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Continental Airlines Cargo to Join Unisys-Operated Cargo Portal Services --CPS--BLUE BELL, Pa. --(Business Wire)-- Feb. 3, 2005 -- Thousands of freight forwarders around the world will soon be able to book shipments with Continental Airlines Cargo online through CPS Continental Airlines Cargo will become the latest carrier to join Unisys-operated Cargo Portal Services (CPS.) CPS is a leading electronic booking and shipment management service for the air cargo industry. Continental's participation gives the company's air cargo clients a free, Web-based facility to manage bookings and track shipments through a neutral portal. "We joined CPS based on customer requests and a desire to leverage the efficiencies that today's technology provides," said Jack Boisen, vice president, Cargo at Continental Airlines. "We are very impressed by the forwarders' enthusiastic use of CPS and look forward to making all of our cargo business available through the service to all customers by mid-2005. As the role of e-business grows, we will work with other CPS carriers to remain one of the most innovative cargo airlines." "CPS users have been asking many airlines to join the service so that they can do more business online. It is gratifying to see a major carrier such as Continental Airlines Cargo respond to forwarders' needs," said Christopher Shawdon, vice president of Logistics Solutions at Unisys. "We welcome them, their ideas and their experience." The Unisys development and operation of Cargo Portal Services is part of the company's strategic effort to give companies and governments greater visibility into their global supply chains. Within its logistics portfolio and under separate agreements, Unisys also serves many of the world's major air cargo organizations through its Logistics Management System, Hosting and Integration Services and In-transit Service Manager solutions. About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.unisys.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 offers transportation services from more than 430 cities in over 117 countries through the global cargo networks of Air Canada, Austrian Airlines, Continental Airlines, KLM, Northwest Airlines and United Airlines. Access to CPS is without charge for forwarders, both through the public Internet and through secure system-to-system connections. More information about this neutral and innovative service, which currently serves more than 2,764 branch offices of 1,364 forwarding companies in 54 countries, can be found at www.CargoPortalServices.com. 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. Continental Airlines is the world's sixth-largest airline with more than 3,000 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Continental serves 152 domestic and 122 international destinations -- more than any other airline in the world. Continental is the first U.S. carrier to provide multi-channel e-business solutions. Its approach for electronic distribution entails offering its own online booking and tracking system, www.cocargo.com, offering a trading platform through GF-X, and by mid-2005, providing an Internet portal service through CPS. This multi-channel strategy means that the airline's cargo customers may utilize their preferred e-platform for booking and managing their shipments with Continental. RELEASE NO.: 0203/8494 http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/02038494.htm Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
