Exelon Energy Delivery Selects CGI to Automate Field Operations
January 31 2007 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
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/.
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