CGI-AMS and State of Wyoming Sign Five-Year, US$22.6 Million Contract Renewal to Host ERP Applications
October 11 2006 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Stock Market Symbols GIB.A (TSX) GIB (NYSE) FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct.
11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CGI-AMS Inc., the wholly-owned U.S.
operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE:
GIB), today announced a five-year, US$22.6 million contract to host
and operate the Advantage ERP system for the State of Wyoming.
Managed Advantage is CGI's built-to-serve hosting program developed
specifically for government Advantage ERP clients. The award
continues a successful partnership between the State and CGI-AMS
that began in 1991. Since 2002, the State has relied on CGI's
Managed Advantage offering to manage their 9,500 employees and US$4
billion annual budget, freeing up valuable State resources to focus
on the business of government. Managed Advantage delivers
full-scope technology and operations management to help
organizations derive maximum value from their AMS Advantage
investment. With Managed Advantage, the State sets the course and
retains control of the application and the data, while CGI manages
day-to-day-operations. "Our partnership with Wyoming demonstrates
its commitment to providing citizens with efficient government
services through predictable costs using quality procedures
grounded in proven industry standards," said Donna Morea, President
of CGI-AMS. "It is the first state to have a fully outsourced suite
of ERP applications, enabling it to focus on the business of
government." "With CGI's Managed Advantage team of experts, the
State of Wyoming has a solid partnership built on a relationship of
honest interaction, focused on client satisfaction and success,"
said Max Maxfield, State Auditor, "With this single point of
accountability we receive faster resolution time and increased
value for our dollar." For over 30 years, CGI has been a trusted
partner to the public sector, applying their deep industry
knowledge with off-the-shelf solutions to help customers achieve
their unique goals for service excellence. Managed Advantage
compliments their web-based AMS Advantage ERP solution, providing
public sector customers with a single vendor option for software,
services and hosting to overcome the challenges associated with
evolving business requirements and shortage of IT and business
staff. With Managed Advantage, CGI partners with their customers as
one team, each dependent on and vested in the success of the other.
Through our leading ERP suite AMS Advantage, CGI helps 190+ state
and local organizations better serve 90+ million citizens. Designed
exclusively to support the business of government, CGI's AMS
Advantage solution can be hosted through our Managed Advantage
program. Combining industry best practices with technology
capabilities and scale, CGI reduces the complexity of clients'
day-to-day operations through the reliable and accountable hosting
of their AMS Advantage ERP environment. About CGI-AMS CGI-AMS Inc.
is the wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc.
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent
information technology (IT) 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
U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence
in Canada and the U.S., Europe and India. CGI's annualized revenue
run rate is currently $3.5 billion (US$3.1 billion) and at June 30,
2006, CGI's order backlog was $13.3 billion (US$11.9 billion).
CGI's 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
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