Offerings Give Enterprise Clients a 360-Degree View from the Data Center to the Desktop to Streamline IT Environments and Reduce Costs

Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) today announced the availability of its services-based solutions for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and the Microsoft System Center management suite. These services simplify IT infrastructure management, enhance security and reduce operational costs.

The Unisys services are designed to make it easier for clients using Microsoft technologies to plan and deploy fully virtualized IT environments as part of a real-time infrastructure, and help companies focus on strategic transformation.

The Unisys virtualization services include:

• Unisys 3D Blueprinting for Virtualization service, which helps clients create a comprehensive virtualization plan that accounts for a full range of business and IT requirements; and
• Unisys Virtualization Operational Readiness Assessment (VORA) service, which gives clients a detailed understanding of the full operational impact of virtualization in advance, including changes to business and IT processes.

“Unisys virtualization services help clients take maximum advantage of the powerful new virtualization technologies Microsoft is delivering to virtualize desktops, consolidate servers in a data center or cost-effectively deploy business continuity initiatives,” said Mark Feverston, general manager, Microsoft Solutions, Unisys. “They can map out and build a virtualized, resource-efficient, low-cost environment that quickly accelerates delivery of the benefits of a real-time infrastructure.”

These two Unisys solutions were previously available for VMware and other leading virtualization technologies. Now clients using a combination of Unisys virtualization services can more efficiently and clearly integrate a full range of virtualized resources from Microsoft as well as other leading providers into their enterprise-wide IT infrastructure.

“Our clients are keenly interested in deploying new Microsoft virtualization technologies to help capture savings and drive efficiencies from server, desktop and Microsoft Exchange Server consolidation,” said Jeff Parker, president of analyst and consulting firm Directions on Microsoft. “Still, they’re realistic about the risks of large-scale virtualization projects. The Unisys services for virtualization give enterprise CIOs a concrete roadmap to assess and navigate these risks.