Unisys Adds Skills Center in Philippines to Year 2000 Date Change Arsenal

Business Wire, Nov 18, 1997

BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOV. 18, 1997--In its continuing campaign to bring superior Year 2000 date change services to clients worldwide, Unisys Information Services Group Tuesday announced the opening of a Year 2000 Skills Center in Manila, the Philippines.

The Manila Center will focus on multivendor environments and has selected the STA/Fieldex IBM MVS COBOL as its primary analysis and renovation tool.

This is the latest addition of resources and skills to Unisys TEAM2000, the company's global organization that is managing century date change projects. The Manila center will serve as a hub for Year 2000 solutions for all of Asia, and, if appropriate, will assist clients around the globe.

"Our market research shows that Asia is just beginning to address Year 2000 issues," said Mark Lo, managing principal. "We anticipate a number of major new client engagements. The Manila Skills Center will ensure that the resources are in place."

"In addition to offering Year 2000 renovation experts and computing resources, the Manila team is participating in our standardized factory process methodology," noted Susan Thomas, director of Unisys TEAM2000. "This ensures clients a uniform, proven project approach and an efficient management process."

Unisys Year 2000 Skill Centers are already successfully operating in Sofia, Bulgaria; Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; Bangalor, Delhi and Mumbai, India; and Virginia Beach, Va., USA.

To date, Unisys is working with more than 150 clients to address the Year 2000 date change.

Unisys TEAM2000

The Unisys worldwide TEAM2000 Program assists clients with managing the Year 2000 date change. Unisys has the experience, expertise, resources, products and services to provide multi- vendor Year 2000 solutions.

Unisys can support the full spectrum of Year 2000 needs from Year 2000 Ready replacement systems and solutions, to re-engineering legacy applications to renovating mission critical systems.

Further, Unisys Information Services is partnering with the other two business units of Unisys -- Computer Systems, the technology business, and Global Customer Services, the provider of distributed computing support services -- and with third-party vendors in managing client Year 2000 issues.

Unisys Information Services

As one of the three core businesses of Unisys Corp., Information Services designs, builds, and integrates value-added business solutions that help clients improve their competitive edge and responsiveness to customers. For more information on Information Services, access http://www.corp.unisys.com/isgweb on the World Wide Web.

Unisys -- The Information Management Company

Unisys is one of a select group of companies with the portfolio of services, technologies and third party alliances needed to deliver the benefits of information management -- helping clients use their information asset to enhance their competitiveness and responsiveness to customers.

Our expertise in information management is founded on the strengths of our three global businesses: consulting, solutions and systems integration; industry-leading technologies; and comprehensive services and products supporting distributed computing environments. Access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web -- http://www.unisys.com -- for further information. -0-

Unisys is a registered trademark and Year 2000 Ready is a trademark of Unisys Corp. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

CONTACT: Unisys

Chuck Tuori, 215)/986-2243

Internet: chucktuori@unn.unisys.com

or

Copithorne & Bellows

Kelly McLaughlin, 617/450-4300

Internet: kelly.mclaughlin@cbpr.com