American Airlines Cargo to Join Unisys-Operated Cargo Portal Services

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2005--Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) today announced that American Airlines Cargo division plans to join Unisys-operated Cargo Portal Services (CPS). CPS is a leading electronic booking and shipment management service for the air cargo industry. American's participation gives the company's air cargo clients a free, Web-based facility to manage bookings and track shipments through a neutral portal.
    "When we developed our e-commerce strategy several years ago, we set out to provide solutions that robustly address the specific needs of each customer segment," said Dave Brooks, president, American Airlines Cargo. "Joining CPS is an extension of that plan which is proving to be very successful. CPS offers tested and proven technology that has been embraced by many of our valued customers, and allows American to provide additional channels for those who want to do more business online."
    American Airlines Cargo capacity totals more than 6.1 billion pounds and the cargo airline has nearly 200,000 flights available annually. E-business channels such as CPS offer productivity enhancements for American Airlines and its customers, and are designed to save customers money by enabling reductions in transactional costs and other expenses.
    "This industry continues to face a chicken-or-egg challenge with forwarders and airlines each wanting the other to do or to offer more business online," said Christopher Shawdon, vice president of Logistics Solutions at Unisys. "With the addition of American Airlines' large network to CPS, their clients and the CPS forwarder community will have more choice, therefore increasing the availability of e-business in the industry for booking, tracking, customs and new services."
    Unisys development and operation of CPS is part of the company's strategy to give businesses and governments greater visibility into their global supply chains. Within its logistics portfolio and under separate agreements, Unisys also serves many of the world's major air cargo organizations through its Logistics Management System, Hosting and Integration Services and In-transit Service Manager solutions.

    About American Airlines Cargo

    American Airlines Cargo(SM), a division of American Airlines, Inc., provides over 100 million pounds of weekly cargo lift capacity to major cities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. American Airlines is the world's largest carrier, serving more than 250 cities in over 40 countries with over 3,800 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American provides one of the largest cargo networks in the world, with cargo terminals and interline connections available across the globe. For more information visit www.AACargo.com.

    About Unisys

    Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

    About Cargo Portal Services

    CPS is an electronic booking and Cargo 2000-accredited shipment management service for the air cargo industry. It was designed in cooperation with major carriers and forwarders, and is operated by Unisys. CPS offers transportation services from more than 430 cities in over 117 countries through the global cargo networks of Air Canada, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Continental Airlines, KLM, Northwest Airlines and United Airlines. Access to CPS is without charge for forwarders, both through the public Internet and through secure system-to-system connections. More information about this neutral and innovative service, which currently serves more than 3,149 branch offices of 1,540 forwarding companies in 62 countries, can be found at www.CargoPortalServices.com.

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