SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of October 2006

 

Commission File Number 1-14858

 

CGI Group Inc.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

1130 Sherbrooke Street West
7th Floor
Montréal, Québec
Canada H3A 2M8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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Enclosure: Press Release dated October 11, 2006.

 

This Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. Nos. 333-13350, 333-66044, 333-74932 and 333-112021.

 


PRESS RELEASE

Stock Market Symbols

GIB.A (TSX)

GIB (NYSE)

 

CGI-AMS and State of Wyoming Sign Five-Year, US$22.6 Million Contract

Renewal to Host ERP Applications

 

Fairfax, Virginia – October 11, 2006 – CGI-AMS Inc., the wholly-owned U.S. operating

subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), today announced a five-year, US$22.6 million contract to host and operate the Advantage ERP system for the State of Wyoming. Managed Advantage is CGI’s built-to-serve hosting program developed specifically for government Advantage ERP clients.

 

The award continues a successful partnership between the State and CGI-AMS that began in 1991. Since 2002, the State has relied on CGI’s Managed Advantage offering to manage their 9,500 employees and US$4 billion annual budget, freeing up valuable State resources to focus on the business of government. Managed Advantage delivers full-scope technology and operations management to help organizations derive maximum value from their AMS Advantage investment. With Managed Advantage, the State sets the course and retains control of the application and the data, while CGI manages day-to-day-operations.

 

“Our partnership with Wyoming demonstrates its commitment to providing citizens with efficient government services through predictable costs using quality procedures grounded in proven industry standards,” said Donna Morea, President of CGI-AMS. “It is the first state to have a fully outsourced suite of ERP applications, enabling it to focus on the business of government.”

 

“With CGI’s Managed Advantage team of experts, the State of Wyoming has a solid partnership built on a relationship of honest interaction, focused on client satisfaction and success,” said Max Maxfield, State Auditor, “With this single point of accountability we receive faster resolution time and increased value for our dollar.”

 

For over 30 years, CGI has been a trusted partner to the public sector, applying their deep industry knowledge with off-the-shelf solutions to help customers achieve their unique goals for service excellence. Managed Advantage compliments their web-based AMS Advantage ERP solution, providing public sector customers with a single vendor option for software, services and hosting to overcome the challenges associated with evolving business requirements and shortage of IT and business staff. With Managed Advantage, CGI partners with their customers as one team, each dependent on and vested in the success of the other.

 

Through our leading ERP suite AMS Advantage, CGI helps 190+ state and local organizations better serve 90+ million citizens. Designed exclusively to support the business of government, CGI’s AMS Advantage solution can be hosted through our Managed Advantage program. Combining industry best practices with technology capabilities and scale, CGI reduces the complexity of clients’ day-to-day operations through the reliable and accountable hosting of their AMS Advantage ERP environment.

 

About CGI-AMS

CGI-AMS Inc. is the wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology (IT) and business process services firms in the world. 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 U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in Canada and the U.S., Europe and India. CGI's annualized revenue run rate is currently $3.5 billion (US$3.1 billion) and at June 30, 2006, CGI's order backlog was $13.3 billion (US$11.9 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.

 

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 the Ontario Securities Act, as amended. These statements and this information represent CGI Group Inc.’s (“CGI”) 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 and 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 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’s Annual Report or Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov), and in CGI’s annual and quarterly MD&A and 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. Except to the extent required by law, 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.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or on this forward-looking information.

 

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For more information:

Investors

Lorne Gorber

Vice-President, Global Communications and

Investor Relations

lorne.gorber@cgi.com

(514) 841-3355

 

Media

Philippe Beauregard

Director, Public Affairs

philippe.beauregard@cgi.com

(514) 841-3218

 

 


 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

CGI GROUP INC.

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: October 11, 2006

By /s/ David G. Masse          

 

Name:

David G. Masse

 

Title:

Assistant Corporate Secretary