LGS Inc.: The Quebec Inseminators Co-operative, QIC, Chooses LGS Group Inc. to Implement its Operations Management System.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 1999-- LGS LGS Laser Guide Star LGS Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome LGS Leaky Gut Syndrome LGS Langer-Giedion Syndrome LGS Light Gauge Steel (steel frame construction system) LGS Looking Glass Studios (game development company) Group Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LGSA LGSA Local Government and Shires Association LGSA Local Government Supervisors Association (Australia) LGSA Langer-Giedion Syndrome Association LGSA Landgesellschaft Sachsen Anhalt LGSA Lake Geneva Summer Assembly ) (ME:LGS.A) announces that the Quebec Inseminators Co-operative has retained LGS' services to implement its new system for operations management. This project, valued at about $1 million, is now underway and is expected to continue until the fourth quarter of the year 2000. The QIC (Quarter Inch Cartridge) A magnetic tape technology introduced in the early 1980s that has been widely used for backup. It was the first popular tape format for PCs. represents a network of over 200 artificial insemination artificial insemination, technique involving the artificial injection of sperm-containing semen from a male into a female to cause pregnancy. Artificial insemination is often used in animals to multiply the possible offspring of a prized animal and for the breeding technicians operating in 83 work zones across the province of Quebec. The co-operative, which plays an important role in animal genetics and reproduction, was looking for a more powerful and open-ended management system. LGS Group Inc. acts as prime contractor for this project that consists of three phases: setting up an operations management system for inseminations, integrating the new system to the company's accounting system, and designing a data warehousing environment. President of the QIC Board of Directors, Luc Adam, expressed his confidence in the project. "We opted for the specialists at LGS Group Inc. because of their experience, and because of their ability to deliver at predetermined pre·de·ter·mine v. pre·de·ter·mined, pre·de·ter·min·ing, pre·de·ter·mines v.tr. 1. To determine, decide, or establish in advance: schedules. This capacity is critical for us if we want to realize our business objectives." LGS, for its part, has ensured that all systems are in place to meet the expectations of QIC. "We have assigned experienced architects to this project so that they can tailor a system specifically for QIC to give them reliable technology which can support the needs of their customers," underlined LGS Group President, Raymond Lafontaine. LGS Group Inc. (LGSA at NASDAQ, LGS.A at ME) is one of Canada's largest information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. firms specializing in management and systems integration. With annual sales exceeding $200 million, LGS employs more than 2,200 professionals in 20 offices in Canada, the United States and Europe. The company is active in most areas of the private and public sectors. This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which might cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected. Potential risks and uncertainties include the ability to procure, properly price, retain, and successfully complete projects, the availability of technical personnel and competition. These risks and uncertainties are discussed under the heading "Risk Management" in the Company's Annual Report. |
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