Fairfax, Virginia, October 28, 2019

CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) today reintroduced its CGI Advantage enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, one of the most widely-adopted state and local government ERP technologies, now transformed with a mobile-first design that provides a simplified, unified and intuitive user experience. Together with public sector leaders from across the U.S. at its annual CGI Forum, CGI showcased its transformed solution that enables new digital insights through embedded analytics.

“Since our go-live in October 2017, the CGI team has supported the State of Michigan with an innovative enterprise resourcing planning solution that continues to evolve to meet our future needs,” said Ruth Schwartz, Senior Deputy Director, State of Michigan and CGI Advantage Users’ Group Steering Committee Chair. “I look forward to joining my peers from governments across the U.S. at this year’s Forum to experience the transformed CGI Advantage platform first hand and how it will help move Michigan forward.” 

In 2019, CGI’s Client Global Insights shows the top trend for public sector leaders is becoming digital to meet citizen expectations, with an emphasis on the necessary IT modernization to see results from digitization efforts. CGI Advantage streamlines engagement for the user, adapting to each person’s role and promoting seamless access across core ERP components. CGI also helps our clients define a vision and path for their digital transformation priorities and provides end-to-end consulting and managed IT services to transform at a pace that is manageable, minimizes risk and generates meaningful returns.

“CGI Advantage clients rely on our decades of public sector experience and our reimagined platform reflects a deep understanding of where client needs are headed, with a human-centered and data-driven approach that enhances the user experience and enables digital insights for timely and effective decision-making,” said Surabhi Subramanyam, Vice President of the CGI Advantage program.

“We build innovative solutions that draw upon our digital expertise and vast experience delivering for public sector clients,” added David L. Henderson, President, U.S. Commercial and State Government Operations, CGI. “As part of an ongoing commitment to the U.S. state and local government market, CGI will leverage the talent and resources of our global firm to continue to invest in discovering and co-creating with our clients the most relevant and effective business and IT solutions that are next for their digital future.”

About CGI

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With approximately 77,500 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. With Fiscal 2018 reported revenue of C$11.5 billion, CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

For more information:

Alison Hallett
Vice-President, U.S. Communications, CGI
alison.hallett@cgi.com
+1 703-267-5915