Systalex on the Winning Team Awarded the Financial System Modernization Contract from the US Environmental Protection Agency.Systalex to Provide Integration Support to Team Led by CGI Federal ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Systalex Corporation, a leading information and IT solutions provider and the 4th ranked Small Technology Business in the DC metro Area by the Washington Business Journal, today announced that it is a member of the CGI Federal team chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) as the financial management shared service provider (SSP) for the EPA's Financial System Modernization Project (FSMP). Systalex will provide integration support as part of the CGI team. The FSMP program includes modernizing EPA's financial system to CGI's commercial off-the-shelf Momentum[R] software and migrating EPA's financial system IT hosting and application management to CGI's SSP under the Financial Management Line of Business (FMLoB) initiative. EPA's FSMP award culminates the first large-scale financial system procurement conducted by a CFO See Chief Financial Officer. Act federal agency under the FMLoB. Systalex brings extensive federal financial systems management, earned value management Earned Value Management (commonly abbreviated and referred to just as EVM) is a project management technique that seeks to measure forward progress in an objective manner. EVM is touted as having a unique ability to combine measurements of technical performance (i.e. and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) experience to the winning CGI Federal Team. Systalex's role includes integration support between the new Financial System and other systems including the Office of Pesticides Program Information Network (OPPIN), the Integrated Contracts Management System (ICMS), and the Small Purchase Electronic Data Interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (SPEDI). "Systalex has been working with the EPA for over five years, and this win is another validation of the quality work we consistently deliver," said Weipo Liao, President and CEO of Systalex. "This win, and our expanded relationship with companies like CGI Federal, will help Systalex continue to realize our stated goal of increasing our presence within the EPA." About Systalex Corporation Systalex enables our clients to more effectively access and share information across their enterprise. Founded in 1993, Systalex provides hands-on functional and technical expertise to Federal agencies in support of implementation and operations of financial, information and administrative systems. Systalex is a certified 8(a) professional services firm that has a superior track record creating business value from portal and other knowledge management technologies. Systalex has an established and growing presence at the Environmental Protection Agency, providing technical support and guidance to several offices, including Water (OW), Air Quality (OAQ), and Acquisition Management (OAM). Past and present clients include the Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. , and the Bureau of the Census Noun 1. Bureau of the Census - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Census Bureau , as well as, the United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps (USMC) Separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy (see U.S. Navy), charged with providing marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air in connection with , and the United States Postal Service. About CGI Federal CGI Federal (www.cgifederal.com) is a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., dedicated to providing effective IT solutions for federal government agencies by combining over 30 years of government experience and technology skills. Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 25,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. CGI's annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. revenue run rate stands at $3.6 billion (US$3.1 billion) and at December 31st, 2006, CGI's order backlog was $12.6 billion (US$10.9 billion). CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com. |
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