John Hancock Selects CGI for Data Center Consolidation and the Provision of Highly Secure On-Demand Cloud Services
November 21 2012 - 8:36AM
Marketwired
CGI Group Inc. (TSX:GIB.A)(NYSE:GIB) a leading global provider of
IT services today announced the signing of a new $142 million,
seven-year agreement that will see CGI provide infrastructure
services for long-standing client John Hancock Financial Services.
John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading
Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in
Asia, Canada and the United States.
This agreement will see CGI consolidate John Hancock's five data
centers down to two efficient, green and cost effective data
centers located in US northeast. In addition, CGI will provide
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) on which the applications used
to manage day-to-day operations will be delivered in the cloud,
including core systems that support products and business processes
for John Hancock's clients and distribution partners.
"CGI's team listened closely and crafted a solution that was
carefully tailored to our specific needs," said Allan Hackney, SVP
and Chief Information Officer, John Hancock Financial Services.
"Their innovative private cloud solution will provide significant
efficiency improvements for our application teams. Additionally,
the low-risk service transition plan was a clear differentiator for
us."
"For an industry leading Insurance provider like John Hancock
protecting the privacy and personal data of its millions of clients
is paramount, said Doug McCuaig, President, Canada. "CGI's IaaS
Cloud services provide John Hancock access to scalable computing
power as needed, while providing the peace of mind that client
information and its core applications are being run in a highly
secure, robust and flexible environment."
"Our prior experience with CGI gave us comfort that they would
deliver on their commitments", added Hackney.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the sixth largest independent
information technology and business process services firm in the
world. With approximately 72,000 professionals 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 more than 100 proprietary solutions. Further to the
recent completion of the Logica acquisition, CGI's annualized
revenue is approximately $10.4 billion, with an estimated order
backlog of approximately $17.7 billion. CGI's shares are listed on
the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the
FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.
About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial
Corporation
John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife Financial
Corporation, a leading Canada-based financial services group with
principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. In
2012, John Hancock celebrates 150 years of serving clients across
the United States, while Manulife celebrates its 125th anniversary.
Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and
primarily as John Hancock in the United States, Manulife Financial
Corporation offers clients a diverse range of financial protection
products and wealth management services through its extensive
network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under
management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were C$514
billion (US$504 billion) as at June 30, 2012. Manulife Financial
Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under
'945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet
at www.manulife.com.
CGI Forward-Looking Statements
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exclusively relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E
of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and are "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
Canadian securities laws. These statements and this information
represent CGI's intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs, and
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, of which
many are beyond the control of the Company. These factors could
cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking
statements or forward-looking information. These factors include
but are not restricted to: the timing and size of new contracts;
acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to
attract and retain qualified members; market competition in the
rapidly evolving IT industry; general economic and business
conditions; foreign exchange and other risks identified in the
press release, in CGI's annual and quarterly Management's
Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), in CGI's Annual Report, in
CGI's Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov), and in the
Company's Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian
securities authorities (filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com), as well
as assumptions regarding the foregoing. The words "believe,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "foresee," "plan,"
and similar expressions and variations thereof, identify certain of
such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information,
which speak only as of the date on which they are made. In
particular, statements relating to future performance are
forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. CGI
disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or on this
forward-looking information.
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Contacts: Lorne Gorber Senior Vice-President, Global
Communications and Investor Relations, CGI
514-841-3355lorne.gorber@cgi.com
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