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City of Springfield, Illinois goes live on CGI Advantage® to modernize financial and workforce management
City of Springfield, Illinois goes live on CGI Advantage® to modernize financial and workfor...
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[{"type":"text","content":"City of Springfield, Illinois goes live on CGI Advantage® to modernize financial and workforce management\n\n\nCity of Springfield, Illinois goes live on CGI Advantage® to modernize financial and workforce management\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPR Newswire\n\n\nSPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), one of the world's largest independent technology and professional services firms, today announced the successful go-live of the City of Springfield's upgraded financial and workforce management system on CGI Advantage®, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform purpose-built for government. Delivered in just 13 months, below the 18-to-24-month industry norm, the implementation marks a major milestone in the City's transition from legacy systems to a modern, secure and resilient cloud environment.\nWith this transformation, the City addresses end-of-life hardware risks and workforce capacity challenges while standardizing business processes across departments. The upgraded solution improves time and leave tracking, strengthens security and provides real-time analytics to support informed decision-making for 15 departments with over 1,400 employees across the city.\"This successful transition to a cloud-based platform positions Springfield to operate more efficiently and securely while better supporting our workforce and residents,\" said Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher. \"CGI Advantage provides modern tools and greater resilience, helping ensure continuity of critical services now and into the future.\"Springfield now benefits from a modern, enterprise-wide SaaS environment managed by CGI, reducing operational risk. The SaaS model delivers continuous updates and improved security while minimizing disruption to City operations.\"Through our local proximity model and shared commitment to results, we worked side-by-side with the City to modernize critical financial and workforce systems while reducing risk and accelerating time to value,\" said Steven Waller, Senior Vice-President, Consulting Services and ...