PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 06, 2009 – New York, New York - PowerTCO.  which specializes in solving clients’ server consolidation and infrastructure planning needs with IBM Power System servers,  Monday announced the appointment of Dr. Vincent Nicotra as their new Director of Sales and Business Development.   Vince received his Doctorate at the University of Maryland University College in Management and is extremely technical, which is a rare combination for his field. In his role, Nicotra will lead the definition and execution of PowerTCO’s  sales and marketing strategy for the company's services.  Services include; Program/project management, server/datacenter consolidation and AIX/Linux infrastructure architectural planning and design - all around IBM’s Power systems. 

About his appointment, Nicotra said, "I am excited to be a member of the PowerTCO team. PowerTCO clearly demonstrates leadership in IBM’s Power arena - with its set of platforms, tools and services. I look forward to working with the strong technology foundation which the company has and to drive sales and customer satisfaction for PowerTCO”. With my knowledge and experience I believe that by joining the firm I have completed to be what I feel is the most robust technology team ever!  Nicotra will report directly to Ken Milberg, President of PowerTCO. Milberg is also founder and leader of the NY Metro PowerAIX/Linux Users Group, technical editor of IBM Systems Magazine Power/AIX edition, author of “Driving the Power of AIX” and serves on the board at COMMON as a permanent guest.

PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 14, 2009 – New York, New York - Unix-Linux Solutions today announced its new company name, PowerTCO. The company, which specializes in solving clients’ server consolidation and infrastructure planning needs with IBM Power System servers, changed its name to better reflect its technology focus as well as its overarching goal of reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) for clients. 

“The PowerTCO name embodies both our technical expertise and commitment to helping New York metropolitan-area clients reduce costs through server/data center consolidation, program/project management and system integration services,” said Ken Milberg, founder and president of PowerTCO. “Unlike many resellers who attempt to be ‘all things to all companies,’ we maintain a strategic and exclusive technology focus around IBM Power Systems that allows us to build on our core competencies and provide maximum value to clients. Our new name more accurately reflects this intent.” 

Under the new banner of “PowerTCO,” the company remains essentially unchanged, with the same ownership and management. Milberg has long been a recognized leader in the industry as founder and leader of the NY Metro Power-AIX/Linux Users Group and Board member for COMMON, the world's largest community of IBM midrange users. 

In conjunction with the name change, PowerTCO is excited to announce that Milberg will release his new book, “Driving the Power of AIX Performance,” this fall. MC Press, the publisher of the book, will sponsor a book fair August 6 at the IBM Building in New York City, where Milberg will speak and distribute free pre-published copies of his book. 

“In a time when reducing costs is a key concern for all companies, IBM’s Power architecture is the optimal means for achieving reliability, availability and scalability without breaking the bank,” said Milberg. “We look forward to continuing to help clients uncover critical business issues, capitalize on Power Systems’ potential and deliver business-impacting results.”   

PowerTCO’s new company website can be found at www.powertco.com. The name change is effective immediately. 

About PowerTCO (formerly Unix-Linux Solutions) 
PowerTCO is a NY-based IBM Business Partner that provides consolidation solutions and integration services with AIX and Linux, on Power systems. Since 1994, PowerTCO’s staff has served organizations across all industries as they strive to manage information technology more effectively. For more information about PowerTCO, please visit www.powertco.com. 

For more information: 
Michele Silver, Director of Client Relations, PowerTCO, 516-668-0094, msilver@powertco.com.