IDG’s Computerworld Honors Program recently named Georgia Aquarium as a member of the Computerworld Honors Program Laureates Class of 2008, as well as a finalist for the leadership award in the Media, Arts and Entertainment category of the program. Unisys (NYSE:UIS) nominated Georgia Aquarium for this honor.
The award recognized Georgia Aquarium’s use of an IT infrastructure, based on Unisys ES7000 Enterprise Servers, which meets the organization’s operational needs in real time and enables consistently high levels of service to visitors. The cutting-edge IT environment has allowed the Georgia Aquarium, in its first 12 months of operation, to host 3.6 million guests – 50 percent more than originally anticipated – pay all employees on schedule, run a fully operational email system and keep track of feeding and care schedules for all the aquarium’s animals.
"We congratulate Georgia Aquarium on this well deserved recognition,” said Mary Ellen Fortier, vice president, Marketing, Unisys Systems and Technology. “We are pleased that Unisys could contribute to the success of the aquarium’s innovative programs by providing IT infrastructure that streamlines operations and enables more creative services for visitors from around the world.”
The “whale of an infrastructure,” as the nomination profile calls it, supports standard databases; an application that handles online annual- and day-pass sales; email for employees; payroll applications; software programs that track feedings for the 100,000-plus animals housed in the aquarium and help with real-time crowd control for up to 3,800 visitors at a time; and monitoring of water filtration systems that enable the aquarium to manage eight million gallons of salt water.
To view the Computerworld Honors profile of Georgia Aquarium, visit the following link: http://www.cwhonors.org/viewCaseStudy2008.asp?NominationID=615.
Established in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program brings together the principals of the world's foremost information technology companies to recognize and document the achievements of the men, women, organizations and institutions around the world, whose visionary applications of information technology promote positive social, economic and educational change.
“Each year, the Computerworld Honors Program seeks to recognize organizations, from a variety of sectors, for their ongoing efforts to utilize technology in order to benefit society,” said Ron Milton, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation and Executive Vice President of Computerworld. “We are proud to provide a platform to publicly acknowledge these contributions.”
The Computerworld Honors medal ceremonies were held on June 2 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. To view the complete list of Laureates, visit http://www.cwhonors.org/laureates/2008laureates.htm.
About the Georgia Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, is the world’s largest with more than eight million gallons of water and the largest collection of aquatic animals. The mission of the Georgia Aquarium is to be an entertaining, educational and scientific institution featuring exhibits and programs of the highest standards, offering engaging and exciting guest experiences and promoting the conservation of aquatic biodiversity throughout the world. For additional information, visit http://www.georgiaaquarium.org.
About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. We provide consulting, systems integration, outsourcing and infrastructure services, combined with powerful enterprise server technology. We specialize in helping clients use information to create efficient, secure business operations that allow them to achieve their business goals. Our consultants and industry experts work with clients to understand their business challenges and create greater visibility into critical linkages throughout their operations. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.
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