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===21st century=== Joseph McGrath served as CEO and President from January 2005, until September, 2008. On October 7, 2008, J. Edward Coleman replaced McGrath as CEO and Chairman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unisys Elects Corporate Transformation Leader J. Edward Coleman As Chairman and CEO|url=http://www.unisys.com/unisys/news/detail.jsp?id=6300004|publisher=Unisys|access-date=12 October 2011|archive-date=3 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403004912/http://www.unisys.com/unisys/news/detail.jsp?id=6300004|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 10, 2008, the company was removed from the [[S&P 500]] index when the market capitalization of the company had fallen below the S&P 500 minimum of $4 billion.<ref>{{cite news|title=People's United to replace Unisys on S&P 500 Index|date=10 Nov 2008|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSTRE4A951020081110|access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref> In 2010, Unisys sold its [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] processing Health Information Management service to [[Molina Healthcare]] for $135 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unisys jettisons Medicare processing biz |website=The Register |date=19 January 2010 |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/19/unisys_sells_him/}}</ref> On October 6, 2014, after six years as CEO and chairman, Unisys announced that Coleman was stepping down effective December 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hertzler|first1=Lauren|title=Unisys CEO J. Edward Coleman to step down|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/10/06/unisys-ceo-ed-coleman-to-step-down.html|access-date=October 7, 2014|publisher=Philadelphia Business Journal|date=Oct 6, 2014}}</ref> In December 2014, Unisys named [[Peter Altabef]] as its new president and CEO, replacing J. Edward Coleman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unisys Taps Altabef, Former Dell Services President, as New Chief Executive |url=https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-business/unisys-taps-altabef-former-dell-services-president-as-new-chief-executive |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.channelfutures.com |language=en}}</ref> The company also announced that Paul Weaver, who was serving as the interim board chairman, would assume that position on a permanent basis as of January 1, 2015.<ref name="Forbes1">{{cite news |last=Morgan |first=Steve |date=25 April 2016 |title=Unisys Corp. Launches Into Stealth Mode |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemorgan/2016/04/25/unisys-corp-launches-into-stealth-mode/#5dce323d4058 |newspaper= Forbes |location=New York, New York |access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> In February 2020, [[Science Applications International Corporation|SAIC]] announced plans to acquire Unisys Federal, the company’s federal defense contracting operation, for $1.2 billion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Warminsky |first=Joe |date=2020-02-06 |title=SAIC adds to IT modernization portfolio with $1.2B acquisition of Unisys Federal |url=https://www.fedscoop.com/unisys-federal-acquired-saic/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=FedScoop |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Caffrey |first=Michelle |date=2020-04-30 |title=Unisys lands $200M in new contracts in Q1 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2020/04/30/unisys-lands-200m-in-new-contracts-in-q1.html |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> The company’s federal customer list included over a dozen military and civilian agencies.<ref name=":0" /> As part of the acquisition, Unisys has a licensing agreement with SAIC to continue providing its software to federal clients.<ref name=":1" /> In June 2020, Australia’s Home Affairs’ biometric identification system, built in part through partnership with Unisys, was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascu |first=Luana |date=2020-06-03 |title=Australia launches biometric ID system for border control developed by Unisys, Idemia |url=https://www.biometricupdate.com/202006/australia-launches-biometric-id-system-for-border-control-developed-by-unisys-idemia |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.biometricupdate.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Unisys made several acquisitions in 2021. In June, the company announced the acquisition of Unify Square,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Soper |first=Taylor |date=2021-06-03 |title=Unisys to acquire Seattle-area startup Unify Square for $152.5M |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2021/unisys-acquire-seattle-area-startup-unify-square-152-5m/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=GeekWire |language=en-US}}</ref> which provides software and services which help enterprises manage collaboration and communication platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams.<ref name=":3" /> In November, Mobinergy, a mobile device management software company, was acquired;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unisys Acquires Mobinergy |url=https://mergr.com/unisys-acquires-mobinergy |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Mergr}}</ref> and in December, Unisys acquired CompuGain, an Amazon Web Services Advanced Consulting Partner.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Florentine |first1=Sharon |date=2021-12-14 |title=Unisys Acquires AWS Cloud Consulting Partner CompuGain for $87.3M |url=https://www.channele2e.com/investors/mergers-acquisitions/unisys-aws-partner-compugain/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=ChannelE2E |language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2021, Unisys partnered with [[Vodafone]] to help the company boost its IT services.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |date=2021-07-28 |title=Vodafone and Unisys team up to boost IT services in digitalisation bet |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/vodafone-unisys-team-up-boost-it-services-digitalisation-bet-2021-07-28/ |access-date=2022-10-26}}</ref> The two launched “Vodafone Digital Factory,” and Unisys helped Vodafone clients with technologies like AI, virtual, and augmented reality, and blockchain.<ref name=":9" /> In May 2022, the company joined the Plug and Play Enterprise Tech program.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Unisys Is now the Part of the Global Plug and Play Innovation Platform to Boost Solutions and Services Initiatives |url=https://enterprisetalk.com/news/unisys-is-now-the-part-of-the-global-plug-and-play-innovation-platform-to-boost-solutions-and-services-initiatives/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=EnterpriseTalk |language=en-US}}</ref> This allowed Unisys to source and partner with technology startups to access and use early-stage emerging technology.<ref name=":5" /> On April 1, 2025, Michael M. Thomson, the company’s president and COO, assumed the position of CEO.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MarketScreener |date=2025-02-19 |title=Unisys Corporation Announces Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Changes {{!}} MarketScreener |url=https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/UNISYS-CORPORATION-14744/news/Unisys-Corporation-Announces-Executive-Vice-President-and-Chief-Operating-Officer-Changes-49134303/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.marketscreener.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mulligan |first=Ryan |date=December 6, 2024 |title=Unisys names new CEO as Peter Altabef steps down after 10 years |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2024/12/06/unisys-names-new-ceo-michael-thomson.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=}}</ref>
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