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To: Gutterball who wrote (2700)	1/21/1998 3:26:00 PM
From: art slott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4676

I feel sure Unisys will use Nrid on some of this. Unisys Awarded 5-Year, $258M IDIQ Contract to Support Department of Defense Information Processing Centers BusinessWire, Wednesday, January 21, 1998 at 08:28 MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 1998-- Unisys will provide software, software maintenance support, hardware lease and maintenance of leased hardware to eight Department of Defense megacenters Unisys Corp. announced Wednesday that it has been awarded a five-year, $258 million, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Department of Defense, Defense Information Systems Agency to provide support for eight information processing megacenters. The megacenters support key Department of Defense functions including logistics, personnel and finance. This is the first program that has brought the Unisys computer systems support for the Army, Air Force and Navy under one contract. Under the contract, Unisys will provide software licenses, software maintenance support, hardware leases, and maintenance of leased hardware for up to 84 Unisys mainframe computer systems, front-end communications processors and associated peripherals located at eight DOD megacenters. The eight megacenters are located in Montgomery, Ala.; Robins, Ga.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Ogden, Utah; San Antonio, Texas; Jacksonville, Fla.; San Diego, Calif.; and Denver, Colo. In addition to the megacenters, this contract supports over 200 locations in the United States, Europe and the Pacific for the Army, Air Force, Navy, National Guard, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Defense Mapping Agency and NATO. "We have proudly been supporting the information processing activities of the Air Force, Army and Navy since 1981," said Jim McGuirk, president, Unisys Federal Systems Division. "These administrative systems keep our armed forces operating efficiently and deliver information with direct value to the warfighter on the front lines," McGuirk said. The mainframes supported under the contract are Unisys 2200 Series and the software includes the Unisys OS 2200 operating system, database management systems, communications support, programming tools and system utilities. Unisys is a registered 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 Mark Root, 703/556-5345 Internet: rootm@federal.unisys.com KEYWORD: VIRGINIA ALABAMA UTAH GEORGIA COLORADO CALIFORNIA FLORIDA OKLAHOMA TEXAS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET GOVERNMENT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com Copyright 1998, Business Wire Companies or Securities discussed in this article: Symbol Name NYSE:UIS Unisys Corp Market data is provided by Quote.com, Inc. By using this service, you agree to the terms of the User Agreement. Investor Tools Markets at a Glance Quotes/News/Charts Stock Watch Enter Stock Order Open Stock Orders Options Trading Transaction History Account Balances Account Records Portfolio Summary Switch Accounts c Copyright 1997 E*TRADE Securities, Inc. All Rights Reserved.