CGI will provide IT infrastructure management and support to PBOS employees in
some 150 locations across the United States.
As part of the agreement, the enterprise servers and infrastructure will
be hosted and managed out of CGI’s Canadian-based data centers and will be
ready for operation in December 2001.
Robert Butler, CIO, Pitney Bowes Office Systems said: We are very
pleased with the caliber and professionalism of CGI’s delivery team and
appreciated their responsiveness and flexibility in meeting our needs. This
initiative will enable us to review our processes and technologies in a more
focused fashion to better serve our organization and clients.
Gartner Consulting conducted the evaluation of the proposals and
recommended CGI as a preferred supplier. Our role is to objectively assess
the IT requirements of a given firm and help optimize the delivery of
solutions and services to meet the clients business objectives by recommending
the appropriate IT partner. said Robert Sauerhoff, senior consultant, Gartner
Consulting.
Satish Sanan, president, USA and Asia Pacific, CGI highlighted: We are
pleased to welcome PBOS as a new client. It is our firm belief that through
this partnership, they will be able to realize new cost savings that will in
turn be invested into their core business – that of helping businesses
communicate.
SOURCE: COMPANY PRESS RELEASE
