Africa Articles: 2026

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Sub-Q Bionics Announces Licensing Agreement to Advance Lymphedema Care

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sub‑Q Bionics, a medical device company developing an innovative implantable lymphatic drainage system designed to help patients living with lymphedema better manage their symptoms, today announced a licensing agreement with Mayo Clinic.

Through the agreement, Sub-Q Bionics has licensed clinical know-how from Mayo Clinic related to reconstructive and lymphatic surgery. As part of this collaboration, Vahe Fahradyan, M.D., a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with expertise in lymphatic surgery, plans to work with Sub-Q Bionics as a clinical collaborator supporting the company’s ongoing development activities.

Lymphedema is a chronic condition caused by impaired lymphatic drainage that can lead to persistent swelling, discomfort, and reduced mobility. It commonly occurs following cancer treatment, particularly among breast cancer survivors. Sub-Q Bionics is developing the world’s first implantable bionic lymphatic drainage system designed to assist with movement of lymphatic fluid and help patients return to pre-diagnosis levels of physical activity.

“This agreement allows us to work closely with additional leading clinical expertise in lymphatic and reconstructive surgery,” said Jordan Pollack, Chief Executive Officer of Sub-Q Bionics. “We are pursuing market access in the US and look forward to having the clinical insight from Mayo Clinic as we develop this new medical technology. We value the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Fahradyan as we continue developing our system”.

About Sub-Q Bionics

Sub‑Q Bionics is a medical technology company developing an implantable lymphatic drainage system intended to help manage lymphedema, a chronic condition often experienced by cancer survivors. The company’s technology is designed to assist lymphatic circulation through an implantable device that works beneath the skin to help move lymphatic fluid and address the swelling, discomfort, and mobility limitations associated with the disease. The company is headquartered in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA.

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CSC Named Winner of the Global InfoSec Award for Cutting-Edge Certificate Lifecycle Management

WILMINGTON, Del. - Tuesday, 24. March 2026 AETOSWire

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- CSC, an enterprise-class domain security provider and world leader in domain management, DNS, digital certificate management, brand protection, and anti-fraud solutions, is proud to announce its selection as a Cutting-Edge Certificate Lifecycle Management award winner in the 2026 Global InfoSec Awards.

“This award from Cyber Defense Magazine is a testament to CSC’s innovation in digital certificate lifecycle management. With the continually evolving requirements around certificate lifecycles and domain control validation (DCV), we saw a need for a proactive solution to help clients when WHOIS emails were deprecated for domain control validation, and companies could no longer employ non-technical means to prove domain ownership. We were the first to offer Domain Control Validation as a Service (DCVaaS) to automate repetitive validation processes so our clients can stay agile, secure, and compliant without the operational burden. CSC is also delivering a solution that not only meets today's demands but also anticipates tomorrow's challenges, while letting our clients focus on their core business with confidence,” said Mark Flegg, senior director of technology, CSC Security Products and Services.

CSC’s DCVaaS is a unique solution designed to simplify and expedite SSL/TLS certificate validation with a set-and-forget model for its clients. It eliminates the need for technical and repetitive domain validations through automation during certificate renewals and significantly reduces the time and effort required to manage certificate life cycles. DCVaaS can facilitate the validation process in under five minutes, allowing companies to deploy certificates more quickly than ever—making it an essential tool as the industry moves toward shorter certificate validity periods. With the end of WHOIS email validation, shrinking DCV re-use periods, and shorter certificate lifespans, DCVaaS helps companies maintain compliance and agility in a rapidly changing digital landscape.

Learn more about CSC’s digital certificate management: cscdbs.com/en/solutions/digital-certificate-management/

About CSC

CSC is the trusted security and threat intelligence provider of choice for the Forbes Global 2000 and the 100 Best Global Brands (Interbrand®) with focus areas in domain security and management, along with digital brand and fraud protection. As global companies make significant investments in their security posture, our DomainSec℠ platform can help them understand cybersecurity oversights that exist and help them secure their online digital assets and brands. By leveraging CSC’s proprietary technology, companies can solidify their security posture to protect against cyber threat vectors targeting their online assets and brand reputation, helping them avoid devastating revenue loss. CSC also provides online brand protection—a combination of online brand monitoring and enforcement activities—with a multidimensional view of various threats outside the firewall targeting specific domains. Fraud protection services that combat phishing in the early stages of attack round out our solutions.

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, since 1899, CSC has offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. CSC is a global company capable of doing business wherever our clients are—and we accomplish that by employing experts in every business we serve. Visit cscdbs.com.

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Miro Acquires Reforge to Help Organizations Navigate the Transition to AI

Together, Reforge and Miro will provide a powerful and highly differentiated solution for teams that blends the tools and knowledge needed to innovate in the AI era

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Miro®, the AI Innovation Workspace for teams, today announced that it has acquired (subject to customary closing conditions) Reforge, an AI platform for product teams. The deal includes Reforge's team, learning platform, and AI-powered product development tools.

Organizations are grappling with how to leverage AI to its full potential. In many cases, the problem is not how to code faster, but deciding what to build. That's the bottleneck slowing companies down today. Miro and Reforge are both solving this challenge for customers – tackling the need to build both at speed and with clear strategic direction. Miro brings a collaborative AI workflows platform that brings teams and AI together to plan, co-create, and build at scale. Reforge brings AI-first product development tools, rigorous frameworks, and expert training that teach teams how to make good decisions and build the right thing. Combining Miro’s AI Innovation Workspace with Reforge's knowledge and products creates a comprehensive solution for product teams navigating AI transformation: the platform to accelerate their work and the expertise to direct it.

“The biggest opportunity ahead isn't just moving faster – it's moving faster in the right direction,” said Andrey Khusid, CEO and Founder at Miro. “Teams need support in accelerating what to build and the decision-making during that critical phase of work. Reforge has been instrumental in helping teams learn from the best in the industry and sharpen their product and growth skills. The combination of Miro and Reforge will help organizations to transform towards AI-enabled innovation faster.”

The product development lifecycle is undergoing its largest transformation since inception. Reforge has spent years taking best practices from industry leaders and turning them into repeatable, rigorous frameworks. They teach operators how to solve the hardest problems – a skillset that's more critical than ever. Beyond training, Reforge has built a growing technology business with AI-first solutions that address key gaps in the product development process, creating deep connections with customers, including large enterprises.

“A couple of years ago, we saw that AI was changing not just the tools product teams use, but the skills and judgment they need to succeed,” said Brian Balfour, Founder and CEO at Reforge. “Teams that once relied on intuition and experience now need fluency in AI prototyping, evals, and strategy. We built Reforge to close that gap. Joining Miro lets us do it faster and at a much bigger scale than we could reach on our own.”

Balfour continues, “What started as a single course has grown into a community of over 100,000 alumni and a suite of products used by product teams everywhere. That growth reflects how much the work of building products has changed. Teams need new frameworks, new skills, and better tools to keep up. Joining Miro gives our community and our products the scale to help far more of them do that.”

Key elements of the acquisition:

Reforge Learning will continue to operate as a separate entity at Reforge.com. Investment in new courses will continue, and the Reforge learning platform will maintain independent, vendor-neutral courseware.

Brian Balfour, Reforge’s current CEO, will join Miro as the company’s new Chief Growth Officer.

Tom Willerer, Reforge’s current COO, will join Miro as the company’s Chief Strategy Officer.

Reforge has more than 100,000 Reforge Learning alumni, and its customers include: Workday, Xero, SAP, Mastercard, and Netflix.

This acquisition accelerates Miro as a critical platform for teams building products in the AI era. Together, Miro and Reforge deliver what modern organizations need: the collaborative AI platform where teams make better decisions, combined with the frameworks and training to navigate the biggest transformation in product development history. The result is a fundamental shift in how companies innovate and build for the future.

About Miro

Miro is the AI Innovation Workspace that brings teams and AI together to plan, co-create, and build the next big thing, faster. Serving more than 100 million users across 250,000 customers, Miro empowers cross-functional teams to flow from early discovery through final delivery on a shared, AI-first canvas. With the canvas as the prompt, Miro's collaborative AI Workflows keeps teams in the flow of work, scales shifts in ways of working, and drives organization-wide transformation. Founded in 2011, Miro currently employs more than 1,600 people in 14 hubs around the world. To learn more, visit https://miro.com.

Miro and the Miro logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealtimeBoard, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

About Reforge

Reforge is the operating platform for product teams, combining the largest professional community of experienced product, growth, and marketing operators with a suite of AI-native tools purpose-built for product discovery. Reforge Insights aggregates and synthesizes customer feedback to surface what matters most, Reforge Research powers AI-driven surveys and interviews at scale, and Reforge Build enables rapid prototyping to test ideas before committing engineering resources. Backed by a network of over 100,000 alumni from the world's top technology companies, Reforge helps teams close the growing gap between the speed of modern engineering execution and the pace of product discovery. Learn more at https://reforge.com.

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NetApp and Commvault Advance Cyber Resilience with Strategic Alliance

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tuesday, 24. March 2026 AETOSWire Print

Joint unified cyber resilience solution delivers data security and rapid recovery across hybrid environments

(BUSINESS WIRE)--NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver a powerful, integrated solution for enterprise data protection and cyber resilience. The unified solution enables resilience, security, and rapid recovery for customers across on-premises and cloud environments, giving organizations confidence that their data is always available, immutable, and recoverable.

“This alliance reinforces NetApp and Commvault’s leadership in the rapidly evolving cyber resilience and data protection market,” said Dallas Olson, Chief Commercial Officer at NetApp. “Together we’re helping customers make their infrastructure intelligent and secure so they have the confidence that their data is always available, protected, and recoverable—no matter where it lives—while expanding our joint go-to-market reach and driving growth in a high-demand segment.”

Enterprises are re-architecting their cyber resilience strategies for an AI-driven world where unstructured, mission-critical data is growing at an unprecedented scale. As analytics, AI, video, and IoT workloads surge, resilience can no longer be reactive. Recovery from ransomware and cyber threats must be rapid, automated, and inherently secure. Resilience at scale is now foundational, not optional, for compliance support, operational continuity, and competitive advantage.

This alliance addresses a critical need for scaling resilience via unified cyber detection and ransomware recovery. By combining Commvault’s leading resilience, protection, and recovery capabilities with NetApp’s enterprise-grade data platform with built-in intelligence and AI-driven ransomware detection, the companies create a highly differentiated, end-to-end cyber resilience solution.

“Organizations often detect cyberattacks like ransomware too late, after they have spread across primary systems and backups, leading to a larger blast radius, extended downtime, and missed recovery time objectives,” said Gagan Gulati, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Data Services at NetApp. “The alliance between Commvault and NetApp enables customers to further defend and recover from ransomware attacks in real-time, support compliance requirements, and help ensure business continuity across hybrid environments. By combining proven resilience and built-in detection and response capabilities, our joint customers can have the peace of mind that their data is available, protected and recoverable no matter where it lives.”

Closed Loop Recovery Architecture with NetApp Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP)

With this alliance, NetApp and Commvault together deliver a closed-loop recovery architecture that combines early ransomware detection signals with an automated, validated recovery workflow at scale. This approach can streamline RPOs and help organizations embrace a Resilience Operations (ResOps) strategy for a more proactive defense against cyberattacks. By integrating NetApp’s AI-powered ARP on primary storage integrated with Commvault’s threat aware backup and Synthetic Recovery, organizations can minimize data loss, accelerate complete recoveries, and regain operational confidence when it matters most. Additionally, this joint offering can help customers also realize shorter rollback windows and improved data preservation with a faster return to operations and lower downtime costs.

Future joint innovation will include leveraging NetApp ONTAP restore technology as the target to further reduce data loss and significantly improve recovery speed.

“The first step in building cyber resilience in your organization is the ability to recover with trust and speed,” said Pranay Ahlawat, Chief Technology and AI Officer at Commvault. “Together Commvault and NetApp detect potential attacks close to the data and make trusted recovery decisions to quickly, cleanly, and completely restore data at scale. Our joint customers will be able to innovate with confidence that their data and their business can be resilient in the face of disruption.”

To learn more about NetApp and the new collaboration with Commvault, visit NetApp booth #S-2439 at the RSA Conference in San Francisco from March 23-26.

Additional Resources

Cyber Resilience: The Most Secure Storage on the Planet

Autonomous Ransomware Protection: The World’s First On-Device, File-Based, Real-Time Threat Detection Solution

NetApp | Commvault

About Commvault

Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale. In a constantly evolving threat landscape, Commvault keeps customers ready by unifying data security, identity resilience, and cyber recovery, on one cloud-native, AI-enabled platform. Customers trust Commvault to conduct the fastest, most complete recoveries – not just their data, but their entire business. Purpose-built for the agentic enterprise, Commvault also enables organizations to safely embrace AI while protecting against AI-driven threats.

About NetApp

For more than three decades, NetApp has helped the world’s leading organizations navigate change – from the rise of enterprise storage to the intelligent era defined by data and AI. Today, NetApp is the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, helping customers turn data into a catalyst for innovation, resilience, and growth.

At the heart of that infrastructure is the NetApp data platform – the unified, enterprise-grade, intelligent foundation that connects, protects, and activates data across every cloud, workload, and environment. Built on the proven power of NetApp ONTAP, our leading data management software and OS, and enhanced by automation through the AI Data Engine and AFX, it delivers observability, resilience, and intelligence at scale.

Disaggregated by design, the NetApp data platform separates storage, services, and control so enterprises can modernize faster, scale efficiently, and innovate without lock-in. As the only enterprise storage platform natively embedded in the world’s largest clouds, it gives organizations the freedom to run any workload anywhere with consistent performance, governance, and protection.

With NetApp, data is always ready – ready to defend against threats, ready to power AI, and ready to drive the next breakthrough. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking enterprises trust NetApp to turn intelligence into advantage.

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Commvault

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NetApp

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Commvault

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Andersen Consulting Enters into a Collaboration Agreement with Ventum Consulting

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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Andersen Consulting expands its global platform with the addition of collaborating firm Ventum Consulting, a German-based business transformation and technology consulting firm specializing in digital transformation, enterprise agility, product development, data-driven innovation, and emerging technologies such as AI.

Ventum Consulting helps organizations bridge the gap between business and technology by delivering tailored solutions across strategy, process optimization, and IT implementation. The firm’s expertise includes data and AI, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, sustainability, cloud transformation, and agile enablement, representing only a selection of their comprehensive service portfolio. Ventum Consulting works with clients across industries including automotive and manufacturing, financial services and insurance, healthcare and life sciences, and the public sector to accelerate digital transformation, enhance operational resilience, and drive measurable business value — empowering organizations for the next era.

“Collaborating with Andersen Consulting allows us to strengthen our global reach while maintaining our focus on innovation and client proximity,” said Hajo Börste, partner at Ventum Consulting. “Through structured joint business development and shared delivery capabilities, we can combine our strengths to deliver scalable, high-impact end-to-end transformation solutions that help organizations adapt and position themselves for continued success.”

“This collaboration strengthens our ability to deliver integrated solutions that connect strategy, technology, and execution,” said Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen. “Ventum Consulting’s technical expertise and collaborative culture complement our global consulting platform and enhance our ability to help clients transform and scale.”

Andersen Consulting is a global consulting practice providing a comprehensive suite of services spanning corporate strategy, business, technology, and AI transformation, as well as human capital solutions. Andersen Consulting integrates with the multidimensional service model of Andersen Global, delivering world-class consulting, tax, legal, valuation, global mobility, and advisory expertise on a global platform with more than 50,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 1,000 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. Andersen Consulting Holdings LP is a limited partnership and provides consulting solutions through its member firms and collaborating firms around the world.

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MariaDB Completes GridGain Acquisition to Power the Next Generation of Agentic AI

The acquisition creates the industry’s first AI-Ready Operating Platform – unifying transactions, analytics and in-memory speed to eliminate infrastructure fragmentation

(BUSINESS WIRE)--MariaDB plc today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of GridGain Systems, Inc., the pioneer of in-memory computing and the force behind Apache Ignite. This strategic acquisition marks MariaDB’s move towards delivery of an AI-Ready Operating Platform, a unified system designed to handle the extreme-velocity data requirements of autonomous AI agents.

As enterprises transition from simple AI assistants to autonomous agentic systems that reason and act, traditional data layers are reaching a breaking point. By integrating GridGain’s in-memory technology, MariaDB now provides a single, high-velocity, persistent grounding layer that supports the entire AI lifecycle – from real-time data ingestion to complex reasoning.

“For the last 18 months, we have been building MariaDB for the agentic era,” said Rohit de Souza, CEO of MariaDB. “By bringing GridGain into the fold, we are delivering a unified platform that does the heavy lifting for the enterprise. We are removing the friction of manual data assembly and defining the high-velocity grounding layer that AI agents need to be truly useful – all backed by integrated support from a single company.”

Solving the Agentic Gap

The urgency for this platform is backed by industry shifts. Gartner® predicts, “40% of enterprise applications will feature task-specific AI agents by 2026 – up from less than 5% in 2025.”¹ Without a high-quality data foundation, “IDC warns that by 2027, companies that fail to establish high-quality, AI-ready data foundations will suffer a 15% productivity loss as generative and agentic systems falter” (IDC FutureScape 2026; Category: Worldwide Agentic Artificial Intelligence; Prediction 1).

MariaDB’s new platform addresses this inflection point by consolidating previously fragmented layers:

Unified transactions & analytics: Run real-time analytics alongside live transactions on the same platform without the friction of ETL (extract, transform, load).

In-memory velocity: Leveraging GridGain’s expertise to provide sub-millisecond response times for agentic workloads.

Natively AI ready: Built-in vector capabilities to store, index and query embeddings, along with MCP server and integrations to AI frameworks, essential for building RAG workloads.

Global scale: Technology to support AI deployments across hybrid and multicloud environments, with instant scaling.

The Agentic Shift: No Assembly Required

Instead of forcing developers to manually stitch together separate databases for memory, vector search and transactions, MariaDB now offers a “single pane of glass” for data. This reduces complexity, lowers total cost of ownership (TCO) and allows developers to focus on building agent logic rather than managing backend bottlenecks.

“Building for this level of scale today is like trying to build a high-speed machine out of a bucket of LEGOs – you have the pieces, but none of the pieces were meant to fit together under that kind of intensity,” said Vikas Mathur, chief product officer at MariaDB plc. “At AI-speed, the window for a response shrinks. A data platform like MariaDB no longer has seconds; it has single-digit milliseconds to deliver answers to agents. By providing a platform with a high-speed in-memory ‘baseplate’ already built-in, we eliminate the friction of manual assembly. We are giving developers a unified grounding layer that can handle the massive scale these agents demand.”

Looking Ahead: The Distributed Future

GridGain’s technology provides the foundation for the next phase of MariaDB’s evolution: a globally distributed data layer. As AI agents become autonomous and dispersed, the data they rely on must be as resilient and localized as the agents themselves. By extending the MariaDB Enterprise Platform into a distributed architecture, MariaDB ensures this grounding layer can scale across any region without sacrificing the sub-millisecond speed that machine-velocity workflows demand. This is a significant acceleration of MariaDB’s commitment to a world where machine-speed is the baseline.

A Year of Unstoppable Momentum

The completion of the GridGain acquisition is the latest milestone in a series of strategic moves to redefine the modern data stack for the AI era. Over the past 18 months, MariaDB has rapidly accelerated its innovation cycle, marked by MariaDB’s acquisitions and complete integrations last year of SkySQL (cloud/DBaaS) and Galera Cluster (high availability). MariaDB also recently launched MariaDB Enterprise Platform 2026, the industry’s first unified solution to feature native RAG-in-a-box pipelines and Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, allowing AI agents to communicate directly with enterprise data. In addition, last year the company launched MariaDB Exa, an extremely powerful analytics engine that enables near real-time analytics on transactional data without the need to ETL or move data.

This commitment to innovation has earned significant industry recognition. In the past year, MariaDB was honored with the 2025 DBTA Readers’ Choice Award for Best Overall Database and the 2025 AI TechAward for Best in Open Source AI. These accolades, combined with the introduction of native vector search and a new serverless cloud experience, solidify MariaDB’s position as the definitive high-velocity alternative to legacy database constraints.

Customer and Analyst Endorsements

“At Hatch, we ensure the timely delivery of some of the world's most complex engineering and construction projects. To manage this level of global scale, we moved beyond rigid and siloed legacy infrastructure to a data-centric platform,” said Tara Drover, CIO at Hatch. “By migrating to GridGain, we dramatically reduced our data processing times, transforming complex analysis and mid-project changes that once took minutes into near-instant outcomes. This is exactly the type of high-velocity capability we needed as we move toward an agentic future and deliver intelligent, predictive project management capabilities to our customers. We are excited to see GridGain become a foundational part of MariaDB, offering a unified platform that can support the next generation of autonomous and data-intensive workflows across the industries we serve.”

“MariaDB has been assembling a broader AI-ready platform through integrated vector search, the MariaDB Exa partnership for high-performance analytics, and the reacquisition of SkySQL to strengthen cloud delivery,” said Devin Pratt, research director, Data Management for IDC. “The GridGain acquisition extends that strategy into in-memory and real-time data processing, which may appeal to buyers seeking a more open alternative to fragmented or proprietary data stacks.”

Register for our upcoming webinar: Learn more about how MariaDB and GridGain are powering enterprise agentic AI strategies, by joining our joint webinar on April 8, 2026.

About MariaDB

MariaDB seeks to eliminate the constraints and complexity of proprietary databases, enabling organizations to reinvest in what matters most – rapidly developing innovative, customer-facing applications. Enterprises can depend on a single complete hybrid database platform for all their needs, that can be deployed in minutes for transactional, analytical, hybrid and AI use cases. Trusted by organizations such as Deutsche Bank, DBS, Nokia, Red Hat, Samsung and VirginMedia O2 – MariaDB delivers customer value without the financial burden of legacy database providers. For more information, please visit mariadb.com.

¹Gartner Press Release, Gartner Predicts 40% of Enterprise Apps Will Feature Task-Specific AI Agents by 2026, Up from Less Than 5% in 2025, August 2025, https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-08-26-gartner-predicts-40-percent-of-enterprise-apps-will-feature-task-specific-ai-agents-by-2026-up-from-less-than-5-percent-in-2025.

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Andy Walsky of ExaGrid Honored as A 2026 CRN EMEA Channel Leader

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExaGrid®, the leader in Tiered Backup Storage, today announced that CRN UK—a brand of The Channel Company—has selected Andy Walsky, VP of EMEA & APAC Sales, for inclusion on the prestigious 2026 CRN® Channel Leaders EMEA list. This annual recognition celebrates IT vendor and distribution executives who are shaping channel strategy and driving innovation and partnership across the industry.

ExaGrid works with resellers and distributors worldwide. The ExaGrid channel programs are designed to be easy for partners, with support from the ExaGrid sales team and without milestone commitments. ExaGrid is known for having a Tiered Backup Storage system that “just works,” is not oversold or undersized, and provides its customers with the best customer support in the industry with an assigned level 2 technical support engineer, ensuring that partners’ customers are well taken care of. ExaGrid provides its reseller partners with a registration program to protect accounts and margins, and SPIF incentives.

“I am honored to be named to this list again in 2026, and grateful to CRN UK for its continued coverage of the EMEA region,” said Andy Walsky. “Working with channel partners is the key to success for any company and must be treated with the highest priority. My channel philosophy is to treat the channel as you would want to be treated yourself, always be fair and keep your word. Developing trust with channel partners is critical. I have deep respect for the work our channel partners do every day.”

The annual CRN Channel Leaders EMEA list spotlights the most influential leaders across the IT channel, celebrating those who champion collaboration, drive innovation and empower their partners and customers to achieve shared success.

“As my team and I reviewed this year’s Channel Leaders EMEA entries, one thing came through loud and clear: a deep, long-standing respect for the channel community. We want to thank these Channel Leaders for being so open about both their strategies, and what drives them as people. Across EMEA’s diverse markets and many years of change, we're proud to recognise their ongoing commitment and the role they continue to play in strengthening the channel,” said Nima Sherpa Green, EMEA Editorial Director, CRN, The Channel Company.

CRN’s 2026 Channel Leaders EMEA list will be featured on channelweb.co.uk.

About ExaGrid

ExaGrid provides Tiered Backup Storage with a unique disk-cache Landing Zone, long-term retention repository, scale-out architecture, and comprehensive security features, including AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock to recover from a ransomware attack. ExaGrid’s Landing Zone provides for the fastest backups, restores, and instant VM recoveries. The Repository Tier offers the lowest cost for long-term retention. ExaGrid’s scale-out architecture includes full appliances and ensures a fixed-length backup window as data grows, eliminating expensive forklift upgrades and planned product obsolescence. ExaGrid offers the only two-tiered backup storage approach with a non-network-facing tier (tiered air gap), delayed deletes, and immutable objects to recover from ransomware attacks.

ExaGrid has physical sales and pre-sales systems engineers in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Benelux, Brazil, Canada, Chile, CIS, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nordics, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and other regions.

Visit us at exagrid.com or connect with us on LinkedIn. See what our customers have to say about their own ExaGrid experiences and learn why they now spend significantly less time on backup storage in our customer success stories. ExaGrid is proud of our +81 NPS score!

ExaGrid is a registered trademark of ExaGrid Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world’s top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit thechannelco.com.

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The Channel Company

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ExaGrid

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Hyperice Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026

Recovery Technology Leader Named Among Top Five in the Wellness and Personal Care Category

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hyperice, a high-performance wellness brand, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026. This year’s list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their innovations. Alongside the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, Fast Company recognizes 720 honorees across 59 sectors and regions.

"To be named to Fast Company’s list for a second time is a proud moment for our team and a reflection of the pace at which we are able to innovate," said Jim Huether, CEO of Hyperice. "The Hyperboot with Nike, the Hyperice X 2, Normatec Elite Hips, and the all-new Hypervolt 3 line represent the most ambitious stretch of new technology in our history. We're proud of the work and even more motivated by what's to come."

The past 12 months have marked one of the most prolific periods of product innovation in Hyperice's history, spanning every major technology category in the company's portfolio. In partnership with Nike, Hyperice introduced the Hyperboot, a first-of-its-kind wearable recovery device built with feedback from Paris 2024 Summer Olympians. The collaboration brought together Nike's footwear expertise and Hyperice's recovery technology to create a fully integrated device designed to accelerate lower-body recovery, setting a new standard for wearable wellness.

Building on the momentum of the Hyperboot, Hyperice launched the Hyperice X 2 Knee and Hyperice X 2 Shoulder in August 2025, representing the most significant technological leap in the company's contrast therapy line to date. The Hyperice X 2 devices introduced a built-in multi-level compression system that drives heat and cold deeper into tissue, an expanded temperature range from 40°F to 121°F, and a new all-in-one display for cord-free portability. Hyperice then unveiled the Normatec Elite Hips in October 2025, the first fully portable, standalone dynamic air compression massage device engineered specifically for the hips, IT bands, and lower back, eliminating the need for separate control units.

Most recently, in March 2026, Hyperice launched the entirely redesigned Hypervolt 3 product line, including the Hypervolt Go 3, Hypervolt 3, and Hypervolt 3 Pro. The new line delivers a quieter, more intuitive experience, with more power, a longer battery life and larger head attachments for deeper relief. All three devices are FSA/HSA eligible, making professional-grade percussion therapy more accessible than ever.

The World’s Most Innovative Companies is Fast Company’s hallmark franchise and one of its most anticipated editorial efforts of the year. To determine honorees, Fast Company’s editors and writers review companies driving progress around the world and across industries, evaluating thousands of submissions through a competitive application process. The result is a globe-spanning guide to innovation today, from early-stage startups to some of the most valuable companies in the world.

“Our list of the Most Innovative Companies is about spotlighting organizations that don’t just adapt to change—they drive it,” said Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. “The companies we honor this year are redefining what leadership looks like in 2026, pairing bold ideas with measurable impact and turning breakthrough innovation into real-world value. They are setting the pace for their industries and offering a blueprint for what sustained innovation can achieve.”

The full list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies honorees can now be found at fastcompany.com. It will also be available on newsstands beginning March 31, 2026.

Fast Company will host the Most Innovative Companies Summit and Gala for honorees on May 19 in New York City. The summit features a day of inspiring content, followed by a creative black-tie gala including networking, a seated dinner, and an honoree presentation.

About Hyperice

Hyperice is a technology-driven company with a giant mission, to help everyone on Earth move and live better. For more than a decade, Hyperice has led a global movement at the confluence of recovery and wellness, specializing in percussion (Hypervolt line), dynamic air compression (Normatec line), vibration (Vyper and Hypersphere lines), thermal technology (Venom line), contrast therapy (Hyperice X), and Hyperboot collaboration with Nike. Now, as a holistic high-performance wellness brand, Hyperice is designed for all – from the most elite athletes, leagues, and teams to consumers everywhere looking to unlock the best version of themselves to help them do what they love, more. Recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and a TIME Best Inventions winner, Hyperice has applied its technology and know-how to industries including fitness, hospitality, healthcare, massage, physical therapy, sports performance, and workplace wellness on a global scale. For more information, visit hyperice.com.

About Fast Company

Fast Company is the only media brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business, innovation, and design, engaging the most influential leaders, companies, and thinkers on the future of business. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow business publication Inc. For more information, please visit fastcompany.com.

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iQmetrix Joins TM Forum as ODA Component Directory Partner, Giving Telecom Operators a Faster, Cleaner Path to Modern Commerce

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Tuesday, 24. March 2026 AETOSWire

Platform’s Standards-Based Architecture Reduces Integration Risk and Accelerates Transformation for CSPs Worldwide

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- iQmetrix, the global provider of Interconnected Commerce solutions purpose-built for telecom retail, today announced it has joined TM Forum and earned recognition as an Open Digital Architecture (ODA) Component Directory Partner. The achievement validates that iQmetrix aligns with the ODA vision and that its platform is built around standardized open APIs, modular cloud-native components, and interoperable architecture aligned with how leading operators are building their digital futures.

The recognition comes as communications service providers (CSPs) accelerate AI adoption and move away from integration-heavy legacy environments. For operators under pressure to reduce technical debt, lower cost, and move faster, architecture standards are no longer a procurement footnote, they are the deciding factor.

What ODA Alignment Means for Operators

As a TM Forum ODA Component Directory Partner, iQmetrix maps platform capabilities directly to defined ODA components. For CSPs, this translates to a concrete operational advantage: interoperable, composable deployment within multi-vendor ecosystems, without the fragile custom integrations that slow transformation and inflate cost.

“Telecom operators have spent years stitching together disconnected systems with fragile glue code and legacy patches,” said Christopher Krywulak, Founder and CEO at iQmetrix. “We took a different approach from day one. Interconnected Commerce is architected as a modular operating layer, not bolted together after the fact. Our ODA alignment confirms that what we’ve built isn’t another silo, it’s infrastructure for modern telecom.”

An AI-Native System of Intelligence for Telecom Retail

iQmetrix Interconnected Commerce is an AI-native telecom commerce platform that acts as a system of intelligence. Rather than layering AI onto legacy complexity, it embeds intelligence directly into commerce workflows, enabling real-time orchestration, improved visibility, and faster decision-making across retail channels, partner ecosystems, and global markets.

The platform connects telcos, retailers, and OEMs into a single coordinated flow, replacing fragmented stacks with a modern operating layer that reduces complexity and lowers total cost of ownership, without requiring operators to rebuild from scratch.

What Sets iQmetrix Apart

“CSPs don’t want another platform that requires heavy integration to prove its value,” added Krywulak. “They want solutions that align with industry standards, deploy cleanly, and scale without baking in new technical debt. That’s exactly what ODA alignment enables, and it’s exactly how we’ve built this.”

By contributing to TM Forum's ODA framework, iQmetrix positions itself as a partner in advancing a shared, composable software standard for the industry, reducing vendor lock-in, shortening transformation timelines, and giving operators the architectural freedom to evolve.

Explore Interconnected Commerce

Unlock the full power of modern telecom retail. Learn how iQmetrix Interconnected Commerce can reduce complexity and accelerate your digital transformation: iQmetrix Interconnected Commerce.

About iQmetrix

iQmetrix is a global provider of Interconnected Commerce software solutions for telecom retail. Interconnected Commerce is an AI-native telecom commerce platform that acts as a system of intelligence. It replaces fragmented legacy stacks with a modern, modular operating layer, connecting telcos, retailers, and OEMs into one flow across channels and markets. The result is less complexity, lower cost, and the speed to move ahead.

For 26 years, we’ve been passionate about helping the leading brands in telecom to grow by providing best-in-class software, services, and expertise that enables them to adapt and thrive. Our solutions power $17BN in sales annually, handling nearly 53 million invoices and more than 28 million activations, and are used by more than 370,000 telecom retail professionals across almost 1,000 clients. iQmetrix is a privately held software-as-a-service (SaaS) company with employees in Canada, the U.S., India, and Europe. For more information, please visit www.iqmetrix.com.

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Kinaxis Recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Reports for Supply Chain Planning

OTTAWA, Ontario - Tuesday, 24. March 2026 AETOSWire Print

Recognition based on company’s Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX: KXS), a global leader in supply chain orchestration, today announced it has been positioned as a Leader in both the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions for Discrete Industries and the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions for Process Industries. In both reports, Gartner recognized Kinaxis for its ability to execute and completeness of vision.

Kinaxis has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions for eleven times in a row. Kinaxis has also been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions for Process Industries and Discrete Industries.

“In our opinion, being named a Leader reflects the growing need for supply chains to deliver measurable business outcomes in the face of constant disruption,” said Andrew Bell, Chief Product Officer at Kinaxis. “Organizations today must maintain and improve service levels, optimize working capital, and respond to volatility in real time. Maestro unifies planning and execution in a concurrent environment where automation and AI help teams act with speed and confidence, driving adaptability that sustains performance.”

As supply chains increasingly operate continuously rather than in fixed planning cycles, organizations require orchestration that keeps pace with constant change. Kinaxis delivers this through Maestro™, its AI-powered platform spanning S&OP, demand, supply, inventory, production planning and scheduling. By combining deterministic automation and composable agentic AI in a shared concurrent model, Maestro enables confident decision-making at enterprise scale across organizations from the mid-market to global enterprises.

With expanded Maestro Agents, Maestro Agent Studio, and a unified data foundation, Kinaxis supports both repeatable execution and adaptive reasoning within a governed environment. These advancements are supported by strategic partnerships including Databricks and with other leading software vendors in the broader enterprise ecosystem. Innovation is further reinforced by Kinaxis’ expanding intellectual property portfolio, which includes nearly 90 issued patents globally and a significant number of additional patents pending across multiple jurisdictions. Approximately 45% of the portfolio focuses on AI and machine learning, underscoring continued investment in intelligent supply chain orchestration.

Complimentary copies of the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions for Discrete Industries and for Process Industries reports are available for download here.

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Kinaxis is a leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains, and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI-infused supply chain orchestration platform, Maestro, combines proprietary technologies and techniques that provide full transparency and agility across the entire supply chain — from multi-year strategic planning to last-mile delivery. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s volatility and disruption. For more news and information, please visit kinaxis.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Power Integrations Extends Flyback Topology to Enable 440 W, Offering Simpler Alternatives to Resonant Power Designs

SAN ANTONIO - Tuesday, 24. March 2026

New TOPSwitchGaN ICs more than double power output, reducing system cost, complexity, and design time

(BUSINESS WIRE)--APEC 2026 – Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today introduced a breakthrough in flyback topology extending the power range of flyback converters to 440 W—well beyond the limits that traditionally required more complex resonant and LLC topologies. The new TOPSwitchGaN™ flyback IC family unites the company’s groundbreaking PowiGaN™ technology with its iconic TOPSwitch™ IC architecture, reducing complexity, eliminating heat sinks in many cases, shortening design time, improving manufacturability, and lowering total system cost.

“This is more than a product evolution—it’s a fundamental shift in how engineers can approach power supply design,” said Silvestro Fimiani, director of product marketing at Power Integrations. “For decades, designers have had to move to resonant topologies like LLC as power levels increased. With TOPSwitchGaN, we’re pushing flyback into a power range previously not possible, allowing engineers to achieve high efficiency and performance with a far simpler architecture.”

TOPSwitchGaN ICs provide 92 percent efficiency across the load range—from 10 percent to 100 percent load—and easily beat European Energy-related Products (ErP) regulations at less than 50 mW power consumption for standby and off modes. The device does this without the need for synchronous rectification. They are ideal for high-end appliances, e-bike chargers, and industrial applications.

PowiGaN switches deliver much lower RDS(ON) than silicon. This results in reduced conduction losses which dramatically increase the power capability of flyback converters. These new devices incorporate 800 V PowiGaN switches, which provide excellent surge withstand capabilities and low switching losses, meaning that they can operate at switching frequencies of up to 150 kHz to minimize transformer size.

No-load consumption is well below 50 mW at 230 VAC including line sense, and up to 210 mW of output power is available for 300 mW input at 230 VAC to run housekeeping functions when units are in standby mode.

Fimiani continued: “As the first device to combine offline switchers into small packages—and with billions of units sold since 1994—the TOPSwitch name stands for innovation in power conversion. Engineers rely on TOPSwitch for its efficiency and ease of use, and now those benefits are available for an even wider range of designs. TOPSwitchGaN expands the power range of the flyback architecture to 440 W—previously unheard of using a flyback architecture—expanding the use of flybacks into applications previously requiring more complex topologies.”

The new ICs are available in two styles. For ultra-slim designs, low-profile eSOP™-12 surface-mount packaging enables 135 W (85–265 VAC) to be delivered without a heat sink for applications such as appliances. The vertical orientation of the eSIP™-7 package minimizes PCB footprint and has a thermal impedance equivalent to a TO-220-packaged part. By mounting a metal heat sink using a simple clip, the extended power range is achieved for applications including power tools, e-bikes, and garage openers. Because TOPSwitchGaN ICs are pin-to-pin compatible with TinySwitch™-5 off-line switcher ICs, designers can use the same methodology for applications spanning 10 W up to 440 W.

Availability & Resources

Pricing for TOPSwitchGaN starts at $1.00 for 10,000-unit quantities. The following reference design materials are available:

DER-1079 – this kit uses TOP7074K to deliver a 60 W, wide-range isolated flyback PSU for appliances;

DER-1019 – this kit details a 356 W highline (89 V / 4 A) isolated flyback industrial PSU, based on TOP7078E;

RDK-1018 – this e-bike charger kit is a 168 W wide-range isolated flyback design using TOP7075E.

For further information, contact a Power Integrations sales representative or one of the company’s authorized worldwide distributors—DigiKey, Newark, Mouser and RS Components, or visit power.com.

About Power Integrations

Power Integrations, Inc. is a leading innovator in semiconductor technologies for high-voltage power conversion. The company’s products are key building blocks in the clean-power ecosystem, enabling the generation of renewable energy as well as the efficient transmission and consumption of power in applications ranging from milliwatts to megawatts. For more information, please visit www.power.com.

Power Integrations, the Power Integrations logo, PowiGaN, TOPSwitchGaN, TOPSwitch, TinySwitch and EcoSmart are trademarks, service marks or registered trademarks of Power Integrations, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owner.

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Le Fonds saoudien pour le développement signe un accord de 75 millions de dollars US pour renforcer la connectivité régionale au Cameroun

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Le SFD signe un accord de prêt de 75 millions de dollars US pour soutenir la réhabilitation des routes dans le cadre de la Stratégie nationale de développement 2030 du Cameroun.
Le projet améliorera la connectivité régionale et les échanges commerciaux, en reliant le Cameroun au Tchad et au Niger tout en améliorant l'accès aux services essentiels.
Cet accord renforce le partenariat de développement de longue date du SFD en Afrique, où il a financé 458 projets dans 47 pays.

Le Fonds saoudien pour le développement (SFD) a signé un accord de prêt au développement avec la République du Cameroun afin de financer la réhabilitation de la route Sorawel-Dourbeye. Le projet s'inscrit dans le cadre de la Stratégie nationale de développement 2030 du Cameroun et reflète l'engagement du SFD en faveur d'un développement durable et centré sur l'humain.

L'accord a été signé par S.E. Sultan Abdulrahman Al Marshad, CEO du Fonds saoudien pour le développement, de S.E. Alamine Ousmane Mey, ministre de l'Économie, de la Planification et du Développement régional de la République du Cameroun, en présence de l'ambassadeur saoudien auprès de la République du Cameroun, S.E. Ibrahim Al-Ghamdi, et de représentants des deux parties.

Son Excellence Alamine Ousmane Mey, ministre de l'Économie, de la Planification et du Développement régional, a déclaré : « Au nom du gouvernement camerounais, nous exprimons notre profonde gratitude au Fonds saoudien pour le développement pour son soutien constant aux projets structurels du Cameroun. »

En vertu de cet accord, le SFD apportera 75 millions de dollars américains pour soutenir la réhabilitation d’un corridor routier clé. Le projet permettra de réduire l’isolement, de renforcer la connectivité et de faciliter le commerce régional avec les pays voisins, notamment le Nigéria et le Tchad, tout en améliorant l’accès aux services essentiels.

S.E. Sultan Abdulrahman Al Marshad, CEO du SFD, a déclaré : « Cet accord reflète l’engagement du SFD à soutenir un développement qui améliore la vie quotidienne des populations et de créer des opportunités à long terme. En renforçant la connectivité, en élargissant l’accès aux services essentiels et en soutenant le commerce régional, le projet contribuera au développement durable au Cameroun et dans l’ensemble de la région. »

Le projet améliorera l’accès aux marchés, aux soins de santé et à l’éducation pour les communautés locales. Il soutiendra également le commerce régional et l’intégration économique, contribuant ainsi à la croissance à long terme.

Le partenariat entre le SFD et la République du Cameroun remonte à plus de 40 ans. Depuis lors, le Fonds a soutenu 10 projets de développement pour un montant total de plus de 180 millions de dollars américains dans des secteurs clés, notamment les infrastructures, l’éducation et la santé.

À travers l’Afrique, le SFD a soutenu 458 projets dans 47 pays, renforçant ainsi son rôle de partenaire de développement à long terme.

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GCE® Launches Gascontrol.com Website Showcasing Its Complete Gas Control Portfolio for Speciality, Medical, and Industrial Applications

(BUSINESS WIRE)--GCE®, a global market leader for gas control equipment, has launched gascontrol.com, a new website designed to better serve customers across its GCE Specialty, GCE Medical, and GCE Industrial product portfolios. The new site provides a streamlined, market-focused experience that makes it easier for users to explore GCE’s gas control solutions and identify the right products. A new Documentation Search Tool assists customers in easily finding documents such as instructions for use (IFUs), appendices, and certifications through an intuitive search interface.

“The redesigned website reflects GCE’s role as a comprehensive, trusted supplier of gas control technologies that elevate industries and improve lives,” says Piyush Sheth, Vice President and General Manager, GCE. “With improved navigation, content organized by application and industry, and a list of global contacts, the site is intended to support engineers, clinicians, system designers, distributors, and procurement teams throughout the decision-making process.”

Three Product Groups

Backed by ESAB Corporation (NYSE: ESAB), GCE has grown its global footprint through the merging of leading gas-equipment providers, expanding its reach across the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Its products undergo rigorous testing and certifications to meet international quality and safety standards. GCE is organized into three product divisions:

GCE Speciality (gce-speciality.com) — incorporating the druva®, GASARC® and Victor®, brands — caters to high-purity market sectors such as pharmaceutical, semiconductor and automotive manufacturing, analytical laboratories, food and beverage, refrigeration, and industrial applications. GCE engineers regulators, manifolds, and other specialized products to maintain gas purity and deliver consistent, repeatable performance in environments where even minor contamination or pressure variation can impact results. GCE’s FloCloud digital solution enables users to monitor gas levels, detect gas leaks and confirm system integrity, monitor consumption, identify over-consumption, ensure gas flow and pressure are within limits for consistent quality, and allocate costs.

GCE Medical (gce-medical.com) — incorporating GCE Healthcare, Therapy Equipment, Ohio Medical, DeltaP and Aktiv Technologies brands — serves pre-hospital, hospital, emergency, and home care medical settings. Products include medical source gas equipment, medical high-pressure regulators, gas manifolds and pipeline systems, oxygen concentrators, ambulance panels, emergency equipment, and other products that ensure the safe and reliable delivery of life-supporting gases from source to patient.

GCE Industrial (gce-industrial.com) — incorporating the Kayser brand — has its origins in oxy fuel welding and cutting and has expanded into segments that use regulators, valves, central gas supply systems, cutting and welding torches and equipment, welding consumables, and safety gear. In industrial applications, the FloCloud Industry 4.0 gas monitoring solution reduces the costs and chance of error that comes from manually checking gas levels, reduces the cost of waste associated with parameters being out of specification, and reduces the chance of interrupted flow, and helps detect leaks.

About GCE

GCE Group, part of ESAB Corporation (NYSE: ESAB), is a leading global manufacturer of gas control equipment. Driven by innovation across our brands, including Ohio® Medical and Therapy Equipment, we strive to deliver the highest quality gas control products and services. Our portfolio offers market compliant, industry leading solutions for the medical, industrial and specialty gas industries. With international manufacturing, sales, and supply, we ensure customers can always access the world’s leading innovative gas control equipment. To learn more, visit https://www.gascontrol.com/en/about-us

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Saudi Fund for Development Signs USD 75 Million Agreement to Strengthen Regional Connectivity in Cameroon

SFD signs USD 75 million loan agreement to support road rehabilitation under Cameroon’s National Development Strategy 2030
Project will enhance regional connectivity and trade, linking Cameroon with Nigeria and Chad while improving access to essential services
Agreement reinforces SFD’s long-standing development partnership in Africa, where it has financed 458 projects across 47 countries

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed a development loan agreement with the Republic of Cameroon to finance the rehabilitation of the Sorawel-Dourbeye Road. The project aligns with Cameroon’s National Development Strategy 2030 and reflects SFD’s commitment to sustainable, people-centred development.

The agreement was signed by H.E. Sultan Abdulrahman Al Marshad, CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development, and H.E. Alamine Ousmane Mey, Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development of the Republic of Cameroon, in the presence of the Saudi Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, H.E. Ibrahim Al-Ghamdi, and representatives from both sides.

H.E Alamine Ousmane Mey, the Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, said: “On behalf of the Government of Cameroon, we express our deep appreciation to the Saudi Fund for Development for its continued support to Cameroon’s structural projects.”

Under the agreement, SFD will provide USD 75 million to support the rehabilitation of a key road corridor. The project will reduce isolation, strengthen connectivity, and facilitate regional trade with neighboring countries, including Nigeria and Chad, while improving access to essential services.

H.E. Sultan Abdulrahman Al Marshad, CEO of SFD, said: “This agreement reflects SFD’s commitment to supporting development that improves people’s daily lives and creates long-term opportunity. By enhancing connectivity, expanding access to essential services, and supporting regional trade, the project will contribute to sustainable development in Cameroon and the wider region.”

The project will improve access to markets, healthcare, and education for local communities. It will also support regional trade and economic integration, contributing to long-term growth.

SFD’s partnership with the Republic of Cameroon goes back more than 40 years. Since then, the Fund has supported 10 development projects totaling more than USD 180 million across key sectors, including infrastructure, education, and healthcare.

Across Africa, SFD has supported 458 projects in 47 countries, reinforcing its role as a long-term development partner.

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Venture Global Launches First Advertising Campaign: “Unstoppable Energy”

New ad campaign narrated by Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton will air nationally in the U.S.

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE: VG) is launching its first national advertising campaign – “Unstoppable Energy”. The seven-figure, year-long campaign includes national and local broadcast television spots, as well as out-of-home, print, and digital ad placements. The company is proud to have Academy-Award winner Billy Bob Thornton as the campaign voiceover.

“Venture Global is excited to unveil our very first national advertising campaign, featuring the accomplished Billy Bob Thornton as its voice,” said Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel. “The Unstoppable Energy campaign portrays the roll-up-your-sleeves tenacity and innovation that drives our company every day. We are proud to introduce the ethos and story of the Venture Global brand across the U.S. as we grow into one of the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters in the world.”

About Venture Global

Venture Global is an American producer and exporter of low-cost U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) with over 100 MTPA of capacity in production, construction, or development. Venture Global began producing LNG from its first facility in 2022 and is now one of the largest LNG exporters in the United States. The company’s vertically integrated business includes assets across the LNG supply chain including LNG production, natural gas transport, shipping and regasification. The company’s first three projects, Calcasieu Pass, Plaquemines LNG, and CP2 LNG, are located in Louisiana along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Venture Global is developing Carbon Capture and Sequestration projects at each of its LNG facilities.

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These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include statements about our future performance, our contracts, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends impacting our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Those factors include our need for significant additional capital to construct and complete future projects and related assets, and our potential inability to secure such financing on acceptable terms, or at all; our potential inability to accurately estimate costs for our projects, and the risk that the construction and operations of natural gas pipelines and pipeline connections for our projects suffer cost overruns and delays related to obtaining regulatory approvals, development risks, labor costs, unavailability of skilled workers, operational hazards and other risks; the uncertainty regarding the future of global trade dynamics, international trade agreements and the United States’ position on international trade, including the effects of tariffs; our dependence on our EPC and other contractors for the successful completion of our projects, including the potential inability of our contractors to perform their obligations under their contracts; various economic and political factors, including opposition by environmental or other public interest groups, or the lack of local government and community support required for our projects, which could negatively affect the permitting status, timing or overall development, construction and operation of our projects; and risks related to other factors discussed under “Item 1A.—Risk Factors” of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and any subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. We undertake no obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as may be required by law.

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Venture Global and Vitol Announce New LNG Purchase Agreement

ARLINGTON, Va. - Monday, 23. March 2026 AETOSWire

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE: VG) and Vitol announced the execution of a new, binding agreement for the purchase of approximately 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Venture Global for five years commencing in 2026, to be supplied from Venture Global’s portfolio.

“Global demand for flexible, reliable U.S. LNG is rapidly growing, and Venture Global is proud to work with premier LNG trading companies like Vitol to provide this critical supply to the market,” said Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel. “Thanks to our innovative model, we have the ability to provide our customers with short, medium, and long-term LNG supply, and this agreement is another important step in diversifying the tenor of our LNG portfolio.”

“Vitol is delighted to be working with Venture Global, a leading producer and supplier of LNG to world markets,” said Pablo Galante Escobar, Global Head of LNG at Vitol. “LNG is important to many economies worldwide. Through this transaction Vitol is expanding its supply base to be able to offer diverse and reliable sources of energy to our customers and partners around the world.”

About Venture Global

Venture Global is an American producer and exporter of low-cost U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) with over 100 MTPA of capacity in production, construction, or development. Venture Global began producing LNG from its first facility in 2022 and is now one of the largest LNG exporters in the United States. The company’s vertically integrated business includes assets across the LNG supply chain including LNG production, natural gas transport, shipping and regasification. The company’s first three projects, Calcasieu Pass, Plaquemines LNG, and CP2 LNG, are located in Louisiana along the Gulf of America. Venture Global is developing Carbon Capture and Sequestration projects at each of its LNG facilities.

About Vitol

Vitol is a leader in energy and commodities. Vitol produces, manages and delivers energy and commodities, including metals, to consumers and industry worldwide. In addition to its primary business, trading, Vitol is invested in infrastructure globally, with $13+billion invested in long-term assets. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves its customers from some 40 offices worldwide. In 2025 Vitol delivered over 600mTOE of energy and had revenues of $340bn.

Vitol is a long-established participant in LNG markets, having commenced LNG trading in the mid-2000s. It has a diversified global LNG portfolio of contracts and equity positions, enabling it to provide customers with tailor-made supply solutions on a short and long-term basis. In 2025 Vitol delivered 23mMT of LNG and delivered 1,800TWh of natural gas.

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Monday, March 23, 2026

Manhattan Associates’ 2026 Unified Commerce Benchmark Reveals the High Price of Standing Still in Retail

Leaders achieve up to 2X revenue growth, but only 7% of retailers are true unified commerce leaders

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH), today announced the findings of its 2026 Global Unified Commerce Benchmark for Specialty Retail, the industry’s most comprehensive assessment of how well retailers connect digital and physical experiences to drive growth, profitability and loyalty. Conducted by Incisiv, a leading retail research firm, the Benchmark is based on real-world purchases and returns. It analyzes more than 400 specialty retailers across EMEA, LATAM and North America on 330 capabilities spanning four key experience areas: Shopping, Checkout, Fulfillment, and Service.

The 2026 Benchmark reveals that while the industry has made steady progress in unified commerce maturity since 2023 when it was first launched, only 7% of retailers have achieved true unified commerce leadership while 33% are still stuck in the Basic category. Leaders are translating connected, data‑driven yet customer-centric experiences into nearly 2X higher growth rates than their basic peers.

The Benchmark highlights a new competitive reality in specialty retail, where scale, assortment and brand presence alone no longer guarantee growth. Key insights include:

AI is reshaping commerce: AI in retail is projected to unlock more than $500 billion in value globally by 2030, shifting the focus from simple task automation to intelligent systems that anticipate demand, personalize in real time and resolve friction before customers encounter it. AI shopping assistants, predictive fulfillment, in‑store personalization and intelligent cross‑channel support with context‑aware escalation are defining the new frontier.

Consumer journeys are fragmented: More than 66% of consumers now use two or more channels before completing a purchase, moving fluidly between marketplaces, social platforms, messaging apps and retailers’ own sites and stores.

Execution economics are under pressure: Global logistics and fulfillment costs have risen by over 20% in the last three years, as customers expect faster delivery, flexible fulfillment and seamless service as standard.

Inventory intelligence: Real‑time visibility and dynamic allocation drive significantly higher inventory turns – 50% in NOAM, 45% in EMEA and 27% in LATAM – helping reduce stockouts and markdowns.

Yesterday’s differentiators are now table stakes. 38% of the capabilities that differentiated leaders in 2024 have become table stakes by 2026, including basic real‑time inventory visibility, digital wallets and cross‑channel support.

“Retailers are being asked to do something incredibly hard right now: deliver faster, more personalized experiences while also protecting margin,” said Katie Foote, SVP & CMO, Manhattan Associates. “What this benchmark makes clear is that the retailers pulling ahead are not doing it with one standout channel or a single capability. They are doing it by reimagining the entire customer journey and connecting the business end to end, from shopping and checkout to fulfillment and service.”

The 2026 Benchmark also reveals how unified commerce maturity is evolving by region:

NOAM retailers benefit from deep ecommerce foundations and mature data infrastructure, leading in shopping and checkout personalization and cart execution.

EMEA retailers stand out in operational consistency, cross‑border fulfillment and privacy‑conscious experiences shaped by a complex regulatory landscape.

LATAM retailers are closing the gap faster than any other region, driven by rapid adoption of alternative payments, messaging‑led service via WhatsApp and mobile‑first fulfillment models.

“There is no single blueprint for winning in unified commerce. Different regions are moving at varied speeds and solving for different customer expectations. However, the common thread is clear: retailers that invest in connected experiences and precise execution are seeing the results in growth, resilience, and strong customer loyalty,” added Foote.

Click HERE to view and download the complete 2026 Global Unified Commerce Benchmark for Specialty Retail. Receive up-to-date product, customer and partner news directly from Manhattan on LinkedIn.

ABOUT MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES

Manhattan Associates is a global technology leader, providing supply chain and omnichannel commerce solutions with unmatched AI capabilities. We design, build and offer best-in-class, AI-powered, cloud-based solutions that drive resilience and efficiency for businesses. We enable enterprises to uniquely unify front-end sales with back-end supply chain execution.

Our commitment to innovation, cloud-native platform and API-first architecture create simpler experiences and faster paths to value for our customers. We empower them to preempt and react to emerging trends and global disruptions with technical expertise and operational confidence, transforming challenges into competitive advantage. For more information, please visit www.manh.com.

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HJS Foundation Releases JEP Protocol & HJS Framework: The "Black Box" for AI, Enabling Verifiable Human Oversight

(BUSINESS WIRE)--HJS Foundation (Human Judgment Systems Foundation) today released two complementary solutions: the Judgment Event Protocol (JEP) and the Human Judgment Structure (HJS) framework. As a minimalist open standard, JEP generates tamper-proof records of AI decision accountability, just like an aircraft black box; HJS embeds human judgment logic into AI operation processes — together, they transform "human oversight" from a regulatory requirement into a verifiable technical fact, providing an optional technical solution for AI accountability.

How to prove that AI decisions (such as loan approvals, medical diagnoses, border screenings, etc.) have undergone human review? JEP generates immutable audit trails of human intervention through four cryptographic primitives — Judge, Verify, Delegate, Terminate; HJS builds a controllable and accountable system to prevent risks such as AI drift and ensure that human judgment guides AI operations.

Current systems rely on alterable post-hoc documentation, while JEP and HJS work in tandem: JEP acts like an aviation black box, not judging performance but ensuring traceability; HJS embeds human oversight into AI workflows — together, they provide an undeniable factual basis for regulators, developers, and users.

Paired with the HJS framework, the JEP protocol provides a compliant technical option for trustworthy AI. Together, they achieve cross-platform and cross-model interoperability, solving core issues such as difficult accountability and inconsistent standards.

About HJS Foundation:

Founded in 2026 and registered in Singapore, HJS Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on developing minimalist and reliable technical standards (including the JEP protocol and HJS framework) to support human-AI accountability and the transparency of automated systems.

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RSA Launches ID Plus Sovereign Deployment: The Next Level of High Assurance Identity Security

New “Deploy Anywhere” Solution Sets Industry Standard for Security, Availability, and Compliance Across Critical Sectors

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at RSAC Conference 2026, RSA, the security-first identity leader, announced the launch of RSA® ID Plus Sovereign Deployment, a groundbreaking evolution in high assurance identity solutions designed to meet the needs of organizations that must maintain constant availability, meet policy and data sovereignty laws, and defend themselves from advanced, persistent threats.

RSA ID Plus Sovereign Deployment is the next evolution in RSA® ID Plus, the market’s most secure identity and access management (IAM) security platform featuring complete multi-factor authentication (MFA), SSO, and access capabilities. RSA ID Plus Sovereign Deployment features a new “deploy anywhere” capability that allows government agencies, financial services, critical infrastructure, and healthcare organizations to modernize their identity infrastructure while still maintaining the highest standards in security, availability, and regulatory compliance.

Unlike other vendors that offer limited technology or reduced capabilities depending on an organization’s licenses and choices, RSA strongly believes in offering full-stack identity capabilities no matter the environment. RSA ID Plus Sovereign Deployment’s deploy anywhere capability allows organizations to deploy modern, full stack identity capabilities wherever they choose, including private cloud, multi-cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped configurations. This capability allows government agencies, financial services, critical infrastructure, and healthcare organizations to modernize their identity infrastructure while still maintaining the highest standards in security, availability, and regulatory compliance.

“RSA ID Plus Sovereign Deployment is a direct response to the intensifying regulatory landscape, operational realities, and emerging threats that our customers face,” said RSA CEO Greg Nelson. “We built this solution for high-assurance organizations where failure is not an option and where compromise is a non-starter. RSA ID Plus Sovereign Deployment ensures that government agencies, financial services, healthcare, and critical infrastructure maintain the highest standards for data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and security integrity.”

“In a threat landscape where standing still is its own vulnerability, RSA is raising the bar,” said RSA Federal and Strategic President Kevin Orr. “RSA ID Plus Sovereign Deployment is the first and only full stack identity solution that enables government agencies, financial services, critical infrastructure, and healthcare organizations to modernize their identity infrastructure while meeting regulatory requirements and supporting operational complexity—without ever compromising on security or availability.”

RSA ID Plus Sovereign Deployment surpasses compliance requirements and is engineered to secure the organizations with the most to lose. The solution is aligned with Executive Order 14028, OMB M-22-09, OMB M2-24-14, NIS2, DORA, and global cybersecurity and data sovereignty mandates. Whether deployed in private cloud, multi-cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped configurations, ID Plus Sovereign Deployment puts organizations in control—defending sensitive data against the world’s most persistent and well-funded adversaries, even when connectivity fails. The solution delivers:

Unified authentication, access, directory, and identity governance and administration (IGA) everywhere: private cloud, multi-cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped configurations—meeting organizations where their risk resides, not where a vendor’s limitations end

End-to-end phishing resistant passwordless authentication that eliminates the most frequent and highest impact attack vector across cloud, desktop, and datacenter, with multiple options for offline passwordless—so security holds even if everything else breaks

Secure access against advanced threats and bypass attacks that go beyond phishing with RSA® Mobile Lock and RSA® Risk AI

Help Desk fraud prevention via RSA® Help Desk Live Verify

Enhanced resilience: RSA ID Plus Sovereign Deployment can be deployed with RSA Authentication Manager to provide redundant authentication and access capabilities during cloud outages

RSAC Conference attendees are welcome to join RSA at Booth N 6253 to preview RSA ID Plus Sovereign Deployment.

Resources

Book a demo with RSA at RSAC 2026

RSA® ID Plus Sovereign Deployment solution brief

RSA® Mobile Lock

RSA® Risk AI

RSA® Help Desk Live Verify

About RSA

The AI-powered RSA Unified Identity Platform protects the world’s most secure organizations from today’s and tomorrow’s highest-risk cyberattacks. RSA provides the identity intelligence, authentication, access, governance, and lifecycle capabilities needed to prevent threats, secure access, and enable compliance. More than 9,000 security-first organizations trust RSA to manage more than 60 million identities across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. For additional information, visit our website to contact sales, find a partner, or learn more about RSA.

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