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Outsourcing partnership will drive efficiencies,
tighter security and new digital services
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 4, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB)
(TSX: GIB.A) has signed a new agreement with Bisnode, a leading
European provider of business data and data analytic services, to
assume responsibility for managing the company's technology
services in Sweden. By outsourcing
these services to CGI, Bisnode will gain advanced digital expertise
to improve efficiencies, enhance security, and drive the launch of
new digital customer services. It also will benefit from increased
end user satisfaction through a guaranteed level of service
quality. The agreement extends over five and a half years, with an
estimated value of 215 million Swedish crowns (approx. CAD
$35 million).
To streamline its IT operations and strengthen its competitive
position within the growing data and data analytics market, Bisnode
made a strategic decision to consolidate its IT services in
Sweden from a handful of suppliers
into a single, "one-stop" provider. After conducting an external
audit, the company selected CGI based on its ability to meet the
company's strict requirements for a one-stop provider, particularly
in the areas of quality and security, which are key focus areas for
Bisnode. CGI will assume full responsibility for Bisnode's
technology services in Sweden
based on a flexible, demand-driven and cloud-based delivery
model.
"CGI has been one of our suppliers for about a decade and
understands the challenges we face, said Robert Burén, CIO at
Bisnode. CGI's team is also very proactive in providing suggestions
for improvement. To ensure our partnership maintains this level of
proactivity and drives innovation, one of CGI's lead IT architects
will be based onsite to keep us well informed of issues and
recommend innovative solutions for driving our IT performance."
Mr. Burén added: "By outsourcing our technology management
services to CGI, we gain a number of operational benefits that we
would never be able to achieve by keeping operations in-house.
Streamlining our IT function is in line with our objective to
simplify our business, so that we can devote more energy and
resources to developing our digital data services."
"We are excited about expanding our partnership with Bisnode to
serve as its sole provider of technology management services in
Sweden," said Pär Fors, who leads
CGI's operations in Sweden.
"Through our local data center, we will deliver around-the-clock
support, tight security and high quality, along with digital
expertise and solutions for driving Bisnode's performance and
growth. We look forward to eventually expanding our partnership to
support Bisnode's global business. CGI not only has a presence in
the same countries in which Bisnode operates, but also the global
resources required for managing and transforming the company's
international operations."
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth largest independent
information technology and business process services firm in the
world. Approximately 68,000 professionals serve thousands of global
clients from offices and delivery centers across the Americas,
Europe and Asia Pacific, leveraging a comprehensive
portfolio of services, including high-end business and IT
consulting, systems integration, application development and
maintenance, and infrastructure management, as well as 150 IP-based
services and solutions. With annual revenue in excess of
C$10 billion and an order backlog
exceeding C$20 billion, CGI shares
are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Website:
www.cgi.com.
SOURCE CGI Group Inc.