EMC and Unisys Collaborate on New Client Solutions for Secure Business Operations; EMC Information Lifecycle Management Solutions to Further Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise Strategy.BLUE BELL, Pa. & HOPKINTON, Mass. -- EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. and 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. ) today announced an expansion of their 13-year alliance to include the development of new, specialized solutions designed to help customers address key business challenges - especially the availability of critical information for real-time business decision-making. The new solutions, expected to focus initially on three areas of collaboration - real-time infrastructure, solutions for public-sector organizations and enterprise security - are planned to integrate Unisys services and EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. technology to enable information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. , which facilitates movement, availability and use of critical information throughout the enterprise value chain. Aligned with the Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise (3D-VE) strategy, the new solutions are expected to give Unisys clients the benefits of secure business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets through visibility into the linkages among their strategic business processes and underlying IT infrastructure. The two companies are collaborating on the development of a Unisys solution that is designed to provide customers with virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. , comprehensive monitoring and analysis of their business and IT infrastructure. The companies plan to leverage the capabilities of innovative EMC software, including EMC Smarts, EMC Documentum, and EMC VisualSRM, along with Unisys expertise and specialized real-time infrastructure (RTI RTI - Return from interrupt ) services and solutions to provide secure monitoring, troubleshooting and analysis of business processes and their associated infrastructure, such as in a data center serving as a utility for business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in on a global basis. EMC also expects to play a key role as an infrastructure partner at the Unisys Government Transformation Center in Reston, Virginia Reston is an internationally known planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in American suburbia. . At this facility, Unisys works with alliance partners to develop, test and showcase new solutions for government agencies. Additionally, the two companies are planning collaborative projects designed to further secure business operations, involving the EMC Surveillance, Analysis and Management (SAMS SAMS Scottish Association for Marine Science SAMS Space Acceleration Measurement System SAMS South American Missionary Society (of the Episcopal Church, Inc) SAMS School of Advanced Military Studies (US Army) ) solution. This combination of EMC storage platforms, software and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. enables the storage, archiving, fast searching and analysis of petabytes - millions of gigabytes - of video and other data from physical security devices such as surveillance cameras and access control systems. "Corporations and government agencies are looking to align their IT infrastructure more closely with their overall objectives and processes so they can more effectively monitor, analyze and respond to events that impact their business," said BJ Jenkins, EMC vice president, Global Marketing. "The new solutions we are developing with Unisys help create that alignment. Together we have a long history of helping customers meet their challenges using the unique capabilities of EMC's leading systems and software, combined with Unisys expertise in IT services. EMC and Unisys are working to integrate our combined technology and services expertise to give customers secure, real-time information they need to make decisions that further their business and their mission." The expanded alliance with EMC and the planned solutions are energized by Unisys 3D-VE strategy, which is designed to enable a client to see and then act on cause-effect relationships among business strategy, processes and IT requirements throughout the entire enterprise and gain unprecedented visibility into the impacts and costs that can block effective execution. To support this strategy, Unisys is aligning with an exclusive list of the world's leading technology providers to deliver customer solutions that harness its partners' expertise with the power of 3D Visible Enterprise. "Just as our clients do business in a marketplace where boundaries in time and space have disappeared, Unisys and EMC are expanding the boundaries of our alliance to benefit our clients," said Manuel Rivera, vice president, EMC Strategic Alliance, Unisys. "Next-generation joint solutions based on our companies' complementary strengths should enable enterprise clients to realize the benefits of secure business operations to gain strategic advantage and maximize their business opportunities." Unisys is a member of the EMC Authorized Services Network and provides 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 customers of EMC's award-winning and industry-leading CLARiiON network storage systems around the globe. In addition, Unisys resells the entire line of EMC networked storage systems as well as EMC information management and protection software as part of a relationship that started in 1992, with Unisys reselling EMC Symmetrix The Symmetrix is EMC's flagship enterprise storage array. There have been seven generations of Symmetrix hardware, with the first appearing in 1994 and the latest introduced in 2006. systems. About EMC EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is the world leader in products, services and solutions for information management and storage that help organizations extract the maximum value from their information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information lifecycle. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide technology services and solutions company. Our consultants apply Unisys expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, and server technology to help our clients achieve secure business operations. We build more secure organizations by creating visibility into clients' business operations. Leveraging Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise, we make visible the impact of their decisions--ahead of investments, opportunities and risks. For more information, visit www.unisys.com. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Any statements 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. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any statements of plans, strategies or objectives and any statements of belief or expectation. 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, statements in this release regarding the expected results of the collaboration between the parties are dependent upon the ability of the companies to timely and effectively implement their planned actions, upon the level of demand for each company's products and services and upon the performance and capabilities of each company. They are also subject to general economic and business conditions, aggressive competition and pricing pressures. A discussion of additional factors that could affect each company's future results is contained in its periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unisys and EMC disclaim dis·claim v. dis·claimed, dis·claim·ing, dis·claims v.tr. 1. To deny or renounce any claim to or connection with; disown. 2. To deny the validity of; repudiate. 3. any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this release. RELEASE NO.: 1114/8602 http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/11148602.htm Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. EMC, Symmetrix, CLARiiON, Smarts and Documentum are registered trademarks and VisualSRM is a trademark of EMC Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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