Unisys Awarded Real-Time Data Contract Extension By NWS

Information technology firm, Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) , recently announced that the National Weather Service (NWS) has extended its agreement to deliver real-time radar data to improve weather forecasting capabilities.

Per this contract, Unisys will continue to provide its earlier service offerings to NWS. Unisys’ service offerings include the compiling of multiple sources of radar information into one, user-friendly interface that will allow meteorologists detect severe weather conditions more accurately. The extended contract will last through Sep 2018.

Unisys has over 20 years of experience in providing support to the critical functions of the NWS, which is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Over time, Unisys’ technology has facilitated the agency in increasing its potential to the point where it can predict severe weather incidents much in advance.

The current contract will be conducted by the National Centers for Environmental Protection (NCEP), a part of the NWS. Under the contract, Unisys will provide high-resolution mosaic radar data products to NCEP and its service centers, which include the Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center, Aviation Weather Center and Weather Prediction Center. This easy-to-use, graphical data will ensure complete forecasts and monitoring capabilities, all in real-time to NCEP meteorologists.

This prestigious contract extension speaks of Unisys’ performance and reliability in the market. The contract will boost the company’s goodwill as well as improve its bottom line going forward.

Based in Blue Bell, PA, Unisys specializes in securing client operations, increasing efficiency of data centers, enhancing support to their end users and constituents and modernizing their enterprise applications. The company has over 20,000 employees serving clients around the world.

Unisys currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). Some better-ranked stocks in the industry include EarthLink Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:ELNK) , CoStar Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP) and Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE:SAIC) . EarthLink Holdings and CoStar Group sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) each, while Science Applications International Corporation carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).