Coalition seeks an effective and fair EU approach for responsible biometric travel to protect passenger choice, privacy and fundamental rights.

COURBEVOIE, France, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA today announced the formation of the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition, calling on EU policymakers to ensure the Digital Omnibus actively supports the voluntary and secure use of biometrics in travel while protecting passenger choice and privacy.

The coalition is seeking a balanced regulatory approach that enables a more efficient and convenient experience for air travelers and maintains strong safeguards around the responsible use of biometric technologies.

The Digital Omnibus is intended to simplify Europe's digital rulebook, support innovation and strengthen competitiveness. It also preserves high standards of data protection and cybersecurity. Yet the legislative proposal could place unintended restrictions on the voluntary use of biometrics by passengers across Europe.

The coalition is urging policymakers to ensure the Digital Omnibus preserves passenger choice and allows citizens to benefit from the opportunities that biometrics can offer.

Why Biometrics Matter

Biometrics make travel more seamless for passengers and deliver significant operational benefits for airports and airlines. By reducing repeated manual document checks, biometric verification increases throughput, improves passenger flows and helps airports use existing terminal infrastructure more efficiently. It also helps airports better manage peak periods and traffic growth, allowing staff to focus on passengers who need assistance or additional attention.

Combined, these benefits boost Europe's competitiveness by promoting efficient, well-connected airports and innovation across the travel and technology sectors. A clear regulatory framework can encourage continued investment and enable European technology companies to innovate and scale trusted solutions in their home market.

To unlock the full potential of biometrics in European air travel, the coalition calls for the Digital Omnibus to adopt technology-neutral rules that allow the voluntary use of biometric data (where appropriate safeguards are in place) and offer passengers non-biometric alternatives.

Protecting Privacy and Passenger Choice

The coalition firmly believes the benefits of biometrics should go hand in hand with strong protections for passenger privacy and passengers' ability to choose whether to share or request to delete their data at any time. The use of biometric solutions should be voluntary, secure and limited to a defined journey.

Research cited by the coalition found that 74% of travelers surveyed were willing to share biometric data in place of showing a passport or boarding pass, according to IATA's Global Passenger Survey.

Manifesto

"EU policymakers have the opportunity to put Europe in the global lead on biometric regulation. The benefits of the latest technologies are clear: they can protect passenger data privacy and open a more seamless and efficient travel process. This will enhance the region's overall competitiveness. At the same time, biometric journeys should always be based on passenger choice and voluntary participation.

Today we are publishing a manifesto that cements industry commitments to responsible use of biometrics and sets out a regulatory call for action to adopt rules that facilitate a secure and seamless future for more than a billion European air travelers each year," the Coalition said.

The Coalition includes senior representatives from each member organization: Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE; Fernando Cuesta, Senior Vice President, Industry Affairs Global Development, Amadeus; Thomas Reynaert, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, IATA; Lisa Shoemaker, Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations, IDEMIA Public Security; Pedro Alves, Senior Vice President, Borders, SITA.

The 'Advancing Responsible Biometrics in Europe' Manifesto outlines a balanced, evidence-based approach to biometric technologies with the aim of:

- Supporting public-private dialog on biometrics to help Europe respond to growing passenger volumes and limited airport capacity, while strengthening the competitiveness of its transport and tourism sectors.1

- Promoting greater legal clarity around the use of biometric data to facilitate the responsible deployment of technologies that can bring tangible benefits to travelers.

The coalition brings together expertise from across the travel ecosystem to provide practical insights and engage with policymakers and regulators. Coalition members believe that continued collaboration between industry and public authorities will be essential to maintaining Europe's high standards of privacy and fundamental rights while enabling future innovation in travel.

About ACI EUROPE 

ACI EUROPE is the European region of Airports Council International, the only global trade association for airports. We represent over 600 airports in 55 countries. Our members facilitate over 95% of commercial air traffic in Europe. Air transport supports 14 million jobs, generating €851 billion in European economic activity (5% of GDP). In response to the Climate Emergency, in June 2019 our members committed to achieving Net Zero carbon emissions for operations under their control by 2050, without offsetting. Based in Brussels, we lead and serve the European airport industry and maintain strong links with other ACI regions throughout the world. 

About Amadeus 

Amadeus makes the experience of travel better for everyone, everywhere by inspiring innovation, partnerships and responsibility to people, places and planet. 

As the system of record in travel, its technology powers the travel and tourism industry, enabling airlines, airports, hotels, travel sellers and partners to operate at global scale. Built on decades of industry expertise, its open platform connects hundreds of systems and workflows across the end-to-end journey, helping the industry respond to evolving traveler expectations and transforming how travel works.

Amadeus is an IBEX 35 company, listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange under AMS.MC, and has been recognized by the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index for 14 consecutive years.

Amadeus. It's how travel works better.

Learn more about Amadeus at www.amadeus.com/.

About IATA  

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association for the world's airlines, representing over 370 airlines accounting for some 85% of global air traffic. We support many areas of aviation activity and help formulate industry policy on critical aviation issues.    

IATA's mission is to represent, lead, and serve the airline industry. 

www.iata.org 

About IDEMIA Group  

IDEMIA Group is a global technology leader with more than 12,500 employees worldwide. Its two market-leading divisions deliver mission-critical solutions that simplify and secure interactions in the physical and digital realms: 

- IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) is the leading technology provider making it safer and easier to pay and connect. With unmatched expertise in cryptography and credential issuance, IST is trusted by over 2000 financial institutions, mobile operators, automotive manufacturers, and IoT providers worldwide. Every day, IST secures billions of essential transactions, ensuring the highest levels of data protection and convenience. 

- IDEMIA Public Security (IPS) is a trusted provider of government-grade and secure biometric-based solutions for 600 government, state and federal agencies. With decades of experience in biometric technologies, IPS enables safer, frictionless and fairer ways to secure travel, access and citizen protection.

For more information, please visit www.idemia.com.

About SITA  

SITA is the air transport industry's tech engine, making travel safer, easier, and more sustainable for everyone. From the earliest days of commercial aviation to today's digital frontiers, SITA has been there, connecting the industry and helping it evolve through every leap forward.  

With around 2,500 customers, SITA technology supports over 1,000 airports and more than 19,600 aircraft worldwide. It also helps over 70 governments strike the balance between secure borders and seamless journeys. Behind the scenes, SITA bridges 45–50% of the industry's data exchange, enabling a highly complex global network to operate smoothly and reliably, every step of the way.

Owned by the industry and driven by its needs, SITA operates in more than 200 countries and territories.

Find out more at www.sita.aero.

Media contacts:

Agata Lyznik  

ACI EUROPE 

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Kristen Goldman  

Amadeus 

+1 781 330 6539 

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Chris Goater 

IATA 

+41 227 702 615 

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Genevieve de Vera 

IDEMIA Public Security          

+1 978 808 7047 

[email protected] 

Charles Font 

SITA 

+34 663 805 550 

[email protected]  

1 ICAO forecasts that global air passenger traffic will reach 12.4 billion passengers annually by 2050, nearly three times 2024 levels. Digital identity and biometric technologies can help airports process growing passenger volumes more efficiently, make better use of existing infrastructure and support a secure, seamless passenger experience.

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INFORM Launches Aviation Software for Passenger Assistance Operations

As surging passenger assistance demand strains global airports, INFORM's Passenger Assistance (PA) Dispatching software delivers predictive forecasting, real-time control, and decision support to boost service quality and operational efficiency

AACHEN, Germany and ATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- INFORM, a global leader in AI-driven logistics and operational optimization solutions, introduces Passenger Assistance (PA) Dispatching, a cloud-native SaaS solution designed specifically for passenger assistance operations.

Passenger assistance is growing increasingly complex. Rising traveler volumes, higher service expectations, staffing shortages, and frequent disruptions force dispatchers to make rapid decisions to protect service standards. Reliance on manual processes and fragmented operational data prevents teams from responding proactively to real-time changes.

INFORM's Passenger Assistance (PA) Dispatching software addresses these challenges across PRM, unaccompanied minor, VIP, and special assistance operations. By unifying predictive forecasting, real-time visibility, and decision support, the platform accelerates response times and sharpens operational decisions—integrating easily into existing airport systems via standardized interfaces.

"The challenge is not a lack of data," explains Dr. Eva Wille, Product Manager for PA Dispatching at INFORM. "Most organizations already have a lot of information available. The real question is how to turn that information into better decisions while operations are running. Passenger assistance teams need to know what requires attention right now, what is likely to happen next, and where they should focus their resources."

Powered by INFORM's decision intelligence and decades of airport expertise, PA Dispatching enables teams to anticipate demand, spot bottlenecks, and allocate resources efficiently. Dispatchers benefit from real-time visibility and actionable recommendations, while field staff stay connected via mobile workflows and live updates. The result is an agile operation that preserves service quality, optimizes workforce use, and adapts swiftly to last-minute disruptions.

Dr. Johannes Richenhagen, Senior VP at INFORM Aviation, added: "PA Dispatching marks the launch of our future-ready product strategy. Built cloud-native and AI-native, it is simple to implement, intuitive to use, and designed to integrate seamlessly into existing workflows while scaling with operational growth. Paired with our Performance Products, it gives our customers clear flexibility on their journey toward decision intelligence."

About INFORM

INFORM develops software that optimizes decision-making across aviation, industrial, logistics, and financial sectors. Founded in 1969, the company combines explainable AI (XAI) and operations research to help more than 2,000 global customers minimize risk, boost operational efficiency, and make reliable, data-driven decisions.

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Skanska to build and renovate academic buildings in Fredericksburg, USA, for USD 163M, about SEK 1.5 billion

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Skanska has signed a contract with the University of Mary Washington for the construction of a new theatre and the renovation of fine arts buildings in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. The contract is worth USD 163M, about SEK 1.5 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2026.

The full project scope includes site development, infrastructure, core shell and interior fittings for a new multi-story, approximately 6,300 square-meter (68,230-square-foot) theatre with 293-seat performance hall. The project also includes 7,600 square meters (82,000 square feet) of renovations in the existing fine arts buildings and an 800 square meter (8,950-square-foot) addition.

The project has begun and construction and renovations are expected to reach completion in February 2030.

For further information please contact:

Jessica Wheeler, Communications Director Southeast, Skanska USA, tel +1 919 717 3429

Andreas Joons, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 76 870 75 51

Direct line for media, tel +46 (0)10 448 88 99

This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.com/group.

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Three in Four Travelers Get Their ESTA, UK ETA or eTA Right the First Time, Service eVisa Index Finds

Passport details are the most common source of corrections, and travelers from Singapore are the most likely to get every detail right

NEWARK, Del., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Three in four travelers (76%) complete their electronic travel authorization correctly on the first attempt, according to the Service eVisa Travel Readiness Index. Passport details are the most common source of corrections, and travelers from Singapore are the most likely to get every detail right.

The Travel Readiness Index measures the share of applications that needed no correction at caseworker review. It is based on more than 10,000 anonymized applications for the UK ETA, US ESTA, Canada eTA, New Zealand NZeTA and Australia ETA, submitted between January 1 and September 1, 2026.

What are the most common travel authorization mistakes?

Passport details (number, issue or expiry date) accounted for 31% of corrections, followed by name order and middle names (19%), confusion between nationality and passport issuing country (13%), and date-of-birth format (9%).

These details matter because each authorization is linked electronically to a specific passport. On the US ESTA system, an error in passport or biographical information requires a new application and a new fee.

Which nationalities are the most travel-ready?

- Singapore: 89.4%

- Japan: 88.1%

- Switzerland: 86.7%

- Denmark: 85.9%

- Netherlands: 84.2%

"The travelers who do best copy their details straight from the passport they will travel with, character by character," said Fred Jordan, Director of Operations at Service eVisa. "Small details, like the order of your names or the format of a date, are where even experienced travelers slip."

How to get a travel authorization right the first time

- Copy details directly from your passport, not from memory.

- Enter your names exactly as printed, in the same order.

- Apply when you book your trip, not when you pack.

Travelers can check the requirements for each destination at serviceevisa.com.

About Service eVisa

Service eVisa is a private, independent travel authorization assistance platform that helps travelers prepare and submit electronic travel authorizations for destinations including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Applications are supported by registered migration agents and licensed immigration advisers. Service eVisa holds a travel agency license, is accredited by IATA and is a member of ASTA and PATA. Learn more at serviceevisa.com. 

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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MiniTool Software Limited has released a new version of its video converter – MiniTool Video Converter 6.0. This update brings video cutting and merging features, GPU acceleration, a new home page, UI improvements, and bug fixes.

Key Features of MiniTool Video Converter 6.0

- Cut a video into segments.

- Merge multiple videos into one.

- Added GPU acceleration management.

- Optimized user interface.

- Fixed some bugs.

Cut a Video into Segments

MiniTool Video Converter 6.0 introduces a new video-cutting feature that allows you to split videos into segments and remove unwanted parts. It also enables you to trim the start or end of a video. You can export the cut video clips separately or into a combined file.

The video cutting feature supports a wide range of input formats, including AVI, 3GP, VOB, WebM, WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV, MKV, MPG, MPEG, MXF, M4V, TS, F4V, M2TS, ASF, and more.

Merge Multiple Videos into One

The latest version of MiniTool Video Converter supports merging multiple videos into one file. It also provides editing options for individual clips, including cutting, trimming, and adding transitions between clips.

The video merging feature supports various input formats, including AVI, 3GP, VOB, WebM, WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV, MKV, MPG, MXF, M4V, Xvid, OGV, DivX, and more. The merged video can be exported in MP4 format at 1080p.

Added GPU Acceleration Management

MiniTool Video Converter 6.0 uses GPU acceleration to offload video processing tasks to the GPU, improving video conversion, compression, transcription, enhancement, cutting, and merging efficiency. It makes better use of the computer's hardware resources to increase processing speed, especially when processing large or high-resolution videos.

Optimized UI Interface

MiniTool Video Converter 6.0 adds a new Home page for quick access to its main video tools, including Convert Video, Compress Video, Cut Video, Merge Video, Video Enhancer, Intelligent Subtitle, and more.

Fixed Some Bugs

Fixed some issues to enhance the overall user experience:

- Fixed software response delays in some scenarios.

- Fixed missing audio after video conversion on certain devices.

- Optimized Instagram downloads to retrieve only video content and exclude non-video items.

About MiniTool Video Converter

MiniTool Video Converter is a Windows-based multimedia tool from MiniTool Software Ltd. that brings multiple functions together in one application. It supports video and audio conversion, video compression, audio-to-text conversion, video enhancement, video cutting, and video merging features.

MiniTool Video Converter also offers AI-powered features, including Intelligent Subtitle for transcribing video or audio into text and exporting SRT or TXT files, as well as Video Enhancer for upscaling videos and reducing video grain.

About MiniTool® Software Ltd.

MiniTool® Software Ltd. is a software development company that provides customers with complete business software solutions for screen recording, audio and video format conversion, video compression, video editing, and data management.

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The event brings together customers, partners, and industry leaders to advance endpoint security, resilience, and secure workspace delivery.

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IGEL®, a global software company delivering the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform™, today announced it is bringing the IGEL Now & Next® Workspace & Endpoint Security Summit to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for a showcase on October 21, 2026, at Dubai Knowledge Park. The one-day program will bring together IT and security leaders to examine the endpoint security, resilience, and workspace delivery priorities shaping enterprise strategy across the region.

The Dubai event extends IGEL's flagship Now & Next® series following its five-city European roadshow earlier this year, as well as events in Australia and the United States. It arrives as organizations across the Middle East increase investment in artificial intelligence, cloud services and digital experiences, expanding the technology environments they must manage and secure.

According to the UAE Government Cybersecurity Council, the country faces more than 90,000 to 200,000 breach attempts every day, underscoring the security pressures accompanying the region's rapid digital transformation. As these environments become more distributed and interconnected, organizations are placing greater emphasis on strengthening cyber resilience and maintaining operational continuity while continuing to innovate.

"What we are hearing from customers is consistent: organizations want stronger control at the endpoint, greater resilience when disruption occurs, and a practical path to support both current and emerging workspace models," said Klaus Oestermann, CEO of IGEL. "The Now & Next® summit roadshow is designed to bring those conversations closer to home, together with the customers and ecosystem partners, helping define the next phase of endpoint strategy."

The summit will bring together IGEL leaders, customers, and ecosystem partners to share perspectives on secure endpoint strategy, resilience, and the future of digital work. Complementing the IGEL-led sessions, customers and ecosystem partners will bring real-world perspectives and expertise to the program, including event sponsors Microsoft, Omnissa, and Lenovo.

"Dubai is an important meeting point for technology leaders across the Middle East, and the Now & Next® summit gives us an opportunity to bring the region's customers, partners and experts together around the challenges they are addressing today," said Carsten Thomsen, VP of Sales for Emerging Markets at IGEL. "The goal is to turn those conversations into practical ideas organizations can take back to their own environments."

The summit runs from morning sessions through the afternoon executive panel and networking lunch at Dubai Knowledge Park - Conference Centre Block 1. Attendance is open to enterprise IT and security leaders across the UAE and broader Middle East region.

To learn more about the security, resilience and workspace modernization topics that will be explored at Now & Next® Dubai, read the latest IGEL blog.

To review the full agenda, explore speakers, and register, visit the event page.

About IGEL

IGEL® is a global software company delivering the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform™, a trusted and governed endpoint platform for secure access to cloud, VDI, DaaS, SaaS, Secure Browsers, enterprise applications, as well as OT endpoints. At its foundation is IGEL OS, an immutable operating system that helps reduce endpoint attack surface, preserve a known-good endpoint state, and support secure access across distributed work environments. Through the IGEL Preventative Security Model®, the platform adds attested workload delivery, centralized governance, and contextual enforcement, aligning endpoint security with Zero Trust and SSE/SASE architectures from key IGEL Ready partners.

IGEL Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery™ (BC&DR) helps organizations restore secure access on Windows endpoints affected by ransomware, other cyberattacks, or outages. Founded in 2001, IGEL is headquartered in Germany with U.S. offices in San Francisco and Fort Lauderdale, working with an ecosystem of 130 leading technology brands. Learn more at www.igel.com.

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- Accelerates commercialization of robotics AI chip through end-to-end "Spec Hand-off" development

- Integrates next-generation memory and interface technologies, including LPDDR6, PCIe Gen6 and UCIe-S

- Expands applications beyond data center, HPC and edge AI into Physical AI, diversifying business portfolio

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMIFIVE, a leading global provider of custom AI semiconductor (ASIC) solutions, announced today that it has signed a turnkey development contract with Mobilint, a South Korean AI semiconductor company, to develop an AI chip for robotics applications.

The project is part of the "K-On-Device AI Semiconductor Technology Development" program led by Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR). The government-funded program supports collaboration between domestic AI semiconductor companies and end-user companies to develop and validate chips tailored to industry-specific products, with the core objective of carrying them through to commercialization.

Through this collaboration, the two companies aim to deliver a robotics chip capable of performing high-performance AI computation on its own, even in outdoor environments where connectivity to external servers is limited. The custom chip will be deployed in applications such as agricultural robots, processing vision and sensor data in real time across diverse operating conditions.

Notably, the project will be carried out under SEMIFIVE's "Spec Hand-off" model, the earliest-stage engagement within its turnkey business. Unlike conventional approaches in which customers complete a substantial portion of the design before handing off downstream processes, Spec Hand-off allows customers to simply define their key performance targets and specifications, while SEMIFIVE delivers integrated services across the entire process, from detailed design to packaging, testing and mass production.

The chip will integrate a wide range of next-generation technologies, including LPDDR6, the latest low-power DRAM standard; PCIe Gen6, a high-speed interface; and UCIe-S (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express – Standard Package), which connects multiple function-specific chiplets at high speed within a single package so they operate as a single monolithic die. These technologies will enable the chip to achieve both high power efficiency and operational stability without data bottlenecks, even in outdoor settings such as areas with limited network coverage.

The two companies expect the collaboration to contribute to building a homegrown AI semiconductor ecosystem in Korea, while securing an early lead in next-generation robotics platforms and creating new markets.

"This contract marks a pivotal moment for SEMIFIVE as we extend our proven, end-to-end ASIC capabilities from data center and edge AI into the realm of robotics AI," said Brandon Cho, CEO and co-founder of SEMIFIVE. "As a leader in custom semiconductors, we will continue to expand our technological footprint and influence across advanced industries."

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Fresenius completes acquisition of mAbxience, creating a stronger platform for future portfolio expansion

- The transaction builds on the successful partnership between Fresenius and mAbxience established in 2022.

- Full ownership creates a stronger platform to enhance quality and supply resilience, while supporting future innovation and broader patient access to high-quality biosimilars.

- mAbxience will continue supporting its existing customers and remains fully committed to maintaining quality and reliable supply of its biosimilars.

MADRID, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- mAbxience today announced that Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA has acquired the remaining 45% of mAbxience from Insud Pharma, building on the successful partnership established between the two companies in 2022 and marking the beginning of a new phase of growth for the company.

Fresenius acquired a 55% majority stake in mAbxience in August 2022 and has consolidated the business since then. Full ownership completes that structure: mAbxience biosimilars platform is now wholly owned within Fresenius Kabi's Biopharma business, which covers the full value chain from development and manufacturing through to commercialization.

The acquisition builds on a successful partnership that has already delivered important development, manufacturing, technology-transfer and regulatory milestones. This collaboration has contributed to the expansion of manufacturing capabilities, the advancement of technology transfer programs and the strengthening of mAbxience's position as a global biopharmaceutical company. Bringing the organizations together under full ownership creates a stronger platform to enhance quality and supply resilience, while supporting future innovation and broader patient access to high-quality biosimilars at a time when a large wave of biologics is losing exclusivity.

Michael Sen, Chief Executive Officer of Fresenius, said: "Completing the acquisition of mAbxience marks the next milestone in building a leading, vertically integrated biopharma business at scale. When we first invested in mAbxience four years ago, the market opportunity was promising but still evolving. Our initial majority stake gave us access to a highly competitive platform while managing risk. Since then, the market has developed strongly, mAbxience has delivered, and Fresenius now has the financial strength to take this next step. Full ownership gives us complete control over cost, capacity and launch timing, and full economic benefit, as the next wave of biologics loses exclusivity. For patients, that means dependable access to high-quality biosimilars; for shareholders, it is a disciplined investment in a business we know well."

Jurgen van Broeck, Chief Executive Officer of mAbxience, said: "mAbxience was founded to serve patients, while proving that world-class biologics could be developed and manufactured at a cost the world could afford. Since 2022, our partnership with Fresenius has demonstrated the strength of combining our people, expertise and capabilities. I would also like to recognize and thank Insud Pharma for its support and commitment over the past decade. The success of mAbxience today is built on the vision, dedication and hard work of many people who have contributed to this journey from the very beginning. Full ownership is the natural next step and creates an even stronger platform for innovation, growth and long-term impact for patients, customers, and partners. As we begin this next chapter together, we will continue to build on the entrepreneurial spirit, scientific expertise and commitment to patients that have driven mAbxience's success."

mAbxience will continue to support its existing customers and partners, and the company remains fully committed to maintaining quality, reliable supply and the delivery of its ongoing commitments worldwide.

Jurgen Van Broeck, Chief Executive Officer of mAbxience, will continue to lead the business, reporting to Dr. Sang-Jin Pak, President Biopharma at Fresenius.

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Global survey reveals how 2,000 business and technology leaders are addressing AI-driven demand across IT elements

- Nearly half of organizations are behind schedule despite modernization being a top priority

- 98% of organizations delayed modernization and experienced negative business impacts

- As AI reshapes expectations for how technology can deliver results, more organizations are expanding their use of technology than consolidating them

- Organizations deploying agentic AI are making faster modernization progress and seeing early benefits as AI takes on traditionally challenging tasks

NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today released its first global Modernization Report, which found that as organizations expand investments across legacy and modern platforms, modernization increasingly requires business orchestration, not technology consolidation.

"AI is creating new possibilities and raising expectations for the business outcomes technology should deliver," said Martin Schroeter, Chairman and CEO, Kyndryl. "Modernization is about preparing for what comes next, and the leaders making the most progress are investing across their technology environments—strengthening resilience and putting those investments to work where they deliver the greatest value."

Based on insights from 2,000 business and technology leaders across five continents and 12 industries, the research shows how AI is reshaping investment priorities across infrastructure and applications, while also challenging organizations' operating models.

According to the report's findings, the need to adopt AI now outranks priorities to reduce spending, replace legacy systems, or address a shrinking pool of legacy systems expertise. AI is the top driver of increased mainframe and edge computing use, the second-biggest driver for SaaS and private cloud expansion, and the leading reason organizations are upgrading their networks and application portfolios. Every organization with a mainframe now reports plans to deploy AI to the platform.

Together, these trends are creating more complex technology environments and new operational challenges for technology leaders.

Nearly half of respondents said they are behind schedule on their modernization goals. Agentic AI, which can autonomously plan and execute tasks, is emerging as a way to modernize faster. Ten percent of organizations have deployed agentic AI in production for modernization, applying it to typically time- and skills-intensive tasks of dependency mapping, code conversion, and generating documentation. Early adopters reported stronger outcomes, with 67% saying they are ahead of or on track with modernization goals, compared with 51% of other organizations.

The research also highlights what is slowing organizations down. Just 9% said they fully understand their applications' dependencies, and one-quarter say they have large numbers of undocumented applications.

Among other findings, Kyndryl's study shows that:

Modernization has become a business-wide priority, not just a technical one

The findings underscore the growing demands on CIOs, who must advance several priorities at once: AI adoption, cyber resilience, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and business growth. Respondents named nine distinct stakeholder groups with control over modernization, from CIOs and CTOs to boards of directors and finance and compliance teams. Modernization has outgrown the IT department and become a board-level business decision. Its growing importance also requires organizations to coordinate decision-making across more stakeholders without sacrificing speed.

Global events shape technology decisions alongside cost and performance

Sovereignty considerations are a growing factor in modernization strategies. While 65% of organizations address sovereignty selectively or primarily through a compliance lens, 63% expect sovereign cloud usage to increase and 55% expect sovereignty and regulatory requirements to place greater demands on their network architectures. The findings suggest that the geographic location of where technology runs is increasingly being shaped by governance and geopolitical considerations alongside performance, cost and innovation.

Complexity keeps compounding

The findings challenge the long-held assumption that digital transformation would lead organizations to gradually migrate toward a single preferred technology environment. Instead, their technology environments are becoming more distributed and complex as they prepare for AI. Mission-critical applications are distributed almost evenly across public cloud, private cloud, mainframe and on-premises environments, creating an increasingly hybrid enterprise. As digital transformation extends across the business, it must be underpinned by strategic, governance, and operational coordination—including a more integrated approach to cyber resilience as AI-driven threats accelerate and broaden. 

Read more about Kyndryl's 2026 Modernization Report.

About Kyndryl

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, offering advisory, implementation and managed services across thousands of customer environments in more than 60 countries. The company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.

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Enterprises can now benefit from AI-powered software development and modernization without moving sensitive code, data, or workflows outside their controlled infrastructure

ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced self-hosted deployment for IBM Bob, allowing organizations to bring AI software development to on-premises, private-cloud, sovereign-cloud, and air-gapped environments where they have control. Bob is IBM's agentic software development platform that helps teams move beyond code generation to apply AI to the work of software delivery and modernization.

Enterprises are investing heavily in AI-powered software development, but organizations that manage sensitive source code, regulated data, or mission-critical infrastructure often face strict security and compliance requirements that can limit their ability to use public AI platforms. For many organizations, especially those in regulated industries, AI adoption requires control over where AI runs, what data AI can access, and how AI systems are governed.

According to a report from Futurum Research, hybrid and edge deployments are projected to capture 44% of the AI infrastructure market by 2030 as organizations seek sovereign control alongside ecosystem connectivity, while public cloud share is projected to decline to 46% in that same timeframe.

IBM Bob's self-hosted deployment option brings AI to customer-managed infrastructure and is specifically designed for organizations that require greater control over data residency, security policies, AI governance, and software development workflows. Unlike many AI coding and software development tools that require organizations to move data to external services, the self-hosted version of IBM Bob allows enterprises to deploy AI software development and modernization capabilities in environments where their code, application context, and data already reside.

"The future of enterprise AI will depend on security, governance and sovereignty," said Neel Sundaresan, GM of AI and Automation, IBM. "Organizations need AI that operates inside environments they have control over, especially when working with sensitive code and regulated data. Bob's self-hosted deployment provides a way for enterprises to bring agentic AI directly to those environments so they can benefit from the technology while maintaining security, compliance, and operational control."

Most enterprises operate software environments that contain sensitive data like intellectual property, proprietary source code, and regulated customer information. According to The Calculus of AI Sovereignty, a report published in June 2026 by IBM's Institute for Business Value, 68% of surveyed executives say meeting data residency and sovereignty requirements across geographies is challenging.

Now, IBM Bob's deployment flexibility can help enterprises address those requirements by allowing them to bring AI to the data instead of moving their data for the AI. Enterprises can run supported models on premises, including in air-gapped environments, using supported models they've licensed or connect Bob to supported external model services through hybrid configurations.

While many AI development tools have been designed primarily for cloud-native environments, enterprise modernization often involves applications and data distributed across on-premises systems, private clouds and other controlled environments. IBM Bob's deployment flexibility allows organizations to use AI for software development and modernization across infrastructure environments and models, helping them achieve true AI adoption.

For additional information about self-hosted options for IBM Bob, visit: https://www.ibm.com/new/announcements/ibm-bob-expands-to-self-hosted-environments-for-sensitive-and-mission-critical-enterprise-software

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Media contact:

Rebecca Neufeld

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Sources:

- "Sovereign AI: What Nations Want (And What They'll Actually Get)" Futurum Research, 2026

- "The Calculus of AI Sovereignty" IBM Institute for Business Value, 2026

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