Governments and school systems turn to AMS Advantage(R) to further streamline their financial management and procurement needs

Governments and school systems turn to AMS Advantage(R) to further streamline their financial management and procurement needs

- Dallas, Baltimore County and Baltimore County Public Schools to implement AMS Advantage 3

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CGI-AMS, the wholly- owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.SV.A; NYSE: GIB), announced today that the City of Dallas, Texas, the 9th largest city in the United States, Baltimore County, the 3rd largest county in Maryland and, Baltimore County Public Schools, the 25th largest school district in the United States, will implement AMS Advantage(R) 3 to further streamline their business processes.

AMS Advantage 3 is a Web-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) suite specifically designed for governments and school systems. It enables them to effectively and efficiently manage real-time financial transactions and business intelligence and saves governments as well as citizens both time and money.

The City of Dallas, Texas, a long-standing AMS Advantage customer, has chosen CGI-AMS's Web-based financial management, procurement and reporting solutions. The City will manage an annual budget of approximately $2 billion with AMS Advantage.

"The City of Dallas chose AMS Advantage because it met the City's financial management and procurement needs. AMS Advantage 3 will save the City a considerable sum of money compared to other ERP solutions," said David Cook, chief financial officer, City of Dallas.

Baltimore County, MD and Baltimore County Public Schools also selected the AMS Advantage solution for financial management, procurement and human resources management. Collectively they will provide services to 27,000 employees, 2.5 million citizens and manage an operating budget of $2 billion dollars using the Web-based Advantage solutions.

By selecting AMS Advantage for its financial, procurement and human resources needs, Baltimore County and Baltimore County Public Schools gain consistency and parity between their organizations by eliminating redundancy and increasing access to information across their organizations.

Donna Morea, president of CGI-AMS added: "We are very pleased with the faith our customers have continued to place in our ability to provide them tools to streamline processes to help their organizations run more efficiently. Our solution gives our customers rapid access to make informed business decisions."

CGI-AMS has more than 190 public sector clients, of which 42 have committed to implementing AMS Advantage 3. The company incorporates more than 30 years of experience and knowledge in the public sector market. AMS Advantage is a flexible, module-based solution that automates document workflow, decreases paperwork and ultimately improves customer service and facilitates decision-making. To learn more visit www.cgi-ams.com .

About CGI-AMS

CGI-AMS is the wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in North America. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 25,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in Canada, the US, Europe and India. CGI's annualized revenue run-rate is currently CDN$3.8 billion (US$3.1 billion) and at September 30, 2004, CGI's order backlog was CDN$13.0 billion (US$10.8 billion). CGI's shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.SV.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 .

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These factors include and are not restricted to the timing and size of contracts, acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to attract and retain qualified employees; market competition in the rapidly- evolving information technology industry; general economic and business conditions, foreign exchange and other risks identified in the Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) in CGI Group Inc.'s Annual Report or Form 40-F filed with the SEC, the Company's Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities authorities, 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, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. In particular, statements relating to future revenue from outsourcing contracts are forward-looking statements. CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward- looking statements.


Source: CGI GROUP INC.

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