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SULZBACH, Germany, Aug. 31, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - ArcelorMittal
Bremen, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel
producer, has renewed its partnership with CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX:
GIB.A).
ArcelorMittal Bremen outsourced its IT to CGI five years ago,
and, since then, CGI has managed the company's two data centers in
Bremen, provided IT infrastructure
support, and maintained all applications predominantly developed by
ArcelorMittal Bremen, as well as other warehousing and automated
production control systems. In addition, CGI provides field service
support for approximately 2,000 Windows end-user systems.
CGI's scope of activities for ArcelorMittal Bremen has expanded
considerably over the course of the engagement. CGI was given, for
example, responsibility for an additional 180 production control
systems. In fact, the contract volume has doubled in size.
"Many of our systems are production critical, and a failure can
lead to downtime and high follow-up costs," said Claus Otten, head of automation processes for
ArcelorMittal Bremen. "CGI operates these systems flawlessly,
ensuring their consistent availability."
"Nothing demonstrates our commitment to ArcelorMittal Bremen
better than the extension of this collaboration," said Tobias
Jänich, CGI Vice-President, Outsourcing, Germany. "Today we take on more tasks for
ArcelorMittal Bremen, and, more importantly, we take over critical
tasks. We are honored to be able to continue this very successful
partnership."
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 of
approximately C$20 billion, CGI
shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB).Website:
www.cgi.com.
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SOURCE CGI Group Inc.