CGI 6K January 26, 2007
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 January 2007
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 January 26, 2007.
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)
Seven
Year
Contract for Technology and Application Services
Expands
Acxsys-CGI Relationship
Toronto,
Ontario, January 26, 2007 - Acxsys
Corporation
and CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB) today announced a 7-year,
$23.6
million, multi-level IT services and technology outsourcing contract. The
services covered by the agreement include:
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Application
maintenance for the Interac®
Email
Money
Transfer service, the Interac
Online
service and associated software
applications
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Enhancement
of Interac
Email Money
Transfer and Interac
Online
services over time and,
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24/7
infrastructure management to support these applications and operations
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Acxsys
offers the
Interac
Email Money
Transfer and Interac
Online services.
The Interac
Email Money
Transfer service is a financial institution based, person-to-person funds
transfer product that uses Email to notify consumers of the transaction while
financial institutions transfer these funds using established, secure
inter-financial institution settlement systems. Five of Canada’s major financial
institutions have adopted this service, making it the first of its kind in
the
world. Two more financial institutions will be joining the service in 2007.
The
Interac
Online service
enables consumers to make secure debit payments from their bank account when
purchasing products and services from internet-based retailers - much like
the
point-of-sale transactions consumers make at traditional retailers.
This
continues
CGI’s long association with the Interac
brand. CGI has
been providing 24/7 network management and managed support services to the
Interac Association since 1993. Acxsys Corporation has been providing management
services and facilities to the Interac Association since 1996.
“Acxsys
Corporation
has successfully developed and rolled out
Interac
Email Money
Transfer and
Interac
Online.
We’re
pleased to have CGI professionally manage systems operations and work with
us to
further advance these services” says Fred Harris, Senior Vice President,
Strategy and Business Development, Acxsys. “CGI’s advanced technology and
application capabilities combined with their experience with our organization,
ensures that we will receive the dedicated support that these services require
to meet the needs of an increasingly demanding marketplace.”
"Providing
consistent and increased levels of customer satisfaction is a CGI hallmark
and
will ensure that we continue to achieve profitable growth," added Michael
E.
Roach, President and Chief Executive Officer of CGI. "We are pleased that
Acxsys
looks to us to deliver technology services consistently, quickly, and at
less
risk as a result of our longstanding relationship and full service capability.
We are excited to continue building on this relationship with them."
CGI
is a major
provider of IT and business process services to financial institutions around
the world including all of the top Canadian banks, nine of the top ten U.S.
banks and seven of the top twenty banks in the world. CGI banking-focused
solutions include core banking, end-to-end wealth management, trade finance,
business intelligence/data warehousing and customer relationship management.
CGI
solutions process one-third of all U.S. credit bureau requests and more than
$130 billion are moved every day over the fund transfer systems that it
supports. CGI provides retail banking, transaction processing and payroll
services to more than 2,300 banking institutions worldwide.
About
Acxsys
Founded
in 1996,
Acxsys Corporation comprises the following eight financial institutions as
shareholders: BMO Bank of Montreal, CIBC, RBC Royal Bank, Scotiabank, TD
Canada
Trust, National Bank of Canada, Desjardins Group and Credit Union Central
of
Canada. The shareholders of Acxsys Corporation are the architects of the
Interac
network
which is
used for Point-of-Sale and Automated Banking Machine transactions across
Canada
and for a cross border debit service which allows Canadians to pay using
their
debit cards at more than 1 million retailers in the United States. Acxsys
Corporation specializes in the development and operation of new payment service
opportunities as well as management services in the field of electronic
payments. Website: www.acxsys.ca
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 24,500 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
North America, Europe and India. CGI's fiscal 2006 revenue was $3.5 billion
(US$3.1 billion) and at September 30, 2006, CGI's order backlog was $12.7
billion (US$11.4 billion). CGI 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.
CGI
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:
CGI
Investors
Lorne
Gorber
Vice-President,
Global Communications and
Investor
Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
(514)
841-3355
Media
Yvonne
Gibson
Director
of
Communications, Canada
yvonne.gibson@cgi.com
(905)
695-6421
(647)
220-1328
Philippe
Beauregard
Director,
Corporate
Communications and
Public
Affairs
philippe.beauregard@cgi.com
(514)
841-3218
Acxsys
Corporation / Interac Association
Tina
Romano
Public
Relations
Manager
tromano@interac.org
(416)
869-5062
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.
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CGI
Group Inc.
(Registrant)
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Date:
January 26, 2007
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By
/s/ David G. Masse
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Name:
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David
G. Masse
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Title:
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Assistant
Corporate
Secretary |