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ID Systems Chooses Unisys to Help Implement RFID Project for U.S. Postal Service


Solution will speed mail processing and track and trace industrial trucks

BLUE BELL, Pa., FEBRUARY 7, 2005 – Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced it has received a subcontract to support prime contractor I.D. Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDSY) with wireless tracking of United Stated Postal Service (USPS) vehicles. I.D. Systems recently announced it had been awarded the USPS contract to implement its Wireless Asset Net™ industrial equipment tracking and management systems at postal facilities nationwide.

 

The new system will help the USPS move mail faster through processing centers, enhance equipment safety, afford management greater visibility of asset utilization and location, and create efficiencies in the USPS supply chain.

 

Unisys will provide a range of IT infrastructure services, including project management for USPS facility site surveys, systems design and implementation of I.D. Systems' radio frequency identification (RFID)-based technology.  During the subcontract’s three-year period, the USPS could deploy the system at up to 460 facilities.

 

Unisys has more than 10 years of wireless tracking experience, including running one of the world’s largest RFID-based in-transit visibility networks – a “factory-to-foxhole” implementation across 1,300 nodes in more than 20 countries for all branches of the U.S. military.

 

 

About I.D. Systems
Based in Hackensack, New Jersey, I.D. Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless solutions for corporate asset management.  I.D. Systems’ customers include 3M Company, American Axle, Archer Daniels Midland, DaimlerChrysler, Deere & Co., Ford Motor Company, General Dynamics, Hallmark Cards, Northrop Grumman, Target Corporation, Walgreen Co., the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, among others.  Using local area networks, wide area networks, and the Internet, the company’s systems enable management to control and track the location and status of their assets – from forklifts and cranes to automobiles and trucks – in real time. For more information on I.D. Systems, Inc., visit www.id-systems.com or email info@id-systems.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 centers, 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 approximately 26,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

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Contacts

Mike Maney, Unisys, 215-986-2368
Mike.Maney@unisys.com

 

Dan Sweet, Weber Shandwick for Unisys, 202-585-2819
Dsweet@webershandwick.com