CGI's AMS Advantage(R) Recognized as "Best Fit Integrator" Fourth Year in a
Row by the Center for Digital Government

    
         Client-nominated award from the County of Orange, Calif. for
                      built-for-government ERP solution

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FAIRFAX, VA, Sept. 9 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, today announced it received its fourth consecutive "Best Fit Integrator" award from the Center for Digital Government (CDG). CGI was nominated for this award by the County of Orange, California, which utilizes the AMS Advantage enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for financial, budget, human resource, and procurement management. CGI was previously recognized as a best-fit ERP solution integrator by CDG and our clients in Los Angeles County, Calif., Monterey County, Calif. and City and County of Honolulu, HI, and Wake County, N.C.

The "Best Fit Integrator Performance Award" recognizes an integrator's role in delivering innovative yet practical solutions that have resulted in substantial improvement in financial or operational performance and service delivery capacity. A CGI client for 20 years, the County's ERP modernization and change management effort has automated business processes, expedited processing and approval of transactions, captured and centralized fragmented data, eliminated shadow systems, and ultimately reduced operating costs.

"Overall, it was our partnership with CGI that helped us identify, understand, and meet the challenges at hand," said David Sundstrom, (Elected) Auditor-Controller of Orange County, Calif. "CGI is in a unique position to deliver successfully with their deep understanding of public sector ERP as well as serving as both the developer and implementer of their built-for-government AMS Advantage solution."

"We are honored to receive recognition as a Best Fit Integrator from our clients for a fourth consecutive year," said Dave Delgado, Vice-President, CGI'. "CGI is deeply committed to our client's success and through partnership with them we seek to make even the most complex business transformation projects achievable for government. We look forward to a continued, successful partnership with Orange County."

About The Center for Digital Government

The Center for Digital Government is a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. The Best Fit Integrator Award contenders were evaluated across 12 categories based on nominations gathered from state and local government agencies.

About AMS Advantage

From states, cities, counties, and school districts, CGI's AMS Advantage ERP solution works for government at all levels and has helped public sector clients better serve 90+ million citizens. Designed specifically for state and local 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 31,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of excellence in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. CGI's order backlog is approximately C$13.6 billion and its annualized revenue is approximately C$4.5 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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