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Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) today announced that its UK subsidiary has won an information technology (IT) outsourcing contract from Unilever, a leading global provider of foods and home and personal care products.

Under the terms of the contract, Unisys will provide a range of IT management and support services for more than 60,000 Unilever employees across North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Central Eastern Europe.

The initial term of the agreement is four years, with an option for a one-year extension. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The services include service centre, desktop management and desk-side support, as well as the management of future desktop technology. A key focus for Unisys will be providing a services framework that enables Unilever employees, who use mobile and consumer technologies for business, to have quick access to productivity tools wherever they work or travel. Those initiatives include programs to provide Unilever employees more flexibility and choice in using and supporting the latest computing devices; self-help solutions which enable end users to fix routine problems; and access to server-based virtualized applications and other green IT initiatives to support Unilever?s carbon emissions reduction plans.

?We selected Unisys as our key partner for end-user support services because of the company?s proven service delivery capabilities and innovative roadmap for evolving desktop services to provide our workforce with anywhere, anytime access to tools critical to their business productivity,? said Peter Opalka, vice president of Global Client Services at Unilever. ?Unisys shares our vision for leveraging innovative, cost-effective IT management practices to empower our employees with greater flexibility and choice in how they perform their roles.?

Unisys will support the engagement from service centres across the world, including Budapest and Bangalore among others. The Unisys centres are certified to the ISO/IEC 20000 and 27001:2005 standards for IT service management and security, respectively.

The Unisys/Unilever relationship dates back to November 2005, when Unisys began working as a support services subcontractor on a large Unilever project. This new contract represents an expanded role for Unisys with Unilever ? both in the value of the engagement and the scope of the solution.

?Unilever has a clear, long-range view of how it wants to leverage IT to enable maximum employee productivity and business growth ? and that makes working with Unilever a very exciting prospect for Unisys,? said Ron Frankenfield, vice president, Global Sales, Unisys Global Outsourcing and Infrastructure Services. ?Unisys looks forward to a long and mutually-beneficial relationship with Unilever.?

About Unilever

Unilever?s mission is to add vitality to life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. Unilever is one of the world?s leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with leadership positions in many of its product categories and strong local roots in more than 100 countries across the globe. Its global brand portfolio includes some of the world?s best known and most loved brands including Knorr, Hellmann?s, Flora, Rama, Dove, Axe, Rexona, Lux, Sunsilk, Omo/Persil/Skip, Surf, Wall?s, Lipton and Ben & Jerry?s. In 2008, Unilever has approximately 174,000 employees and generated annual sales of ?40 billion, of which close to 50% was achieved in developing and emerging markets such as Asia, Africa, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe. More information about Unilever and its brands can be found at www.unilever.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 centres, 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 more than 26,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements rely on assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. In particular, the duration of the agreement is not guaranteed, as Unilever has the option to terminate the contract prior to the end of the term. Additional discussion of factors that could affect Unisys future results is contained in periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

RELEASE NO.: 1111/9032

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