BLUE BELL, Pa., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) has named Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) as a finalist in the Software - Established Companies category for the 2015 Tekne Awards, which will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Wednesday, November 18. The Tekne Awards honor Minnesota companies and individuals who have shown superior technology innovation and leadership.

MHTA recognized Unisys for its achievement in transitioning the core architecture of the flagship Unisys ClearPath computers from proprietary hardware technology to a software-based fabric computing infrastructure running on Intel processors. The fabric architecture links all computing resources and components via high-speed interconnects, with Unisys secure partitioning (s-Par(®)) software managing all application workloads.

This software-enabled computing architecture eliminates contention among applications for computing resources and enables fast, predictable application performance with exceptional security. ClearPath clients can migrate applications from earlier models to the fabric-enabled systems transparently, while retaining the high application performance to which they have become accustomed and building on their long-term investment in ClearPath technology.

"We are honored to receive this recognition," said Chuck Lefebvre, director of Unisys' Roseville, Minnesota Technology Center, home to many of the ClearPath software engineers. "Like all our fellow finalists, we are proud of the great work our team has done and pleased to continue making a significant contribution to the high-tech industry in Minnesota."

The 16(th) annual Tekne Awards program will begin at 4:30 p.m. Central Time on November 18, with a VIP registration and reception, followed by general registration and cocktails at 5 p.m. The awards ceremony will commence at 7 p.m., with a post-event reception at 8:30 p.m. Amelia Santaniello, anchor for Minneapolis' WCCO-TV, will emcee the event.

For additional information, or to register for the 2015 Tekne Awards program, visit http://www.tekneawards.org or contact Aly Roach at 952-230-4553 or aroach@mhta.org

About Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA)

MHTA is an innovation and technology association united in fueling Minnesota's prosperity. We help bring together the people of Minnesota's technology ecosystem and lead the charge in directing technology issues to Minnesota's state capitol. MHTA is the only membership organization that represents Minnesota's entire technology-based economy. MHTA members include organizations of every size - involved in virtually every aspect of technology creation, production, application and education in Minnesota. Find out more online at http://www.mhta.org or follow MHTA on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MHTA.

About Unisys

Unisys is a global information technology company that works with many of the world's largest companies and government organizations to solve their most pressing IT and business challenges. Unisys specializes in providing integrated, leading-edge solutions to clients in the government, financial services and commercial markets. With more than 20,000 employees serving clients around the world, Unisys offerings include cloud and infrastructure services, application services, security solutions, and high-end server technology. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

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