The California State University (CSU) system has signed a four-year, $37.5 million contract with Unisys Corporation to provide cloud-based IT services, according to a recent announcement by the global consulting firm. Unisys will host a new system to make it easier for CSU students, faculty and staff at 23 campuses to conduct various online transactions including registering for classes, purchasing parking permits and managing human resources. The project will convert the university’s current application suite, hosted by Unisys using Oracle/PeopleSoft, to be available via cloud networks.
"[The project] expands the potential for a huge number of students and staff to use the applications simultaneously," said a Unisys spokesperson, who also noted the new system will increase security.
University spokesman Erik Fallis today said the contract, valued at $37 million over the next four years ending in April 2016, was signed last fall and the result an RFP issued in March 2011.
