Carnival Cruise Lines Books New Unisys ClearPath Enterprise Server for Reservations on the Web; World's most popular cruise line relies on Unisys to handle its Internet reservations.BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999-- 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 Carnival Cruise Lines This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. has made a multi-million dollar investment in a new Unisys ClearPath HMP HMP - hybrid multiprocessing IX 5800 enterprise server. With the new server, Carnival is expanding its reservation facilities to support the launch of a new generation of cruise ships This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have since ceased to operate. Both cruise ships and cruiseferries are included in this list. (Ocean liners are not included on this list, see List of ocean liners. and starting to accept cruise reservations via the Internet. Carnival, a long time Unisys enterprise server user, maintains all reservations and information on available cruise berths on its Unisys enterprise server. Carnival has developed an application to enable Windows NT-based Internet servers to link with the Unisys ClearPath server to provide Internet users with the ability to browse available cruises and then book a cruise using a credit card. Carnival Cruise Lines recently introduced the cruise industry's first consumer-oriented live cruise booking engine. A recent travel industry study revealed that an estimated 76.6 million adults used the Internet in 1998, with approximately 33.8 million employing it for travel planning. Carnival's new on-line reservation system (found on the company's Web site, www.carnival.com) provides the growing number of Internet users with easy, convenient and 24-hour-a-day access to the cruise line's reservation system. The new consumer site complements Carnival's Internet-based booking engine for travel agents, found at BookCCL.com. "Our continued growth necessitates that we maintain a technology infrastructure that is stable, responsive, and scalable," said Myles Cyr, vice president and chief information officer for Carnival Cruise Lines. "Reservations -- one of our most critical business functions -- relies on Unisys ClearPath enterprise servers. Partnering with Unisys has enabled us to provide reliable, high performance systems to meet the increasing demands of our business." About Unisys ClearPath enterprise servers Unisys ClearPath enterprise servers feature the industry-leading Unisys Heterogeneous Multiprocessing (HMP) architecture, which enables customers to run legacy mainframe applications and databases and those based on Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and UnixWare side-by-side in the same server. The Unisys ClearPath family of servers continues to be one of the most successful products Unisys has ever released. About Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Cruise Lines, the world's largest cruise operator with 13 ships, offers voyages of three to 16 days in length to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Panama Canal Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14) on territory leased from the republic of Panama. , Alaska, Hawaii, Bermuda and Canada. The Carnival Web site is located at www.carnival.com. Carnival can also be reached via phone at 800/CARNIVAL, or information and reservations may be obtained through any travel agent. About Unisys Unisys 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 See Information Systems. including electronic business, systems integration including custom and "repeatable" application solutions, outsourcing, 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. NT services, network services, 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 The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , transportation, telecommunications, government, publishing, and other commercial markets. The company is headquartered in Blue Bell in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information on the company, access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com. Investor information can be found at www.unisys.com/investor. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Photos are available via the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Photo Network and on the Internet at www.newscom.com. Call 213/237-5431 with any technical questions. Unisys is a registered trademark and ClearPath is a 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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