Case Study Will be Archived in 30 Countries as Leading Example of How IT Is
Used in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate to Benefit Society
MILWAUKEE, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortis Health, the oldest national
health insurer, has submitted a case study on Unix-to-Windows core application
migration and heterogeneous application consolidation which officially became
part of the Computerworld Honors Collection on Sunday, April 6th in San
Francisco City Hall when the 2003 Collection was formally presented to the
Global Archives. Fortis Health's Roger Jones was presented with the Medal of
Achievement.
"Fortis Health is honored to be nominated by Unisys, receive this medal
and become a part of the Computerworld Honors Collection," said Roger Jones,
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Fortis Health. Jones
has spearheaded the company's implementation of Unisys' ES7000 systems to
streamline business operations and reduce administrative costs.
"The Computerworld Honors Medal of Achievement is presented annually to
men and women around the world who have made outstanding progress for society
through the visionary use of information technology," said Patrick J.
McGovern, Chairman of the Computerworld Honors Chairmen's Committee and the
founder of International Data Group.
Lawrence A. Weinbach, Chairman and CEO of Unisys and member of The
Chairmen's Committee, nominated Fortis Health for inclusion in the 2003
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate category. Their case study now becomes part
of a collection of over 300 case studies in ten categories from 33 countries.
The 2003 Collection, which will now be archived in libraries, museums and
academic and research institutions around the world, will serve as primary
source material for scholars and as a resource for individuals who hope to use
information technology to build solutions that benefit society.
"The Class of 2003 continues an outstanding tradition of IT innovation in
which service to real people doing important work in the real world takes
precedence over anything else," according to Executive Director Daniel Morrow.
"These Laureates are a source of pride and inspiration."
For more information about the program or to view Fortis Health's case
study online, visit http://www.cwheroes.org/briefingroom .
About Fortis Health:
Fortis Health is committed to helping Americans meet their health
insurance needs. In business since 1892, the company is a leader in the
Individual Medical, Small Group, Short-Term and Student Health insurance
markets. Fortis Health provides coverage for more than one million people
nationwide. Its products are underwritten and issued by Fortis Insurance
Company, John Alden Life Insurance Company and Fortis Benefits Insurance
Company. Fortis Health is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has
operations offices in Minnesota, Florida and Idaho, with sales offices
throughout the country.
Fortis Health is part of Fortis, Inc., a financial services company that,
through its operating companies and affiliates, has built leadership positions
in a number of specialty insurance market segments. Fortis, Inc. is part of
Fortis, a financial services provider active in the fields of insurance,
banking and investment. As of year-end, 2002, Fortis had total assets of
approximately $500 billion. Fortis ranks 31st based on assets and 85th based
on revenues on the Fortune 'Global 500' (July 22, 2002) and 38th on the Forbes
Global 'Super 50' list (July 3, 2002).
Fortis Health can be found on the Internet at http://www.fortishealth.com .
SOURCE Fortis Health
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Related links:
http://www.cwheroes.org/briefingroom
http://www.fortishealth.com
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