Cooper Power Systems and CGI Announce Partnership to Deliver Smart Grid Projects

Cooper Power Systems - 03.18.2010

Cooper Power Systems, a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), and CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, today announced a partnership to deliver Active Distribution Management Solutions to support electric utilities’ successful deployment of Smart Grid Projects. The two companies have a history of working together having deployed an Advanced Distribution Management System for Hydro Quebec.

Smart Grid advanced distribution management systems integrate distributed monitoring and intelligence over different types of communications networks to proactively monitor, alarm and automate the electrical grid. This application of monitoring, communications, intelligence and action into integrated solutions from transmission to consumption improves reliability, productivity (cost) and efficiency.

“Today’s utilities need modular and scalable solutions that can be deployed incrementally, while at the same time, have the flexibility to integrate newer concepts and legacy systems,” said Tom Pitstick, Vice President and General Manager of the Energy Automation Solutions division at Cooper Power Systems. “Together with CGI we now offer an integrated energy network solution with extensive enterprise integration and utility operations expertise. Combined with our field proven distributed intelligence agents and enterprise software, we bring Distribution Management Solutions to the next level.”

“CGI’s PragmaSMART portfolio of mission-critical solutions and systems integration expertise complements the broad spectrum of Cooper Power Systems Smart Grid innovations to assist both our new and existing clients with the challenge of increasing productivity and reducing operational costs while improving reliable power supply,” said André Bouchard, Vice President of CGI’s Utility Solutions and Services sector. “CGI’s all-encompassing SCADA HMI, outage detection and restoration, and optimized scheduling of field operations delivers a highly integrated and performance driven architecture for greater operational results.”

Cooper Power Systems will showcase a variety of products and solutions at the DistribuTECH Conference, March 23-25, 2010, at the Tampa Convention Center. Stop by Booth 1303 for a demonstration on how the company is helping utilities realize their vision of the Smart Grid.

Cooper Power Systems: Commitment to Smart Grid

Cooper Power Systems has long been a provider of comprehensive reliability and productivity solutions for utility, commercial and industrial customers. The Energy Automation Solutions (EAS) group within Cooper Power Systems is a leading provider of innovative smart grid technologies and solutions that enable customers to optimize their electrical grid performance. These solutions include Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Demand Response (DR), Smart Sensors, Power Systems Engineering Software and Services, Substation Automation and Feeder Automation.

Editor’s Note: For additional information, contact Lauren Ban at (412) 394-6611 or lauren.ban@bm.com.

About CGI

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 26,000 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 North America, Europe and India. As at December 31, 2009, CGI's order backlog was $11.4 billion. CGI shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX (GIB.A) 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.

About Cooper Power Systems

Cooper Power Systems, Inc., with 2009 revenues of approximately $1.1 billion, is a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE). Cooper Power Systems is a global manufacturer of world-class power delivery and reliability solutions for the electrical and industrial markets. Through its Energy Automation Solutions group, it is also a leading provider of software, communications and integration solutions that enable customers to increase productivity, improve system reliability, and reduce costs. For more information, please visit www.cooperpower.com or www.cooperpowereas.com.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2009 revenues of $5.1 billion, approximately eighty-nine percent of which are from electrical products. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained level of success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards, and meeting customer needs.

The Company has eight operating divisions with leading market share positions and world-class products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2009, sixty-one percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2009. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.

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