Microsoft, Unisys to provide security solutions

BANGALORE: Microsoft Corporation and Unisys Corp. will work together to provide solutions for the integrated justice and domestic security market.

Microsoft has selected Unisys as a lead go-to-market partner focused on information sharing and analysis extending into the homeland security and emergency management domain, both the companies said today in a statement.

As part of this agreement, Unisys will further integrate Microsoft technology into the Unisys information sharing management (ISM) framework, which is based on Unisys innovative 3D-Visible Enterprise methodology. This methodology provides comprehensive visibility into all the links and interdependencies within an operation, from business strategy to IT infrastructure.

The flexibility and scalability of the Unisys ISM framework allows government agencies to access any data source and extend information-sharing across an entire justice and domestic security network.

This includes information on potential terrorists and threats to domestic security, which may come from sources such as federal and state homeland security agencies, state driver’s license registries, or professional license registries. The system ensures that the government entities can leverage security as an asset for positive change.

“The Unisys ISM framework gets the right information to the right people at the right time, improving the quality of responses to homeland defense, emergency management and criminal justice incidents,” said Tim Bloechl, Microsoft’s Worldwide director for Public Safety and National Security. “We see Unisys as a key partner in the global public safety marketplace.” Additionally, Microsoft’s U.S. Federal team recognized Unisys as its homeland security and intelligence partner of the year in 2006.

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