Viisage Technology and Unisys 'Face Up' to Providing End-to-End Personal Identification Solutions for Better Security.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

BLUE BELL, Pa. & LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16,

2001

Viisage Face Recognition Technology to be Integrated Into Unisys

Government and Commercial Solutions

Your face is a unique identifier of you. Viisage Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:VISG) and Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) have formed a global strategic alliance to enhance personal identification solutions with cutting-edge facial recognition technology.

Under this agreement, Unisys can integrate Viisage's face recognition image capture system and other face recognition technologies with its solutions for government, transportation, financial services and other markets.

The goal is to provide end-to-end solutions and thereby expand client options for building accurate and reliable identification capabilities into their operations for better security.

This alliance brings together complementary technologies and services. Viisage has developed leadership face recognition applications for a number of corrections, social services and law enforcement customers.

Unisys is a leading systems integrator with extensive experience deploying biometric and personal identification solutions globally since 1994 for national ID cards, government and military access, voter registration, social security/healthcare identification, and driver's licenses as well as for airline and airport processes.

"By integrating Viisage's face recognition system into Unisys solutions, we are able to provide the market with an unparalleled complete end-to-end solution," said Tom Colatosti, Viisage president and CEO. "Unisys is a premier provider of solutions to the government and other sectors and our alliance will help them provide additional value to their customers."

"Our leadership in providing security and personal identification solutions in markets such as public sector is further strengthened by this alliance with Viisage because they are a recognized leader in face recognition technology," said Kevin Curry, vice president and general manager of Unisys North America Public Sector. "For example, we believe this technology can aid criminal investigations through its integration with record systems and databases used by courts, corrections and law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S. and the world."

Viisage provides a full family of face recognition products. FaceEXPLORER is a powerful and scalable image retrieval and analysis database product, used to combat identity fraud - it is implemented in the world's largest face recognition system with more than eight million enrolled images.

FaceFINDER, acclaimed for its processing speed, is the industry's most widely implemented surveillance and identification system - it is installed in more than 80 casinos worldwide and has been deployed to improve security at premier sporting events. FaceNET provides secure authentication for PC, Internet and e-commerce connections.

FacePIN offers consumers convenient and private verification for point-of-sale transactions such as ATMs. FacePASS is a practical security solution for keyless entry to secure facilities, such as offices, dormitories and government facilities. FaceTOOLS is a leadership Software Developers Kit that enables application providers the ability to develop and customize unique customer and market applications.

About Viisage Technology

Viisage Technology is the world leader in biometric face-recognition technology and identification systems and solutions that enhance consumer convenience, improve security and protect personal privacy.

Originally developed at MIT, Viisage's patented, accurate, non-intrusive and cost-effective face-recognition technology is widely acknowledged for its unmatched performance including speed in real-time applications, scalability for managing large image databases, and systems integration for complete customer solutions. Viisage provides a full family of face recognition products.

Additionally, Viisage's systems annually deliver, through 1,500 U.S. systems in 1,200 locations in 15 states, more than 25 million high-quality and high-security digital-identification documents for government agencies responsible for issuing drivers' licenses, social services cards and law enforcement credentials.

About Unisys

Unisys is an e-business solutions company whose employees help customers in 100 countries apply information technology to seize opportunities and overcome challenges of the Internet economy. Unisys people integrate and deliver the solutions, services, platforms and network infrastructure required by business and government to transform their organizations for success in this new era.

The company offers a rich portfolio of Unisys e-@ction Solutions for e-business based on its expertise in vertical industry solutions, network services, outsourcing, systems integration and multivendor support, coupled with enterprise-class server and related technologies.

The primary vertical markets Unisys serves worldwide include financial services, transportation, communications, publishing and commercial sectors, as well as the public sector, including federal government customers. Unisys is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, 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.

Forward-Looking Statement 

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this document and those made from time to time by the Company through its senior management are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements concerning future plans or results are necessarily only estimates and actual results could differ materially from expectations.

Certain factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among other things, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, the size and timing of award and performance on contracts, dependence on large contracts and a limited number of customers, lengthy sales and implementation cycles, changes in management estimates incident to accounting for contracts, availability and cost of key components, market acceptance of new or enhanced products and services, proprietary technology and changing competitive conditions, system performance, management of growth, dependence on key personnel, ability to obtain project financing, general economic and political conditions and other factors affecting spending by customers and other risks, uncertainties and factors including those described from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, the company's Form 10K for the year ending December 31, 2000 and its quarterly reports on Form 10Q.

RELEASE NO.: 1001/8067

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Unisys and e-@ction are registered trademarks of Unisys Corporation. FaceEXPLORER, FaceFINDER, FaceNET, FacePIN, FacePASS and FaceTOOLS are trademarks of Viisage Technology, Inc. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.