 The company dropped the "Rand" from its title and reverted to Sperry Corporation.In 1986, Sperry Corporation merged with Burroughs Corporation to become Unisys.Since the 1986 merger of Burroughs and Sperry, Unisys has evolved from a computer manufacturer to a computer services and outsourcing firm, competing in the same marketplace as IBM, Electronic Data Systems (EDS), and Computer Sciences Corporation.