Hertz New Zealand Drives Ahead with Unisys Outsourcing Services
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Car rental firm renews services contract with Unisys for a further three years WELLINGTON, New Zealand--(Business Wire)-- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that Hertz New Zealand has signed a three-year contract renewal with Unisys New Zealand for IT outsourcing services. The decision extends a successful outsourcing program, in which Unisys provides IT support for business continuity services, communications and network management, and efficient administration systems, enabling Hertz to focus on core business priorities. In addition, Unisys will provide a ClearPath Libra Model 400 mainframe to support a number of key Hertz applications written using Unisys Enterprise Application Environment (EAE).The new mainframe will be part of a flexible, real-time infrastructure in which IT resources automatically handle rapid changes in business requirements and enable computing capacity to be quickly increased or decreased in response to the needs of the business, adding further efficiencies to the Hertz New Zealand operation. "As one of the largest global car rental companies and with 50 locations across New Zealand, as well as a 24-hour online booking system, we need reliable IT to be able to efficiently manage customer bookings and to stay competitive. We have renewed our contract with Unisys because the continued reliable outsourcing service we receive allows us to better serve our customers," said Murray Hodges, Managing Director, Hertz New Zealand. Brett Hodgson, Managing Director, Unisys New Zealand, said: "Outsourcing its IT support to Unisys allows Hertz to focus on its core business of providing customer-focused and cost-efficient car rentals while it benefits from improved technology and business processes and reduced costs. "Unisys is proud to have provided Hertz with stable and reliable IT environments, supporting their changing business requirements for more than a decade," Hodgson said. 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 centers, 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 27,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com. RELEASE NO.: 0527/8990 http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/05278990.htm Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. New Zealand Fred Russo, Botica Butler Raudon Partners, 09 303 3862, 021 403 509, fredr@botica.co.nz or Australia Claire Hosegood, Unisys, +61 411 253 663 claire.hosegood@au.unisys.com or US Brian Daly, Unisys, 1 215-986-2214 brian.daly@unisys.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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