CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has signed an exclusive, comprehensive, five-year partnership agreement, valued at €30 million, with DCNS, a global leader in the naval defence industry and an innovator in the energy sector. The agreement covers the implementation of IT support and maintenance services, as DCNS seeks to develop its markets, especially internationally.
DCNS designs, manufactures and maintains submarines and surface vessels. The leading industrial group also develops marine renewable energy systems. These operations require strict industrial resource management to meet client needs and enable DCNS to remain one of the most competitive players in the market. DCNS plans to build on its strengths to develop a sustainable, profitable organization in France, Europe and globally. It was looking for a partner with capabilities and solutions commensurate with its desire to optimize support and maintenance for its applications and improve their performance.
“The approach proposed by CGI ensures a more appropriate allocation of our resources and an application support model focused much more on prevention and user satisfaction,” said Michèle Fouchard, DCNS’ Chief Information Officer. “Under the agreement, our partner is also committed to helping us achieve our overall performance objectives on a day-to-day basis. And, with its global presence, CGI is the ideal partner to help us achieve our ambitions by providing efficient, agile support for our international development strategy.”
Under the agreement, CGI is tasked with meeting the following objectives:
- Industrialize support and maintenance services
- Provide assistance to DCNS in all facets of support and maintenance, especially internationally
- Reduce costs, while guaranteeing the necessary security
- Ensure continuity and sustainable improvement of service through a high level of commitment based on a list of key criteria, such as request response time, fault correction time and problem-resolution time.
“We’re very proud to be working with DCNS, one of France’s flagship industrial companies,” said Jean-Michel Baticle, President of CGI’s operations in France, Luxembourg and Morocco. “Our expertise and know-how in defence technology will ensure that DCNS benefits from the best possible management of its data, and thanks to our international presence, we’ll be able to track DCNS’s operational needs very closely. Our goal hasn’t changed for 40 years—to always be as close as possible to our clients.”
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world. Approximately 65,000 professionals serve thousands of global clients from offices and delivery centers across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, leveraging a comprehensive portfolio of services including high-end business and IT consulting, systems integration, application development and maintenance, infrastructure management as well as 150 IP-based services and solutions. With annual revenue in excess of C$10 billion and an order backlog exceeding C$20 billion, CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Website: www.cgi.com.
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Investors and media
Lorne Gorber
Executive Vice-President, Global Communications and Investor Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
+1 514-841-3355
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Audrey Le Carour
Communications Director, France
presse.fr@cgi.com
+33 1 57 87 47 02
