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HELSINKI, Oct. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB)
(TSX: GIB.A) announced an agreement to expand CGI's comprehensive
responsibility for LocalTapiola's strategic IT services.
LocalTapiola is one of the largest insurance and financial services
companies in Finland. The new
agreement ensures the reliability of LocalTapiola's insurance
services, smooth customer journey and agile business
development.
"Our transformation to a provider of lifelong security means
that our services must be available continuously and without
interruption. The digitalisation project that we started with CGI a
few years ago, and which is the largest digitalisation project in
Finland, has now reached a phase
in which we can gradually harness new and modern systems as the
engines for our business and service production," says Mikko
Vastela, CIO of LocalTapiola.
The value of the signed agreement is EUR
40 million (approx.C$58.5
million), with the agreement covering the core systems and
all support systems of LocalTapiola. Going forward, CGI will be
responsible for the maintenance and further development of more
than 200 different systems. In addition, the agreement covers
services related to Service Integration & Management (SIAM),
regarding which CGI will also be responsible for managing the
activities of LocalTapiola's third party IT service providers.
"As a company, we have strong experience in the financial
services industry and an extensive range of services, which means
that we can provide the services to implement and accelerate
digital transformation, leveraging IT solutions that best meet the
business requirements. The depth of our partnership, which is based
on this foundation, is unique in Finland," says Leena-Mari Lähteenmaa,
President of CGI's Finland Operations.
"Over the years, CGI has proven its ability to continuously
develop its operations and services in accordance with our needs.
In addition, their ability to combine international service centres
with development taking place in Finland has proven to be just as good as was
promised to us. We have created an exceptionally strong strategic
partnership and trust, on which we will be building our common
future going forward, as well," says Janne Kärkkäinen, Head of
ICT-Finance & Sourcing at LocalTapiola.
For LocalTapiola, as with many of its clients globally, CGI
leverages its unique proximity model and also its global delivery
capability. This approach provides LocalTapiola with dedicated CGI
leadership in Finland, while
leveraging a network of delivery centers in Europe, Asia
and North America.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT
and business consulting services firms in the world. With
approximately 77,500 consultants and professionals across
the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities,
from IT and business consulting to systems integration, outsourcing
services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with
clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global
delivery network that helps clients digitally transform
their organizations and accelerate results. With annual
revenue of C$11.5 billion, CGI
shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE
(GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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SOURCE CGI Inc.