Mr. Doug McCuaig reports

RSA RENEWS IT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CGI FOR 6 YEARS

CGI Group Inc. and RSA Canada have renewed a six-year agreement worth $80-million for information-technology-infrastructure services.

This agreement will see CGI provide infrastructure management services including mainframe and mid-range equipment, and data storage and recovery for RSA's broker and customer programs and services. "CGI, a long-time partner to RSA, not only understands our business, but also has extensive experience in the P&C insurance market," said Steve Knoch, senior vice-president, IT and e-business, RSA Canada. "Having stable, reliable, cost-effective IT infrastructure services delivered by our trusted partner will continue to be critically important as we move forward together."

"As one of Canada's leading insurance companies, RSA is focused on providing exceptional service and support to clients during difficult times," said Doug McCuaig, president, CGI, Canada operations. "CGI is proud to continue to manage the IT infrastructure that supports RSA's most important business functions."