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Lloyds TSB outsources Internet intruder detection

Lloyds TSB has outsourced Internet intruder detection management to Unisys after failing to implement an inhouse solution capable of effectively securing the bank from Web attacks.

19 February 2003

Royal & Sun Alliance outsources life operations to Unisys

Royal & Sun Alliance is to outsource its UK life operations to Unisys in a ten-year contract valued at £300 million.

12 February 2003

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Morgan Stanley advances Linux migration

Morgan Stanley is running two years ahead of schedule in its ambitious Unix-to-Linux migration programme says Jeffrey Birnbaum, managing director and head of enterprise computing at the Wall Street bank's institutional securities division.

23 January 2003

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Unisys to provide cheque-imaging for Washington Mutual

Unisys is to host and manage cheque processing operations at Washington Mutual's financial centre stores under a seven-year business process outsourcing agreement.

19 December 2002

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Unisys wins $26 million Maybank cheque outsourcing deal

Unisys has won a business process outsourcing contract for cheque clearing services with Malaysia's largest financial services institution, Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), worth an estimated $26 million over the next seven years.

09 December 2002

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UK banks and billers explore national EBPP proposals

IPSL, the cheque processing joint venture established by Unisys and three of the UK's biggest banks, is in early-stage talks with banks and utilities about the creation of a national electronic bill payment and presentment service.

18 October 2002

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Unisys wins A$146m Rams mortgage outsourcing contract

Unisys has been awarded a contract, estimated at more than A$146 million over seven years, to provide the mortgage operations of Australia's second-largest non-bank originator Rams Home Loans.

08 October 2002

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Unisys appoints Jonathan Charley to lead UK financial practice

Unisys has appointed Jonathan Charley as vice president and leader of its financial services practices in the UK, India, Middle East and Africa.

25 September 2002

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Prudential sues Unisys for project failures - Computer Weekly

Insurance company Prudential is suing IT supplier Unisys for millions of pounds in damages as a result of a failed computer project, according to a report in UK industry paper Computer Weekly.

19 September 2002

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Financial services reaps rewards for IT representation at board level

The UK financial services industry is reaping more reward from its IT investment compared with other sectors - thanks to a high level of board level representation for CIOs and CTOs, according to a new survey from Unisys.

25 July 2002

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Financial Objects sees over one million transactions per hour in Unisys benchmarking

Financial Objects has released benchmark test results which show its .NET-based enterprise banking system, activebank2, hitting over one million transactions per hour when run on a Unisys ES7000 server.

15 May 2002

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AIT forges link with Unisys for financial services push

AIT Group has formed a partnership with Unisys to further roll out its CRM software solutions to the financial services sector.

09 May 2002