Montreal, Quebec, October 25, 2005
Everlink Payment Services Inc. (Everlink Services), a leading Canadian electronic transaction switching service provider, and CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.SV.A; NYSE: GIB), among the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world, today announced that they have signed an asset purchase agreement under which Everlink Services will acquire CGI’s electronic switching assets for CDN$28 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year; the closing is conditional upon certain usual conditions.

Everlink is acquiring CGI’s electronic switching IP, which includes the Relay™ and CyberGateway™ switching solutions. As part of the transaction, 39 CGI professionals will join Everlink Services. CGI will continue to service credit unions providing banking services through its credit union banking group.

“This acquisition will help us grow our presence as the dominant switching provider in Canada,” said Michael Feliciano, president of Everlink Services. “We are excited about the new team of professionals joining Everlink as we continue to expand and meet the needs of organizations of all sizes by providing reliable, high-performance authorization, switching and payment processing solutions.”

CGI president and COO, Michael Roach said: “As part of our ongoing business practice, we are continually assessing our operations to ensure that we are in line with our strategy in each of our markets. With respect to our electronic switching assets, we came to the conclusion that the interests of our clients and professionals are best served through our decision to divest and align these services with Everlink Services.”

About Everlink
Everlink Payment Services Inc. is a leading Canadian electronic transaction switching provider that specializes in gateway transaction switching, ATM driving and monitoring, and debit card processing. Everlink’s target market includes Canadian credit unions, banks, and independent service organizations of all sizes.

Everlink’s cost-effective and comprehensive list of products and services meet the individual needs of over 200 companies. Architected with a scalable processing environment, leading-edge technology and infrastructure, Everlink prides itself on setting industry standards with its reliable, high-performance authorization, switching and payment processing solutions. Everlink was formed in 2003 and is owned by Celero Solutions and NYCE Corporation, a Metavante Corporation company. Web Site: www.everlink.ca.

About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in North America. 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 the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in the United States, Canada, Europe and India. CGI’s annualized revenue run-rate is currently US$3.0 billion and at June 30, 2005, CGI’s order backlog was US$10 billion. CGI’s shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX (GIB.SV.A). Website: www.cgi.com.