Unisys ties-up with Kale to provide accounting solution

Unisys Corporation will offer the AMBER cargo revenue accounting solution from Kale Consultants, as part of its air cargo portfolio.

Under the terms of the agreement reached by the two organisations, Unisys will offer AMBER as a hosted service and as a licensed solution to further strengthen its Logistics Management System (LMS) and related Hosting and Integration Services (HIS), the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

"This new relationship addresses the demand of clients for proven and open solutions that can be delivered as a hosted Web-based service," said Christopher Shawdon, vice president and partner, Logistics Solutions for Unisys, adding, "This relationship gives our clients new levels of visibility to financial information from the time of booking through delivery and invoicing to help improve profitability and service."

Kale's cargo revenue accounting solution, AMBER, provides airlines with full financial control and automation of their revenue accounting process.

Its strengths are its focus on accuracy, its high level of automation, and its flexibility. It delivers business value by helping to maximize revenue, minimize costs, and shorten the time span to billing, thereby enabling increased cash flow.

In addition, its powerful and easily accessible information enables managers to make informed financial decisions related to customers, routes, markets, and flights, the compnay said.