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NetBox Labs Anuncia Disponibilidade do NetBox Copilot, IA Pronta para Empresas com Base em Dados de Infraestrutura Precisos

NOVA YORK, Feb. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hoje, a NetBox Labs, o sistema nervoso central de redes e infraestruturas, anunciou a disponibilidade geral do NetBox Copilot, um agente de IA interativo incorporado diretamente à plataforma NetBox.

Com os agentes de IA passando rapidamente da experimentação para as operações de produção, as equipes de TI estão descobrindo que a maioria dos agentes não possui o contexto operacional preciso necessário para ser confiável em ambientes de produção. O NetBox oferece uma base essencial para a automação. É um mapa semântico abrangente para infraestrutura que habilita o NetBox Copilot com contexto completo de infraestrutura. O NetBox Copilot é uma IA agêntica que se baseia nos dados de rede e infraestrutura de uma empresa, fornecendo respostas e automação confiáveis, e governança pronta para a empresa – tudo conduzido em linguagem natural.

A nova capacidade permitirá que milhares de usuários do NetBox acelerem seu trabalho, ao mesmo tempo em que expandem o acesso a dados de infraestrutura entre equipes e executivos de segurança e operações, bem como outras equipes não relacionadas a TI.

NetBox Copilot Fornece Resultados Profundamente Contextuais

Com GA, o NetBox Copilot se expande da consulta para a execução do fluxo de trabalho, permitindo que as equipes de infraestrutura automatizem as alterações na sua infraestrutura, não apenas explorem dados.

As equipes podem usar o NetBox Copilot para:

  • Validar a integridade e a qualidade dos dados (“Quais dispositivos estão faltando endereços IP?”)
  • Investigar as alterações para solução de problemas e conformidade (“Quem mudou esse prefixo na semana passada?”)
  • Avaliar o impacto antes da manutenção (“O que depende deste interruptor?”)
  • Planejar a capacidade entre os locais e a infraestrutura (“Quanto espaço em rack está disponível em Denver?”)
  • Criar fluxos de trabalho de automação e manuais operacionais (“Criar um manual Ansible para implantar configurações de switch”)
  • Aplicar alterações diretamente ao NetBox (“Adicionar outro servidor ao datacenter de Nova York” – operações de gravação disponíveis no NetBox Enterprise e NetBox Cloud)

Ao incorporar a IA diretamente na interface do usuário e no modelo de permissões do NetBox, o NetBox Copilot torna os dados de infraestrutura mais acessíveis às equipes NetOps/NOC, aos gerentes de operações de TI e aos usuários menos frequentes do NetBox que precisam de respostas rápidas sem navegar por APIs ou fluxos de trabalho de interface complexos do usuário.

IA Criada para Equipes de Infraestrutura

O NetBox Copilot reflete a mudança do setor em direção a agentes de IA que vão além das respostas para fluxos de trabalho operacionais autônomos, com controles necessários para a adoção corporativa.

“As equipes de rede e infraestrutura ficam atrás das equipes de devops e nuvem na automação, diante da enorme complexidade. No entanto, a demanda de automação de redes e infraestrutura explodiu nos últimos dois anos”, disse Kris Beevers, CEO e cofundador da NetBox Labs. “O NetBox Copilot foi desenvolvido para ajudar a atender a essa demanda – fornecendo uma interface de linguagem natural que permite que engenheiros, operadores e gerentes obtenham respostas rápidas, validem dados de infraestrutura e automatizem fluxos de trabalho sem um profundo conhecimento do NetBox. O NetBox Copilot traz uma nova era de automação e a próxima evolução de como as equipes gerenciam redes e infraestrutura. Por fim, as equipes de operações de rede e infraestrutura podem começar a automatizar mais seu trabalho com a ferramenta que faz mais sentido para elas – a linguagem natural.”

A versão GA do NetBox Copilot inclui novos recursos importantes para os clientes NetBox Cloud e NetBox Enterprise, incluindo:

  • Governança empresarial, com acesso ao seu próprio modelo e controles de privacidade aprimorados
  • Opções para retenção e gerenciamento de dados
  • Operações de gravação, permitindo que o NetBox Copilot automatize as alterações aprovadas diretamente no NetBox
  • Melhoria da administração e gestão de crédito

IA pronta para empresas com base nos seus dados de infraestrutura exclusivos
Ao contrário dos assistentes genéricos de IA instalados nas ferramentas de infraestrutura, o NetBox Copilot foi desenvolvido especificamente para entender o modelo de dados de infraestrutura exclusivo e abrangente do NetBox. O NetBox Copilot oferece:

  • Consciência nativa dos relacionamentos e contexto do NetBox
  • Implantação de atrito zero em segundos, sem necessidade de alterações no servidor
  • Certificação SOC 2 Tipo II
  • Nenhum treinamento sobre dados do cliente – nunca
  • Controles corporativos para escolha, governança e retenção de modelos

O NetBox Copilot é incorporado diretamente em todas as edições do NetBox – NetBox Community, NetBox Cloud e NetBox Enterprise – utilizando a autenticação e os controles RBAC existentes. Ele também faz parte do ecossistema NetBox AI mais amplo, juntamente com o NetBox MCP Server, com expansão futura planejada em todo o portfólio de produtos da NetBox Labs, incluindo NetBox Discovery, NetBox Assurance, NetBox Observability e muito mais.

Disponibilidade do NetBox Copilot

O NetBox Copilot geralmente está disponível hoje em todas as edições do NetBox. As melhorias de governança corporativa e os recursos do NetBox Copilot para automatizar mudanças no NetBox agora estão disponíveis para clientes NetBox Cloud e NetBox Enterprise. Opções adicionais de implantação privada continuarão sendo lançadas para atender aos requisitos de soberania de dados corporativos.

O NetBox Copilot está disponível para todos na comunidade NetBox gratuitamente, como parte de um generoso nível gratuito, com preços de expansão com base no uso, e recursos adicionais para clientes NetBox Cloud e NetBox Enterprise.

Ative o NetBox Copilot usando o início rápido:
https://netboxlabs.com/docs/copilot/quickstart/

Quer um passo a passo ou um mergulho mais profundo?
https://netboxlabs.com/contact-us/

Sobre o NetBox Labs
A NetBox Labs faz sentido para redes e infraestrutura complexas. Como administradora comercial do NetBox de código aberto, a plataforma mais popular para operar, automatizar, entender e proteger redes e infraestruturas complexas, a NetBox Labs oferece um portfólio mundial de produtos abertos e compostáveis em descoberta, garantia, operações e observabilidade de rede. A NetBox Labs promove e investe em uma comunidade vibrante de dezenas de milhares de profissionais de rede e infraestrutura. Grandes empresas como ARM, Cisco, Constant Contact, CoreWeave, J.P. Morgan, Kaiser Permanente e Riot Games confiam na NetBox Labs para entender, operar e transformar sua infraestrutura crítica.


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NetBox Labs annonce la mise à disposition générale de NetBox Copilot, une solution d’IA prête à l’emploi pour les entreprises, alimentée par des données d’infrastructure précises

NEW YORK, 11 févr. 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NetBox Labs, plateforme centrale de gestion des réseaux et des infrastructures, annonce ce jour la mise à disposition générale de NetBox Copilot, un agent IA interactif directement intégré à la plateforme NetBox.

Alors que les agents IA passent rapidement de la phase d’expérimentation à celle de production, les équipes informatiques constatent que la plupart des agents ne disposent pas du contexte opérationnel précis nécessaire pour être fiables dans les environnements de production. NetBox fournit une base critique pour l’automatisation : une carte sémantique complète de l’infrastructure qui permet à NetBox Copilot de disposer d’un contexte intégral. NetBox Copilot est une IA agentique alimentée par les données du réseau et de l’infrastructure d’une entreprise pour fournir des réponses fiables, une automatisation sûre et une gouvernance adaptée aux entreprises, le tout dans un langage naturel.

Cette nouvelle fonctionnalité permettra à des milliers d’utilisateurs NetBox d’accélérer leurs activités, tout en élargissant l’accès aux données d’infrastructure aux équipes de sécurité et d’exploitation, aux dirigeants, ainsi qu’à d’autres équipes non informatiques.

NetBox Copilot : des résultats profondément contextuels

Grâce à la mise à disposition générale, NetBox Copilot passe de la simple requête à l’exécution de flux de travail, permettant aux équipes chargées de l’infrastructure d’automatiser les modifications apportées à leur infrastructure, et pas seulement d’explorer les données.

Les équipes peuvent utiliser NetBox Copilot pour :

  • Valider l’exhaustivité et la qualité des données (« Quels appareils n’ont pas d’adresse IP ? »)
  • Enquêter sur les modifications à des fins de dépannage et de conformité (« Qui a modifié ce préfixe la semaine dernière ? »)
  • Évaluer l’impact avant la maintenance (« Quels éléments dépendent de ce commutateur ? »)
  • Planifier la capacité sur l’ensemble des sites et de l’infrastructure (« Combien d’espace rack est disponible à Denver ? »)
  • Créer des flux de travail automatisés et des guides opérationnels (« Créer un guide Ansible pour déployer les configurations des commutateurs »)
  • Appliquer les modifications directement à NetBox (« Ajouter un autre serveur au centre de données de New York » – opérations d’écriture disponibles dans NetBox Enterprise et NetBox Cloud)

En intégrant l’IA directement dans l’interface utilisateur et le modèle d’autorisations de NetBox, NetBox Copilot rend les données d’infrastructure plus accessibles aux équipes NetOps/NOC, aux responsables des opérations informatiques et aux utilisateurs occasionnels de NetBox qui ont besoin de réponses rapides sans avoir à naviguer dans des API ou des flux de travail d’interface utilisateur complexes.

Une IA conçue pour les équipes chargées de l’infrastructure

NetBox Copilot reflète la tendance du secteur vers des agents IA capables d’aller au-delà des simples réponses pour exécuter des flux de travail opérationnels autonomes, avec les contrôles nécessaires à l’adoption en entreprise.

« Les équipes réseau et infrastructure sont en retard sur les équipes DevOps et cloud en matière d’automatisation, face à une complexité considérable. Pourtant, la demande d’automatisation des réseaux et des infrastructures a explosé au cours des deux dernières années », a déclaré Kris Beevers, PDG et cofondateur de NetBox Labs. « La solution NetBox Copilot a été conçue pour répondre à cette demande : elle fournit une interface en langage naturel permettant aux ingénieurs, opérateurs et managers d’obtenir rapidement des réponses, de valider les données d’infrastructure et d’automatiser des flux de travail sans expertise approfondie de NetBox. NetBox Copilot marque le début d’une nouvelle ère d’automatisation et la prochaine évolution de la gestion des réseaux et infrastructures. Enfin, les équipes chargées des opérations réseau et infrastructure peuvent commencer à automatiser davantage leur travail grâce à l’outil qui leur convient le mieux : le langage naturel. »

La version grand public de NetBox Copilot comprend de nouvelles fonctionnalités majeures pour les clients NetBox Cloud et NetBox Enterprise, notamment :

  • Une gouvernance de niveau entreprise, avec accès « bring-your-own-model » et contrôles de confidentialité améliorés
  • Des options pour la conservation et la gestion des données
  • Des opérations d’écriture, permettant à NetBox Copilot d’automatiser les modifications approuvées directement dans NetBox
  • Une administration et une gestion des crédits améliorées

Une IA prête à l’emploi, fondée sur les données uniques de votre infrastructure
Contrairement aux assistants IA génériques intégrés aux outils d’infrastructure, la solution NetBox Copilot est spécialement conçue pour comprendre le modèle de données d’infrastructure unique et complet de NetBox. NetBox Copilot offre :

  • Une connaissance native des relations et du contexte NetBox.
  • Un déploiement sans friction en quelques secondes, sans modification du serveur.
  • Une certification SOC 2 Type II.
  • Aucune formation sur les données des clients, à aucun moment.
  • Des contrôles d’entreprise pour le choix du modèle, la gouvernance et la conservation.

La solution NetBox Copilot est directement intégrée à toutes les éditions NetBox (NetBox Community, NetBox Cloud et NetBox Enterprise) et exploite les contrôles d’authentification et RBAC existants. Elle fait également partie de l’écosystème NetBox AI, aux côtés du NetBox MCP Server, avec des plans d’expansion sur l’ensemble du portefeuille NetBox Labs, incluant NetBox Discovery, NetBox Assurance, NetBox Observability et plus encore.

Disponibilité de NetBox Copilot

NetBox Copilot est disponible dès aujourd’hui pour toutes les éditions NetBox. Les améliorations apportées à la gouvernance d’entreprise et les fonctionnalités de NetBox Copilot permettant d’automatiser les modifications dans NetBox sont désormais disponibles pour les clients NetBox Cloud et NetBox Enterprise. Des options de déploiement privé continueront d’être proposées pour répondre aux exigences de souveraineté des données.

NetBox Copilot est accessible gratuitement à tous les membres de la communauté NetBox, dans le cadre de la généreuse offre « free tier », avec une tarification évolutive en fonction de l’utilisation et des fonctionnalités supplémentaires pour les clients NetBox Cloud et NetBox Enterprise.

Activez NetBox Copilot à l’aide du guide de démarrage rapide :
https://netboxlabs.com/docs/copilot/quickstart/

Vous souhaitez une démonstration ou des informations plus détaillées ?
https://netboxlabs.com/contact-us/

À propos de NetBox Labs
NetBox Labs simplifie la complexité des réseaux et infrastructures. En tant que responsable commercial de NetBox open source, la plateforme la plus populaire pour l’exploitation, l’automatisation, la compréhension et la sécurisation des réseaux et infrastructures complexes, NetBox Labs propose un portefeuille de produits ouverts et modulables de classe mondiale couvrant la découverte, l’assurance, l’exploitation et l’observabilité des réseaux. NetBox Labs soutient et investit dans une communauté dynamique de dizaines de milliers de professionnels des réseaux et infrastructures. Des entreprises telles qu’ARM, Cisco, Constant Contact, CoreWeave, J.P. Morgan, Kaiser Permanente et Riot Games font confiance à NetBox Labs pour comprendre, exploiter et transformer leurs infrastructures critiques.


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NetBox Labs Announces General Availability of NetBox Copilot, Delivering Enterprise-Ready AI Grounded in Accurate Infrastructure Data

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, NetBox Labs, the central nervous system for networks and infrastructure, announced the general availability of NetBox Copilot, an interactive AI agent embedded directly into the NetBox platform.

As AI agents rapidly move from experimentation into production operations, IT teams are finding that most agents lack the accurate operational context required to be trusted in production environments. NetBox delivers a critical foundation for automation. It is a comprehensive semantic map for infrastructure that enables NetBox Copilot with complete infrastructural context. NetBox Copilot is agentic AI that is grounded in a company's network and infrastructure data providing trustworthy answers, reliable automation and enterprise-ready governance — all conducted in natural language.

The new capability will allow thousands of NetBox users to accelerate their work, while expanding access to infrastructure data across security and operations teams and executives, as well as other non-IT teams.

NetBox Copilot Delivers Deeply Contextual Results

With GA, NetBox Copilot expands from inquiry into workflow execution, enabling infrastructure teams to automate changes to their infrastructure, not just explore data.

Teams can use NetBox Copilot to:

  • Validate data completeness and quality (“Which devices are missing IP addresses?”)
  • Investigate changes for troubleshooting and compliance (“Who changed this prefix last week?”)
  • Assess impact before maintenance (“What depends on this switch?”)
  • Plan capacity across sites and infrastructure (“How much rack space is available in Denver?”)
  • Build automation workflows and operational playbooks (“Create an Ansible playbook to deploy switch configs”)
  • Apply changes directly to NetBox (“Add another server to the NYC datacenter” – write operations available in NetBox Enterprise and NetBox Cloud)

By embedding AI directly into NetBox’s UI and permissions model, NetBox Copilot makes infrastructure data more accessible to NetOps/NOC teams, IT operations managers, and less-frequent NetBox users who need quick answers without navigating APIs or complex UI workflows.

AI Built for Infrastructure Teams

NetBox Copilot reflects the industry shift toward AI agents that move beyond answers into autonomous operational workflows, with the controls required for enterprise adoption.

“Network and infrastructure teams lag devops and cloud teams in automation, in the face of massive complexity. Yet the demand to automate networks and infrastructure has exploded in the last two years,” said Kris Beevers, CEO and Co-Founder of NetBox Labs. “NetBox Copilot was built to help meet that demand—providing a natural language interface that allows engineers, operators, and managers alike to quickly get answers, validate infrastructure data, and automate workflows without deep NetBox expertise. NetBox Copilot rings in a new automation era and the next evolution of how teams manage networks and infrastructure. Finally, network and infrastructure operations teams can begin to automate more of their work with the tool that makes most sense for them – natural language.”

NetBox Copilot’s GA release includes major new capabilities for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers, including:

  • Enterprise-grade governance, with bring-your-own-model access and enhanced privacy controls
  • Options for data retention and management
  • Write operations, enabling NetBox Copilot to automate approved changes directly in NetBox
  • Improved administration and credit management

Enterprise-Ready AI Grounded in Your Unique Infrastructure Data
Unlike generic AI assistants bolted onto infrastructure tools, NetBox Copilot is purpose-built to understand NetBox’s unique and comprehensive infrastructure data model. NetBox Copilot delivers:

  • Native awareness of NetBox relationships and context
  • Zero-friction deployment in seconds, with no server changes required
  • SOC 2 Type II certification
  • No training on customer data—ever
  • Enterprise controls for model choice, governance, and retention

NetBox Copilot is embedded directly into all NetBox editions— NetBox Community, NetBox Cloud, and NetBox Enterprise—leveraging existing authentication and RBAC controls. It is also part of the broader NetBox AI ecosystem alongside the NetBox MCP Server, with future expansion planned across the NetBox Labs product portfolio including NetBox Discovery, NetBox Assurance, NetBox Observability, and more.

Availability of NetBox Copilot

NetBox Copilot is generally available today across NetBox editions. Enterprise governance enhancements and NetBox Copilot’s features for automating changes in NetBox are now available for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers. Additional private deployment options will continue rolling out to meet enterprise data sovereignty requirements.

NetBox Copilot is available to everyone in the NetBox community for free, as part of a generous free tier, with scale-up pricing based on usage and additional features for NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise customers.

Enable NetBox Copilot using the quickstart:
https://netboxlabs.com/docs/copilot/quickstart/

Want a walkthrough or deeper dive?
https://netboxlabs.com/contact-us/

About NetBox Labs
NetBox Labs makes sense of complex networks and infrastructure. As the commercial steward of open source NetBox, the most popular platform for operating, automating, understanding and securing complex networks and infrastructure, NetBox Labs delivers a world-class portfolio of open, composable products across network discovery, assurance, operations and observability. NetBox Labs fosters and invests in a vibrant community of tens of thousands of network and infrastructure professionals. Top companies like ARM, Cisco, Constant Contact, CoreWeave, J.P. Morgan, Kaiser Permanente, and Riot Games trust NetBox Labs to understand, operate and transform their critical infrastructure.


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Gulf Hotels Group Expands Hospitality Portfolio with Launch of Gulf Catering

Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gulf Hotels Group (GHG), Bahrain’s leading hospitality group, has announced the launch of Gulf Catering, a dedicated hospitality and catering services company designed to deliver structured, scalable food and service solutions across institutional, corporate, and event–driven environments.

The launch marks a significant development in the Group’s evolution, translating more than five decades of experience in premium hospitality and restaurant operations into a fully integrated catering and hospitality platform. Over the years, Gulf Hotels Group has built a strong reputation for service excellence and food quality among individual and corporate consumers. With Gulf Catering, the Group is extending that trusted standard to a wider range of sectors through a clearly defined operating model and disciplined service framework.

Gulf Catering will provide catering and hospitality services to schools, universities, hospitals, corporate offices, industrial facilities, and large–scale events, in addition to serving individuals and private functions. The company operates under unified quality standards and structured processes designed to ensure consistency, safety, and reliability across all points of service, while preserving the creativity, experience quality, and diverse culinary offering—spanning both local and international cuisine—that define Gulf Hotels Group’s brands.

Central to Gulf Catering’s operations is a newly developed Central Kitchen, purpose–built to support high–volume, multi–site delivery. Designed as an advanced production hub aligned with leading international catering operations, the facility operates under strict quality control and food safety standards and is equipped to support complex, large–scale service requirements.

A key component of the Central Kitchen is a dedicated Research & Development (R&D) kitchen, reflecting global best practice in large–scale catering and hospitality operations. The R&D kitchen enables structured menu development, testing, and refinement, supporting innovation, standardisation, and localisation of offerings in line with sector–specific needs. This approach mirrors established models used by major catering platforms internationally, where continuous product development and operational testing are integral to maintaining quality at scale.

The Central Kitchen has been developed with a forward–looking operational vision, incorporating modern service models, including cloud kitchen capabilities. This allows Gulf Catering to deliver consistent service across multiple locations with speed, efficiency, and operational discipline, while remaining flexible to evolving market requirements.
Commenting on the launch, Ahmed Janahi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Hotels Group, said: “The launch of Gulf Catering represents a carefully considered step within a new vision for Gulf Hotels Group. Through this platform, we are translating more than five decades of experience in delivering premium food and hospitality into an integrated operating model that can function at scale and with higher operational efficiency. This initiative supports our strategy to diversify the Group’s business portfolio, strengthen our position in the hospitality sector, and deliver integrated solutions to institutions, corporates, and large–scale events.”

Raed Mayoof, General Manager of Gulf Catering, added: “Gulf Catering has been developed around an integrated operating model that prioritises food quality, safety, and service consistency across all operating locations. Supported by the Central Kitchen and a dedicated R&D capability, we are able to develop, test, and deliver menus that meet the operational and cultural needs of different sectors, while maintaining the service and food standards long associated with Gulf Hotels Group.”
The launch of Gulf Catering reinforces Gulf Hotels Group’s commitment to developing structured, future–ready operating models within the hospitality sector—models capable of meeting complex, multi–sector requirements while maintaining consistent quality, governance, and service delivery.

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WENDEL : Wendel a signé un accord de cession de Stahl, le leader mondial des revêtements de spécialité pour matériaux flexibles, à Henkel.

COMMUNIQUE – 4 février 2026

Wendel a signé un accord de cession de Stahl, le leader mondial des revêtements de spécialité pour matériaux flexibles, à Henkel.

Le produit net de cession estimé pour Wendel s'élèverait à 1,2 milliard d'euros, soit un TRI annualisé de plus de 15 % depuis 2006

Wendel (Euronext : MF.FP) annonce avoir signé un accord en vue de céder sa participation dans Stahl (hors Muno) pour une valeur d'entreprise de 2,1 milliards d'euros à Henkel, un leader mondial allemand des revêtements et adhésifs, présent sur un large éventail de marchés industriels et grand public. Henkel bénéficie d’un leadership technologique et d'une solide expérience en matière d'innovation et de développement durable.

Stahl serait cédée, dans le cadre de la transaction envisagée, pour une valeur qui générerait pour Wendel un produit net de cession (après dette et frais de transaction) d’environ 1,2 Mds€. Il représenterait 6,6 fois l’investissement total de Wendel dans la société depuis 2006, y compris 427 millions d'euros de liquidités versées dans le passé, grâce à la très forte génération de trésorerie de Stahl. Cela représente un TRI annualisé de plus de 15 % pour Wendel sur 20 ans. Ce produit net de cession est à comparer avec 960 millions d'euros, correspondant à la dernière valorisation de Stahl dans l’actif net réévalué (« ANR ») de Wendel publié avant l'annonce de la transaction, le 30 septembre 2025.

En plus de Wendel (68,5% du capital), BASF (16,1%), Clariant (14,6%) et les autres actionnaires minoritaires de Stahl céderont également leurs parts dans Stahl à Henkel.

La clôture de la transaction est sous réserve des consultations obligatoires et du respect des conditions habituelles, y compris les autorisations réglementaires.

Wendel a accompagné Stahl pendant 20 ans de transformation et de développements couronnés de succès

Stahl est le leader mondial des revêtements de spécialité́ pour les matériaux flexibles. Le groupe bénéficie d’une dynamique favorable de ses marchés finals (en particulier dans les segments haut de gamme), par une forte exposition aux régions à forte croissance (notamment l'Asie) et un portefeuille de produits orienté sur les solutions durables, en particulier les technologies à base d'eau. En outre, Stahl a réussi à se créer un positionnement attractif sur des niches à forte croissance dans le domaine des revêtements de spécialité. L'identification précoce des opportunités de consolidation dans le secteur, combinée à une discipline financière rigoureuse tout au long de la période de détention par Wendel, a permis à Stahl d’élargir sa plateforme et de renforcer encore son leadership sur le marché.

Entre 2006 et 2024, pendant la période de détention par Wendel, le chiffre d'affaires mondial de Stahl a presque triplé, passant de 316 millions d'euros à 930 millions d'euros (y compris les activités wet–end, qui opèrent désormais sous le nom de Muno et qui sont exclues de cette transaction). Cette croissance remarquable est le résultat d’une combinaison de croissance organique et externe, avec des acquisitions ciblées : acquisition de l'activité Leather Services de Clariant en 2013, d’Eagle Performance en 2016, de l'activité Leather Chemicals de BASF en 2017, d’ICP Industrial Solutions Group en 2023 et de Weilburger Graphics en 2024.

La rentabilité de Stahl s'est significativement renforcée au cours de la même période, avec un résultat d'exploitation ajusté qui a quadruplé, passant de 44 millions d'euros en 2006 à 181 millions d'euros en 2024, et une marge d'exploitation ajustée qui a augmenté de 550 points de base pour atteindre 19,5 % en 2024.

En parallèle, Stahl s'est imposé comme un leader reconnu en matière d'ESG dans son secteur. Le groupe présente un bilan exemplaire en matière de développement durable, comme en témoignent ses quatre notes Ecovadis Platinum consécutives depuis 2021, ses objectifs ambitieux de réduction SBTi validés et l'importance accordée à l'innovation durable. Avec un portefeuille de produits de plus en plus adapté aux attentes des clients en matière de développement durable et au renforcement des exigences réglementaires, Stahl est bien placé pour accompagner la transition ESG de ses clients tout en assurant une croissance responsable à long terme.

Début 2026, Stahl a annoncé la conclusion de sa transformation stratégique, marquant son évolution vers un modèle de pure–player dans le domaine revêtements de spécialité́ pour les matériaux flexibles, en se séparant de ses activités de produits chimiques pour le traitement du cuir. Cette activité de produits chimiques pour le traitement du cuir poursuit son activité comme une société totalement indépendante de Stahl, baptisée Muno, et détenue majoritairement par Wendel, aux côtés des actionnaires minoritaires BASF et Clariant.

Laurent Mignon, Président du Directoire de Wendel, a déclaré : « Au cours des 20 dernières années, Wendel a travaillé aux côtés des équipes de direction talentueuses et engagées de Stahl pour transformer cette entreprise en leader mondial incontesté dans son secteur. Après deux décennies de soutien actif, nous sommes fiers de voir Stahl poursuivre son développement industriel et commercial au sein d’un groupe industriel de la qualité d’Henkel.

La transaction annoncée aujourd'hui s'inscrit pleinement dans notre stratégie d'allocation de capital annoncée lors de notre journée investisseurs, en décembre 2025 et illustre parfaitement la qualité des actifs de Wendel Principal Investments (WPI) et la prudence de leur valorisation dans notre Actif Net Réévalué, extériorisant une prime de plus de 20% par rapport à l’ANR.

Cela constitue également une première illustration de l’efficacité du mandat de conseil confié à IK Partners.

Cette cession de Stahl est une étape clé de l’exécution de la feuille de route présentée début décembre 2025. Elle permettra à Wendel d'atteindre ses objectifs de création de valeur à long terme grâce à ses investissements dans des actifs privés, de poursuivre le développement de Wendel Investment Managers (WIM) en tant que plateforme de gestion d'actifs privés de premier ordre, et d’offrir un retour aux actionnaires supérieur. Plus spécifiquement, elle nous permet de lancer de manière effective le programme de rachat d’action après la publication de nos résultats annuels 2025. »

Maarten Heijbroek, CEO of Stahl: “Nous sommes extrêmement reconnaissants vis–à–vis de Wendel pour son partenariat et son soutien de long terme, qui ont façonné la trajectoire de Stahl au cours des deux dernières décennies. Sous l’égide de Wendel, Stahl a réalisé une profonde transformation, devenant un pure–player dans le domaine des revêtements de spécialité́ pour les matériaux flexibles, avec une portée mondiale, des technologies renforcées et une position de marché résiliente. Cette transformation nous permet d’être désormais bien positionnés pour la croissance future.

Alors que nous entamons un nouveau chapitre sous l'égide d'Henkel, nous sommes convaincus que cette transaction renforcera encore notre position de leader dans le domaine des revêtements spéciaux pour matériaux flexibles. Les fortes capacités d'innovation d'Henkel permettront d'accroître encore la valeur ajoutée pour nos clients, et nos valeurs communes font de cette opération une nouvelle étape naturelle et passionnante pour Stahl.”

Agenda 
  
Jeudi 26 février 2026 
Résultats annuels 2025  – Publication de l’ANR au 31 décembre 2025, et comptes annuels consolidés (avant bourse) 

Jeudi 23 avril 2026 
Chiffre d’affaires T1 2026  – Publication de l’ANR au 31 mars 2026 (avant bourse) 

 Jeudi 21 mai 2026 
Assemblée générale  

Jeudi 30 juillet 2026 
Résultats semestriels 2026 – Publication de l’ANR au 30 juin 2026 et comptes semestriels consolidés (avant bourse)  

À propos de Wendel 
Wendel SE est l’une des toutes premières sociétés d’investissement cotées en Europe. Dans le cadre de son activité d’investissement pour compte propre, elle investit dans des sociétés leaders dans leur secteur : ACAMS, Bureau Veritas, Crisis Prevention Institute, Globeducate, IHS Towers, Scalian, Stahl, Muno et Tarkett. En 2023, Wendel a annoncé son intention de développer une plateforme de gestion d'actifs privés pour compte de tiers en complément de ses activités d'investissement pour compte propre. Dans ce cadre, Wendel a finalisé les acquisitions de 51 % d’IK Partners en mai 2024, de 72 % de Monroe Capital en mars 2025 et annoncé l’acquisition de Committed Advisors en octobre 2025. Au 30 septembre 2025, le Groupe gère 46 Mds d’euros pour le compte d’investisseurs tiers, pro forma de l’acquisition de Committed Advisors, et environ 5,3 Mds d’euros investis pour compte propre 
Wendel est cotée sur l’Eurolist d’Euronext Paris.  
Notation attribuée par Standard & Poor’s : Long terme : BBB avec perspective stable — Court terme : A–2  

Wendel est le Mécène Fondateur du Centre Pompidou–Metz. En raison de son engagement depuis de longues années en faveur de la Culture, Wendel a reçu le titre de Grand Mécène de la Culture en 2012.  

Pour en savoir plus : wendelgroup.com 
Suivez–nous sur LinkedIn @Wendel  

  

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WENDEL: Agreement to sell Stahl, the global leader in specialty coatings for flexible materials, to Henkel

  

PRESS RELEASE – FEBRUARY 4, 2026

Agreement to sell Stahl, the global leader in specialty coatings for flexible materials, to Henkel

Estimated net proceeds of €1.2 billion for Wendel, representing an annualized IRR of over 15% since 2006

Wendel (Euronext: MF.FP) announces it has entered into an agreement to sell its stake in Stahl (excluding Muno) for an enterprise value of €2.1 billion to Henkel, a German–headquartered global coatings and adhesives leader serving a broad range of industrial and consumer end markets. Henkel benefits from a strong track record in innovation, technology leadership and sustainability.

The contemplated transaction values Stahl at a level that would yield total net proceeds at completion (after debt and transaction costs) of c.€1.2 billion for Wendel. This corresponds to a multiple of 6.6 times (net) Wendel’s total investment since 2006, including €427m of past proceeds thanks to Stahl’s robust cash generation. This represents an annualized IRR of over 15% over 20 years. This compares with a value of €960 million in Wendel’s net asset value (“NAV”) published before the transaction announcement, as of September 30, 2025.

In addition to Wendel (68.5% of the capital), BASF (16.1%), Clariant (14.6%) and other minority shareholders will also sell their interests in Stahl to Henkel. The transaction is subject to mandatory consultation processes and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

A 20–year successful transformation and development under Wendel’s ownership

Stahl is the global leader in specialty coatings for flexible materials. The Group benefits from favourable end–market trends – particularly in premium consumer segments – strong exposure to high–growth regions (such as Asia), and a product portfolio driven by sustainable, water–based technologies. In addition, Stahl has successfully built attractive positions in fast–growing niches for specialty coatings. The early identification of consolidation and expansion opportunities, combined with rigorous financial discipline throughout Wendel’s ownership, has enabled Stahl to broaden its expertise and further strengthen its market leadership.

Between 2006 and 2024, under Wendel’s ownership, Stahl's global sales nearly tripled, from €316 million to €930 million (including wet–end leather chemicals activities, now operating under Muno and not part of the current transaction). This remarkable growth was supported by a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, including the acquisition of Clariant’s Leather Services business in 2013, Eagle performance in 2016, BASF’s Leather Chemicals business in 2017, ICP Industrial Solutions Group in 2023, and Weilburger Graphics in 2024.

Over the same period, Stahl’s profitability improved materially, with adjusted operating income increasing fourfold, from €44 million to €181 million, and adjusted operating margin expanding by 550 bps to 19.5% in 2024.

In parallel, Stahl has established itself as a recognized ESG frontrunner in its industry. The Group has built a leading sustainability track record, reflected in four consecutive Ecovadis Platinum ratings since 2021, set ambitious SBTi validated reduction targets, and developed strong capabilities in sustainable innovation. With a product portfolio increasingly aligned with customer sustainability expectations and tightening regulatory requirements, Stahl is well positioned to support its customers’ ESG transition while delivering long–term, responsible growth.

Early 2026, Stahl announced the completion of its multi–year strategic transformation, marking its evolution into a pure–play speciality coatings formulator for flexible materials, by divesting its wet–end leather chemicals activities. The wet–end business is now a standalone company named Muno, majority–owned by Wendel, together with minority shareholders BASF and Clariant.

Laurent Mignon, Wendel Group CEO, commented: “Over the last 20 years, Wendel has worked alongside Stahl's talented and committed management teams to transform the company into the undisputed global leader in its sector. After two decades of active support, we are proud to see Stahl continue its industrial and commercial development within an industrial leader such as Henkel.

The transaction announced today is fully in line with our capital allocation strategy announced during our December 2025 Capital Market Day and is a great illustration of the quality of Wendel Principal Investments (WPI) assets and the cautiousness of their value in our Net Asset Value, with a value to be realized representing a premium of over 20%. It also represents a first successful illustration of the efficiency of the advisory mandate given to IK Partners.

The sale of Stahl is a key milestone in the execution of the roadmap presented early December and will allow Wendel to fulfil its objectives of long–term value creation through its private assets investments, the development of Wendel Investment Managers (WIM) as a first–class private asset management platform and superior return to shareholders. It will allow us to execute the share buyback programme as announced at the Capital Market Day, after the release of our 2025 earnings.”

Maarten Heijbroek, CEO of Stahl: “We are deeply grateful to Wendel for the long–term partnership and support that have shaped Stahl’s trajectory over the past two decades. Under Wendel’s ownership, Stahl has undergone a significant transformation into a focused, pure‑play specialty coatings company with a strong global footprint, strengthened technologies, and a resilient market position. This transformation means we are now well‑positioned for further growth.”

As we move into our next chapter under the Henkel umbrella, we believe this transaction will further strengthen our leadership position in specialty coatings for flexible materials. Henkel’s strong innovation capabilities will further enhance the value we deliver to our customers, and our shared values make this a natural and exciting next step for Stahl.”

Agenda  
   
Thursday, February 26, 2026  
Full–Year 2025 Results – Publication of NAV as of December 31, 2025, and Full–Year consolidated financial statements (before–market release)  
  
Thursday, April 23, 2026  
Q1 2026 Trading update – Publication of NAV as of March 31, 2026 (before–market release)  
  
 Thursday, May 21, 2026  
Annual General Meeting   
  
 Thursday, July 30, 2026  
 H1 2026 results – Publication of NAV as of June 30, 2026, and condensed Half–Year consolidated financial statements (before–market release)  
   
About Wendel 
Wendel is one of Europe’s leading listed investment firms. Regarding its Principal Investments strategy, the Group invests in companies which are leaders in their field, such as ACAMS, Bureau Veritas, Crisis Prevention Institute, Globeducate, IHS Towers, Scalian, Stahl, Muno and Tarkett. In 2023, Wendel initiated a strategic shift into third–party asset management of private assets, alongside its historical principal investment activities. In May 2024, Wendel completed the acquisition of a 51% stake in IK Partners, a major step in the deployment of its strategic expansion in third–party private asset management ,completed in March 2025 the acquisition of 72% of Monroe Capital and announced the acquisition of Committed Advisors in October 2025. As of September 30, 2025, Wendel Investment Managers manages 46 billion euros on behalf of third–party investors, pro forma of the acquisition of Committed Advisors, and c.5.3 billion euros invested in its Principal Investments activity.  
Wendel is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris. 
Standard & Poor’s ratings: Long–term: BBB, stable outlook – Short–term: A–2  

Wendel is the Founding Sponsor of Centre Pompidou–Metz. In recognition of its long–term patronage of the arts, Wendel received the distinction of “Grand Mécène de la Culture” in 2012. 
 
For more information: wendelgroup.com 
Follow us on LinkedIn @Wendel  

 

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50 Jahre gasgeschmierte Gleitringdichtungen (1976–2026)

SLOUGH, Vereinigtes Königreich, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  John Crane, ein Unternehmen der Smiths Group plc und ein weltweit führender Anbieter innovativer Lösungen für Rotating Equipment feiert das 50–jährige Bestehen einer Technologie, die die Abdichtung von Kompressoren revolutionierte. Im Jahr 1976 setzte die Einführung der gasgeschmierten Gleitringdichtung Typ 28 neue Maßstäbe für die Zuverlässigkeit von Kompressoren und etablierte einen neuen globalen Standard für Sicherheit und Effizienz.

Die Entwicklung der Spiralnutentechnologie begann zwar bereits 1968, und die erste Installation erfolgte 1975, aber erst die Einführung der gasgeschmierten Gleitringdichtung Typ 28 im Jahr 1976 markierte einen entscheidenden Wendepunkt für die Branche. Seitdem gelten gasgeschmierte Gleitringdichtungen als unverzichtbare Komponenten in Kompressoren für Anwendungen in der Öl– und Gasindustrie, Petrochemie, Energieerzeugung und zunehmend auch für die Wasserstoff– und CO2–Abscheidung.

In den vergangenen fünf Jahrzehnten hat kontinuierliche Innovation die Dichtungsleistung auf neue Druckbereiche, Temperaturen und Betriebsbedingungen ausgeweitet. Zu den Fortschritten zählen drehrichtungsunabhängige Nuten, Ausführungen für Drücke bis zu 425 barg (6164 psig) und Werkstoffe wie Carbon LF™ sowie John Crane Sense® Turbo, eine Sensorik zur digitalen Zustandsüberwachung, die Daten in Echtzeit erfasst und vorausschauende Analysen ermöglicht.

Auch die Nachhaltigkeit ist mittlerweile ein entscheidender Faktor in der Dichtungstechnologie. Programme zur Umrüstung von Nassdichtungen auf gasgeschmierte Gleitringdichtungen haben in bestimmten Anwendungen bei Kunden zu CO₂–Reduzierungen von rund 278.000 Tonnen pro Jahr geführt. Moderne gasgeschmierte Gleitringdichtungen können im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen, ölgeschmierten Dichtungen Methan und flüchtige Emissionen um bis zu 95 % reduzieren. Die neuesten Lageröldichtungen, wie z. B. Typ 93AX, reduzieren den Stickstoffverbrauch um bis zu 80 % im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Kohleschwimmringdichtungen und unterstützen damit die angestrebte Energieeffizienz der Betreiber.

Gasgeschmierte Gleitringdichtungen von John Crane sind heute weltweit in Tausenden von Anlagen installiert. Unsere Kunden werden von mehr als 200 Produktions–, Vertriebs– und Servicezentren unterstützt, darunter 12 Turboservicezentren weltweit. Dieses Zusammenspiel von Technologieführerschaft, globaler Reichweite und lokalem Know–how unterstützt die Betriebszuverlässigkeit, Umweltaspekte und Sicherheitsziele der Kunden.

„Gasgeschmierte Gleitringdichtungen haben die Zuverlässigkeit von Kompressoren grundlegend verändert und 1976 einen neuen Industriestandard gesetzt“, so Rubén Álvarez, Präsident von John Crane. „Mit dem 50–jährigen Jubiläum feiern wir nicht nur einen Meilenstein der Ingenieurskunst, sondern würdigen auch den unermüdlichen Einsatz unseres globalen Teams und das Vertrauen unserer Kunden, die seit Jahrzehnten auf unsere Technologie setzen. Wir setzen uns weiterhin für die Entwicklung von Dichtungslösungen ein, die Zuverlässigkeit, Effizienz und die Zukunft der nachhaltigen Energieversorgung unterstützen.“

Anlässlich des Jubiläums wird John Crane im Laufe des Jahres 2026 Fachartikel, Erfahrungsberichte von Kunden, historische Rückblicke und Multimedia–Inhalte veröffentlichen, die die Entwicklung der Gasdichtungstechnologie von ihren bahnbrechenden Anfängen bis hin zu den heutigen fortschrittlichen Dichtungslösungen für die Energieversorgung der nächsten Generation dokumentieren.

Über John Crane
John Crane ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter innovativer Lösungen für Rotating Equipment in der Energie– und Prozessindustrie. Unser Portfolio umfasst Gleitringdichtungen, Systeme, Kupplungen und Filtersysteme, die durch moderne Servicelösungen und digitale Diagnosetools unterstützt werden. Mit über 200 Service–, Vertriebs– und Fertigungszentren in 50 Ländern ist John Crane ein wichtiger Teil der Smiths Group plc, einem FTSE 100–Industrieunternehmen, das sich Entwicklungen für eine bessere Zukunft verschrieben hat.

Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.johncrane.com.

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Pakistan to Host Indus AI Week 2026, a Five-Day National Platform Advancing Artificial Intelligence

Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pakistan will host Indus AI Week 2026 from 9 to 15 February 2026, a five–day national platform on artificial intelligence led by the Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunication. The week–long engagement marks a significant milestone in the country's digital journey, bringing together government leadership, international industry pioneers, academia, and the youth to accelerate AI awareness and practical adoption. The program is designed as a multi layered platform to move artificial intelligence from policy discussion into real world engagement through three strategic pillars: a high level summit, an innovation arena, and nationwide activities.

The programme will commence with the Indus AI Summit, which will convene on 9 February 2026 in Islamabad, as the central national forum for articulating Pakistan’s strategic direction on Sovereign Artificial Intelligence, while engaging global experts on the trajectory and implications of Artificial General Intelligence. The Summit is convened as a closed, execution–focused engagement designed to move beyond conceptual debate toward realistic national choices on AI systems, infrastructure, institutions, and long–term capability.

The Indus AI Summit will convene a rare assembly of global leaders shaping the future of Sovereign AI and AGI, with direct experience in building, governing, and operating intelligence at national and planetary scale. Confirmed participants include H.E. Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, a global authority on AI as a national capability, Dr Randolph Goebel, one of the world’s leading experts on AGI and large–scale cognitive systems, Dominic Williams, Founder of the DFINITY Foundation and a leading voice on open and sovereign AI ecosystems, and Dr Michael Sung, a recognised expert on AI platforms, innovation economics, and system–level technology trajectories.

The dialogue will further benefit from senior practitioners operating at the intersection of policy and execution, including Omar Rana, Chair of the Open Mind Institute, Siim Sikkut, former Government CIO of Estonia, Dr Sanjeeva Weerawarana, Founder and CEO of WSO2, and Dr Esther Baldwin, with deep expertise in applied and industrial–scale AI systems. Together with policymakers, system architects, and investors from across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, the Summit will focus on AGI trajectories, sovereign AI choices, national compute and capital pathways, trust and accountability mechanisms, and the institutional architectures required to deploy intelligence responsibly, securely, and at scale.

The Summit will culminate in the issuance of the Islamabad AI Declaration, a concise statement of national intent setting out Pakistan’s principles and execution priorities for Sovereign AI and AGI, including national positions on compute access, data stewardship, trust frameworks, institutional responsibility, and international engagement. The Declaration is intended to guide practical implementation across government and the broader economy, rather than serve as a purely aspirational policy statement.

Following the Summit, Indus AI Week will transition into the Innovation, Learning, and Engagement Arena, taking place on 9 and 10 February 2026 in Islamabad. The Arena is designed as a delivery–focused platform to translate strategic intent into practical capability, hosting a curated suite of eleven flagship programmes spanning skills, innovation, and applied experimentation. Key initiatives include Uraan AI Techathon 1.0, Pakistan’s first national AI–focused techathon, the AI for Her initiative, and the National AI Training Bootcamp, alongside specialised tracks such as the AI Wrapper Competition, Game Jam, and Cloud Credit Sprint. Collectively, these programmes enable participants to move from ideation to scalable solutions across priority sectors including healthcare, agriculture, and fintech.

The Arena will feature strong representation from Pakistan’s domestic technology sector, highlighting the growing maturity and depth of the national AI ecosystem. Participating organisations include Devsinc, Netsol, Snsskies, Zemotify, and WAI Advance Industries. These companies and their leadership will demonstrate Pakistan’s readiness to compete and collaborate within the global AI economy.

Interactive and experiential components will further deepen engagement, including a Technology and Innovation Hub for startups, an Industry Expo, and dedicated GovTech and DefenceTech Showcases. Attendees will also experience the AR, VR, and Robotics Showcase, featuring locally developed hardware and applied innovations, alongside the Indus eSports Championship, highlighting the convergence of AI, gaming, and immersive technologies. In parallel, co–branded activities will be hosted by universities and institutions across Pakistan to ensure broad–based national participation beyond the main venue.

The scale and ambition of Indus AI Week 2026 are supported by a strong ecosystem of sponsors and strategic partners. Jazz and PTCL Ufone lead private–sector participation as primary sponsors, complemented by partnerships with the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), P@SHA, the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, Ignite National Technology Fund, and the Special Education Department. Technical support is provided by the Special Communications Organization (SCO), Uraan Pakistan, and the Centre for Excellence in Gaming and Animation (CEGA).

Together, these engagements position Indus AI Week 2026 as a national effort to strengthen Pakistan’s AI readiness, build indigenous capability, and enable meaningful collaboration with international partners and investors across the AI value chain, reinforcing Artificial Intelligence as a driver of economic growth, institutional performance, and long–term competitiveness.

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Atos positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape™: Middle East Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 2025 Vendor Assessment

Press Release

Atos positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape™: Middle East Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 2025 Vendor Assessment

Middle East, February 2, 2026 — Atos has been positioned in the Leaders Category of the 2025 IDC MarketScape: Middle East Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Services (doc #META53011825, October 2025) report. This recognition reflects Atos’s continued commitment and investment to deliver managed security services in the Middle East, combining strong local presence with global scale and expertise.

Atos has operated in the Middle East for more than 25 years and has significantly enhanced regional cyber resilience, including an expanded Security Operations Centre (SOC) footprint across the region. This includes operations in Saudi Arabia and a recently launched AI–driven SOC in Qatar, supporting customers with local delivery aligned to regulatory and data residency requirements.

Atos MDR services are underpinned by a global network of 17 SOCs that combine local monitoring and first–line response with specialist global capabilities such as DFIR (Digital Forensic and Incident Response) and incident preparedness and proactive defense services such as crisis simulations and continuous threat exposure management.

The report noted, “Atos combines a global SOC network with regional capacity in Middle East, addressing both global visibility and local delivery needs. Its MDR platform integrates diverse telemetry sources, incorporates automated triage, and connects with DFIR functions to support incident response.” This indicates how Atos differentiates itself by delivering differentiated services designed for highly regulated environments, reinforcing trust and resilience for organizations across the region. These capabilities position Atos well to serve medium and large enterprises, as well as public sector organizations.

Marc Veelenturf, Head of Middle East & Turkey, Atos, said: “This recognition as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Managed Detection and Response in the Middle East reflects Atos’s long–standing commitment to the region. We have combined strong local presence with global expertise to help organizations strengthen cyber resilience while meeting regulatory and data sovereignty requirements. Our continued investment in advanced SOC capabilities and AI–driven security services reinforces our mission to deliver trusted, differentiated security for highly regulated environments across the Middle East.”

Amit Roy, Global Head of Growth, Cybersecurity Services, Atos, said: “This recognition as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Managed Detection and Response in the Middle East reflects our ability to translate global cybersecurity expertise into local, actionable outcomes. Leveraging real–world incident response experience, advanced threat Intelligence insights and continuous innovation in Gen–AI powered security and proactive threat–hunting, we consistently deliver digital trust at scale for our clients.”

To download the excerpt of the IDC report, please go to the link

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Note to editors – Atos Group’s cybersecurity products and services

As a global cybersecurity leader with more than 6,500 experts and 205 cybersecurity patents, Atos Group helps organizations navigate the evolving threat landscape with end–to–end, AI–powered security—enabling their pursuit of digital sovereignty and trust.

Under its Eviden brand, the Group offers a sovereign portfolio of cybersecurity products built on three complementary areas of expertise: data encryption, identity and access management, and digital identity.  Developed and manufactured in Europe, these products comply with the highest European certification standards to safeguard sensitive data, secure digital access and protect the identities across users, systems, and connected devices.

Cybersecurity services, delivered under the Atos brand, offer an integrated blend of strategic consulting, solution integration and continuous managed security services – spanning the entire security lifecycle. With a global network of 17 security operations centers (SOCs) processing more than 31 billion security events per day and serving over 2,000 trusted customers, Atos delivers a proactive, globally informed approach to securing operations. Its teams operate with deep industry expertise across all sectors, ensuring robust data protection, regulatory compliance, and business continuity worldwide.

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About Atos Group

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 63,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €8 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI–powered, end–to–end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is the brand under which Atos SE (Societas Europaea) operates. Atos SE is listed on Euronext Paris.

The purpose of Atos Group is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

About IDC MarketScape

IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360–degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.

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BHP backs the next wave of exploration and technology talent in its biggest Xplor intake yet

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BHP has selected 10 early–stage exploration and technology companies for the 2026 BHP Xplor program, marking the largest cohort since the program began and its fourth year of operation.

The 2026 cohort brings together junior exploration companies, geoscience organisations, and technology teams that collectively span the discovery system. It reflects a more connected approach to early–stage exploration, where geological insight, data, and emerging technologies increasingly intersect, and where collaboration across disciplines is becoming central to how discovery evolves.

As exploration moves into more remote and geologically complex environments, this intersection of expertise is opening up new possibilities for how mineral systems are understood, tested, and advanced at the earliest stages.

Tim O’Connor, BHP Group Exploration Officer, said:

“Exploration is evolving quickly. New tools, better data, and different ways of working are changing how early–stage ideas are tested and refined. This cohort reflects that shift, bringing together explorers and technology developers who are approaching discovery in thoughtful and practical ways. Xplor gives us a valuable opportunity to learn alongside them and explore what discovery could look like in the future.”

Xplor 2026’s ten successful applicants

Exploration companies

FrontierX (Canada) – Frontier X is an early–stage uranium exploration company in Canada, formed by two BHP Xplor Year One alumni, Fabian Baker and Andrew Tunningley. Through Xplor, the company is undertaking a preliminary uranium project, focused on testing early geological concepts and building an initial understanding of exploration potential.

Litchfield Minerals (Australia) – Litchfield Minerals is an Australian exploration company advancing copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold opportunities in the Northern Territory. Through Xplor, the company is focusing on its Oonagalabi project in the Arunta region, applying modern geophysics and targeted fieldwork to build a clearer picture of a large, underexplored mineral system.

Orion Minerals (South Africa) – Orion Minerals is a listed exploration and development company advancing a portfolio of copper and zinc assets in South Africa’s Northern Cape. Through Xplor, Orion is applying modern data analytics and mineral systems thinking across its large tenement package to identify new discovery opportunities beyond known deposits.

Otrera Resources (South America) – Otrera Resources is an early–stage exploration company focused on sediment–hosted copper systems. Its Xplor project is centred on advancing new copper targets drawing on the team’s deep regional experience and modern geochemical and geological approaches.

PT GeoFix (Indonesia) – PT GeoFix Indonesia is a multidisciplinary geoscience consultancy supporting mineral exploration across Southeast Asia. Through Xplor, GeoFix is applying its proprietary prospectivity tools and regional expertise to test new porphyry copper–gold exploration concepts in underexplored parts of the Sunda–Banda Arc.

Utah Geological Survey (USA) – Utah Geological Survey is the State of Utah’s primary geoscience organisation, providing authoritative geological data and scientific insight to support resource management and exploration. Through Xplor, UGS is leading a regional mineral systems analysis across the eastern Great Basin, integrating new datasets and targeted fieldwork to improve understanding of mineral potential and make high–quality geoscience data publicly available.

Technology Companies

RadiXplore (Australia) – RadiXplore is a technology company using artificial intelligence to analyse historical exploration records alongside modern geological and corporate data. Through Xplor, RadiXplore is applying its AI platform to copper exploration, testing how legacy data can be re–interpreted to surface overlooked opportunities and support earlier, more informed discovery decisions.

Mineural (Canada) – Mineural is a Canadian deep–tech company using artificial intelligence to help exploration teams identify and prioritise mineral targets more efficiently. Through Xplor, Mineural is applying its AI platform, IRIS, to copper exploration, combining machine learning with BHP’s geological expertise to test how AI can support earlier, more responsible discovery decisions.

VectOres Science (USA) – VectOres Science is a US–based mining technology company developing non–invasive hydrogeochemical and isotopic tools to support mineral exploration. Through Xplor, the company is applying its water and isotope chemistry platform to test how real–time primary data can help identify and prioritise mineral systems earlier, without reliance on initial drilling.

Discovery Genomics (Canada) – Discovery Genomics is a Vancouver–based technology company developing DNA sequencing as a new tool for mineral exploration. Through Xplor, the company is advancing its genomics platform for copper exploration, testing how microbial DNA signatures can help identify buried mineral systems in covered and complex terrains.

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