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| − | == | + | Unisys Corporation is based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States, and incorporated in Delaware. The company is a global provider of a broad range of information technology services and solutions to commercial businesses and governments worldwide. The principal vertical markets of the company serve a worldwide range of companies that are into financial services, communications, transportation, commercial, and public sector, including the United States federal government. The various services of the company range into consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, and server technology. The company has two business segments namely Services and Technology. The service segment comprises of systems integration and consulting, outsourcing, infrastructure services and core maintenance while the technology segment includes enterprise-class servers and specialized technologies. |
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| + | ===History=== | ||
| − | + | Unisys was established in the year 1986 as the result of the merger between the mainframe corporations Sperry and Burroughs. In this deal, Burroughs bought Sperry for $4.8 billion. The merger being the largest in the computer industry during those times, it raised the level of the company to the status of the second largest computer company in the world. During the merger, the company had around 1,20,000. Based on the individual experience of these two firms, the company continued offering hardware, software, and services to various government agencies even after the merger. During 1989, the hardware sales of the company declined considerably, which the company managed by making a decisive shift into computer services besides maintaining the profitable revenue stream ensuing the maintenance of its installed base of proprietary mainframe hardware and applications. The notable milestones in the history of the company are the company’s development of the 2200 series in the year 1986 including the UNISYS 2200/500 CMOS mainframe. In 1988, the company acquired Convergent Technologies, the reputed makers of CTOS. In 1989, the company devised Micro A and in 2000, the company launched the UNISYS ES7000 servers. The company also released its 3D-Visual Enterprise (3D-VE) method of visualizing business rules and workflow in 2004. In the year 2006, Unisys sold off its Japanese distribution stake for $374 millions. | |
| − | + | ===Products & Services=== | |
| − | + | Unisys has a remarkable expertise in an array of technological issues like consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure development, and server technology. The company is into serving five principal global vertical markets namely financial services, public sector, communications, transportation, and commercial. The two business segments of the company are Services and Technology. | |
| − | + | Under the services segment, Unisys offers a portfolio of end-to-end services and solutions including systems integration and consulting; outsourcing, including the management of a customer's internal information systems and management of specific business processes such as insurance claims processing, check processing, cargo management, health claims processing, mortgage administration and; infrastructure services comprising the designing and supporting the customers' information technology (IT) infrastructure, including desktops, servers, mobile and wireless systems, and networks; enterprise-wide security solutions to protect systems, networks, applications and data in addition to core maintenance. | |
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| − | + | Under the Technology segment, the company provides servers and related products that operate in transaction-intensive, mission-critical environments. The main product range includes enterprise-class servers based on the Unisys Cellular MultiProcessing architecture, such as the ClearPath Plus family of servers, which can integrate proprietary and open platforms, and the ES7000 family of servers, which provide enterprise-class attributes on Intel-based servers; operating system software and middleware to power high-end servers, and specialized technologies such as payment systems, chip testing and third-party products. | |
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| − | === | + | ===Company Profile=== |
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| − | + | Unisys is listed in the New York stock exchange with a ticker symbol UIS. The Headquarters of the company is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States. The annual revenue of the company is over $5,758.7 million USD (2005) with more than 31,000 employees. The principal competitors of the company are EDS, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM. | |
| − | + | ===Official Website=== | |
| + | The official website of the company is [http://unisys.com Unisys.com]. The site gives a fair overview of its products and services. To know more about the company’s history, corporate information, market research study topics and media coverage information, the other sites listed under references and additional readings can be consulted. | ||
==Languages== | ==Languages== | ||
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: <email>c9feb08c13e5b6f21501be30224753e7</email> | : <email>c9feb08c13e5b6f21501be30224753e7</email> | ||
| − | : +1 | + | : P: +1 215.986.4011 |
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==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
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* '''Stock''': [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=UIS UIS] | * '''Stock''': [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=UIS UIS] | ||
* '''Alexa''': [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?url=unisys.com Unisys.com] | * '''Alexa''': [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?url=unisys.com Unisys.com] | ||
| + | * [http://finance.google.com/finance?cid=15318232 Google Finance] | ||
| + | * [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=UIS&morenews=10&rating=1&origin=60 Google Finance Rating] | ||
| + | * [http://www.answers.com/topic/unisys-corporation?cat=biz-fin Answers.com] | ||
| + | * [http://article.wn.com/view/2007/06/27/UNISYS_CORP_Quick_Quote/?template=cheetah-article%2Fdisplayarticle.txt WN.com] | ||
| + | * [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/11/11548.html Yahoo! Biz] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *1. [http://unisys.com Unisys] | ||
| + | *2. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisys Wikipedia] | ||
| + | *3. [http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/fullDescription.asp?rpc=66&symbol=UIS Reuters] | ||
| + | *4. [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=UIS Google Finance] | ||
| + | *5. [http://www.hoovers.com/unisys/--ID__11548--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoovers] | ||
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Revision as of 23:33, 12 July 2007
Unisys
Unisys Corporation is based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States, and incorporated in Delaware. The company is a global provider of a broad range of information technology services and solutions to commercial businesses and governments worldwide. The principal vertical markets of the company serve a worldwide range of companies that are into financial services, communications, transportation, commercial, and public sector, including the United States federal government. The various services of the company range into consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, and server technology. The company has two business segments namely Services and Technology. The service segment comprises of systems integration and consulting, outsourcing, infrastructure services and core maintenance while the technology segment includes enterprise-class servers and specialized technologies.
History
Unisys was established in the year 1986 as the result of the merger between the mainframe corporations Sperry and Burroughs. In this deal, Burroughs bought Sperry for $4.8 billion. The merger being the largest in the computer industry during those times, it raised the level of the company to the status of the second largest computer company in the world. During the merger, the company had around 1,20,000. Based on the individual experience of these two firms, the company continued offering hardware, software, and services to various government agencies even after the merger. During 1989, the hardware sales of the company declined considerably, which the company managed by making a decisive shift into computer services besides maintaining the profitable revenue stream ensuing the maintenance of its installed base of proprietary mainframe hardware and applications. The notable milestones in the history of the company are the company’s development of the 2200 series in the year 1986 including the UNISYS 2200/500 CMOS mainframe. In 1988, the company acquired Convergent Technologies, the reputed makers of CTOS. In 1989, the company devised Micro A and in 2000, the company launched the UNISYS ES7000 servers. The company also released its 3D-Visual Enterprise (3D-VE) method of visualizing business rules and workflow in 2004. In the year 2006, Unisys sold off its Japanese distribution stake for $374 millions.
Products & Services
Unisys has a remarkable expertise in an array of technological issues like consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure development, and server technology. The company is into serving five principal global vertical markets namely financial services, public sector, communications, transportation, and commercial. The two business segments of the company are Services and Technology.
Under the services segment, Unisys offers a portfolio of end-to-end services and solutions including systems integration and consulting; outsourcing, including the management of a customer's internal information systems and management of specific business processes such as insurance claims processing, check processing, cargo management, health claims processing, mortgage administration and; infrastructure services comprising the designing and supporting the customers' information technology (IT) infrastructure, including desktops, servers, mobile and wireless systems, and networks; enterprise-wide security solutions to protect systems, networks, applications and data in addition to core maintenance.
Under the Technology segment, the company provides servers and related products that operate in transaction-intensive, mission-critical environments. The main product range includes enterprise-class servers based on the Unisys Cellular MultiProcessing architecture, such as the ClearPath Plus family of servers, which can integrate proprietary and open platforms, and the ES7000 family of servers, which provide enterprise-class attributes on Intel-based servers; operating system software and middleware to power high-end servers, and specialized technologies such as payment systems, chip testing and third-party products.
Company Profile
Unisys is listed in the New York stock exchange with a ticker symbol UIS. The Headquarters of the company is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States. The annual revenue of the company is over $5,758.7 million USD (2005) with more than 31,000 employees. The principal competitors of the company are EDS, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM.
Official Website
The official website of the company is Unisys.com. The site gives a fair overview of its products and services. To know more about the company’s history, corporate information, market research study topics and media coverage information, the other sites listed under references and additional readings can be consulted.
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- F: +1 215.986.6850
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