Pima County, AZ Selects CGI's AMS Advantage(R) ERP - Built-for-government solution will improve efficiency, operations

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FAIRFAX, VA, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, today announced that its AMS Advantage(R) ERP solution was selected by Pima County, AZ, home of Tucson, in a competitive procurement of 11 bids to replace their existing legacy systems. The PimaCore project, valued at US$22 million over 10 years for software, maintenance, and professional services, will utilize AMS Advantage's full suite of built-for-government ERP modules, including financial management, performance budgeting, and human resources management.

"CGI's team and their AMS Advantage ERP solution are the best fit for Pima County," said C.H. Huckelberry, County Administrator of Pima County. "Their solution is built to accommodate fund accounting and public sector procurement, which is distinctly different from other software systems that are built to support the private sector and then modified to accommodate unique public sector system requirements."

With close to 8,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $1 billion, Project PimaCore will transform Pima County's financial and related business systems to provide the efficiency, transparency, and accountability necessary for the effective performance of County government. This new system will meet the increasing demand for timely, accurate, and consistent information, and will provide the County with easy access and visibility into their business operations.

"At CGI, we are committed to providing our clients with quality IT solutions that are built specifically for the unique needs of government," said Pat Colacicco, Vice-President of CGI's AMS Advantage group. "We welcome Pima County as our newest client. We look forward to building a long term partnership with the County, focusing on transforming their future business operations through this important implementation."

About AMS Advantage

From cities, counties, states, 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 26,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. As at December 31, 2009, CGI's order backlog was $11.4 billion. CGI shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX (GIB.A) 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 Canadian securities laws. These statements and this information represent CGI's 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 but 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 IT industry; general economic and business conditions; foreign exchange and other risks identified in the press release, in CGI's Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov), the Company's 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. 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, except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or on this forward-looking information. You will find more information about the risks that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations in the Risks and Uncertainties section.

SOURCE CGI GROUP INC.

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