CGI
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CGI Group Inc. (Conseillers en gestion et informatique or Consultant To Government and Industry), more commonly known as CGI, is a Canadian global information technology (IT) consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, and solutions company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1976 by Serge Godin and André Imbeau as an IT consulting firm, the company soon began branching into new markets and acquiring other companies
The IT consulting company CGI Group Inc. CGI group was founded in June 1976 in Quebec City, Quebec, by Serge Godin.[3] Within several months he was joined by co-founder André Imbeau,[3] who was also a 26-year-old entrepreneur[8] from Quebec City.[14] They initially ran the business from Godin's basement with a single phone. Starting with one client,[15] as the company grew in size the co-founders moved to Montreal,[14] and by the end of their first year they had generated $138,000 in revenue.
By 2000 CGI had clients in industries as diverse as banking,[22] health,[23][24] telecommunications, utilities, and government, among others. CGI acquired the company IMRGlobal in 2001 for $438 million,[4] which added "global delivery options" for CGI.
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