CGI signs a five-year end-to-end managed services contract with Dessau

    
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MONTREAL, July 23 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Group, Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology (IT) and business process services, signed a five-year $28 million contract with Dessau to ensure the management of its technological infrastructure as well as application support and development. Dessau, a private company based in Quebec, operates in the areas of engineering and construction, management and execution of major infrastructure projects in Canada and abroad. More than 50 Dessau IT professionals will join the CGI team in Montreal.

"Given our growth objectives, it's important for us to have an IT partner of scale to support the execution of our plan," said Mr. Marc Godin, Dessau's Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. "CGI's approach convinced us of the relevance of managed services as a means to support our growth."

"We are very pleased to add Dessau as a new client and proud they decided to entrust CGI as their IT partner," said Mr. Claude Marcoux, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Québec and Ottawa. "We look forward to supporting their growth objectives and improving their IT efficiencies."

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 26,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. As of March 31, 2010, CGI's order backlog was $11.4 billion. CGI shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX (GIB.A) and are included in both, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.

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For further information: Lorne Gorber, Vice-President, Global Communications and Investor Relations, 514 841-3355, [email protected]