The Commonwealth of Kentucky to deploy CGI-AMS Web-based ERP solution
June 13 2005 - 9:31AM
PR Newswire (US)
The Commonwealth of Kentucky to deploy CGI-AMS Web-based ERP
solution - Kentucky becomes the ninth state government to select
AMS Advantage(R) 3 FAIRFAX, Virginia, June 13
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CGI-AMS Inc., the wholly-owned U.S.
operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.SV.A; NYSE:
GIB), announced today that AMS Advantage 3 has been selected by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, adding another state government to a
rapidly growing list of public sector clients implementing this
market leading Enterprise Resource Planning solution. AMS Advantage
3 is a Web-based suite specifically designed for governments to
effectively and efficiently manage real-time financial transactions
and business intelligence-saving state and local governments as
well as citizens both time and money. The Commonwealth of Kentucky
has been a CGI-AMS client since 1998 and will implement AMS
Advantage 3 Financial Management and Procurement in a statewide
deployment beginning July 2006. The selection of the CGI-AMS Web-
based solution will enhance the Commonwealth's enterprise business
processes and provide innovative technologies to manage the state's
$21.4 billion annual budget and run its complex procurement
processes, which each year encompass more than 3,000 online
solicitations for goods and services, collects over $100 million in
payments, including $16 million in credit card and e-check
transactions, and initiates nearly 10 million payments. The upgrade
of Kentucky's Management Administrative Reporting System, or eMARS,
is an important step in the Commonwealth's implementation of an
integrated financial management and procurement solution. When
completed, eMARS will provide over 5,000 users Web-based access to
a state-of-the-art, integrated information system to help further
enterprise goals, including reducing duplicate data entry,
providing online access to information, and enabling electronic
workflow and approvals. "Nearly half of all US state governments
are using AMS Advantage. Since 1976, CGI-AMS has collaborated with
its partners in state government to ramp up efficiency, streamline
operations and deliver critical services to citizens and employees.
The message is clear - CGI-AMS delivers the best Web-based ERP
solution available today. We are pleased to welcome Kentucky into
the AMS Advantage 3 family," said Donna Morea, president CGI-AMS.
More than 190 state and local governments use AMS Advantage,
including 21 states. Of these, 45 organizations have already
committed to implementing the new Web-based AMS Advantage solution.
The AMS Advantage suite, with embedded government best practices,
is tailored to meet the unique administrative needs of state and
local public sector entities and incorporates more than 30 years of
government experience and knowledge in the public sector market.
AMS Advantage is a flexible, module-based solution that automates
document workflow, decreases paperwork and ultimately improves
customer service and facilitates decision-making. About CGI-AMS
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Group Inc. Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent
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25,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business
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excellence in Canada, the US, Europe and India. CGI's annualized
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