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Helping clients move AI from pilots to production in a live, production-grade environment Enabling organizations to test AI they own and control against their own use cases before making investment decisions Bringing together NTT DATA’s consulting, data, AI, infrastructure, security, operations and managed services expertise with leading technology partners including Dell Technologies and NVIDIA Munich, Germany (Oct. 14, 2026) – NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, is pleased to announce the opening of the NTT DATA AI Factory Munich, a real-world environment where clients can test how their AI applications will perform at scale before they invest in broad deployments. Unlike a traditional AI demonstration or innovation lab, the AI Factory Munich operates within a live data center environment (NTT Global Data Centers’ Munich 2 Data Center), allowing clients to evaluate AI workloads against the infrastructure, security, data, governance and operational requirements they will face in production. AI deployments typically stall between pilots that prove an idea and enterprise-scale production that delivers value. To bridge this gap, the AI Factory Munich leverages NTT DATA’s capabilities from consulting, infrastructure and AI platforms to managed services, data centers and its global partner ecosystem. Among active partners, NVIDIA...

Volumetric Building Companies cuts operational cycle times by 50% with SAP Cloud ERP Second Nature Brands extends and strengthens their common enterprise platform following its Voortman acquisition Modernized ERP foundation positions clients to scale operations and support AI-readiness Armonk, NY (Oct. 14, 2026) – IBM is pleased to announce IBM Ready for SAP Solutions to help midsize and fast-growing organizations accelerate cloud ERP modernization, unify enterprise data, and establish an AI-ready digital core. Volumetric Building Companies and Second Nature Brands are among the clients using the solution to support growth and future AI initiatives. Volumetric Building Companies (VBC), a global modular construction company, reduced operational cycle times by 50% across purchasing, manufacturing, and inventory processes following a three-month SAP Cloud ERP transformation with IBM. Second Nature Brands, a portfolio company and creator of premium snacks and treats, recently completed an SAP Cloud ERP transformation with IBM that integrated its acquired Voortman Bakery business and established a common enterprise platform for its operations. The two transformations demonstrate how IBM Ready for SAP Solutions can support different business needs, from improving operational efficiency to integrating acquired businesses onto a common enterprise platform. “As our business continues to grow, we needed technology that...

Major release extends Majesco’s AI leadership with Immersive AI, bringing governed generative and agentic intelligence into the flow of work Morristown, NJ (Oct. 13, 2026) – Majesco, a global leader in AI-native insurance and retirement software, is pleased to announce its Fall ’26 product release. The release accelerates AI within the Majesco intelligent core solutions which deliver value for customers across insurance and retirement to redefine how work gets done with AI, helping organizations close talent capacity gaps, scale operations to empower growth, and improve business metrics through greater agility and value creation. This release raises the bar again and empowers our customers to transform their business and accelerate their journey to a Frontier Insurer. “Fall ’26 shows how we are extending intelligence across the platforms our customers rely on every day,” said Manish Shah, President and Chief Product Officer at Majesco. “Generative AI surfaces insight. Agentic AI orchestrates work. Immersive AI gives users a new way to collaborate with AI agents to do work, with the governance needed for production use. Traditional core was designed for human work only. Immersive is designed so the human and agent are working the same case in a shared space together. This is...

Combining A+ rated Allianz capacity with innovative Active Cyber Insurance, Coalition can now deliver cyber protection to the full market, including enterprises Vancouver, CA (Oct. 20, 2026) – Coalition, the world’s first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes, is pleased to announce Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprises, a new solution designed to meet the complex cyber risk needs of large organizations. Following the announcement of Coalition’s expanded strategic relationship with Allianz Commercial, Coalition now offers up to CAD $35 million in cyber limits to large businesses in Canada (excluding Quebec). “Our enterprise solution reimagines cyber insurance for the complex risks faced by global enterprises,” said Shawn Ram, Coalition’s Chief Revenue Officer. “As AI amplifies attack sophistication, third-party dependencies expand attack surfaces, and regulatory requirements tighten worldwide, enterprises need confidence that they can withstand digital threats no matter how they evolve. By bringing together Allianz’s worldwide network and our own proven claims and risk intelligence engine, we provide enterprise stakeholders more clarity around their cyber risk than ever before.” Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprises is a holistic approach to cyber risk that combines comprehensive coverage, real-time insights, and proven loss prevention. This approach helps enterprise...

Toronto, ON (Oct. 13, 2026) – As organizations continue to navigate evolving cyber risks, Ecclesiastical Insurance is encouraging brokers and their clients to use Cyber Security Awareness Month as an opportunity to review their cyber risk management practices and strengthen their resilience. This year’s Canadian Cyber Security Awareness Month theme, “Your best defence is you,” emphasizes the role people can play in recognizing threats, protecting information and strengthening cyber security practices. For organizations, this also reinforces the importance of building cyber awareness across teams and embedding good practices into everyday operations. “Cyber security isn’t simply a technology issue. It’s an organizational risk that requires awareness, preparation and participation across the business,” said John Del Grande, Senior Vice President, Business Innovation at Ecclesiastical Insurance. “Brokers can play an important role in encouraging conversations about cyber risk and helping clients consider the practices they have in place to protect their people, information and operations.” To support those conversations, Ecclesiastical offers three free resources designed to help organizations better understand and manage cyber risk: Cyber Risk Management Specialist School™ Module A free, interactive e-learning module that helps organizations build practical cyber risk management knowledge, covering areas including cyber threat awareness and incident response. Explore...

Expanded collaboration combines Insurity’s cloud-based insurance software with ReSource Pro’s insurance operations, technology services, and implementation expertise to help carriers, MGAs, and brokers turn transformation strategies into measurable results Hartford, CT (Mar. 5, 2026) – Insurity, a leading provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, MGAs, and brokers, has announced the expansion of its existing partnership with ReSource Pro, an insurance-focused services and technology company that helps insurance organizations improve operations, strengthen execution, and achieve measurable business outcomes. Building on an already established relationship, the expanded collaboration connects Insurity’s cloud-based insurance platforms with ReSource Pro’s experience across insurance operations, technology services, managed services support, and process improvement. Together, the companies will help carriers, MGAs, and brokers reduce delivery friction to improve implementation outcomes and build more scalable operating models across additional Insurity product sets. ReSource Pro brings more than two decades of insurance expertise and a broad set of capabilities spanning policy servicing, underwriting support, managed services, AI-enabled automation, and more. Through the expanded partnership, Insurity and ReSource Pro will support insurers as they modernize core systems and improve the processes, services, and workflows that surround them. The broader relationship is intended to help customers move beyond system replacement alone...