CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology (IT) and business process services, today announced it has signed an agreement with Quebec's Department of Justice. Under the terms of this five-year agreement, valued at $24.9 million, CGI will be responsible for the development, operation and upgrading of the technology systems and infrastructures of the department’s Direction des registres et de la certification (DRC).
CGI will be entrusted with a number of consulting, development and upgrade mandates related to the DRC's four public registers. It will also be responsible for managing the DRC’s public key infrastructure (ICPG), which is used by many government departments and agencies to secure electronic transactions. In addition, CGI will provide technical support for the DRC's technology infrastructures.
The quality and performance of electronic services is crucial to the DRC’s mission. As such, CGI will serve as its web solutions expert to help improve its client service levels.
Overall, this agreement will support the DRC in executing its strategic plan by advancing the development of its services. Companies and individuals using its services will benefit from the implementation of state-of-the-art technologies. "We are proud to continue our collaboration with the Ministère de la Justice and thereby provide residents of Quebec and elsewhere with access to reliable, user-friendly registers," affirmed Claude Marcoux, CGI's Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Quebec.
About the DRC
The primary mission of the Direction des registres et de la certification (DRC) of the Ministère de la Justice is to contribute to the security of transactions relating to personal and moveable real rights as well as of certain property rights and to promote the greater transparency of democratic institutions by maintaining government registers: the Register of personal and moveable real rights (RDPRM) (www.rdprm.gouv.qc.ca), the Registry of lobbyists (www.lobby.gouv.qc.ca), the Register of Commissioners for Oaths (http://www.assermentation.justice.gouv.qc.ca/), and the Register of letters patent for land (http://www.lettresfoncieres.justice.gouv.qc.ca/). The DRC also administers the certification service of the government public key infrastructure (www.infocles.justice.gouv.qc.ca) and is responsible for the electronic delivery of some 30 services in about 80 government departments and agencies.
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 31,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of excellence in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. As at June 30, 2011, CGI's annualized revenue was approximately $4.2 billion and its order backlog was approximately $12.7 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. These statements and this information represent CGI’s intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, of which many are beyond the control of the Company. These factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. These factors include but are not restricted to: the timing and size of new contracts; acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to attract and retain qualified members; market competition in the rapidly evolving IT industry; general economic and business conditions; foreign exchange and other risks identified in the press release, in CGI’s Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov), the Company’s Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities authorities (filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com), as well as assumptions regarding the foregoing. The words “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “foresee,” “plan,” and similar expressions and variations thereof, identify certain of such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. In particular, statements relating to future performance are forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or on this forward-looking information. You will find more information about the risks that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations in the Risks and Uncertainties section.
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For more information:
Lorne Gorber
Senior Vice-President, Global Communications and Investor Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
514-841-3355
