UNICOM Global


UNICOM Global, Inc. is an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Mission Hills, California. The company was founded by Corry Hong in Los Angeles, California in 1981 to develop AUTOMON/CICS and related products for the CICS mainframe marketplace. UNICOM Global has grown since then by acquiring publicly-traded and private IT organizations and products, and through property acquisition. Corry Hong was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to the United States at age 20, studying computer science at Pierce College in Los Angeles. He is the CEO and president of the company.
UNICOM Global operates across industry sectors including aerospace and defense, banking, chemical industries, consumer electronics, energy and utilities, healthcare, Fintech, insurance, manufacturing, media and entertainment, oil and gas, retail, telecom, transportation, and Federal, State, and Local Governments.

Corporate structure

UNICOM Global consists of the following major divisions:
  • UNICOM Government, Inc. -- a provider of information technology products and professional services to Federal, State, and Local Governments. In 2015, Unicom Government was one of 6 vendors jointly awarded a $652 million U.S. Army contract for enterprise IT modernization. UNICOM Government is the former NASDAQ-listed GTSI, whom UNICOM Global acquired in June 2012.
  • UNICOM Engineering – its division that designs and builds purpose-built application platforms and appliances, and provides deployment services for software developers and OEMs. UNICOM Engineering is the former NASDAQ-listed Network Engines Inc, more commonly known as NEI Corporation, which UNICOM Global acquired in September 2012.
  • US Robotics – its division that focuses on data communications products and solutions. US Robotics has origins as a pioneer in internet networking capabilities.
  • Firetide – its division that designs and sells software and hardware focusing on Wireless Mesh network technology.
  • Memeo – its division that builds products for File Sharing, Big Data, and Data Warehousing.
  • UNICOM Systems – its software division focused on digital transformation products and services. This division includes a number of software products that UNICOM acquired from IBM: System Architect, Focal Point, PurifyPlus, SPSS Survey, solidDB, Cognos Finance, and the PowerHouse programming language.
  • Macro 4 – its division that manages international operations and builds software for enterprise information management, customer communication management, and mainframe modernization. Macro 4 also builds the Universal Gateway product. Macro 4 was a publicly traded company that UNICOM Global acquired in 2009. The Macro 4 division includes:
  • * SoftLanding Systems – This division develops IBM i software and systems management products. UNICOM Global acquired SoftLanding Systems in 2006, which was one of the "Big Three" change management vendors on the IBM i platform.
  • * iET Solutions—which builds ITIL-Aligned IT Service Management and Software Asset Management products.
  • * DETEC—which develops and markets software for intercorporate communication as well as for B2B and B2C communication.
  • Eden—its capital, mergers and acquisitions, financial services, and real estate division.

Headquarters and Operations

UNICOM Global operates at 31 locations in 17 countries. It owns and operates the following IT Corporate Parks, Innovation Centers, and IT Villages:
  • UNICOM Plaza – UNICOM Global Corporate Headquarters in Mission Hills, California.
  • UNICOM Technology Park – the former Washington Technology Park that UNICOM acquired in 2015, which is now a research and innovation center, as well as UNICOM Government's corporate headquarters.
  • UNICOM Science & Technology Park – the former Merck Headquarters Building that UNICOM acquired in 2018, which is now a research and innovation center.
  • UNICOM Innovation Park -- formerly The Martingale, an 11-story class A office park in Schaumburg, Illinois, purchased by UNICOM in January, 2023, and now being established as a research & innovation center.
  • Pickfair Executive Meeting Center – the former Pickfair Estate in Beverly Hills built by Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, which is now an executive conference center.
  • Roripaugh Ranch – an 800-acre planned community located in California between Los Angeles and San Diego, that is being established as a UNICOM IT Village.
  • The Orangery, Crabbet Park IT Center in the southern suburbs of London, UK.

Corporate history

UNICOM Global was founded by Corry Hong in Los Angeles, California in 1981 to develop AUTOMON/CICS and related products for the CICS mainframe marketplace. Corry Hong was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to the United States at age 20, studying computer science at Pierce College in Los Angeles.
In April 1985, UNICOM Global introduced AUTOMON/CICS, an automated action tool for the CICS MVS environment. UNICOM Global achieved success with the AUTOMON product: in April 1988, AUTOMON/CICS was selected to assure systems availability and productivity at the Games for the XXIV Olympiad held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. In April 1994, AUTOMON/CICS was nominated for the International Computer Programs Million Dollar award.
UNICOM Global grew through the following acquisitions:
NumberAcquisition dateCompany, Product or PropertyBusinessCountryReferences
1Acquired commercial plaza, and established UNICOM Plaza.Commercial propertyUnited States-
2Acquired 14 MVS & VSE Products from SofTouch SystemsMainframe computer softwareUnited States-
3Acquired CICS Resource Definition Online product from SofTouch SystemsMainframe computer softwareUnited States-
4Acquired 16 MVS, VM and CICS products from Technologic Software Concepts, Inc.Mainframe computer softwareUnited States-
5Acquired Wingsweep, a 50-acre sports complex, training and corporate retreat facility in Temecula, California.Commercial propertyUnited States-
6Acquired Pickfair Estate in Beverly Hills, California, and established it as a corporate event facility.Commercial propertyUnited States
7Acquired Softlanding, which was one of the "Big Three" change management vendors on the IBM i platform.Mainframe computer softwareUnited States
8Acquired the assets of Eden Communications, Inc. an IT service management software company.Service Management softwareUnited States-
9Acquired a 5-acre research and development facility in New Hampshire, establishing it as UNICOM Center.Commercial propertyUnited States-
10Acquired Roripaugh Ranch, a 70-acre planned community/green technology village project in Temecula, California.Commercial propertyUnited States-
11Acquired Macro 4 plc, a global software and services company.Public CompanyUnited Kingdom
12Acquired the assets of Illustro Systems International, a Dallas-based mainframe software company.Mainframe computer softwareUnited States
13Acquired iET Solutions, LLC from Platinum Equity, LLC. iET provides IT Service Management and Software Asset Management solutions for midsize and large enterprises.Service Management software and Software Asset ManagementUnited States
14Acquired NASDAQ-listed GTSI to form the UNICOM Government division.Public CompanyUnited States
15Acquired NASDAQ-listed Network Engines Inc. to form UNICOM Engineering.Public CompanyUnited States
16Acquired DETEC Software GmbH, a provider of document composition technology, from Beta Systems Software AG.Document composition softwareGermany
17Acquired US Robotics, Inc., the provider of Internet and connectivity products, from Platinum Equity.Public CompanyUnited States
18Acquired Commercial division of Acentia, LLC, -- Cisco Silver Partner -- a provider of network and infrastructure services to education, healthcare and state and local government agencies.Public CompanyUnited States-
19Acquired Cognos Application Development Tools suite of products from IBM Corporation, including PowerHouse, Axiant 4GL and PowerHouse Web.PowerHouse (programming_language)United States-
20Acquired Cloud-Based Secure File Sharing and Data Protection Solutions from Memeo, Inc.File Sharing softwareUnited States
21Acquired Firetide, a Silicon Valley–based Wireless Network company.Privately Held Company selling Wireless mesh network product.United States
22Acquired the Visual and Unified Communications Division from Microtechnologies, LLC.IT Service ManagementUnited States
23Acquired solidDB In-memory database product from IBM.In-Memory Database productUnited States
24Acquired Cognos Finance assets from IBM. Rebranded to UNICOM Finance.Business intelligence productUnited States-
25Acquired Rational Focal Point from IBM. Rebranded to UNICOM Focal Point.Application Portfolio Management and Product Management productUnited States-
26Acquired Rational PurifyPlus from IBM.Memory debugger productUnited States-
27Acquired SPSS Data Collection from IBM. Rebranded product to UNICOM Intelligence.Survey data collection productUnited States
28Acquired Washington Technology Park, and established it as UNICOM Technology Park.Commercial propertyUnited States
29Acquired System Architect from IBM.Enterprise Architecture and Systems Architecture product.United States-
30Established an Intellectual Property License Agreement with IBM for Content Manager OnDemand.Content management product.United States-
31Established an Intellectual Property License Agreement with IBM for InfoSphere Optim.Data management product.United States-
32Acquired WebSphere Multichannel Bank Transformation Toolkit from IBM.Digital transformation product.United States-
33Established an Intellectual Property License Agreement with IBM for Omegamon.Mainframe computer softwareUnited States-
34Established an Intellectual Property License Agreement with IBM for Cognos Planning.Analytics product.United States-
35Established an Intellectual Property License Agreement with IBM for Content Manager.Content Management product.United States-
36Introduced VeroFiles, a Cloud file storage product.Cloud storage product.United States-
37Established UNICOM Corporation in Las Vegas.Commercial propertyUnited States-
38Purchased the former Merck Headquarters Building and established it as the UNICOM Science & Technology Park.Commercial propertyUnited States-
39Established UNICOM Global Logistics, Inc. in Las Vegas.Logistics companyUnited States-
40Purchased 'The Martingale', class A commercial office tower at 231 N Martingale Rd, Schaumburg, IL, and established it as UNICOM Innovation Park.Commercial propertyUnited States-
41Established a Regional Headquarters for the Southeast Asia region in Singapore.Commercial propertySoutheast Asia
42Acquires NORESCO’s solar capacity and large scale Battery Energy Storage System to power 1-Gigawatt Hyperscale Data Center Campus at Whitehouse Station.Photovoltaic power stationUnited States