Bavarian Ministry of Justice Outsources IT Infrastructure Management to Unisys in Support of Historic Modernization Project.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2003 Unisys Corporation (company) Unisys Corporation - The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. today announced that it has received a multimillion-dollar contract from the Ministry of Justice in Bavaria, Germany's largest state, to implement and manage a completely new information technology infrastructure. The engagement is an integral part of the Bavarian Ministry of Justice's "bajTECH 2000" project -- a far-reaching, three-year initiative to modernize mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. IT facilities. The project is the largest the Bavarian Ministry of Justice has undertaken since the Second World War, and will give it one of the most efficient IT infrastructures of any German government agency. Under the terms of the three-year contract, which has an option for a two-year extension, Unisys will provide a full range of its Infrastructure Managed Services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality to support over 12,000 end users -- including judges, prosecutors, court officials, probation officers probation officer n. 1. An official usually attached to a juvenile court and charged with the care of juvenile delinquents. 2. An official charged with supervising convicts at large on suspended sentence or probation. and other civil service personnel -- at more than 200 locations throughout the state of Bavaria. The new IT infrastructure will help enable Ministry employees to share critical information on pending cases more quickly; expedite ex·pe·dite tr.v. ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing, ex·pe·dites 1. To speed up the progress of; accelerate. 2. cases through the court system; provide faster, more comprehensive services to the public; and give citizens quicker access to justice. The Bavarian Ministry of Justice decided to outsource management of its IT infrastructure to a partner whose expert service personnel could provide complete operational management, relieving the Ministry of the need to hire and train additional IT personnel and enabling it to focus its own internal IT staff on strategic tasks. The Ministry selected Unisys after Europe-wide bidding. The Ministry will retain responsibility internally for IT security, control, and finance and procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. functions. "This project prepares our courts of justice and public attorney's offices for future demands. We will optimize our workflow and increase efficiency," said Dr. Manfred Weiss, Bavarian State Minister of Justice. "We intend to equip our workplaces with modern PCs and allied technologies to enable our judges, public prosecutors and judicial officers, as well as our service units, to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the possibilities of networked information and communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry . This also positions the Ministry of Justice for full participation in the Bavarian government's broad eGovernment initiative. We will now be able to meet our objective of delivering court and administrative services electronically, extending citizens' capability to access government services online -- an area where we have already begun to have success in areas such as land registry." Unisys will integrate and manage a completely new network infrastructure for the Bavarian Ministry of Justice, and will configure and deploy more than 12,000 new PCs and laptops, as well as several thousand printers, at Ministry offices throughout Bavaria. These will link to server computers at multiple locations throughout the state. Unisys will provide comprehensive support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for the infrastructure, including management of standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. software configurations for the PCs based on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. and Exchange software, tracking of IT assets, and remedial equipment maintenance. "In choosing Unisys for this historic engagement, the Bavarian Ministry of Justice has selected a partner uniquely qualified to help the Ministry further its mission of public service," said Ernst Vogtle, lead executive for Unisys Global Infrastructure Services, Germany. "We welcome the opportunity to use our proven expertise in public sector solutions and IT infrastructure management to help the Ministry improve services and drive operational and cost efficiencies that benefit its employees and the citizens of Bavaria." Service delivery to be managed from new Munich center Unisys has established a dedicated Operations Center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. in Munich as a hub for program management and delivery of services to the Bavarian Ministry of Justice. The center facilitates remote services that are key components of the Unisys Infrastructure Managed Services solution. For example, service personnel will be able to perform remote configuration management for Ministry employees' PCs, installing new software over the network during off-hours, rather than disrupting normal operations Generally and collectively, the broad functions that a combatant commander undertakes when assigned responsibility for a given geographic or functional area. Except as otherwise qualified in certain unified command plan paragraphs that relate to particular commands, "normal operations" of . Similarly, the center will facilitate remote desktop management, enabling Unisys specialists in the center to dial into affected PCs for troubleshooting and problem resolution. About the Bavarian Ministry of Justice The Bavarian Ministry of Justice oversees all courts of law in Bavaria, as well as the Department of Public Prosecution and the state's penal Punishable; inflicting a punishment. penal adj. referring to criminality, as in defining "penal code" (the laws specifying crimes and punishment), or "penal institution" (a state prison or penitentiary confining convicted felons). system. It employs some 14,000 judges, public prosecutors, judicial officers, probation officers, court marshals one who acts as marshal for a court. See also: Court , civil servants, clerks and laborers, as well as approximately 4,500 civil service personnel responsible for administration of sentences and the corrections system. Under the Bavarian constitution, the Bavarian State Minister of Justice is responsible for political and administrative management. The Bavarian Ministry of Justice comprises six departments and a regional judicial examination office. The departments oversee civil, public and criminal law; execution of sentences; education; and overall administration, including personnel, finance and building management functions. About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, server technology and consulting with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. 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