Unisys and IBM Alliance

Linking Vision & Technology

Unisys and IBM have strategically aligned themselves as technology-leading partners to provide global reach and thought-leadership in ultimately creating an exceptional business value to all of its customers.  IBM world-class development tools and recognized WebSphere capabilities, hardware and software offerings, combined with the Unisys 3D Blueprinting methodology, provide a unique, powerful solution to our clients. 

Unisys understands the importance of cultivating and maintaining an alliance with a world-class organization, such as IBM.  IBM as an industry leader shares our vision of driving world-class performance and allowing our customers to take full advantage of proven, complete solutions that create operational efficiencies, reduce risk and achieve maximum return on IT investments.

Shared Vision

Unisys and IBM are teaming together and combining their strengths to increase organizational agility for clients in mission-critical areas of the enterprise.  We use Unisys 3D Blueprinting process, a next generation business and systems modeling architecture that integrates business vision and IT execution.  IBM tools from the IBM Rational Suite® Enterprise and best practices from IBM Rational Unified Process®, or RUP®, provide the foundation for the key components of the 3D Blueprinting methodology.

The IBM partnership presents a unique opportunity, for both organizations, due to the compatibility and strong alignment of their respective strategies.  These strategies define flexibility and agility as goals and use visual modeling and services oriented architectures.

Unisys and IBM will successfully deliver on their ongoing commitment to bring business and technological value to each and every client in strategic initiatives involving:

• Business Process Vision and Improvements
• Solution Development and Systems Integration
• Infrastructure Management and Optimization Services
• Security Solutions

Vertical Markets and Solutions

A key component of the IBM strategic alliance, with Unisys, is the partnership to deliver trusted, business-critical solutions into vertical markets, utilizing the IBM Software Group platforms, and for delivering Unisys 3D Blueprinting to build longstanding, trusted advisor relationships in major global accounts.

IBM is closely engaged with Unisys teams in key vertical industries, as well as the deployment process of value-added solutions. They teams are engaged with key industry verticals and solution areas such as global financial services (insurance), global public sector (state government), security, etc.   Working together we can deliver the most credible solution in terms of scalability, business process, application and infrastructure.

Our joint solution offerings and services that IBM and Unisys provide to the marketplace are:

• Identity and Access Management for Security
• Health and Human Services Systems for Public Sector Enterprise Content Management (ECM) e-Imaging
• Integrated Document Management
• UFSS Mortgage Origination
• Telco Solutions
• Check 21 Payment Hub SOA Solution
• Property & Casualty Systems/General Insurance for Financial Services
• Life Insurance SOA Product/Policy Management Systems for Financial Services

Value to Our Clients

IBM and Unisys clients gain a significant understanding of our relationship via:

• Use of 3D Blueprinting in identifying business vision and business processes 
• Application, infrastructure and outsourcing solutions that use 3D Blueprinting, providing our clients with solutions that better meet their needs using the WebSphere, Rational, Information Management and Tivoli platforms
• Unisys and IBM can develop fully integrated business solutions, combining the strengths of the IBM platform with Unisys deep industry and technical knowledge, as well as, 3D Blueprint frameworks.  Leveraging the IBM Rational solution for development speed and higher quality deployed applications
• Clients lower the risk and gain a single point of accountability for complex project management, with skills in legacy and third party integration on IBM WebSphere.