REVENUE GROWTH: +5.4%
RISE IN OPERATING MARGIN1: +17.4%
INCREASE IN CASH FLOW: +42.6%
GEARING POST THE CANADA DISPOSAL: 20%

Gfi Informatique has just finalized the sale of its 62.4% holding in Gfi Canada and its subsidiaries to Investissement Québec and Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins, in association with the existing minority shareholders, which are the management (Magrit Group) and the Fonds des Travailleurs du Québec (FTQ) solidarity fund.

GFI developed to Turismo de Portugal booth at BTL (Lisbon’s Tourism Exhibition), an interactive solution with Microsoft Kinect technology, making navigation on interactive maps possible (with Google Streetview). Users can interact with the application using gestures, simulating real itineraries.

Saint-Ouen (France), 12 October 2011 – Gfi Informatique's CEO Vincent Rouaix unveiled the Group's new visual identity this morning. Assuredly innovative, this new identity reflects the Group's recent transformation initiated two years ago by its new governance. Representing one of Europe's benchmark players for value-added IT services and software, Gfi Informatique has defined a differentiating strategic positioning between global operators and niche players. Drawing on its multidisciplinary profile, the Group provides its customers with a unique combination of hands-on services, sector-based organisation and industrial solutions.

GFI Portugal developed an application for tablets and smartphones for the 23rd Congress of Hotels and Tourism of Portugal, which takes place between 9 and 11 October, at Figueira da Foz.

GFI is a partner of SAGE in France since 1989, having been one of the first companies to implement Sage ERP X3. The success of this international partnership led to the same extent in Portugal.

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Sage is a global company with more than 6 million customers, over 12,300 employees and more than 25 years of experience working with small and medium sized businesses, providing business software, services and support to small and medium sized businesses.