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MILWAUKEE and BLUE BELL, Pa. -- Fortis Health and Unisys Corporation announce the installation of three Unisys Enterprise Server ES7000s to run the company's core business applications. The centerpiece of Fortis Health's server technology upgrade, the Unisys ES7000s will allow the leading health insurer to operate more efficiently in serving its customers and partners. Using a powerful blend of the most advanced technology in hardware and software, the Unisys ES7000 servers will centralize all company customer information, including claims and transactions, in a mission-critical, consolidated server environment. "Fortis Health is committed to establishing itself as a leader in the effective use of technology to support our customers and providers," comments Roger Jones, Senior Vice President and CIO of Fortis Health. "Once fully integrated, this centralized server system will streamline our business operations to a degree that other insurance companies have not matched." Early adopter of cutting-edge technology Fortis Health has adopted the Unisys ES7000 servers running the Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server operating system. The combination permits the company to consolidate multiple applications on a single server platform, significantly reducing the number of servers requiring regular upkeep and maintenance. In addition, one ES7000 contains an eight-way partition of Intel Itanium 64-bit processors, which extends Fortis Health's ability to process large quantities of analytic data -- an ability most companies do not have. "By adopting the Unisys ES7000 system to further its overall business strategy, Fortis Health is able to simplify the management of complex data center operations," noted Peter Samson, Vice President and General Manager, Technology Sales Development, Unisys Corporation. "There's no question that they are demonstrating a dedication to staying far ahead of the technology curve." The Unisys ES7000s will run Fortis Health's core business applications, and will be integrated with Microsoft technologies to run additional programs such as company email, database, file and print, host integration, and Internet services. "It's great to be working with Fortis Health on their server consolidation project," said Bob Ellsworth, Director, Windows Server product management group, Microsoft Corp. "Fortis Health is a leader in the health insurance industry, and we are very pleased to help them retain that position with these enterprise-class solutions from Microsoft and Unisys." Fortis Health, which provides health insurance coverage for over one million people nationwide, plans to connect its nationwide offices to the new system. Installation, testing and integration began in July, and the expanded ES7000 complex is was operational in September 2002. The new system is housed at the company's Milwaukee, Wis. headquarters.