Radio-Canada Prepares for the Year 2000 With LGS
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Radio-Canada has selected the Year 2000 experts
at LGS Group Inc. to provide assistance in making the transition
to the year 2000 for its entire portfolio of computer
applications. The LGS team will act as prime contractor for the
project valued at an undisclosed amount.
The mandate includes analyzing and adapting Radio-Canada's
computer applications used in Montreal and Toronto, as well as
testing millions of lines of code. Like many other companies,
Radio-Canada has to remedy a number of problems associated with
the Year 2000. Relying on a range of information systems
operating in varied environments and in several programming
languages, Radio-Canada wants to ensure that all these systems, of
whatever type, will successfully make the transition to the Year
2000. According to the head of Radio-Canada's Information
Technology Division, Francine Lauzon, after soliciting bids,
Radio-Canada has enlisted the services of LGS as its partner of
choice primarily for the following reasons: "In selecting LGS as
our partner, the determining factors were LGS' experience in
large-scale projects as well as the qualifications of their
project managers. Furthermore, LGS can provide this expertise
equally in Toronto and Montreal. In addition, the company has an
excellent reputation."
For his part, Andre Gauthier, Senior Executive Vice President at
LGS, says that he is very pleased to add this major mandate to the
LGS Year 2000 order book. "Our team is proud to be associated
with Radio-Canada to undertake this strategic project. The
management of Radio-Canada is concerned by the Year 2000 problem
and we intend to put the full weight of our expertise and energy
to facilitate the process of conversion to the Year 2000."
LGS Group is one Canada's largest consulting firms specializing in
management, information technology, systems integration and Year
2000 transition. With annual sales exceeding $120 million, LGS
employs approximately 1,600 professionals working in most of the
public and private sectors in Canada and Europe. |
