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Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp. Awards Unisys $5 Million Systems Integration Contract
BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 1997--Unisys Corp. Friday announced that it has won a $5 million systems integration contract from Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp. (KCRC) to design and implement an integrated Visual Information Display System (VIDS) for stations along the East Rail Division.
Under the contract, Unisys will set up VIDS in 10 stations along the KCRC East Rail. Unisys is providing project management, application design and development, system integration and installation services. Unisys will supply over 250 TV monitors, 100 PCs, 20 Sun workstations, MPEG video systems, video switches, UPS and cabling, as well as trunking and installation services.
Pang Kwok Wai, Electrical Engineering manager for KCRC, East Rail Division, said, "Quality service for passenger safety and comfort is always our goal. With the VID system, we can provide useful information including train services, safety information, emergency messages, commercial advertisement, etc. The benefits of the VIDS are much needed with a new generation of customers with high expectations."
The VIDS is capable of communicating with KCRC's new Train Control System, interfacing with the Station PA system and receiving data from third-party information networks.
Stephen Kucia, Unisys Hong Kong general manager said, "We are extremely pleased to win this contract. It has yet again confirmed Unisys as the leader in information management services. Our solution provides KCRC with the best cost-effective solution in compliance with the technical requirement and the required implementation time-frame."
About Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp.
KCRC is a statutory corporation operating in accordance with prudent commercial principles to meet requirements for public transport in Hong Kong. Besides the local and cross-border passenger services operated by its East Rail Division, KCRC runs a light rail system, feeder buses, and freight services between Hong Kong and China.
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 -- unisys.com -- for further information.
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Paul Wexler, 215/986-7740
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or
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Elissa McCrary, 770/392-8617
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