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FAIRFAX, VA, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CGI Group Inc.
(NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information
technology and business process services, today announced that it
signed a seven-year agreement with Tufts Health Plan (THP) to
provide application development, modernization and support services
to meet the changing requirements of the healthcare market. Tufts
Health Plan selected CGI to help improve processes, lower their IT
cost structure, and to leverage CGI resources that have
difficult-to-find and specific technical skills.
"The need to control IT costs and enhance IT operations led
Tufts Health Plan to CGI," said Tricia
Trebino, Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief
Information Officer, Tufts Health Plan. "We selected CGI to help us
transition to a more predictable cost model while improving our
applications infrastructure to keep pace with the rapidly evolving
healthcare industry."
"Efficient service delivery and rapid response to our evolving
regulatory and market needs is critical to delivering high quality
health care at an affordable cost today," said Bob Hannum, Senior Vice-President, CGI. "CGI's
proven IT outsourcing experience coupled with our technology and
healthcare knowledge allows us to deliver high-value IT support at
a consistent, predictable cost. We welcome Tufts Health Plan to our
growing list of global health care leaders as a new CGI
client."
About Tufts Health Plan
Tufts Health Plan is a non-profit health plan nationally
recognized for its commitment to providing innovative, high-quality
health care coverage: its HMO and POS are ranked third in the
nation, and its Medicare Advantage program is ranked fourth in the
nation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. For more
information, contact www.tufts-health.com.
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 26,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and
business process services to clients worldwide from offices in
the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia
Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in
North America, Europe and India. As at December
31, 2009, CGI's order backlog was $11.4 billion. CGI shares are listed on the NYSE
(GIB) and the TSX (GIB.A) and are included in the S&P/TSX
Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information
Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.
SOURCE CGI GROUP INC.