
CGI FURTHER ENHANCES AUTOPLUS WITH VEHICLE REGISTRATION DATA FROM ROY SPEED & ROSS LTD.
Toronto, Ontario, February 18, 2008 -CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB) and Roy Speed & Ross Ltd. (RSR) today
announce an agreement to add RSR vehicle registration data to CGI's AutoPlus
suite of products and services.
AutoPlus - Canada's most comprehensive
personal auto insurance database - contains more than 30 million policies from
over 70 companies. This consumer database is accessed by approximately 8,000
insurance brokers and agents more than two million times per year.
"By
including our data in the AutoPlus suite of offerings, we will make it much
easier for our mutual clients to confirm the identity of the vehicle they
insure," said Karey Davidson, President Roy Speed & Ross Ltd. “This is one
of a number of initiatives we are working on to bring more value to our
clients.”
“Automobile theft and fraud places a significant financial
burden on the insurance industry and ultimately the consumer,” said Wayne Beck,
Vice-President, Consulting Services at CGI. “By incorporating the most
comprehensive and latest data available, we help all parties, including law
enforcement, fight vehicle theft and fraud as well as maximize the auto
identification and recovery. RSR’s data plays an important part in our service.”
About Roy Speed & Ross Ltd.
Roy Speed & Ross Ltd. is a
Canadian owned company specializing in vehicle registry. Affiliated and in
communication with leading auto theft prevention agencies across North America,
RSR is a member of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators
(I.A.A.T.I.).
Roy Speed & Ross Ltd. markets a Vehicle Registry &
Recovery Network to the Automotive retail industry referred to as globali.com® .
The participating Dealership is contractually obliged to place the globali.com®
anti theft traceable identification numbers on all vehicle inventory and
register such vehicles with the RSR globali.com® Vehicle Registry & Recovery
Network. globali.com® identification numbers are registered with the true VIN of
a vehicle into a secured web enabled database with a warranty guarantee.
Website: www.royspeedross.com.
About CGI
Founded in
1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology
and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated
companies employ approximately 26,500 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
North America, Europe and India. CGI's annual revenue run rate stands at $3.7
billion and at December 31st, 2007, CGI's order backlog was $12.04 billion. CGI
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 S&P/TSX Capped Information
Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.
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For more information:
CGI
Yvonne
Gibson
Director of Communications, Canada
905-695-6421
Roy Speed
& Ross Ltd.
Brian Vaile
Product Development and Marketing
Manager
888-291-9991
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