CGI Federal, a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), today announced that its Momentum® software engineering group has been successfully appraised at Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI®) Level 3 by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The Momentum software engineering group provides world-class financial and acquisition management solutions to federal government clients.
CGI's Momentum software engineering group is responsible for the full life-cycle development of Momentum upgrades and new releases. Adding the CMMI rating to the Momentum credentials will further elevate the confidence that clients have in CGI-developed systems and services to fully meet federal requirements and provide best value.
CMMI is a standard used by the Department of Defense (DoD) and civilian sectors of the federal government to evaluate the ability of prospective contractors to complete projects with high levels of quality, on time, and within budget. Moreover, the Maturity Level 3 rating is now mandatory on an increasing number of integration, management, and software contracts.
"With the successful appraisal of our Momentum software engineering group, over one-half of our business is operating under CMMI Level 3," said CGI Federal president George Schindler. "CGI Federal offers more value to our clients through adherence to CMMI and achieving this milestone is an important component of our overall approach to delivering a quality solution for our clients."
About Momentum®
The CGI Federal Momentum financial management software uses state-of-the art open Web technology standards to simplify system deployment and enable interoperability with external systems. This Web-based version allows federal agencies to easily implement Momentum across the enterprise. The solution is offered as a government-certified commercial off-the-shelf product for federal agencies as well as part of a turnkey IT and business process service for federal agencies seeking new solutions under the Federal Financial Management Line of Business initiative. Over 100 U.S. federal government organizations currently use Momentum.
About CGI Federal
CGI Federal (www.cgi.com/usfederal) is a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., dedicated to providing effective IT solutions for federal government agencies by combining over 30 years of government experience and technology skills. 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 27,000 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 and at March 31st, 2008, 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.
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For more information contact:
Peter Cutler
Director, Communications
CGI Federal
peter.cutler@cgi.com
(703) 227-6933
