KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Holafly, a global eSIM provider for travellers, in its latest insights, revealed that eight in 10 professionals expect to travel internationally in 2026, while only a small minority plan to remain fully domestic.
In a statement, the company said corporate mobility is entering a more deliberate phase following the sharp rebound in 2025, with business travel increasingly centred on established cities where commercial ecosystems, infrastructure and networks support faster deal-making.
Holafly Vice President for Business, Alex Bryszkowski said business travel in 2026 will be defined by outcomes rather than frequency.
“The strongest hubs are the ones that allow people to focus on building relationships, moving projects forward and making decisions that actually matter, and where staying connected, secure and at ease is never a concern,” he said in a statement.
Holafly said more than 10,000 respondents were surveyed for its Global eSIM & Travel Report 2025–2026, which identified the United States as the top business hub for European, South American, Asian and Oceanian travellers, while Canada ranked as the leading hub for North American professionals.
The company added that business travellers are reinforcing established routes and hubs where trust, infrastructure and on-the-ground efficiency deliver measurable outcomes.
As corporate travel becomes more intentional, access to consistent digital connectivity tools is increasingly critical to ensure professionals are ready to work from day one.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
DMITRY SHUBOV CONSULTING CONNECTS WITH STARTUPS, OPERATORS AT DUBAI PITCH NIGHT
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Dmitry Shubov Consulting, a legal tech consulting firm, has participated in the Startups & Operators Pitch Night in Dubai, a global series of startup pitching events.
The firm attended the event to review pitches, meet founders and investors, and identify emerging trends and patterns in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to a statement.
“The quality and preparedness of the founders who pitched was remarkable․ I enjoyed their focus on real customer problems and practical paths to growth․ Events like this accelerate learning for both founders and investors by turning candid feedback into faster iteration․
“We are very pleased to continue to serve teams from the region as they sharpen in on product-market fit and grow to the next stage ahead,” said Dmitry Shubov Consulting Founder, Dmitry Shubov.
Designed to help founders consolidate their thinking, the event also enables investors to meet high-potential startups looking to solve customer pain points with realistic early pathways to scale and investor-friendly fundraising.
Participants gained deeper insights into product-market fit, go-to-market strategies for MENA, and early-stage fundraising metrics.
In addition, some entrepreneurs even pivoted their roadmaps in real time based on feedback from operators and investors, serving to reiterate the value of the event․
Dmitry Shubov Consulting continues to work with early-stage teams, providing guidance on product strategy, go-to-market approaches, and investment readiness to help founders translate ideas into traction and sustainable growth in MENA, Southeast Asia, and beyond.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TOSHIBA LAUNCHES HIGH-TEMPERATURE VOLTAGE-DRIVEN PHOTORELAYS
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| Toshiba: small photorelays with 135°C rating for high-temperature equipment operation. |
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has launched four voltage-driven photorelays, “TLP3407SRB”, “TLP3412SRB“, ”TLP3412SRHB“, and “TLP3412SRLB”, housed in the small S-VSON4T package.
According to Toshiba in a statement, volume shipments start today.
The new photorelays deliver a maximum operating temperature of 135 degrees Celsius (°C), up from 125°C in previous models, targeting automotive semiconductor testers, probe cards, and burn-in equipment that operate under high-temperature conditions.
Advances in electrification and autonomous driving have increased demand for high-density electronic component packaging in automotive equipment, requiring semiconductors and supporting devices to function reliably at elevated temperatures.
Toshiba said the temperature increase was achieved by optimising the design of built-in elements. The photorelays are voltage-driven with integrated resistors on the input side, eliminating the need for external resistors and reducing board space requirements.
The S-VSON4T package measures 1.45 × 2.0 millimetres (mm), enabling multiple photorelays to be mounted on a limited board area while maintaining reliable operation under high-temperature conditions.
Toshiba said the combination of compact size, high-temperature tolerance, and built-in resistor design makes these photorelays well-suited for automotive semiconductor testing and burn-in applications.
The company added that it will continue expanding its lineup of products capable of supporting high-temperature operation for automotive and industrial equipment.
-- BERNAMA
Monday, February 23, 2026
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR TERA-AWARD 2026 WITH US$1.15 MLN PRIZE POOL
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- The TERA‑Award 2026 has been launched with a total prize pool of US$1.15 million to accelerate breakthrough energy technologies for climate solutions, with applications open until late April. (US$1=RM3.88)
The award has expanded its global reach through strategic collaborations with the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
UNCTAD provides UN policy expertise and global networks to connect TERA-Award innovations with international markets for rapid deployment, while CISL strengthens evaluation through world-leading climate/energy research to identify commercially viable projects.
“By collaborating with international organisations and governments worldwide, we aim to accelerate the real-world deployment of TERA‑Award projects and deliver practical technology pathways for the global energy transition,” said TERA‑Award Organising Committee Executive Chairman, Alan Chan Ying-lung.
Founded in 2021 by Dr Peter Lee Ka‑kit, the TERA-Award has attracted nearly 2,000 projects from 76 countries and has awarded a total of US$4.65 million, positioning itself as an international platform combining prize funding, real-world applications, industry collaboration and capital support for frontier climate innovations.
In response to emerging technological challenges, TERA-Award 2026 will introduce two new categories alongside its four established tracks, namely AI × Energy and Next-Generation Energy, according to a statement.
The AI × Energy category promotes the integration of artificial intelligence into energy systems to enhance efficiency and resilience, while the Next-Generation Energy category expands beyond renewables to include advanced nuclear technologies.
Last year’s edition attracted 785 projects and concluded with an award ceremony at the University of Cambridge.
-- BERNAMA
The award has expanded its global reach through strategic collaborations with the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
UNCTAD provides UN policy expertise and global networks to connect TERA-Award innovations with international markets for rapid deployment, while CISL strengthens evaluation through world-leading climate/energy research to identify commercially viable projects.
“By collaborating with international organisations and governments worldwide, we aim to accelerate the real-world deployment of TERA‑Award projects and deliver practical technology pathways for the global energy transition,” said TERA‑Award Organising Committee Executive Chairman, Alan Chan Ying-lung.
Founded in 2021 by Dr Peter Lee Ka‑kit, the TERA-Award has attracted nearly 2,000 projects from 76 countries and has awarded a total of US$4.65 million, positioning itself as an international platform combining prize funding, real-world applications, industry collaboration and capital support for frontier climate innovations.
In response to emerging technological challenges, TERA-Award 2026 will introduce two new categories alongside its four established tracks, namely AI × Energy and Next-Generation Energy, according to a statement.
The AI × Energy category promotes the integration of artificial intelligence into energy systems to enhance efficiency and resilience, while the Next-Generation Energy category expands beyond renewables to include advanced nuclear technologies.
Last year’s edition attracted 785 projects and concluded with an award ceremony at the University of Cambridge.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
MELTWATER JOINS REDDIT’S OFFICIAL DATA PARTNER PROGRAMME
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Meltwater has joined the Official Data Partner programme of Reddit, strengthening its access to Reddit’s enterprise data application programming interfaces (APIs) to deliver enhanced consumer and market intelligence.
The programme recognises selected platforms that meet Reddit’s standards for functionality, data quality and compliance in helping businesses analyse publicly available content on the platform.
Additionally, Meltwater in a statement said the collaboration also creates opportunities for both companies to pursue future strategic and growth initiatives.
Meltwater Chief Executive Officer, John Box said the partnership builds on a long-standing relationship and reflects a shared commitment to delivering trusted, high-quality data to customers.
Meanwhile, Reddit Vice President of Business Development Jonathan Flesher said the partnership enables brands to responsibly tap into community-driven insights and better understand and engage with Reddit’s interest-led conversations.
Under the partnership, Meltwater will continue to surface and enrich public Reddit conversations to help customers extract insights from authentic user sentiment that influence consumer culture, preferences and purchasing decisions.
Meltwater said the integration of Reddit data, combined with its artificial intelligence-driven analytics and listening capabilities, will enable organisations to identify emerging trends, assess audience sentiment, strengthen product positioning and benchmark brand performance more effectively.
The collaboration further supports Meltwater’s strategy to provide a comprehensive view of brand and market intelligence across news, social and other channels, ensuring customers have the most accurate picture to drive winning strategies.
-- BERNAMA
Telefónica and Mavenir Forge Strategic Partnership to Accelerate AI Innovation in Telecom
Showcasing AI innovation at Mobile World Congress (#MWC26) with live product demonstrations of next generation use cases
MADRID, Feb 19 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telefónica, S.A., a global leader in integrated communications, and Mavenir Systems Limited, the telco-first, cloud-native, AI-by-design technology provider, today announced the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a joint AI Innovation Hub. This collaborative lab is designed to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence into the evolution of Core Networks.
The AI Innovation Hub will serve as a real-world testbed where advanced capabilities, such as AI-driven autonomous network orchestration, intent-based services, and AI-enabled monetization frameworks, can be developed, validated, and optimized. By emulating production-grade traffic patterns in a controlled environment, the Hub will enable both companies to rigorously test and refine next-generation solutions ahead of large-scale commercial deployment.
This collaboration marks a significant leap toward a new era of intelligent, autonomous, and self-optimizing telco networks, systems that continuously learn, anticipate, and adapt in real time. It underscores Telefónica’s and Mavenir’s shared vision to redefine the future of AI-driven network evolution, with cloud-native intelligence embedded into every layer of connectivity. The initiative also represents a transformative milestone in Telefónica’s journey to reimagine its network as a highly autonomous, intent-aware digital platform capable of intuitively understanding enterprise and consumer needs, predicting them before they arise, and seamlessly translating those intents into precise, automated network actions.
The collaboration will champion industry-leading practices in AI, data security, and regulatory compliance, while driving joint marketing initiatives, technical thought leadership, and active participation in global industry forums. Together, Telefónica and Mavenir will shape new business models, align closely with operational units, and accelerate the development and launch of AI-native solutions in the Core networks, firmly positioning Telefónica at the forefront of telecom innovation, service differentiation, and next-generation monetization.
Cayetano Carbajo, Core, Transport and Ecosystem Director at CTIO, speaking on behalf of Telefónica, said: “Our collaboration with Mavenir sets a new benchmark in Telefónica’s commitment to lead the industry in AI-driven Core network transformation. By combining Mavenir’s cloud-native core and service platforms with our real-world operational environment, we can transform the core network and rapidly operationalize AI-powered services that are ready for commercial deployment.”
Pardeep Kohli, President & CEO, Mavenir, said: “Mavenir’s cloud-native platform is what makes this AI Innovation Hub real. With a long history of delivering core, voice, and messaging platforms across multiple Telefónica operating companies, we bring proven, production-scale innovation into this collaboration. By exposing these network capabilities through open interfaces, we enable AI to turn the network into a programmable service platform, creating a unique opportunity for Telefónica to operationalize AI, launch new digital and enterprise services faster, and unlock new revenue streams.”
Meet Mavenir and Telefónica at Mobile World Congress 2026 (Barcelona, March 2–5, 2026, Hall 2, 2H60): Experience the future of AI-driven telecommunications firsthand with a live demonstration from Mavenir and Telefónica at MWC 2026. The demo will showcase next-generation use cases in AI-enriched communications, autonomous service exposure, and intent-driven operations, bringing to life the collaborative innovation.
Visit our teams in Hall 2 (Stand 2H60) to see how Telefónica and Mavenir are accelerating the evolution toward autonomous, AI-native networks. Contact us to reserve a meeting with our team of experts at #MWC26 https://www.mavenir.com/mwc-2026/#request-a-meeting-mwc
About Telefónica
Telefónica is one of the world’s leading telecommunications service providers, with the mission of delivering the best digital experience to its customers. The company offers fixed and mobile connectivity as well as a wide range of digital services for residential and business customers. With more than 350 million customers, Telefónica’ s main markets are Spain, Brazil, Germany and the UK.
About Mavenir
Mavenir is enabling intelligent, automated, programmable networks through the development of telco-first, cloud-native, AI-by-design software solutions for mobile operators. The company’s deep telco domain expertise has been proven through deployments with 300+ operators globally in over 120 countries, which together serve more than 50% of the world’s subscribers. Mavenir combines its deep telco experience with the cloud and IT expertise and data science skillsets essential to solving real customer challenges. Its proven software solutions are AI by design, delivering the AI-native future and operators’ evolution to TechCos.
For more information, please visit www.mavenir.com
Mavenir PR Contacts:
Emmanuela Spiteri
PR@mavenir.com
SOURCE: Mavenir Systems, Inc.
MADRID, Feb 19 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telefónica, S.A., a global leader in integrated communications, and Mavenir Systems Limited, the telco-first, cloud-native, AI-by-design technology provider, today announced the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a joint AI Innovation Hub. This collaborative lab is designed to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence into the evolution of Core Networks.
The AI Innovation Hub will serve as a real-world testbed where advanced capabilities, such as AI-driven autonomous network orchestration, intent-based services, and AI-enabled monetization frameworks, can be developed, validated, and optimized. By emulating production-grade traffic patterns in a controlled environment, the Hub will enable both companies to rigorously test and refine next-generation solutions ahead of large-scale commercial deployment.
This collaboration marks a significant leap toward a new era of intelligent, autonomous, and self-optimizing telco networks, systems that continuously learn, anticipate, and adapt in real time. It underscores Telefónica’s and Mavenir’s shared vision to redefine the future of AI-driven network evolution, with cloud-native intelligence embedded into every layer of connectivity. The initiative also represents a transformative milestone in Telefónica’s journey to reimagine its network as a highly autonomous, intent-aware digital platform capable of intuitively understanding enterprise and consumer needs, predicting them before they arise, and seamlessly translating those intents into precise, automated network actions.
The collaboration will champion industry-leading practices in AI, data security, and regulatory compliance, while driving joint marketing initiatives, technical thought leadership, and active participation in global industry forums. Together, Telefónica and Mavenir will shape new business models, align closely with operational units, and accelerate the development and launch of AI-native solutions in the Core networks, firmly positioning Telefónica at the forefront of telecom innovation, service differentiation, and next-generation monetization.
Cayetano Carbajo, Core, Transport and Ecosystem Director at CTIO, speaking on behalf of Telefónica, said: “Our collaboration with Mavenir sets a new benchmark in Telefónica’s commitment to lead the industry in AI-driven Core network transformation. By combining Mavenir’s cloud-native core and service platforms with our real-world operational environment, we can transform the core network and rapidly operationalize AI-powered services that are ready for commercial deployment.”
Pardeep Kohli, President & CEO, Mavenir, said: “Mavenir’s cloud-native platform is what makes this AI Innovation Hub real. With a long history of delivering core, voice, and messaging platforms across multiple Telefónica operating companies, we bring proven, production-scale innovation into this collaboration. By exposing these network capabilities through open interfaces, we enable AI to turn the network into a programmable service platform, creating a unique opportunity for Telefónica to operationalize AI, launch new digital and enterprise services faster, and unlock new revenue streams.”
Meet Mavenir and Telefónica at Mobile World Congress 2026 (Barcelona, March 2–5, 2026, Hall 2, 2H60): Experience the future of AI-driven telecommunications firsthand with a live demonstration from Mavenir and Telefónica at MWC 2026. The demo will showcase next-generation use cases in AI-enriched communications, autonomous service exposure, and intent-driven operations, bringing to life the collaborative innovation.
Visit our teams in Hall 2 (Stand 2H60) to see how Telefónica and Mavenir are accelerating the evolution toward autonomous, AI-native networks. Contact us to reserve a meeting with our team of experts at #MWC26 https://www.mavenir.com/mwc-2026/#request-a-meeting-mwc
About Telefónica
Telefónica is one of the world’s leading telecommunications service providers, with the mission of delivering the best digital experience to its customers. The company offers fixed and mobile connectivity as well as a wide range of digital services for residential and business customers. With more than 350 million customers, Telefónica’ s main markets are Spain, Brazil, Germany and the UK.
About Mavenir
Mavenir is enabling intelligent, automated, programmable networks through the development of telco-first, cloud-native, AI-by-design software solutions for mobile operators. The company’s deep telco domain expertise has been proven through deployments with 300+ operators globally in over 120 countries, which together serve more than 50% of the world’s subscribers. Mavenir combines its deep telco experience with the cloud and IT expertise and data science skillsets essential to solving real customer challenges. Its proven software solutions are AI by design, delivering the AI-native future and operators’ evolution to TechCos.
For more information, please visit www.mavenir.com
Mavenir PR Contacts:
Emmanuela Spiteri
PR@mavenir.com
SOURCE: Mavenir Systems, Inc.
Friday, February 13, 2026
Bitget Introduces Gracy AI, a New Way to Talk Markets, Leadership, and Long-Term Thinking
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 13 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has launched Gracy AI, the first animated digital human in crypto designed to bring real leadership thinking into one-on-one conversations with users.
Built around the experience and decision-making approach of Bitget CEO Gracy Chen, Gracy AI moves beyond charts and short-term signals. Instead, it gives users a space to talk through market cycles, strategy, career questions, and mindset with an AI that reflects how a real industry leader thinks about growth, risk, and long-term direction.
The launch marks a shift in how exchanges use AI. Rather than acting as another data layer, Gracy AI focuses on interpretation and context. Users can ask about where the industry is heading, how to think through uncertainty, or how to approach decision-making when markets are noisy. The goal is not to predict prices, but to help users think more clearly about them.
“Honestly, I still find it a little funny to see an AI avatar of me on screen,” said Gracy Chen, CEO at Bitget. “But a big part of my job is listening to user concerns, getting close to the details, and helping people understand what’s really happening in the market. The team built Gracy AI around that same approach so more users can connect, learn and grow feeling supported by me and the team,” she added.
Gracy AI is part of Bitget’s broader AI roadmap as part of its UEX transformation. After GetAgent established Bitget’s AI capability in analytics and decision support, Gracy AI represents the more human-facing side of that strategy, where technology supports understanding rather than just execution.
To mark the launch, Bitget is rolling out themed Gracy AI conversations tied to moments of reflection and renewal. Valentine’s Day introduces self-care-focused chats, while Chinese New Year features guided conversations around goals, perspective, and new beginnings. These campaigns are designed to make AI interaction feel personal, timely, and useful, rather than transactional.
The Gracy AI launch builds on Bitget’s broader push to make AI genuinely useful for everyday traders. From AI-powered market insights and smart trading tools to products like GetAgent, which helps users navigate volatility with clearer signals and context, Bitget has steadily integrated AI to reduce friction and improve decision-making. Gracy AI extends that approach by putting experience, perspective, and real-time intelligence into a more accessible, conversational layer for users. As Bitget continues to evolve into a Universal Exchange, Gracy AI reflects a simple idea: better tools matter, but better thinking matters more.
Experience Gracy AI here.
About Bitget
Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 100+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution. Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships with LALIGA and MotoGP™. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.
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SOURCE: Bitget Limited
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--BERNAMA
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Digital Realty Debuts NVIDIA Certification for Liquid Cooled Data Center in Japan
· Expands AI-Ready Infrastructure in Asia Pacific
Rendering of Digital Realty’s NRT14 data center in the Greater Tokyo area
SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, today announced that its upcoming NRT14 data center in the Greater Tokyo area will be one of the first facilities in Japan to achieve the DGX-Ready Data Center certification. The milestone reinforces Digital Realty’s role as a strategic AI infrastructure partner for organizations scaling next-generation, high-density workloads across the region.
Digital Realty’s NRT14 is certified as part of the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program to host NVIDIA DGX GB200 infrastructure and other similar NVIDIA GB200 NVL72-based systems powered by the NVIDIA Grace Blackwell architecture. Customers will be able to run next-generation AI workloads with greater speed and efficiency by hosting NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.
As a result, enterprises will be able to achieve faster time-to-insight, and reduced operational costs, while improving performance for demanding AI and analytics workloads.
Achieved by MC Digital Realty, Digital Realty’s 50/50 joint venture in Japan with Mitsubishi Corporation, the certification confirms that NRT14 has met NVIDIA certification criteria. Specifically, the ability to run high-density AI workloads of 100 kW or more per rack, supporting greater performance and efficiency. According to NVIDIA, liquid-cooled Blackwell architectures can deliver up to 25 times greater energy efficiency than traditional air-cooled systems.
This latest milestone expands Digital Realty’s collaboration with NVIDIA, following the recent announcement of the NVIDIA AI Factory Research Center hosted at its Northern Virginia campus. Extending the AI Factory partnership model to Asia Pacific gives NVIDIA and its partners access to scalable, high density AI infrastructure across a globally consistent platform.
Digital Realty now operates certified sites in over 20 countries worldwide, including six across Asia Pacific. In 2023, Digital Realty’s KIX13 facility in Osaka, Japan, was certified as an NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center as part of the program.
“Achieving this certification underscores Digital Realty’s ability to deliver liquid cooling for the next generation of AI-ready infrastructure,” said Chris Sharp, Chief Technology Officer, Digital Realty. “This milestone builds on years of work with NVIDIA and reflects our shared commitment to turning AI ambition into operational reality for our customers.”
“Demanding AI reasoning workloads require a new class of high-density, energy-efficient infrastructure to power the global wave of AI-driven transformation,” said Charlie Boyle, Vice President, DGX Systems, NVIDIA. “The certification of Digital Realty's liquid-cooled data center in Japan expands the reach of this foundational infrastructure for the age of AI, helping enterprises deploy and scale their most demanding workloads.”
“As AI adoption accelerates globally, Asia Pacific is emerging as the epicenter of global digital transformation. This certification strengthens our AI-ready footprint in Japan and across the region, underscoring our commitment to building resilient, low-carbon infrastructure that supports customers’ high performance computing needs and regional sustainability goals,” said Serene Nah, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, Digital Realty.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation, from cloud and digital transformation to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
About MC Digital Realty
MC Digital Realty, Inc., established in September 2017, is a 50/50 joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Digital Realty. The company provides the full spectrum of data center services in Japan, including colocation and interconnection solutions, by leveraging MC's real estate and infrastructure investment expertise and customer network, as well as Digital Realty's leading global data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL®, with 5,000+ customers across 300+ data centers on six continents. For more information about MC Digital Realty, please visit https://www.mc-digitalrealty.com/ or follow us on LinkedIn.
For Additional Information
Media Contacts
Joyce Ng
Digital Realty
jong@digitalrealty.com
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SOURCE: Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
--BERNAMA
SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, today announced that its upcoming NRT14 data center in the Greater Tokyo area will be one of the first facilities in Japan to achieve the DGX-Ready Data Center certification. The milestone reinforces Digital Realty’s role as a strategic AI infrastructure partner for organizations scaling next-generation, high-density workloads across the region.
Digital Realty’s NRT14 is certified as part of the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program to host NVIDIA DGX GB200 infrastructure and other similar NVIDIA GB200 NVL72-based systems powered by the NVIDIA Grace Blackwell architecture. Customers will be able to run next-generation AI workloads with greater speed and efficiency by hosting NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.
As a result, enterprises will be able to achieve faster time-to-insight, and reduced operational costs, while improving performance for demanding AI and analytics workloads.
Achieved by MC Digital Realty, Digital Realty’s 50/50 joint venture in Japan with Mitsubishi Corporation, the certification confirms that NRT14 has met NVIDIA certification criteria. Specifically, the ability to run high-density AI workloads of 100 kW or more per rack, supporting greater performance and efficiency. According to NVIDIA, liquid-cooled Blackwell architectures can deliver up to 25 times greater energy efficiency than traditional air-cooled systems.
This latest milestone expands Digital Realty’s collaboration with NVIDIA, following the recent announcement of the NVIDIA AI Factory Research Center hosted at its Northern Virginia campus. Extending the AI Factory partnership model to Asia Pacific gives NVIDIA and its partners access to scalable, high density AI infrastructure across a globally consistent platform.
Digital Realty now operates certified sites in over 20 countries worldwide, including six across Asia Pacific. In 2023, Digital Realty’s KIX13 facility in Osaka, Japan, was certified as an NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center as part of the program.
“Achieving this certification underscores Digital Realty’s ability to deliver liquid cooling for the next generation of AI-ready infrastructure,” said Chris Sharp, Chief Technology Officer, Digital Realty. “This milestone builds on years of work with NVIDIA and reflects our shared commitment to turning AI ambition into operational reality for our customers.”
“Demanding AI reasoning workloads require a new class of high-density, energy-efficient infrastructure to power the global wave of AI-driven transformation,” said Charlie Boyle, Vice President, DGX Systems, NVIDIA. “The certification of Digital Realty's liquid-cooled data center in Japan expands the reach of this foundational infrastructure for the age of AI, helping enterprises deploy and scale their most demanding workloads.”
“As AI adoption accelerates globally, Asia Pacific is emerging as the epicenter of global digital transformation. This certification strengthens our AI-ready footprint in Japan and across the region, underscoring our commitment to building resilient, low-carbon infrastructure that supports customers’ high performance computing needs and regional sustainability goals,” said Serene Nah, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, Digital Realty.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation, from cloud and digital transformation to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
About MC Digital Realty
MC Digital Realty, Inc., established in September 2017, is a 50/50 joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Digital Realty. The company provides the full spectrum of data center services in Japan, including colocation and interconnection solutions, by leveraging MC's real estate and infrastructure investment expertise and customer network, as well as Digital Realty's leading global data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL®, with 5,000+ customers across 300+ data centers on six continents. For more information about MC Digital Realty, please visit https://www.mc-digitalrealty.com/ or follow us on LinkedIn.
For Additional Information
Media Contacts
Joyce Ng
Digital Realty
jong@digitalrealty.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially, including statements related to the company's collaborations and expected benefits, developing technologies, artificial intelligence, industry standards, customer demand and the company's strategy. For a list and description of risks and uncertainties, see the reports and other filings by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f8b9e3b2-9ba0-4ea1-893f-18e768ed00b1
SOURCE: Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
--BERNAMA
REGASK UNVEILS AI-ASSISTED LABEL COMPLIANCE REVIEW FOR FASTER PRODUCT LAUNCHES
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- RegASK, an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) platform, has unveiled its AI-Assisted Label Compliance Review, a transformative capability that delivers comprehensive label compliance checks in seconds.
Label compliance checks, traditionally one of the most time-consuming and risk-prone steps in product commercialisation, can now be performed instantly, enabling faster product launches without compromising regulatory rigour.
RegASK Chief Product & Technology Officer, Amenallah Reghimi said its AI-Assisted Label Review and global regulatory database redefined operational excellence in compliance.
“Teams can now work with unprecedented speed, visibility, and confidence in their everyday compliance workflows,” said Reghimi.
With the new capability, teams can upload packaging artwork and validate it against regulations across key global markets, including the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and China.
According to a statement, the system delivers clear compliance assessments with actionable recommendations and pinpoints issues directly on the label using an interactive viewer, with every finding fully traceable through direct hyperlinks to the underlying source regulations.
The launch is supported by enhancements to RegASK’s core infrastructure, including a global regulatory database offering a 360-degree, chronological view of each regulation’s lifecycle. Teams can track changes from initial consultation to amendments and enforcement, ensuring compliance checks are always current.
By compressing review timelines, reducing rework, and eliminating avoidable delays, RegASK’s AI-Assisted Label Compliance Review fundamentally changes how organisations approach product launches, helping teams operate with regulatory compliance.
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Label compliance checks, traditionally one of the most time-consuming and risk-prone steps in product commercialisation, can now be performed instantly, enabling faster product launches without compromising regulatory rigour.
RegASK Chief Product & Technology Officer, Amenallah Reghimi said its AI-Assisted Label Review and global regulatory database redefined operational excellence in compliance.
“Teams can now work with unprecedented speed, visibility, and confidence in their everyday compliance workflows,” said Reghimi.
With the new capability, teams can upload packaging artwork and validate it against regulations across key global markets, including the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and China.
According to a statement, the system delivers clear compliance assessments with actionable recommendations and pinpoints issues directly on the label using an interactive viewer, with every finding fully traceable through direct hyperlinks to the underlying source regulations.
The launch is supported by enhancements to RegASK’s core infrastructure, including a global regulatory database offering a 360-degree, chronological view of each regulation’s lifecycle. Teams can track changes from initial consultation to amendments and enforcement, ensuring compliance checks are always current.
By compressing review timelines, reducing rework, and eliminating avoidable delays, RegASK’s AI-Assisted Label Compliance Review fundamentally changes how organisations approach product launches, helping teams operate with regulatory compliance.
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EXPEREO ENHANCES DIGITAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FASTER, TRANSPARENT WORKFLOW
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Expereo, a managed Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) provider, has launched its enhanced Digital Case Management (DCM) capability within expereoOne for global enterprises at CiscoLive Amsterdam.
“The enhanced Digital Case Management experience delivers a transparent workflow that keeps every stakeholder aligned, reduces operational noise and accelerates resolution.
“This is another step in our commitment to provide the best service experience for customers wherever they are located,” said Expereo Chief Digital Officer, Julian Skeels in a statement.
With DCM, service issues are no longer bottlenecks, as enterprises gain a single, real-time view of case progress and full control through a digital, software-first workflow within expereoOne.
Customers can create, manage and track cases end-to-end within a single platform, enabling more predictable, consistent and aligned service experiences across their global network footprint.
The latest release is aimed at moving customers closer to fully automated and predictable service operations by reducing friction, cutting operational noise and keeping all stakeholders aligned throughout the case-resolution process.
Key features include the ability for customers to add colleagues or third-party contacts to a case, a redesigned Preference Centre that allows users to control when and how they receive updates, access to a shared case timeline, and browser or email notifications that link directly to the live case.
According to Expereo, the enhancement replaces legacy, email-driven case management models with a single digital workflow, consolidating communication, status updates and accountability into one real-time platform.
With the expanded DCM capability and flexible application programming interface (API)-driven workflow integration, expereoOne enables enterprises to automate information sharing, streamline processes and ensure updates are delivered consistently to the relevant teams in real time.
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“The enhanced Digital Case Management experience delivers a transparent workflow that keeps every stakeholder aligned, reduces operational noise and accelerates resolution.
“This is another step in our commitment to provide the best service experience for customers wherever they are located,” said Expereo Chief Digital Officer, Julian Skeels in a statement.
With DCM, service issues are no longer bottlenecks, as enterprises gain a single, real-time view of case progress and full control through a digital, software-first workflow within expereoOne.
Customers can create, manage and track cases end-to-end within a single platform, enabling more predictable, consistent and aligned service experiences across their global network footprint.
The latest release is aimed at moving customers closer to fully automated and predictable service operations by reducing friction, cutting operational noise and keeping all stakeholders aligned throughout the case-resolution process.
Key features include the ability for customers to add colleagues or third-party contacts to a case, a redesigned Preference Centre that allows users to control when and how they receive updates, access to a shared case timeline, and browser or email notifications that link directly to the live case.
According to Expereo, the enhancement replaces legacy, email-driven case management models with a single digital workflow, consolidating communication, status updates and accountability into one real-time platform.
With the expanded DCM capability and flexible application programming interface (API)-driven workflow integration, expereoOne enables enterprises to automate information sharing, streamline processes and ensure updates are delivered consistently to the relevant teams in real time.
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CLOUDERA POSTS STRONG FY26 RESULTS, ENTERS FY27 WITH AI PLATFORM MOMENTUM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Cloudera, the data and artificial intelligence (AI) platform company, has reported strong results for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) driven by solid growth, customer wins, expanded partnerships, and continued innovation.
The company closed FY26 with a strong fourth quarter, recording more than 50 per cent year-over-year growth in new and expansion business, robust annual recurring revenue growth, and over 100 per cent new logo growth in the fourth quarter across all regions.
Beginning fiscal year 2027 (FY27) with its annual Sales Kick-Off event, ELEVATE27, Cloudera said the results reflect rising enterprise demand for flexible and secure data and AI platforms that operate seamlessly across clouds, data centres and edge environments.
“This was a defining year for Cloudera. We delivered strong performance, expanded our ecosystem, and continued to innovate across our platform, all while staying true to our mission of bringing AI to data anywhere.
“As enterprises increasingly demand secure, flexible AI across all their environments, Cloudera is uniquely positioned to help them turn their data into trusted insights at scale. We are entering FY27 with strong momentum and an even stronger roadmap,” said Cloudera Chief Executive Officer, Charles Sansbury in a statement.
Cloudera said its momentum is underpinned by its ability to enable organisations to bring AI to data wherever it resides, helping enterprises unlock insights, strengthen security, improve efficiency and support mission-critical outcomes.
As its third acquisition in two years, the company’s acquisition of Taikun has strengthened its capabilities in managing Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The company also highlighted continued product innovation, including platform updates, enhancements to its open data lakehouse offering and new product releases.
In addition, Cloudera achieved several certifications for highly regulated industries and expanded its global partner ecosystem to help customers accelerate enterprise AI adoption, including collaborations with ServiceNow, Intel Corporation, Chainguard, Amazon Web Services and Dell Technologies.
The company’s performance and innovation were recognised with 45 global awards, alongside analyst recognition from The Forrester Wave. It also expanded its global footprint by opening new offices in San Jose and Saudi Arabia and hiring more than 570 employees across 30 countries.
Looking ahead, Cloudera will continue to invest in innovation across its data and AI portfolio. The company has already announced updates to its AI inferencing capabilities this year, extending them to on-premises data centres to support higher security requirements.
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The company closed FY26 with a strong fourth quarter, recording more than 50 per cent year-over-year growth in new and expansion business, robust annual recurring revenue growth, and over 100 per cent new logo growth in the fourth quarter across all regions.
Beginning fiscal year 2027 (FY27) with its annual Sales Kick-Off event, ELEVATE27, Cloudera said the results reflect rising enterprise demand for flexible and secure data and AI platforms that operate seamlessly across clouds, data centres and edge environments.
“This was a defining year for Cloudera. We delivered strong performance, expanded our ecosystem, and continued to innovate across our platform, all while staying true to our mission of bringing AI to data anywhere.
“As enterprises increasingly demand secure, flexible AI across all their environments, Cloudera is uniquely positioned to help them turn their data into trusted insights at scale. We are entering FY27 with strong momentum and an even stronger roadmap,” said Cloudera Chief Executive Officer, Charles Sansbury in a statement.
Cloudera said its momentum is underpinned by its ability to enable organisations to bring AI to data wherever it resides, helping enterprises unlock insights, strengthen security, improve efficiency and support mission-critical outcomes.
As its third acquisition in two years, the company’s acquisition of Taikun has strengthened its capabilities in managing Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The company also highlighted continued product innovation, including platform updates, enhancements to its open data lakehouse offering and new product releases.
In addition, Cloudera achieved several certifications for highly regulated industries and expanded its global partner ecosystem to help customers accelerate enterprise AI adoption, including collaborations with ServiceNow, Intel Corporation, Chainguard, Amazon Web Services and Dell Technologies.
The company’s performance and innovation were recognised with 45 global awards, alongside analyst recognition from The Forrester Wave. It also expanded its global footprint by opening new offices in San Jose and Saudi Arabia and hiring more than 570 employees across 30 countries.
Looking ahead, Cloudera will continue to invest in innovation across its data and AI portfolio. The company has already announced updates to its AI inferencing capabilities this year, extending them to on-premises data centres to support higher security requirements.
-- BERNAMA
GITLAB VIRTUAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTS AGENTIC AI'S POTENTIAL FOR SOFTWARE DELIVERY
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- GitLab Inc, the intelligent orchestration platform for development, security and operations (DevSecOps), has hosted GitLab Transcend, an exclusive virtual event for technology leaders focused on the role of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) in modern software delivery.
The event showcased how software teams are orchestrating AI agents across the entire software development lifecycle to automate routine tasks, accelerate innovation and maintain enterprise-grade security, compliance and governance, according to a statement.
In a keynote address, GitLab Chief Executive Officer, Bill Staples highlighted what he described as the “AI paradox” in software delivery, noting that while AI tools can deliver up to 10 times productivity gains in coding, developers spend only about 52 minutes a day writing code, limiting overall delivery impact.
He said GitLab’s Intelligent Orchestration enables agentic AI automation across the full software lifecycle in alignment with organisational standards, workflows and compliance requirements.
Meanwhile, GitLab Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Manav Khurana outlined three core components of the company’s Intelligent Orchestration strategy, namely the Agentic Core, which combines the GitLab Duo Agent Platform with unified context to enable agentic AI across the lifecycle; Unified DevOps and Security to simplify end-to-end software delivery; and Enterprise Guardrails to provide deployment flexibility and operational control.
A customer session with Southwest Airlines discussed how the GitLab Duo Agent Platform supports the delivery of mission-critical software while maintaining the reliability and resilience required for round-the-clock airline operations.
Additional sessions featured customer results from organisations including Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom and Barclays, as well as a partner discussion with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) on scaling enterprise deployments through pre-validated solutions combining GitLab’s orchestration capabilities with OCI infrastructure.
The event also included product demonstrations showing collaboration between software teams and AI agents across the development lifecycle, with visibility into the impact on software engineering performance metrics.
GitLab further announced the launch of a virtual hackathon, running through March 25, inviting developers to create and share custom AI agents and workflows, with selected projects to be featured in GitLab’s AI Catalog.
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The event showcased how software teams are orchestrating AI agents across the entire software development lifecycle to automate routine tasks, accelerate innovation and maintain enterprise-grade security, compliance and governance, according to a statement.
In a keynote address, GitLab Chief Executive Officer, Bill Staples highlighted what he described as the “AI paradox” in software delivery, noting that while AI tools can deliver up to 10 times productivity gains in coding, developers spend only about 52 minutes a day writing code, limiting overall delivery impact.
He said GitLab’s Intelligent Orchestration enables agentic AI automation across the full software lifecycle in alignment with organisational standards, workflows and compliance requirements.
Meanwhile, GitLab Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Manav Khurana outlined three core components of the company’s Intelligent Orchestration strategy, namely the Agentic Core, which combines the GitLab Duo Agent Platform with unified context to enable agentic AI across the lifecycle; Unified DevOps and Security to simplify end-to-end software delivery; and Enterprise Guardrails to provide deployment flexibility and operational control.
A customer session with Southwest Airlines discussed how the GitLab Duo Agent Platform supports the delivery of mission-critical software while maintaining the reliability and resilience required for round-the-clock airline operations.
Additional sessions featured customer results from organisations including Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom and Barclays, as well as a partner discussion with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) on scaling enterprise deployments through pre-validated solutions combining GitLab’s orchestration capabilities with OCI infrastructure.
The event also included product demonstrations showing collaboration between software teams and AI agents across the development lifecycle, with visibility into the impact on software engineering performance metrics.
GitLab further announced the launch of a virtual hackathon, running through March 25, inviting developers to create and share custom AI agents and workflows, with selected projects to be featured in GitLab’s AI Catalog.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
EC-COUNCIL EXPANDS AI CERTIFICATIONS FOR TRUSTED WORKFORCE READINESS
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- EC-Council, a global leader in applied cybersecurity education and training, has unveiled its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, introducing four new role-based artificial intelligence (AI) certifications alongside Certified CISO v4, an updated executive cyber leadership programme.
The dual launch represents the largest expansion of EC-Council’s portfolio in its 25-year history, designed to address the urgent gap between AI adoption and workforce readiness.
The initiative aligns with Singapore’s National AI Strategy 2.0, emphasising practical talent pipelines, responsible AI adoption, and robust governance. As organisations scale AI from pilots into routine operations, structured, role-specific training is critical to ensure security, accountability, and effective deployment.
“Singapore has been deliberate about scaling AI with trust, and that approach depends on practical workforce capability.
“This portfolio is designed to help professionals adopt AI responsibly, defend it under real conditions, and govern it with accountability as AI becomes part of everyday work,” said EC-Council Group President, Jay Bavisi in a statement.
The new credential suite is grounded in EC-Council’s Adopt. Defend. Govern. (ADG) framework, which equips professionals to implement AI responsibly, secure it against evolving threats, and embed governance and risk management at scale.
The four certifications include Artificial Intelligence Essentials (AIE) for foundational AI literacy, Certified AI Program Manager (CAIPM) for strategy execution, Certified Offensive AI Security Professional (COASP) for AI penetration testing and defence, and Certified Responsible AI Governance & Ethics Professional (CRAGE) for compliance and ethical oversight.
Complementing the AI credentials, Certified CISO v4 enhances executive readiness for AI-driven risk, preparing leaders to govern intelligent systems and make informed security decisions.
The launch underscores EC-Council’s commitment to closing global AI skills gaps, strengthening cybersecurity, and supporting workforce readiness in line with evolving national and international priorities.
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