Unisys: Localization of Software Development

Abstract

Unisys serves organizations in 100 countries. Their 50,000 clients around the world include financial services, banking, airlines and transportation companies, government agencies, communications providers, and other commercial market leaders. Unisys is one of a select group of companies with the broad portfolio of services, technologies, and third-party alliances needed to deliver the benefits of information management — helping clients use their information assets to enhance their competitiveness and responsiveness to customers. Their expertise in information management is founded on the strengths of our three global businesses:

• Consulting, outsourcing, solutions, and systems integration;

• Industry-leading technologies; and

• Comprehensive services and products supporting distributed computing environments.

Based on years of research and development, Unisys offers a range of powerful hardware and software technologies, including desktop, client/server, and enterprise server systems that run all the popular, open business software applications. Unisys and its predecessor companies have over a century of technology leadership, and Unisys is one of the largest holders of patents in the information technology industry.

This case study was authored by Arnold Winkler, Standards Management, Unisys Corp., and Michael P. Edgar, Engineering Manager, Unisys Corp. in 1997. This case study was written in 1998: The reader should keep in mind that all numbers, figures, organization charts and forecasts represent the state of 1998 or before. The case study was revised in 2007 by Berthold Barodte.