, products and solutions that UNICOM Global offers: 

www.unicomglobal.com UNICOM Global - Assets, capital and investment management
www.unicomsi.com UNICOM Systems - IBM Mainframe software products
www.unicomgov.com UNICOM Government (fka GTSI) - Government IT solutions provider
www.unicomengineering.com UNICOM Engineering (fka NEI) - Hardware appliance and network platform
www.unicom-logistics.com UNICOM Logistics (fka InSysCo) - Government IT program and project management
www.detec.com DETEC - Document composition products
www.softlanding.com SoftLanding Systems - AS/400 and System i software products
www.macro4.com Macro 4 - Document Management products
www.illustro.com illustro - z/OS and z/VSE software products
www.iet-solutions.com iET Solutions - ITIL ITSM software products
www.eden.com Eden - Domino Notes and Open Systems products
www.cics.com CICS.com - Hardware, Software, Outsourcing and Professional Services
www.unicom-capital.com UNICOM Capital - Business and Financial Services
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