Unisys Gathers "Best of the Best" in Security Advisory Board to Guide Clients, Provide Insights to Market

Recognized experts in business and government security to research, advise on challenges and business benefits; identity management is first project

BLUE BELL, Pa., October 23, 2003 – Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS), today announced that it has established the Unisys Security Advisory Board as an objective source of insight into emerging security issues and best practices for Unisys clients and the market at large.

The panel comprises nationally recognized experts in security from business and government: General Michael P. C. Carns, William P. Crowell, Jim Flyzik, Norman D. Inkster, Dr. Lawrence A. Ponemon, John C. Reece and Thomas L. Sheer.  Unisys selected the board members for their collective expertise in a full range of security disciplines, including policy creation and compliance, risk management, IT infrastructure and network security, physical security, airport and border security, and security requirements in specific vertical markets.

"Our clients and the commercial and government communities at large recognize that security is a fundamental business issue pervading all levels of their organizations," said Janet B. Wallace, president, Unisys Global Infrastructure Services and chairwoman of the board.  "Increasingly, they are asking us to provide not just solutions that address current risks, but also advance warning of emerging threats and advice on how they can identify, mitigate and manage these critical risks to their business.  The Unisys Security Advisory Board will provide a means for our clients to see 'beyond the horizon' and gain security insights that can become key factors in their long-range business strategy."

The board's first research initiative will focus on identity management, which both Unisys market research and industry analyst research indicate is one of the top three security issues clients face.  Identity management involves providing effective means for businesses' and governments' clients, employees and partners to have secure, consistent access to business resources, including networks, business applications and organizational information, through management of digital identities, such as passwords, digital certificates, and biometric identifiers.

In the board's view, identity management is too often treated solely as a technology issue focused on systems administration and password management.  Approached from a broader perspective, it can become a powerful business strategy that reduces risk and transforms business processes by creating trusted communities, leading to significant competitive advantage.

Unisys expects the results of the board's initial research to be published in the fourth quarter of 2003.  The publication - the first in a series on identity management -will offer strategies to help organizations understand the broad scope of identity management, assess its benefits and prioritize the most effective way to implement it for business advantage.

For more on Unisys identity management initiatives, see today's separate press release on Unisys acquisition of ePresence, Inc.

The board is considering a range of additional topics for future projects, including safe commerce, security as a component of total quality management, security implications of outsourcing, and identity theft, among others.

The results of the research will not only be published, but will also form the basis for board members' speaking engagements and other client-focused activities.

The board complements the expertise Unisys demonstrates in its integrated portfolio of strategic consulting, architecture and planning, design, implementation and management services and solutions that enable clients to address security requirements at all levels of their business.

The following are thumbnail profiles of the independent board members:

• General Michael P.C. Carns, USAF, Retired, is currently vice chairman of PrivaSource, Inc., a software firm that specializes in securing large, sensitive databases.  General Carns serves on a number of panels, boards and task forces for the Department of Defense.  He also serves on several corporate boards and provides security consulting to a number of businesses.
• William P. Crowell is a security consultant and a director on the boards of Broadware Technologies, ArcSight, Inc. and ActivCard, Inc.  He was CEO of Cylink Corp. from 1998 to 2003 and has held executive positions at several security and aerospace companies.  He served as deputy director of the National Security Agency from 1994 through 1997.  He has served on several federal advisory committees, including the President's Export Council (PEC), is currently on the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age and is technical advisor to ABC's "Threat Matrix" series.
• Jim Flyzik is a partner with Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates, Inc., a consulting company that specializes in helping companies understand how to do business with government.  He is also chairman of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) Committee on Homeland Security.  He has served as senior advisor to Governor (now Secretary) Tom Ridge in the Office of Homeland Security, and he was the deputy assistant secretary for information systems and CIO for the Department of the Treasury.
• Norman D. Inkster is a partner with Gowlings Consulting, Inc., a company that specializes in a full range of law enforcement and security-related consulting services to governments and the private sector in the areas of risk mitigation intelligence, site security on buildings and communications systems as well as in the conduct of investigations.  Previously, he was the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the President of INTERPOL and the Global Managing Partner of KPMG Forensic.
• Dr. Lawrence A. Ponemon is the chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute, which is dedicated to advancing ethical information and privacy management practices in business and government.  The Institute conducts independent research, educates leaders from the private and public sectors, and verifies the privacy and data protection practices of organizations in a variety of industries.  He is also an adjunct professor of ethics and privacy at the CIO Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and a partner with Peppers & Rogers Group.  Previously, Dr. Ponemon was CEO of Privacy Council Inc. and a senior partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, with global responsibility for compliance risk management services.
• John C. Reece is chairman and CEO of John C. Reece & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm that assists enterprises in resolving issues that impact value-creation performance.  Most recently, Mr. Reece served as deputy commissioner for modernization and CIO at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.  He led the agency's business transformation programs, revamping IRS business processes and IT infrastructure and establishing and overseeing IRS-wide security programs.  Previously Mr. Reece served as vice president of information technology at Time Warner, Inc., and managing partner of Booz Allen Hamilton's IT practice in the Midwest United States.  He has also served on advisory boards at major corporations and business schools.
• Thomas L. Sheer is a recognized authority on corporate investigative strategy.  He heads Sheer and Associates, a global security consulting firm.  He was assistant director of the New York office of the FBI, where he was awarded the highest medal of valor for his service.   Mr. Sheer also served as director of corporate security and investigations for W.R. Grace & Co., and for Mirage Resorts.

The board will focus primarily on security issues facing businesses and governments based in North America.  Unisys plans to complement the board with a European counterpart in 2004.  The two boards will work in concert on additional projects.

"The Security Advisory Board significantly advances the Unisys objective to become the most valuable, trusted advisor to enterprises and governments on the full range of current and emerging security risks and solutions.  We are confident that their work will truly make a strategic difference for our clients and the global marketplace," said Wallace.

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Brian Daly, Unisys, 215-986-2214 brian.daly@unisys.com   Stephen Stokes, Weber Shandwick, 972-830-2664 sstokes@webershandwick.com