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To: Naveen Kumar who wrote (2185)	12/15/1998 8:24:00 AM
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Monday December 14, 11:50 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Unisys Joins Wireless Application Protocol Forum Participation Will Allow Unisys to Play Central Role in Shaping Mobile Communications Marketplace BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 1998-- Unisys Corporation, a leading supplier of value-added products and services to the communications industry, today announced its membership in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum. With active participation from Unisys and other leaders in the telecommunications and technology industries, the WAP Forum has developed a single industry standard for providing wireless Internet access for handheld devices. As a member of the WAP Forum, Unisys will integrate WAP-compliant technologies into its communications product set to deliver the many benefits of intelligent mobile terminals to its customers. Unisys provides multimedia messaging, personal numbering, call payment and intelligent network solutions to wireless and wireline customers worldwide. ''New Enhanced Service facilities extended to users of WAP terminals represents a significant step forward for the industry,'' said Chuck Parrish, chairman of the WAP Forum. ''We welcome the participation of Unisys in the Forum and look forward to the contributions that an experienced supplier to the market will bring.'' According to Darrell Jennings, vice president and general manager, Unisys Worldwide Communications, the company believes that emerging terminal and user interface technologies are the key to new levels of communications services and increased consumer satisfaction. The company's participation in the WAP Forum will allow Unisys to contribute to these technical and market developments, playing a central role in shaping the mobile communications marketplace. ''Unisys supports the WAP Forum's common standard because we believe it accelerates communications market growth by providing a clear technology development path for the entire industry,'' said Jennings. ''Unisys is committed to the value-added services marketplace, and the WAP Forum will allow us to work side-by-side with our customers and industry partners to develop leading-edge service offerings.'' The WAP Forum was established by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Unwired Planet in June 1997 to bring Internet content and advanced value-added services to digital cellular phones and other wireless terminals. The WAP architecture is a vendor-neutral, network-independent open specification that uses micro-browser technology based on Internet standards to enable a wide variety of wireless devices to access live information resources and applications. The initiative will result in a new generation of advanced services being delivered by wireless network service providers, including the ability to access content and control complex services via mobile terminal devices. For the first time, there is a single industry standard for wireless application interoperability that is being implemented by network operators, equipment manufacturers, infrastructure providers and software developers, which represents the majority of the worldwide wireless infrastructure and handset markets. As a leading provider of value-added products and services, Unisys will help the WAP Forum play an important role in setting the pace of new services in the communications marketplace. According to Jennings, many value-added services have not realized their true market potential because of the limitations associated with the basic telephone user interface. The open standard that has been developed by the WAP Forum will help eliminate these barriers and give consumers effective access to a new world of mobile services. About WAP Forum: The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is the de-facto world standard for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals. Handset manufacturers representing over 75 percent of the world market across all technologies have committed to shipping WAP-enabled devices. Carriers representing nearly 100 million subscribers worldwide have joined WAP. This commitment will provide tens of millions of WAP browser-enabled products to consumers by the end of 2000. WAP allows carriers to strengthen their service offerings by providing subscribers with the information they want and need while on-the-go. The WAP Forum has published a global wireless protocol specification based on existing Internet standards such as XML and IP for all wireless networks. WAP Forum membership is open to all industry participants. For more information visit the WAP Forum Web site at www.wapforum.org. About Unisys Unisys (NYSE:UIS - news) 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 - unisys.com - for further information. Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.