Unisys, Prescient Consulting in Strategic Alliance to Provide SAP Solutions on Unisys e-@ction Enterprise Servers

Business Wire, Nov 8, 2000

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000

Collaboration extends reach of Unisys and mySAP.com solutions

on Windows platforms

Unisys Corporation and Atlanta-based Prescient Consulting LLC -- a specialist in inter-enterprise solutions based on SAP software -- will work together in a marketing partnership to help businesses implement customized SAP solutions on Microsoft Windows and Unisys platforms, the two companies announced today.

Under the terms of the agreement, Unisys and Prescient will work together to offer new and existing SAP customers complete solutions, including those based on mySAP.com, the next generation suite of SAP applications for e-business.

The two companies will streamline the implementation processes by ensuring that the SAP applications and Unisys technology best fit customers' specific business needs. The products and services provided jointly by Unisys and Prescient will include Unisys servers optimized for SAP solutions, Unisys hardware implementation services and a full suite of integration services from Prescient targeted at SAP solutions.

Prescient Consulting is a leading high-tech consulting and systems integration firm that specializes in SAP inter-enterprise business solutions. The company's core services include support for SAP solutions implementation, upgrade and support services; e-business solutions; and Global HR, Payroll and Employee Self Service.

"The skills Unisys and Prescient bring to the market together are complementary and in high demand," said Richard Carbone, vice president of North America Business Partner Sales, Unisys Systems and Technology. "Unisys offers expertise in e-business, especially for targeted vertical markets, especially government, financial services, transportation and publishing, while Prescient offers highly regarded SAP solution implementation experience in the public sector, consumer and textile industries."

"In just a few short years, Prescient has established itself as a well respected provider of top-notch SAP solution-based implementation services; especially in our vertical markets. In fact, we've been recognized in the industry as one of America's fastest growing new companies," said Richard Byron, principal of Prescient Consulting. "We hope to continue this tradition through our latest alliance with Unisys as we work to create a new industry standard for implementations of SAP solutions."

Unisys e-@ction Optimized Servers for SAP solutions are 8-, 16- and 32-way ES7000 servers based on the industry-leading Cellular MultiProcessing server architecture, as well as Unisys four- and eight-way ES5000 series servers. These servers combine the cost advantages of Microsoft and Intel technology with the flexibility, performance and resilience once available only on large UNIX-based servers and proprietary mainframes.

About Prescient Consulting

Prescient Consulting is a leading SAP National Implementation Partner and mySAP.com Service Partner offering consulting services in areas such as SAP application implementations, upgrades and support services; e-business solutions; and Global HR and Payroll. Prescient has successfully implemented SAP R/3-based solutions at client sites of every type and size.

The company has a record of successful SAP solution implementation projects at companies such as Wolverine, Cole-Haan, Waccamaw, Ryobi, Heidelberg Digital, Tractor Supply, as well as The University of Nebraska. Prescient Consulting is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with operations throughout North America and Europe. Visit Prescient Consulting on the Web at www.prescientconsulting.com.

About Unisys

Unisys is an e-business solutions company whose 36,000 employees help customers in 100 countries apply information technology to seize opportunities and overcome challenges of the Internet economy. Unisys people integrate and deliver the solutions, services, platforms and network infrastructure required by business and government to transform their organizations for success in this new era.

The company offers a rich portfolio of Unisys e-@ction Solutions for e-business based on its expertise in vertical industry solutions, network services, outsourcing, systems integration and multivendor support, coupled with enterprise-class server and related technologies. The primary vertical markets Unisys serves worldwide include financial services, transportation, communications, publishing and commercial sectors, as well as the public sector, including federal government customers.

Unisys is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information on the company, access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com. Investor information can be found at www.unisys.com/investor.> http://www.unisys.com/news/releases/2000/nov/11087009.asp

Unisys is a registered trademark and e-@ction is a trademark of Unisys Corporation. SAP, mySAP.com, R/3 and all SAP product and service names referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.