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Benefits for e-Business: Unisys and BEA Sign Worldwide Systems Integration Agreement to Streamline Transaction Solutions Partners Delivering Enterprise-Wide Online Transaction Services for Mission-Critical e-Business Applications
BLUE BELL, Pa. & SAN JOSE, Calif., May 15, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The ability to handle high volumes of online transactions quickly and efficiently can make or break the best e-commerce plan, so e-businesses must ensure that their transaction processing systems are up to speed.
A new systems integration agreement between Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS chart, msgs) and BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS chart, msgs) leverages the core competencies of both companies to deliver valuable transaction solutions for enterprise-wide business environments.
Under the agreement, Unisys world-class integration services are combined with BEA's WebLogic E-Business Platform to create robust e-business solutions that enable expansion, built-in agility and security within clients' enterprise systems. The systems integration alliance offers e-businesses a comprehensive and fully integrated product portfolio with a flexible and open architecture, interoperability and strong system performance. Both companies have an extensive history of delivering e-business solutions to many key customers in the same vertical industries including, financial services, government, publishing, transportation and telecommunications.
"The BEA and Unisys transaction solutions portfolio combines the strength of the world's No. 1 WebLogic family of application servers and Unisys deep industry knowledge and systems integration expertise," said Joe McGrath, president, Unisys Global Industries. "Our worldwide customers can draw on this alliance to solidify relationships with their customers, easily connect with their suppliers and partners, and immediately leverage emerging technologies to achieve competitive advantage."
"BEA and Unisys have a proven track record of working together to provide our mutual customers with first-class enterprise solutions," said Bill Coleman, founder, chairman and chief executive officer, BEA Systems, Inc. "Adding a significant systems integration alliance to our previous technology relationship with Unisys enhances our ability to work seamlessly together around the world."
The new services alliance extends the two companies' long-standing relationship, which has for many years delivered Unisys enterprise-class servers optimized for BEA's solutions.
The Unisys Cellular MultiProcessor (CMP) server architecture provides an array of computing capabilities required for enterprise-class e-business computing and well known to users of large-scale computers, but unprecedented in computing environments using Microsoft and Intel technology.
BEA WebLogic and Tuxedo(R) are key components of the Unisys strategy for enterprise server transaction interoperability and enterprise-class business-to-business solutions. All BEA products and support are available directly from Unisys.
About BEA
BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS chart, msgs) is one of the world's leading e-business infrastructure software companies, with more than 9,400 customers around the world including the majority of the Fortune Global 500. BEA and its WebLogic brand are among the most trusted names in e-business.
Businesses built on the award-winning BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform are reliable, highly scalable, and poised to bring new services to market quickly.
BEA's e-business platform is the de facto standard for more than 1,500 systems integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs) and application service providers (ASPs) to provide complete solutions that fast-track and future-proof e-businesses for high growth and profitability. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., BEA has 93 offices in 30 countries and is on the Web at www.bea.com.
About Unisys
Unisys is an e-business solutions company whose 37,000 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.
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