California Department of Industrial Relations Selects Unisys to Automate Licensing and Case Management; New System Will Consolidate Legacy Back Office Systems and Streamline Business Processes.BLUE BELL, Pa. -- Unisys (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UIS (graphics, programming) UIS - A VMS graphics programming interface package for VAXstations. ) today announced that it was selected to provide a comprehensive case management solution for the California Department of Industrial Relations industrial relations pl.n. Relations between the management of an industrial enterprise and its employees. industrial relations Noun, pl the relations between management and workers (DIR). Unisys and its partner, Hansen Information Technology, will provide application software and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to DIR's Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement (DLSE DLSE Department of Labor Standards Enforcement DLSE Directorate Land Synthetic Environments (Canadian Forces) ) to streamline the business processes of its Bureau of Field Enforcement, Wage Claim Adjudication The legal process of resolving a dispute. The formal giving or pronouncing of a judgment or decree in a court proceeding; also the judgment or decision given. The entry of a decree by a court in respect to the parties in a case. , Licensing & Registration and Legal Units. The contract is worth $3.4 million to Unisys over four years. The DLSE monitors, investigates, adjudicates and enforces labor law labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class of workers dependent on wages as their source of income. violations in California, covering employer-employee relationships and regulations. Responsible for improving the working conditions for nearly 16 million California wage earners, DLSE handles approximately 50,000 new cases each year from 19 field offices and its headquarters. DLSE also licenses businesses in certain industries. The new case management system will provide the core operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. , allowing DLSE to effectively administer its programs related to labor law enforcement. The system will help inspectors and investigators manage their daily activities and will help DLSE reduce backlogs in processing licensing applications, wage claims and hearings. "Consolidating DLSE's legacy systems will help the agency run more efficiently and cost-effectively, maximizing the impact of taxpayer dollars and better serving California employees," said Mark Danis, managing partner, Unisys North America Public Sector. "This new integrated system will give DLSE a complete profile of applicants, subjects of investigations, violators and customers, that will enhance the accuracy and quality of service to citizens. The combination of Unisys depth of experience in the public sector and Hansen's leading case management and licensing solution provides a comprehensive solution to DLSE." Unisys will provide project management and consulting services, in conjunction with the implementation of Hansen's licensing, case management, cashiering and citizen relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) software. The team will develop interfaces to legacy systems at the Internal Revenue Service, State Franchise Tax Board and Superior Court. The project is expected to be completed in 15 months. Forward Looking Statements Any statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. All forward-looking statements rely on assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. In particular, the statement in this release regarding the value of the contract is based on the assumption that the agreement will remain in effect for its full term. Like other contracts with government entities, this contract is terminable ter·mi·na·ble adj. 1. Possible to terminate: terminable activities; terminable employees. 2. Terminating after a designated date: a terminable annuity. before the end of its term and is subject to the availability of funding. Therefore, the value of the contract is not guaranteed. Additional discussion of factors that could affect Unisys future results is contained in periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.unisys.com. RELEASE NO: 0620/8548 http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/06208548.htm Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. 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