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Continental Airlines Cargo Now Live on Unisys-Operated Cargo Portal Services

Posted on: Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 09:00 CST

Unisys (NYSE:UIS) announces that Continental Airlines Cargo is now live on the Unisys-operated Cargo Portal Services (CPS), a leading electronic booking and shipment management service for the air cargo industry. Continental's participation in CPS will give the airline's air cargo clients a convenient, Web-based facility to manage bookings and track shipments through a neutral portal.

The integration of Continental Airlines' cargo system and CPS went smoothly and freight forwarders around the world are now able to take advantage of Continental's extensive route network when booking shipments.

"Our customers want choice and convenience," said Jack W. Boisen, vice president, Continental Airlines Cargo Division. "CPS fills this need because of its rapid adoption by forwarders, its multi-carrier model, and its capability to handle virtually all types of cargo products. This development builds on our commitment to offer the most suitable e-commerce channel to each of our clients."

"Unisys and the CPS community welcome Continental Airlines Cargo. We are already seeing many CPS freight forwarder users booking on Continental in the same way that they do with other CPS carriers," said Christopher Shawdon, vice president and partner, Logistics Solutions for Unisys. "Continental's expertise in areas such as air cargo security will also help shape new CPS developments."

About Continental Airlines Cargo

Continental Airlines Cargo is the cargo division of Continental Airlines. Known globally for its award winning reputation for quality, Continental Airlines Cargo provides the airline's cargo customers a broad range of flight specific products for domestic and international destinations. Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 150 domestic and 136 international destinations. With more than 44,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 67 million passengers per year. Continental consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture. For more information, please go to www.continental.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 serves the global cargo networks of American Airlines, Air Canada, Air France - KLM, Austrian Airlines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, and United Airlines. Access to CPS is free for forwarders, both through the public Internet (www.CargoPortalServices.com) and through secure system-to-system connections. Over 7,500 branch offices of 2,500 forwarder companies in 107 countries are on-line with CPS.

About Unisys

Unisys is a worldwide technology services and solutions company. Our consultants apply Unisys expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, and server technology to help our clients achieve secure business operations. We build more secure organizations by creating visibility into clients' business operations. Leveraging the Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise approach, we make visible the impact of their decisions -- ahead of investments, opportunities and risks. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

RELEASE NO.: 0220/8757

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Source: Business Wire

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