HELSINKI, Feb. 20, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB)
(TSX: GIB.A) and YIT Oyi, Finland's largest construction company, have
entered into an agreement to modernize and harmonize YIT's End User
Services, while also building a new IT services delivery model.
YIT's strategic collaboration with CGI is a continuation of its
overall IT services reorganization.
"We will take advantage of CGI's expertise in harnessing new
technologies to drive value for our business and customers," said
YIT's Chief Information Officer Esa
Nykänen. "IT service delivery is CGI's core business,
while our core business involves urban development, construction
and related services. With each company doing what it does best, we
will achieve significant cost savings, improve the end user
experience for our IT services, and gain access to the best
possible support for the digital transformation of our
business."
Under the SIAM (Service Integration and Management) approach,
CGI will assume operational responsibility for YIT's entire IT
services ecosystem, leveraging its experts in Finland, as well as resources within its
global delivery centers. CGI will develop new IT services for YIT
using digital self-service, automation and software robotic
technologies, as well as deliver workstation, life cycle, service
desk and system integration services for all of YIT's operating
countries.
"According to our global research, enterprises that take a
business-driven approach to IT development have, on average, a
stronger competitive position in their respective industries," said
Leena-Mari Lähteenmaa, Senior Vice-President of CGI in
Finland. "This collaboration will
provide YIT with access to our comprehensive IT services, best
practices and resources. It represents a significant vote of
confidence in our ability to serve as a strategic collaborator in
YIT's business-driven IT renewal and development."
About YIT
YIT is the largest Finnish and significant
North European construction company. We develop and build
apartments and living services, business premises and entire areas.
We are also specialised in demanding infrastructure construction
and paving. Together with our customers, our nearly 10,000
professionals are creating more functional, more attractive and
more sustainable cities and environments. We work in 11 countries:
Finland, Russia, Scandinavia, the Baltic States, the
Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. The new YIT was born when over
100-year-old YIT Corporation and Lemminkäinen Corporation merged on
February 1, 2018. Our pro forma
revenue for 2018 was approximately EUR 3.8
billion. YIT Corporation's share is listed on Nasdaq
Helsinki Oy. www.yitgroup.com
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT
and business consulting services firms in the world. With
approximately 74,000 professionals across the globe, CGI
delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from IT and
business consulting to systems integration, outsourcing services
and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients
through a local relationship model complemented by a global
delivery network that helps clients digitally transform
their organizations and accelerate results. With annual
revenue of C$11.5 billion, CGI
shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE
(GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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SOURCE CGI Group Inc.