GFI Solutions named finalist for Desjardins Entrepreneurship Award

Montreal, February 13th, 2007 – GFI Solutions, a leading IT consulting firm in the province of Québec, is proud to announce that it has been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious Desjardins Entrepreneurship Prize. GFI is honored in the “Financial and Social Performance, Western Québec region” category. This prize, offered in collaboration with Foundation Desjardins, highlights the outstanding achievements of Québec businesses that demonstrate effective management, sound operations and socially responsible leadership.

GFI distinguished itself by its steady financial growth, its commercial strategy leveraging niche market opportunities, its human resources programs and its community involvement. Between 2004 and 2006, GFI’s revenues grew from 11 to 42.2 million, and its number of employees almost tripled, from 130 to 366.

About GFI Solutions Inc.

Based in Montreal, GFI Solutions is a Canadian company that provides IT consulting services to businesses throughout the country. Their services include business management consulting, application development, system integration, outsourcing, technical writing and IT staffing. GFI has also developed three Centers of Excellence: Transactional systems, Back-Office applications for the banking industry, and ERP solutions.

GFI Solutions employs close to 400 people, and is a member of the GFI Informatique Group, an international organization with close to 8,000 collaborators worldwide and revenues of 633.1 million Euros in 2006. For more information concerning GFI Solutions, please visit www.gfisolutions.com.

Information:

Jean-Marc Simard
SHC Public Relations
Tel: (514) 287-9811, ext. 15
E-mail: [email protected]