February 4, 2010 (FinancialWire) — The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization has awarded Unisys Corp. (NYSE: UIS) a contract to provide IT managed services for DISA’s Unisys ClearPath mainframe environment.

The contract, awarded in the fourth quarter of 2009, is worth an estimated $187 million over its five-year term. It enables work Unisys has performed under a previous five-year task order to continue without interruption, according to the company.

Under the contract, Unisys will provide additional mainframe processing capacity and support services for the agency’s ClearPath systems that support Air Force logistics, Defense Finance and Accounting Service financial activities, and other Department of Defense applications.

Unisys will also upgrade DISA’s mainframe and storage environment, including installation of a virtual tape library storage solution.

The ClearPath Dorado 700 Series is designed for transaction processing environments and computing tasks requiring high security.

Pennsylvania-based Unisys is a worldwide information technology company that provide a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology.

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