Stock Market Symbols GIB.A (TSX) GIB (NYSE) CHICAGO, IL, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exelon Energy Delivery (EED), a unit of Exelon Corporation and one of the largest electric and gas utilities in the United States has selected CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of utility solutions and services, to deliver an enterprise-wide Mobile Workforce Management (MWM) software solution as well as mobile mapping capabilities that will automate the work of approximately 2,650 field personnel. EED comprises Chicago-based ComEd and Philadelphia-based PECO. The two utilities combine to distribute electricity to approximately 5.2 million customers in Illinois and Pennsylvania and gas to about 460,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. The CGI MWM software will be deployed to a variety of workgroups within ComEd and PECO including, Distribution System Operations, Construction and Maintenance, Transmission and Substation, and Field and Meter Services to fulfill their mobile implementation objectives. CGI's utility solutions team will implement its PragmaCAD(TM) MWM software to automate field-resource allocation, scheduling, assigning, dispatching, and monitoring of fieldwork. CGI will also manage the implementation of third party electronic mapping software to fulfill the work order mapping crew location and street-level routing capabilities in the field. "Our goal is to drive standardization with leading technology," said Jerrold Martin, Vice-President of Information Technology for Exelon Business Services Company. "We were looking for partners capable of leveraging our enterprise-wide approach. The CGI software provides the functionality, flexibility and scalability required to meet these business and operational goals." Mark Browning, IT Program Manager for Exelon Business Services, stated: "The primary goal of the Exelon Energy Delivery Mobile Workforce Management Project is to provide field personnel with access to mission critical information electronically. CGI provides the right software to achieve that objective". Timothy McGuire, Vice-President of Construction and Maintenance for ComEd, stated: "Customer service is a top priority for us. The Mobile Workforce Management system will significantly improve our ability to effectively plan and respond to our customer needs and help us achieve our customer growth targets." "Partnering with market-leading mobile system providers like CGI will provide us with the capability to increase service productivity, while bringing the added benefit of cutting overall service costs," added Michael Innocenzo, Vice-President of Distribution System Operations for PECO. Doyle Beneby, Vice-President of Construction and Maintenance for PECO, commented: "Considering end-to-end operations management in the areas of planning, construction and maintenance, field-proven technology is indispensable. The PragmaCAD mobile system will be an integral part of our strategy to improve the overall safety and reliability of our field operations." Francois Ouzilleau, Sector Vice-President for CGI's utility solutions practice, concluded: "CGI is proud to work with Exelon to rapidly deploy their enterprise mobility initiative. We intend to provide a synergy of expertise to drive productivity and efficiency. Exelon will benefit from unparalleled solutions and services to meet its business and operational goals now and into the future." CGI provides information technology solutions to North America's leading utility providers. In 2006, CGI's Utility Solutions Group has signed contracts with a combined value of approximately $23 million. CGI's utility clients include Baltimore Gas & Electric, Hydro Quebec, Hydro One, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Oklahoma Gas and Electric, Public Service Electric and Gas and Southern California Edison. CGI utility services and solutions span the horizontal workflow between customers, control rooms and field crews. Real-time, continuous management of critical processes are enabled through a field-proven solution portfolio that includes mobile workforce, outage and network management and real-time operations management. About Exelon Exelon Energy Delivery is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation, one of the nation's largest electric utilities with more than $15 billion in annual revenues. It distributes electricity to approximately 5.2 million customers in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and gas to 460,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol EXC. About CGI Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 25,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. CGI's annualized revenue run rate stands at $3.6 billion (US$3.1 billion) and at December 31st, 2006, CGI's order backlog was $12.6 billion (US$10.9 billion). CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: http://www.cgi.com/. Forward-Looking Statements All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the Ontario Securities Act, as amended. 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These factors include and are not restricted to the timing and size of new contracts, acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to attract and retain qualified members; market competition in the rapidly-evolving information technology industry; general economic and business conditions, foreign exchange and other risks identified in the Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") in CGI's Annual Report or Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at http://www.sec.gov/), and in CGI's annual and quarterly MD&A and Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities authorities (filed on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com/), as well as assumptions regarding the foregoing. 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