25 Facts About Unisys

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Unisys Corporation is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

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Unisys was formed in 1986 through the merger of mainframe corporations Sperry and Burroughs, with Burroughs buying Sperry for $4.

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Unisys continues to provide hardware, software, and services to various government agencies.

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4.

In 2010, Unisys sold its Medicare processing Health Information Management service to Molina Healthcare for $135 million.

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Unisys offers outsourcing managed services, systems integration and consulting services, application management and device management software, high end server technology, maintenance and support services, and cybersecurity services.

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In 2014, Unisys phased out its CMOS processors, completing the migration of its ClearPath mainframes to Intel x86 chips, allowing clients to run the company's OS 2200 and MCP operating systems alongside more recent Windows and Linux workloads on Intel-based systems that support cloud and virtualization.

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Unisys announced its new ClearPath Dorado 8380 and 8390 systems in May, 2015.

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In November 2020, Unisys updated its Stealth platform to include visualization and dashboard tools to make it easier for an organization to track security in real-time.

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Unisys systems are used for many industrial and government purposes, including banking, check processing, income tax processing, airline passenger reservations, biometric identification, newspaper content management, and shipping port management, as well as providing weather data services.

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10.

Study sponsored by Unisys and conducted by IDC revealed the gap between the activities and expectations of the new generation of "iWorkers" and the ability of organizations to support their needs.

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11.

In 1987, Unisys was sued with Rockwell Shuttle Operations Company for $5.

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12.

Unisys overcharged the U S government and in 1998 was found guilty of failure to supply adequate equipment.

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13.

Unisys admitted to supplying re-worked or refurbished computer components to various civilian and military agencies in the early 1990s, when the contract required the company to provide new equipment.

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In 1998, Unisys was found guilty of price inflation and government contract fraud, with the company settling to avoid further prosecution.

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15.

Unisys attracted attention in 1994 after announcing its patent on the Lempel–Ziv–Welch data compression algorithm, which is used in the common GIF image file format.

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16.

All global patents that Unisys held relating to the standard GIF format expired as of 7 July 2004, so the Unisys LZW patent issue is no longer an encumbrance to GIF.

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Unisys was the target of "Operation Ill Wind", a major corruption investigation in the mid-to-late 1980s.

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18.

In 2006, the Washington Post reported that the FBI was investigating Unisys for alleged cybersecurity lapses under the company's contract with the United States Department of Homeland Security.

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19.

Unisys denies all charges and said it has documentation disproving the allegations.

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20.

In 2007, Unisys was found guilty of misrepresentation of retiree benefits.

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21.

The judge ruled that Unisys "misrepresented the cost and duration of retiree medical benefits" at a time "trial plaintiffs were making retirement decisions" and while it was advising them about the benefits the company would provide during retirement.

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Also in 2007, Unisys was found guilty of willful trademark infringement in Visible Systems v Unisys .

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23.

Visible Systems claimed Unisys wrongfully used the name "Visible" in marketing its software and services.

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24.

In 2010, Unisys Hungary terminated the local Workers' Union representative Gabor Pinter's employment contract with immediate effect for raising concerns on the company's practice about the overtime payments and the non-respect of the health regulations in its local Shared Services Center.

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Unisys responded to the news story by quoting its policy on public talks by staff.

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