Western Wireless selects CGI-AMS NetCredit(TM) solution to strengthen customer acquisition strategy
July 19 2005 - 11:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Western Wireless selects CGI-AMS NetCredit(TM) solution to
strengthen customer acquisition strategy NetCredit solution offers
flexibility and real-time decisioning capabilities to leading
communications provider BELLEVUE, Washington, July 19
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CGI-AMS Inc., the wholly- owned U.S.
operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.SV.A; NYSE: GIB),
a global leader in technology and business process services,
announced today that its electronic lending services network
solution, NetCredit, has been chosen by Western Wireless
(NASDAQ:WWCA), a leading provider of communications services in the
Western United States. NetCredit provides real-time online access
to an array of electronic credit services. With NetCredit,
information and application services flow instantly and seamlessly
between a vendor and third-party data providers, application
channels, and customers. Customer risk and real-time applications
can be analyzed and assessed in seconds. Western Wireless will
utilize NetCredit to improve the efficiency of customer
acquisitions, significantly reducing the time it takes to sign on
new customers. As a result, Western Wireless anticipates that it
will be able to add new qualified customers more quickly and at a
reduced cost than their current system. "Keeping pace with a
continually evolving telecommunications landscape is one of the
most critical challenges service providers face," said John Neuman,
executive director of customer operations, Western Wireless. "We
selected NetCredit because it is extremely flexible and adapts to
our strategic growth needs-we now have a three-dimensional view of
each and every potential customer." The collaboration with Western
Wireless encompasses hardware, software and services necessary for
the implementation of and training for the NetCredit solution. The
project is scheduled to kick off July 16, 2005. "Western Wireless
is at the forefront of communications service providers that
utilize automated lending technology-a proven differentiator when
signing on customers and maintaining a competitive advantage," said
Michael Keating, senior vice president CGI-AMS. "We are proud to
partner with Western Wireless as they continue to blaze a path of
growth and innovation." About Western Wireless Corporation Western
Wireless Corporation, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, serves
over 1.3 million subscribers in 19 western states under the
Cellular One(R) and Western Wireless(R) brand names. Western
Wireless and its subsidiary, Western Wireless International
Corporation, serve over 1.5 million customers in six international
markets, and own a minority interest in a seventh market. About
CGI-AMS CGI-AMS Inc. is the wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary
of CGI Group Inc. Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest
independent information technology and business process services
firms in North America. 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 Canada, the US, Europe and India. CGI's
annualized revenue run-rate is currently CDN$3.8 billion (US$3.0
billion) and at March 31, 2005, CGI's order backlog was CDN$12.9
billion (US$10 billion). CGI's shares are listed on the TSX
(GIB.SV.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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