California Retirees' System Goes Live with Unisys Solution; Customized Solution Uses FileNET to Improve Customer Service to 1.3 Million CalPERS Members, Eliminates Mountains of Paper.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2002 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UIS (graphics, programming) UIS - A VMS graphics programming interface package for VAXstations. ) announced the successful deployment of FileNET's Panagon suite of products within the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). This go-live for the country's largest retirement system is the most extensive use by Unisys of FileNET products within a state government. The CalPERS solution includes imaging, workflow and report management software. In the move from a paper-based to an electronic imaging-enabled record retrieval system, more than 800 CalPERS employees used the new system for the first time June 24. The FileNET package will streamline customer service, reduce transaction cost, enhance access to documents and provide opportunities for future e-government initiatives by allowing immediate access to images of member files. For more than a decade, Unisys has successfully delivered alliance partner FileNET's applications to the federal government. The FileNET solution is the only enterprise product offering capable of meeting CalPERS' stringent architectural requirements, including an HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. infrastructure. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to more than 1.3 million members and nearly 2,500 employees. The largest institutional investor Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. of its type, CalPERS also is the largest retirement system in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the second largest in the world. Tim Garza, CalPERS' Enterprise Modeling and Management Division chief, said, "Our organization's movement to a digital imaging environment has brought tremendous benefits to our member and internal operations. We have reduced members' service response time from four days to real time, reduced business processing times, reduced operational cost, and improved our overall customer services." Greg Baroni, president, Unisys Global Public Sector, said, "We're pleased that our first state government deployment of the FileNET product suite will help CalPERS fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. its mission of advancing its participants' financial health and security by creating and maintaining an environment responsive to those it serves." FileNET, of Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif., delivers enterprise content management solutions that increase productivity, customer satisfaction and profitability by empowering customers, business partners, suppliers and employees to engage in business processes and exchange relevant content. About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in systems integration, outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. , 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. For more information, visit www.unisys.com RELEASE NO.: 0902/8174 http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/09058174.htm 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. |
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