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CGI has been selected by efluid, a subsidiary of French energy
supplier Groupe UEM, to participate in the maintenance of the
company's client management and billing software package, also called
efluid, which is dedicated to the utilities market. The contract with
CGI has been renewed for 15 years.
Co-developed by Groupe UEM and CGI in 2002, efluid allows public
services organizations to manage all of their electricity, gas, urban
heating, water, purification, public lighting, Internet and cable
television distribution and supply activities. It covers the
acquisition and management of meter data, billing and collections, as
well as materials management and intervention planning.
To date, 41 companies in France, including Groupe EDF, have
adopted efluid for the management of technical installations and the
support of more than two million end clients.
"The signing of this long-term contract serves to consolidate the
partnership established with CGI in 2002," said Francis Grosmangin,
President of efluid.
"CGI has been partnering with Groupe UEM and efluid for more than
12 years," added Jean-Michel Baticle, President of CGI for the
France, Luxembourg and Morocco regions. "This renewal, which makes
CGI the sole integrator for efluid, is reflective of the long-term
partnerships that our company is committed to developing with
clients. It also testifies to CGI's competencies in the public
services sector."
About the efluid software package
A multi-product solution, efluid can support distribution and
supply activities for a wide range of public service areas, including
electricity, water/purification, gas, urban heating and video
communications. It covers all types of businesses, industries, local
communities, professionals and individuals. For all of these client
segments, the package offers a full range of functions, including
contract and intervention management, billing and collections,
customer relationship management (traceability and usage), the
acquisition and management of metering data, and more.
About efluid
Publisher of the software package that bears its name, efluid is a
subsidiary of Groupe UEM, a producer, distributor and supplier of
electricity and gas in the city of Metz and 141 surrounding areas.
Supported by a team of some 100 employees, including 70 engineers,
the company has delivered its efluid software solution for over 10
years for the benefit of more than 30 clients. Learn more at
http://www.efluid.com/site/index.php.*
*In French
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth largest independent
information technology and business process services firm in the
world. Approximately 68,000 professionals serve thousands of global
clients from offices and delivery centers across the Americas, Europe
and Asia Pacific, leveraging a comprehensive portfolio of services
including high-end business and IT consulting, systems integration,
application development and maintenance, infrastructure management as
well as a wide range of proprietary solutions. With annual revenue in
excess of C$10 billion and an order backlog exceeding C$20 billion,
CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Website:
http://www.cgi.com.
Investors, Lorne Gorber, Senior Vice-President, Global
Communications and Investor Relations, lorne.gorber@cgi.com, +1
514-841-3355; Local Media, Claire Vaas, Media Manager, France,
claire.vaas@cgi.com , +33-1-57-87-52-57
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