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SMALL BUSINESS
Unilever Awards Unisys an Outsourcing Contract to Provide End-User Services to a Multi-Regional Workforce
Unisys to provide innovative desktop and IT support services to more than 60,000 Unilever employees worldwide
Business Wire
Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) today announced that its UK subsidiary has
won an information technology (IT) outsourcing contract from Unilever, a
leading global provider of foods and home and personal care products.
Under the terms of the contract, Unisys will provide a range of IT
management and support services for more than 60,000 Unilever employees
across North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and
Central Eastern Europe.
The initial term of the agreement is four years, with an option for a
one-year extension. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The services include service centre, desktop management and desk-side
support, as well as the management of future desktop technology. A key
focus for Unisys will be providing a services framework that enables
Unilever employees, who use mobile and consumer technologies for
business, to have quick access to productivity tools wherever they work
or travel. Those initiatives include programs to provide Unilever
employees more flexibility and choice in using and supporting the latest
computing devices; self-help solutions which enable end users to fix
routine problems; and access to server-based virtualized applications
and other green IT initiatives to support Unilever’s carbon emissions
reduction plans.
“We selected Unisys as our key partner for end-user support services
because of the company’s proven service delivery capabilities and
innovative roadmap for evolving desktop services to provide our
workforce with anywhere, anytime access to tools critical to their
business productivity,” said Peter Opalka, vice president of Global
Client Services at Unilever. “Unisys shares our vision for leveraging
innovative, cost-effective IT management practices to empower our
employees with greater flexibility and choice in how they perform their
roles.”
Unisys will support the engagement from service centres across the
world, including Budapest and Bangalore among others. The Unisys centres
are certified to the ISO/IEC 20000 and 27001:2005 standards for IT
service management and security, respectively.
The Unisys/Unilever relationship dates back to November 2005, when
Unisys began working as a support services subcontractor on a large
Unilever project. This new contract represents an expanded role for
Unisys with Unilever – both in the value of the engagement and the scope
of the solution.
“Unilever has a clear, long-range view of how it wants to leverage IT to
enable maximum employee productivity and business growth – and that
makes working with Unilever a very exciting prospect for Unisys,” said
Ron Frankenfield, vice president, Global Sales, Unisys Global
Outsourcing and Infrastructure Services. “Unisys looks forward to a long
and mutually-beneficial relationship with Unilever.”
About Unilever
Unilever’s mission is to add vitality to life. We meet everyday needs
for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people
feel good, look good and get more out of life. Unilever is one of the
world’s leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with leadership
positions in many of its product categories and strong local roots in
more than 100 countries across the globe. Its global brand portfolio
includes some of the world’s best known and most loved brands including
Knorr, Hellmann’s, Flora, Rama, Dove, Axe, Rexona, Lux, Sunsilk,
Omo/Persil/Skip, Surf, Wall’s, Lipton and Ben & Jerry’s. In 2008,
Unilever has approximately 174,000 employees and generated annual sales
of €40 billion, of which close to 50% was achieved in developing and
emerging markets such as Asia, Africa, Latin America and Central and
Eastern Europe. More information about Unilever and its brands can be
found at
www.unilever.com.
About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. We provide a
portfolio of IT services, software, and technology that solves critical
problems for clients. We specialize in helping clients secure their
operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data
centres, enhance support to their end users and constituents, and
modernize their enterprise applications. To provide these services and
solutions, we bring together offerings and capabilities in outsourcing
services, systems integration and consulting services, infrastructure
services, maintenance services, and high-end server technology. With
more than 26,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and
government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit
www.unisys.com.
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 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 duration of the agreement is not guaranteed, as Unilever
has the option to terminate the contract prior to the end of the term.
Additional discussion of factors that could affect Unisys future results
is contained in periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
RELEASE NO.: 1111/9032
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.
Copyright Business Wire 2009
2009-11-11 04:00:00
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