Unisys and Wipro Form Global Alliance for Integrated Delivery of Managed ServicesJointly sign initial outsourcing engagement for Fortune 500 company; Unisys share of total contract value estimated at $27.5 million over 5 yearsBLUE BELL, Pa., December 6, 2006 – Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced a global alliance with Wipro Technologies, the Global IT Services Business of Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) to establish an integrated means to execute go-to-market and delivery activities for managed services. The two companies will seek opportunities to provide a range of IT services, drawing on their complementary strengths, to enterprise and public sector clients.
Under the terms of the alliance, Wipro Technologies will work with Unisys to jointly provide deskside and hardware support services and multi-lingual service desk services for global customers.
“This integrated delivery engine draws on the complementary capabilities of Wipro and Unisys and provides our customers with a unified global delivery platform for managing their infrastructure outsourcing,” said G K Prasanna, senior vice president, Technology Infrastructure Services, Wipro Technologies. “This will help both Wipro and Unisys drive quantum business improvements for our customers through improved resource management, stronger governance and lower TCO.”
The alliance has already yielded a major engagement in which Unisys will be a subcontractor to Wipro in providing managed services to a Fortune 500 company based in the United States. Wipro and Unisys will support more than 20,000 of the company’s employees in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Unisys estimated share of the five-year contract, which was signed in the third quarter of 2006, is approximately $27.5 million.
Under the terms of its subcontract with Wipro, Unisys, as Wipro’s subcontractor, will provide the client with non-remote support services, including maintenance for desktops and servers; deskside support; equipment installs, moves, adds and changes (IMACs); and tape exchanges at data centers. Wipro will handle remote services, including remote server management and service desk/help desk support.
“Unisys and Wipro share a mutual, passionate commitment to customer service and innovation,” said Randy Hendricks, president, Unisys Global Outsourcing and Infrastructure Services. “Together we are able to create significant business value for our clients worldwide through a broad range of IT outsourcing solutions, leveraging each company’s services and providing greater value than that of their individual parts.”
About Wipro
In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration, software solutions and IT services. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro's ADS’ are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our websites at www.wipro.com and www.wiprocorporate.com. About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. We provide consulting, systems integration, outsourcing and infrastructure services, combined with powerful enterprise server technology. We specialize in helping clients use information to create efficient, secure business operations that allow them to achieve their business goals. Our consultants and industry experts work with clients to understand their business challenges and create greater visibility into critical linkages throughout their operations. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.
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### Contacts Brian Daly, Unisys, 215-986-2214
Jennifer Kuhl, Peppercom, 212-931-6111
Sanjeeth Boloor, Wipro, +91 9845294767 |
