Unisys revamps Year 2000 factories to offer fast fix solution

Unisys Corporation has revamped three main year 2000 factories in Glasgow, U.K., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Fredericton, Canada, to offer a "fast fix" solution to the millennium date change problem. Factories around the world are scaling down their year 2000 services, anticipating a decrease in demand as the date change nears. Unisys realizes the continuing need of its customers for an off-site, fast-cycle code renovation and has enhanced its factories to provide solutions that meet clients` changing needs.

Unisys Fast Fix Factories provide flexible, fast-cycle renovation services that work in conjunction with organizations` in-house year 2000 renovation efforts. The Fast Fix solution is designed for Unisys A Series and Unisys 2200 Series systems as well as application development environments based on LINC, COBOL and Unisys MAPPER. Fast Fix Factories handle code renovation in more than 17 languages with proven methodology, automated tools, and state-of-the-art factory facilities.

"While other companies are shutting down their factories, we are continuing to help our clients successfully transition to the year 2000. As time gets shorter, many organizations are going to have to respond quickly with fast fixes to code they hoped would be replaced or that they just discovered," said Mary Kurkjian, Vice President, North American Year 2000 Practice. "Unisys intends to help clients resolve these unforeseen code renovations quickly and successfully."

About Unisys

Unisys (NYSE:UIS) is more than 33,000 employees helping customers in 100 countries apply information technology to solve their business problems. Unisys solutions are based on a broad portfolio of global information services including systems integration, outsourcing, "repeatable" application solutions, consulting, network integration, remote network management, and multivendor maintenance and support, coupled with enterprise-class servers and associated middleware, software and storage. Repeatable solutions are focused on key vertical markets including financial services, transportation, telecommunications, government, publishing and other commercial markets. Headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania in the Greater Philadelphia area, Unisys 1997 annual revenue was $6.6 billion. Access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web - http://www.unisys.com - for further information.