CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leader in information technology (IT) and business process services is pleased to announce that it will host the Innovations 2007 conference . The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas between April 29 and May 2, 2007.
Innovations 2007 is the premier networking and education event for senior executives and managers working in credit and trade worldwide. CGI has organized a slate of top-notch keynote speakers including William George, Professor, Harvard Business School and Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic, Inc., Chic Thompson, Founding Partner, Creative Management Group and Fellow at the University of Virginia's Darden Business School, and other industry analysts to speak to conference attendees.
“The Innovations 2007 conference is an opportunity to learn and hear more about new ideas, best practices and solutions that will help clients excel in their businesses,” said Jame Cofran, Senior Vice-President Credit Solutions for CGI. “The conference program has a lot of depth, covers highly relevant topics, offers attendees exposure to targeted subject matter expertise, and raises the bar with the level of high caliber of networking available. CGI is pleased to be associated with a conference of this caliber.”
CGI will also make an exciting announcement on the first day of the Innovations 2007 conference (April 29, 2007) regarding new product functionality for Supply Chain Finance and Open Accounts products within the Proponix platform. CGI will be the first in the industry with this type of product functionality.
Other events at the conference include a presentation by TowerGroup which will present the results of an industry survey of the top 35 consumer credit granting institutions in the United States, as well as the top 6 in Canada and the top 11 in the U.K. This survey will help identify innovative revenue generation strategies, leading-edge best practices and actionable insights on how clients can improve top line revenue by improving their acquisition, account opening, customer cross-sell, collection, and retention processes.
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 annualized revenue run rate stands at $3.6 billion (US$3.1 billion) and at December 31st, 2006, CGI's order backlog was $12.6 billion (US$10.9 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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