CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB) and Sherlock Antitheft Marking inc. today
announce a partnership that will add Sherlock’s vehicle identification 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.
Sherlock‘s vehicle identification process uses sandblasting and
electronic engraving to mark 52 known and confidential locations on an
automobile. This identification of the vehicle (cross referenced with the
Vehicle Identification Number) is kept in a database that is exclusively
accessed by police, public authorities, insurance companies and going forward,
the AutoPlus database.
"Including our intensive antitheft marking data
in CGI's AutoPlus suite of products will assist our mutual clients to confirm
the identity of the vehicle they insure plus help prevent vehicle theft and
fraud in Canada," says Gerry Garand, Business Development Manager (Ontario),
Sherlock Antitheft Marking inc.
“This initiative demonstrates CGI’s
ongoing commitment to improve our services,” says Wayne Beck, Vice-President,
Consulting Services, CGI. “Indicating that the vehicle has been ‘marked’ by
Sherlock will maximize the value of both CGI’s and Sherlock’s products for
clients.
“This is an important next step in CGI’s ongoing strategy to
enhance the overall value proposition of the AutoPlus Service,” adds Wayne Beck.
About Sherlock Antitheft Marking inc.
Since 1983, Canadian
company Sherlock Antitheft Marking inc. has provided auto theft deterrent
products that protect client investments from organized criminal groups involved
in vehicle theft. The Sherlock Intensive Marking process is a patented marking
system installed by a network of professional service providers. Website: www.sherlock.ca .
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 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 North America, Europe and
India. CGI's annual revenue run rate stands at $3.8 billion (US$3.3 billion) and
at March 31st, 2007, CGI's order backlog was $12.3 billion (US$10.8 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
Wayne
Beck
Vice-President, Consulting Services
905-771-5342
Yvonne
Gibson
Director of Communications, Canada
905-695-6421
Sherlock
Antitheft Marking inc.
Gerald Garand
Director, Ontario Business
Development
1-800-361-0711
André Drolet
National Director, Business
Development
1-800-361-0711
