CGI wins client-nominated “Best Fit Integrator” award from the Center for Digital Government

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    FAIRFAX, VA, Aug. 21 /EMWNews/ - CGI Group Inc. (TSX:

GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology and

business process services, today announced that the Center for Digital

Government presented CGI with a "Best Fit Integrator" award at the second

annual State and Local Government Integrator Summit in Colorado Springs,

CO. CGI was honored for its work on the eWake Project in Wake County, NC,

under the categories of 'Elegant Design' and 'Tailored Teams' in the areas

of finance and administration.



    CGI has worked with Wake County since December 2005 to replace their

legacy mainframe financial, HR and budgeting systems with the integrated

AMS Advantage enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to improve data

access, decrease manual, paper-based processes, improve information

timeliness, reduce duplication in data entry, and achieve an

enterprise-wide technology vision. The 'Elegant Design' category recognizes

innovative but practical solutions, like the eWake Project, that have

resulted in a substantial improvement in financial or operational

performance and service delivery capacity.



    "The results and synergy we achieve based on CGI's solution, delivery

excellence, expertise and experience is greater than the sum of its parts,"

said William Scanlon, applied technologies manager, Wake County. "Our

senior leadership and users look to CGI as a trusted advisor in decisions

to support our business processes and further our modernization efforts.

Together we look to the future and our strategy for year-over-year

improvement. And that is really where the 'best fit' and trusted

partnership with CGI comes into play."



    CGI's work with Wake County also won in the 'Tailored Teams' category,

that, according to the Center for Digital Government, recognizes "when

integrators make teams materially bigger and better than they were."



    "The County searched long and hard for the best partner, and we have

found that partner with CGI," said Scanlon. "The people from CGI are smart,

collaborative, creative and hardworking, and they are all dedicated

full-time to the business of their government clients. They are committed

to working with us side-by-side, every day to achieve our goals throughout

the project. They have solid experience, and their 'can do' attitude

underpins everything they do."



    "CGI is thrilled to again be nominated by our clients as a Best Fit

Integrator," said Caroline Rapking, Vice-President, CGI. "In 2007, we

received the award for our work on the Electronic Countywide Accounting and

Purchasing System (eCAPS) for Los Angeles County, which implemented AMS

Advantage for the nation's largest county. We are proud of our ability to

provide government agencies with innovative technology solutions, and even

prouder of our team's excellent work in partnership with Wake County."

    About The Center for Digital Government



    The Center for Digital Government is a national research and advisory

institute on information technology policies and best practices in state

and local government. The Best Fit Integrator award contenders were

evaluated across 12 categories based on nominations gathered from state and

local government agencies.



    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 27,000 professionals

in over 100 offices across 16 countries. 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 annual revenue run rate stands at

$3.8 billion and at June 30, 2008, CGI's order backlog was $12.03 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: http://www.cgi.com.