CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB) announced today that Volusia County,
Florida, has selected its web-based, AMS Advantage® 3 enterprise
resource planning (ERP) solution for the upgrade of its finance and human
resources information systems –continuing its 20 year relationship with CGI. The
two and a half year contract is valued at up to US$5.7 million.
Prior to
the selection, Volusia County had the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA) perform a due diligence analysis to evaluate the best ERP solution
available in the market. Based on the findings, the county selected CGI’s AMS
Advantage solution as providing the best value and functional fit for the
county. “GFOA helped us analyze our needs and select the ERP solution that would
best serve them,” said Charlene Weaver, Chief Financial Officer, Volusia County.
“The analysis resulted in AMS Advantage.”
AMS Advantage is the backbone
of Volusia County’s ERP operations. The solution enables the county to
efficiently perform both their strategic planning and daily operations, such as
financial planning, budget development, financial records maintenance, financial
statements generation, procurement, payments, payroll processing and personnel
records administration. With the upgrade to the web-based version, the County
will improve performance as well as their efficiency and effectiveness in
response to changing business and citizen needs.
AMS Advantage will help
the county streamline workflow and processes and improve management reporting.
“CGI’s solution provides the breadth of built-for-government functionality we
need,” added Ms. Weaver, “with the web-based technology we want. This
combination translates into implementation and software cost savings as well as
a lower total cost of maintenance for the county.”
The first phase of
the project will integrate human resource management functions, including
payroll, Employee Self Service (ESS), position control and benefits
administration. Phase 2 of the project will integrate financial management
functions, including budgetary controls, payment processing, a common
requisition and receiving system and Vendor Self Service (VSS).
“Volusia
County has used AMS Advantage since 1981 for their financial and human resources
operations,” said Pat Colacicco, Vice-President, CGI AMS Advantage Program. “To
be selected once again as their foundation for responding to changing business
needs clearly demonstrates we are providing the right combination of software,
services and expertise.”
“Volusia County is a long term client and we
are pleased that they are continuing to partner with us,” concurred Bob Hannum,
Senior Vice-President, CGI. “Our Advantage public sector program is an important
part of our public sector offering and we look forward to successfully
completing this project with the Volusia team.”
From cities, counties,
states, schools and universities, CGI’s AMS Advantage ERP solution works for
government at all levels and has helped over 190 public sector clients better
serve 90+ million citizens. Designed specifically for government, the solution
incorporates CGI’s 30 years of expertise and experience in the public sector
market. AMS Advantage helps governments achieve the highest level of
accountability while enhancing services to their constituents, through
integrated functionality, workflow and configurable processes. The result is
significantly increased efficiency, improved access to information and reduced
total cost of ownership.
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 25,500 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 (US$3.5
billion) and at June 30th, 2007, CGI's order backlog was $12.4 billion (US$11.6
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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Investors
Lorne Gorber
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Global Communications and
Investor
Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
514-841-3355
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