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Publish Date : 11-Jan-2013

Logica, now part of CGI, a leading provider of information technology and business process services, is pleased to announce that Alecta has chosen to renew its outsourcing contract. The agreement will provide Alecta with cost efficient infrastructure services and, at the same time, support Alecta’s ongoing IT development. The agreement is for five years with an option for a two-year extension, amounting to a value of 400 million SEK (approx. C$60.6 million).

For over ten years, CGI has been responsible for the operations and development of Alecta’s IT environment within the area in which the company’s insurance services and products are managed. The new agreement is for a complete outsourcing solution, including mainframe, server operations, application management, service desk, communication, and management of workplaces. Also included in the agreement are application management services and a number of logistic services such as print, scanning, archiving and electronic identification.

Alecta manages occupational pensions, handling approximately 509 billion SEK on behalf of 2 million private and 33,000 pension clients.

“To stay competitive in our business, we want to make sure our IT partner offers flexibility to support our development, and be cost effective,” said Mikael K. Larsson, CIO at Alecta. “After a careful evaluation and based on close cooperation, we feel safe continuing to work with CGI as our IT partner. Together, we have developed a flexible and modern outsourcing agreement that plays a key role in our effort to be the world’s most effective occupational pension company.”

“We are extremely pleased that Alecta has placed their trust in us as their close IT partner,” added Björn Ivroth, Business Unit Leader of CGI in Sweden. “Alecta is at the forefront when it comes to letting IT support their business, and we look forward to continuing to develop services that support their business goals, as well as continuing to deliver competitive operational services.”

About CGI - Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world. With approximately 72,000 members located in offices and global delivery centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, CGI offers 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. Further to the recent completion of the Logica acquisition, CGI’s annualized revenue is approximately C$10.4 billion, with an estimated order backlog of approximately C$17.6 billion.

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