Montreal (Quebec), September 3, 2009 – Fortsum Business Solutions, member of GFI Solutions Group Inc. (« GFI »), a leading Canadian IT consulting firm, announces that it has been nominated among several finalists for the 2009 edition of CDN Channel Elite Awards in the category of Best Mid-Market Solution for a project it submitted. The gala will be held on September 29th at the Paramount Conference and Event Venue in Woodbridge, Ontario, where winners will be selected in each of the 9 categories.
CDN’s Channel Elite Awards recognizes IT Solution Providers for their innovation, leadership and commitment to creating value for their customers. The Channel Elite Awards attracts more than 200 solution providers from across the country.
Denis Carrier, Executive Vice President of operations at Fortsum commented: “We are very proud to be selected as one of the top solution providers among the finalists of this esteemed Canadian award”. Fortsum’s team of experts is specialized in the development, support, implementation, integration, marketing of efficient adaptable high-tech solutions for the daily management of businesses and financial data for small and medium businesses located across Canada.
About GFI Solutions Group Inc.
GFI Solutions Group Inc. (“GFI”) is a leader in consulting and development of IT solutions and is ranked among Top 25 Canadian IT professional services companies. In addition to providing consulting services, GFI designs, develops, integrates, implements and manages IT systems and business software solutions for small, medium and large organizations from various industry sectors.
With close to 1,000 employees and headquarters located in Montreal, GFI has developed three centres of excellence in the areas of transactional systems, back-office applications for the banking industry and ERP solutions. For the past five years, GFI has been pursuing an active growth strategy through targeted acquisitions including most recently, Fortsum Business Solutions Inc., Bell Business Solutions Inc., Accovia Inc. and Imagina Technology Solutions. GFI is an affiliate of the multinational group, GFI Informatique. For more information, please visit GFI’s website at: www.gfisolutions.com
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Anne Hodgkinson
Director, Communications and marketing
GFI Solutions Group Inc.
514.288.7161, ext. 413
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