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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000746838-04-000097
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040301
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040303

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DUDERSTADT JAMES J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001179112

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08729
		FILM NUMBER:		04645892

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		UNIVERSITY OF MI. MILLENIUM PRODJ.
		STREET 2:		2281 BONISTEEL BLVD. SUITE 2001
		CITY:			ANN ARBOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48109-2094

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UNISYS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000746838
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
		IRS NUMBER:				380387840
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		UNISYS WAY
		CITY:			BLUE BELL
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19424
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2159864011

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TOWNSHIP LINE & UNION MEETING ROADS
		CITY:			BLUE BELL
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19424

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BURROUGHS CORP /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19861204
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        <issuerName>UNISYS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>UIS</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001179112</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>DUDERSTADT JAMES J</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>UNISYS CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>UNISYS WAY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BLUE BELL</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19424</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Phantom Stock Units/1-for-1</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
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            <transactionDate>
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                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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        <footnote id="F1">Common stock-equivalent units (1-for-1).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Phantom stock units acquired under the terms and provisions of the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Unisys Corporation and the Unisys Corporation Director Stock Unit Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The phantom stock units are payable in Unisys common stock, either upon termination of service or on any date at least two years after the stock units are awarded, at the director's option, under the terms and provisions of the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Unisys Corporation and the Unisys Corporation Director Stock Unit Plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Susan T. Keene, attorney-in-fact  For: James J. Duderstadt</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-03-03</signatureDate>
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