ICICI Bank Canada Selects CGI for Five-Year Contract

    
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TORONTO , Sept. 24 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, announced today the signing of a five-year contract whereby CGI will maintain ICICI Bank Canada's High Interest Investment Saving Account on CGI's PrimeSuite recordkeeping platform.

PrimeSuite, a comprehensive set of enterprise strength software products will allow brokers and dealers to access and sell the High Interest Investment Savings Account through the FundSERV utility.

"CGI approached us with a comprehensive suite of wealth management solutions which are not only cost efficient, but flexible enough to evolve with the industry and keep pace with our growth objectives. We are pleased to begin building our relationship with CGI." said Rajesh Ramakrishnan, Vice President, Retail Banking & Operations, ICICI Bank Canada .

"ICICI Bank Canada has built upon the solid reputation of its parent company, ICICI Bank Limited, India's largest private sector bank," said Jamie Holland , Senior Vice-President, Greater Toronto Area, CGI. "We are pleased to partner with ICICI Bank Canada and are glad that they rely on us to improve efficiency, reduce complexity and ensure compliance."

For more than 30 years, CGI has provided IT, business process and managed services to financial institutions around the world, including 24 of the top 25 banks in the Americas and 17 of the top 25 European banks. CGI banking-focused solutions include core banking, wealth management, trade finance, business intelligence/data warehousing and customer relationship management.

About CGI

Founded in 1976, CGI 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 in over 100 offices across 16 countries. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada , the United States of America, Europe , Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America , Europe and India . CGI's annualized revenue run rate is currently $3.8 billion and as at June 30, 2009 , its order backlog was $11.8 billion . CGI's 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. Website: www.cgi.com.

About ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank Canada , a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank Limited (NYSE:IBN), is a full-service direct bank with an asset base of C$6.3 billion as of June 30, 2009 , offering a comprehensive suite of personal, commercial and cross-border banking products and services. The Bank is supported by a state-of-the-art electronic banking platform (icicibank.ca), a 24-hour toll-free customer contact centre and proprietary ABMs. It has established its branch network in the Greater Toronto Area, Greater Vancouver Regional District and Alberta. The parent company, ICICI Bank Limited, is India's largest private sector bank as measured by asset base.

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For further information: Investors: Lorne Gorber, Vice-President, Global Communications and Investor Relations, [phone], [email protected]