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HCLSoftware to Acquire Jaspersoft from Cloud Software Group

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Acquisition will enable HCLSoftware to accelerate Agentic Business Intelligence roadmap of customers by adding embedded analytics and pixel-perfect reporting capabilities to its Data & AI division

NOIDA, India and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — HCLSoftware (NSE: HCLTECH.NS) (BSE: HCLTECH.BO), the software business division of HCLTech, today announced its intent to acquire Jaspersoft, a business unit of Cloud Software Group and provider of a leading embedded analytics and pixel-perfect reporting platform.

HCLSoftware’s Data & AI division (Actian) is seeing increased demand for its metadata management, data catalog and data governance solutions and has demonstrated good growth over the last five years, driven by enterprise data management solutions. The acquisition will further enhance Actian’s proposition by enabling an end-to-end, immersive data management experience, while expanding reach through a large, global developer community comprised of data engineers and architects actively building, deploying and extending data platforms across the modern enterprise environment.

Jaspersoft provides a comprehensive business intelligence and reporting platform that enables organizations to create pixel-perfect reports, interactive dashboards and advanced visualizations. Jaspersoft has consistently served as an industry leader for pixel-perfect reporting, making it the solution of choice for regulated industries such as government, banking and financial services.

“As GenAI adoption accelerates, our customers want business intelligence solutions that can deliver consistent analytics and reports and offer flexibility to fully own the analytics experience,” said Marc Potter, CEO Actian & Portfolio General Manager of HCLSoftware’s Data & AI division. “With Jaspersoft, Actian will provide seamless AI-powered embedded analytics with strong architectural flexibility, allowing high-volume pixel-perfect reports and interactive dashboards to be seamlessly integrated into customer-facing applications, driving scalable self-service business intelligence.”

“Jaspersoft has earned the trust of organizations worldwide through its embedded analytics capabilities,” said Steven Schneider, General Manager of Analytics business unit at Cloud Software Group. “We believe HCLSoftware is a strong strategic owner for the business and look forward to Jaspersoft continuing to serve customers under HCLSoftware’s ownership.”

The acquisition is expected to close within six months of signing.

About HCLSoftware

HCLSoftware is a global leader in software innovation, dedicated to powering the Digital+ economy. We develop, market, sell and support transformative solutions that combine and integrate experience, data, and operations, delivering on a bold, AI-driven vision of the Digital+ future. Built on a rich heritage of pioneering spirit and unwavering commitment to customer success, we deliver best-in-class software products that empower organizations to achieve their goals. Our core values of integrity, inclusion, value creation, people-centricity and social responsibility guide everything we do. HCLSoftware serves more than 20,000 organizations including majority of the Fortune 100 and almost half of the Fortune 500. To learn more, visit hcl-software.com

About HCLTech

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,600 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, High Tech, Semiconductor, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending September 2025 totaled $14.2 billion. To learn how we can supercharge progress for you, visit hcltech.com.

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Jeremy McNeive, HCLSoftware
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Danielle Lee, Actian, HCLSoftware’s Data and AI division
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Ashutosh Sharma, HCLTech
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First The Generation Essentials Group-Sponsored SPAC Announces Successful Closing of $150 million IPO

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PARIS, NEW YORK and LONDON, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TGE Value Creative Solutions Corp (the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by The Generation Essentials Group (NYSE: TGE; LSE: TGE), announced today that it successfully completed its successful initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The offering resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of $150,000,000.

The Company’s units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and trade under the ticker symbol “BEBE U.” Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Once the securities constituting the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to be listed on NYSE under the symbols “BEBE” and “BEBE WS,” respectively.

The Company is a Cayman Islands registered company, formed as a blank check company for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. While the Company may pursue an initial business combination target in any industry or geographic location, the Company intends to focus its search on high potential businesses in the media, digital media, entertainment, high fashion, lifestyle, culture, and gaming sectors.

Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, acted as the sole underwriter and sole book-running manager for the offering. The Company has granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus.

Copies of the prospectus may be obtained, when available, from Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, 3 Columbus Circle, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Attention: Prospectus Department, or by email at capitalmarkets@cohencm.com or by accessing the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

A registration statement relating to these securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and became effective on December 18, 2025. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the anticipated use of the net proceeds of the initial public offering and simultaneous private placement. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies of these documents are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

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CGTN: How China drives high-quality development through technological innovation

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BEIJING, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CGTN published an article on how China’s coordinated regional development drives the country’s technological innovation. Through a comprehensive introduction of the development of tech innovation in China’s key city clusters – the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area – the article highlights that innovation in China has entered a new stage marked by regional coordination, multi-level advancement, and nationwide impact.

According to the newly released “Nature Index 2025 Science Cities” supplement, Chinese cities now make up more than half of the world’s top ten scientific research hubs for the first time. In particular, Beijing continues to lead as the top global science city – a position it has maintained since 2016.

Innovation in China today is no longer confined to a handful of major cities. Instead, it has entered a new stage marked by regional coordination, multi-level advancement, and nationwide impact.

Coordinated regional development

Instead of developing alone, Beijing has fully leveraged its role as a hub of technological innovation and strengthened coordination with Tianjin and Hebei, driving the continuous upgrading of innovation capacity across the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, a regional city cluster known as “Jing-Jin-Ji.”

The coordinated development of the Jing-Jin-Ji region, a national strategy put forward in February 2014, has led to a steady increase in technological innovation in the region.

Today, the region has seen the establishment of 14 innovation platforms and seven national advanced manufacturing clusters. In 2024, the region’s combined GDP reached 11.5 trillion yuan (about $1.6 trillion).

At the Zhongguancun Science Park in Xiong’an New Area, 11 platform institutions from Beijing, covering science and technology, finance and industrial research, have been integrated into a one-stop service system, enabling enterprises to access high-quality innovation resources without leaving the area.

The Jing-Jin-Ji region is not an isolated case. Located around the mid-point of China’s coastline, the Yangtze River Delta, encompassing the Shanghai Municipality and the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, remains rooted in its profound industrial history while its strong innovation capability is today lending fresh steam to the development of new quality productive forces.

Today, high-tech enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta region account for over 30 percent of the national total. The National Innovation Center par Excellence, a comprehensive national technology innovation center based in the delta, has set up strategic partnerships with more than 200 domestic and foreign universities and research institutes and has established joint innovation centers with nearly 600 leading enterprises.

In the southern part of China, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) has seen a leap in its technological innovation capacity. The country has established nine major technological infrastructure projects in the area. A total of 31 Guangdong-Hong Kong–Macao joint labs have been established, forming the foundation for the GBA’s technological innovation.

Driving high-quality development

Attaching great importance to promoting high-quality, coordinated regional development, Chinese President Xi Jinping has traveled to various regions and chaired symposiums, charting the course for how different regions can better leverage their comparative advantages, achieve complementary advantages, and enhance the balance and coordination of regional development.

In recent years, China has deepened its implementation of the coordinated regional development strategy, with clusters such as the Jing-Jin-Ji, the Yangtze River Delta and the GBA driving the country’s overall innovation level and high-quality development.

For instance, the GBA, with less than 0.6 percent of the country’s total land area, has generated one-ninth of the nation’s total economic output, making it one of the most open and economically vibrant regions in the country.

Currently, the GBA, focusing on new sectors such as the low-altitude economy and biomanufacturing, is set to create five more emerging industrial clusters worth 100 billion yuan (about $14.2 billion) each and promote the high-end and intelligent transformation and upgrading of advantageous industries, such as electronic information and advanced equipment manufacturing.

During an inspection tour in Guangdong in November this year, Xi urged the province to focus on developing new quality productive forces, strengthen the deep integration of technological and industrial innovation, and build a modernized industrial system with international competitiveness, calling for advancing the development of the GBA with sustained efforts.

In the just-concluded annual Central Economic Work Conference, China pledged to develop international technological innovation centers in Beijing (Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region), Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta), and the GBA.

“The expansion of the three international technological innovation centers – from individual cities to broader city clusters – marks a strategic upgrade, showing that China’s efforts to build innovation hubs now place greater emphasis on regional coordination,” said Gong Chao, a researcher at the National Institute of Innovation and Development at Tongji University.

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AiPPT Introduces a Vast PPT Template Library to Make AI-Powered Presentations Easier Than Ever

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SINGAPORE, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AiPPT.com, a leading AI-powered presentation platform, today announced the launch of its newly expanded template library, offering users an unprecedented selection of ready-to-use PowerPoint templates. The library provides a wide variety of designs across business, education, marketing, and creative projects, giving professionals, students, and content creators a fast and intuitive way to craft visually engaging presentations. Explore the library at AiPPT Templates.

Since its inception in 2023, AiPPT has been dedicated to simplifying the presentation workflow by combining intelligent automation with a user-friendly interface. As a highly functional AI PPT generator, AiPPT enables users to transform topics, outlines, or uploaded documents into structured slide decks almost instantly. Its AI PPT editor ensures that text, visuals, charts, and layouts are automatically optimized, allowing users to produce professional-quality slides with minimal effort.

The new template library adds a valuable layer of convenience for users who want a creative head start. Each template is fully customizable, giving users the flexibility to adjust colors, fonts, layouts, and graphics to match any style or brand identity. The collection is designed to help users save time while maintaining a polished and professional look for every presentation.

“AiPPT was built to make presentations smarter and faster,” said AiPPT Product Lead. “By introducing this extensive template library, we are giving our users an immediate advantage in creating high-quality presentations without spending hours on design. Our goal is to combine intelligent AI generation with beautiful, ready-to-use templates that inspire confidence and creativity.”

Key features of AiPPT include:

  • AI Presentation Generation: Automatically convert topics, sentences, or documents into full slide decks.
  • AI Editing Tools: Smart enhancements for text, charts, and layouts for cohesive, professional slides.
  • PPT Conversion: Seamless transformation between formats while preserving design integrity.
  • Comprehensive Template Library: 200,000+ customizable templates suitable for any presentation scenario.
  • Advanced AI Image Generation: Access powerful AI image models, including Nano Banana Pro, to create stunning visuals that enhance your slides.

With its combination of AI-driven slideshow generation, intuitive PPT editing, and a vast library of templates, AiPPT positions itself as a one-stop solution for modern presentation needs. Whether preparing a business pitch, academic lecture, or creative showcase, users now have the tools to produce polished presentations quickly and efficiently.

About AiPPT.com
AiPPT.com is a next-generation AI-powered presentation platform that enables users to create, edit, and convert professional slide decks with ease. By integrating advanced AI technology with a rich library of templates and intelligent PPT editing tools, AiPPT transforms the way presentations are made, making the process faster, smarter, and more creative for users worldwide.

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HCLSoftware to Acquire AI Data Analyst Agents Startup Wobby

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Acquisition of the early–stage startup to accelerate clients’ value realization from GenAI by adding AI data analyst capabilities

NOIDA, India and SAINT CLARA, Calif., Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — HCLSoftware (NSE: HCLTECH.NS) (BSE: HCLTECH.BO), the software business division of HCLTech, today announced its intent to acquire Wobby, an early–stage startup providing AI Data Analyst ‘Agents’ for data warehouses, based in Antwerp, Belgium.

 

HCLSoftware’s Data & AI division (Actian) is seeing increased demand for its metadata management, data catalog and data governance solutions and has demonstrated good growth over the last five years, driven by enterprise data management solutions. Adding Agentic AI Data Analyst capabilities will further enable customers to interact with their raw data and get fast and accurate business insights on demand.

Wobby provides AI Data Analyst ‘Agents’ that enable users to query complex datasets through a natural language interface and receive actionable insights instantly. The solution is powered by a proprietary semantic layer and agentic architecture that interprets business context, automates complex workflows and delivers high-quality analytical output at scale, complementing the knowledge graph capabilities of the Actian Data Intelligence Platform.

“Customers want self-service analytics with AI-driven insights that they can trust,” said Marc Potter, CEO Actian & Portfolio General Manager of HCLSoftware’s Data & AI division. “With Wobby, Actian provides LLM-powered natural-language analytics on a unified, governed semantic layer, enabling self-service analytics that delivers context-rich, accurate insights and a foundation for scaling GenAI initiatives with confidence.”

“Wobby is reinventing how teams do business intelligence by building AI agents that not only answer questions, but also are evolving toward proactive analytics by sharing automated insights,” said Amra Dorjbayar, CEO and Co-Founder, Wobby. “Combining Wobby’s capabilities with Actian Data Intelligence platform will offer customers a differentiated approach to data management.”

The acquisition is expected to close by February 2026.

About HCLSoftware 

HCLSoftware is a global leader in software innovation, dedicated to powering the Digital+ economy. We develop, market, sell and support transformative solutions that combine and integrate experience, data, and operations, delivering on a bold, AI-driven vision of the Digital+ future. Built on a rich heritage of pioneering spirit and unwavering commitment to customer success, we deliver best-in-class software products that empower organizations to achieve their goals. Our core values of integrity, inclusion, value creation, people-centricity and social responsibility guide everything we do. HCLSoftware serves more than 20,000 organizations including majority of the Fortune 100 and almost half of the Fortune 500. To learn more, visit hcl-software.com 

About HCLTech

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,600 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, High Tech, Semiconductor, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending September 2025 totaled $14.2 billion. To learn how we can supercharge progress for you, visit hcltech.com.

For further details, please contact:

Jeremy McNeive, HCLSoftware
jeremy.mcneive@hcl-software.com 

Danielle Lee, Actian, HCLSoftware’s Data and AI division
danielle.lee@actian.com 

Ashutosh Sharma, HCLTech
ashutosh.sharma@hcltech.com

STRADVISION to Showcase Scalable Ecosystem Integrations at CES® 2026

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SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — STRADVISION, a global leader in AI-based vision perception technology for autonomous driving, will participate in CES® 2026 in Las Vegas with a strong focus on ecosystem collaboration and platform-level integration with leading semiconductor and technology partners.

At CES 2026, STRADVISION will demonstrate how its vision perception software, SVNet, is implemented and operating across multiple partner ecosystems, spanning both production programs and advanced pre-production deployments. Moving beyond standalone demonstrations, the company will highlight real partner-integrated implementations, underscoring that SVNet is a commercially available product with clear paths to production and scale across global automotive programs.

STRADVISION’s CES 2026 strategy reflects a broader shift toward ecosystem-driven growth. By working closely with its ecosystem partners, the company enables OEMs to deploy perception software that is pre-integrated within partner platforms, significantly reducing integration risk and complexity while accelerating time to market. This reinforces STRADVISION’s role as a scalable, ecosystem-aligned perception partner across the autonomous driving value chain.

Throughout CES 2026, STRADVISION will engage customers within partner exhibition spaces, supporting focused discussions among STRADVISION, its partners, and potential customers. These engagements are designed to drive concrete commercial opportunities while strengthening joint go-to-market activities.

At the show, STRADVISION will highlight ongoing collaboration with key ecosystem partners, including AMD, Aptiv, Renesas, Seeing Machines, and Texas Instruments. These partnerships illustrate STRADVISION’s expanding footprint across multiple chip ecosystems and its ability to operate seamlessly within diverse partner environments.

“CES 2026 is about showing where STRADVISION stands today,” said Philip Vidal, Chief Business Officer of STRADVISION. “SVNet is running across multiple partner platforms today, some already in production, others advancing toward SOP. By working closely with our partners, we enable customers to engage with perception software that is integrated, scalable, and aligned with real deployment timelines.”

For more information on STRADVISION and its industry-leading technologies, please visit STRADVISION.

About STRADVISION 

Founded in 2014, STRADVISION is an automotive industry pioneer in artificial intelligence-based vision perception technology for vehicles. The company is accelerating the advent of fully autonomous vehicles by making Autonomous Driving and ADAS features available at a fraction of the market cost compared with competitors. STRADVISION’s SVNet is being deployed on various vehicle models in partnership with OEMs; can power ADAS and autonomous vehicles worldwide; and is serviced by over 300 employees in Seoul, San Jose, Detroit, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Dusseldorf. STRADVISION has been honored with Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award, the Gold Award at the 2022 and 2021 AutoSens Awards for Best-in-Class Software for Perception Systems, the 2020 Autonomous Vehicle Technology ACES Award in Autonomy (software category), and 2025 Top SME Innovator by CLEPA for Breakthrough AI 3D Perception Network Technology. In addition, STRADVISION and its software have achieved TISAX’s AL3 standard for information security management, as well as being certified to the ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems and ISO 26262 for Automotive Functional Safety. 

TraceLink Wins 2025 Merit Award — Recognized for Healthcare Innovation for the Third Consecutive Year

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TraceLink has been named a winner of the 2025 Merit Awards for Healthcare Innovation, marking its third consecutive year of recognition. The award honors TraceLink’s continued leadership in transforming the life sciences and healthcare supply chain through OPUS—its industrial no-code platform that powers agentic supply chain orchestration across a global network of more than 310,000 authenticated partners.

BOSTON, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TraceLink, the world’s largest end-to-end digital network platform for intelligent supply chain orchestration, today announced that it has been named a winner of the 2025 Merit Awards for Healthcare Innovation. This marks TraceLink’s third consecutive year recognized by the Merit Awards program—an independent awards body honoring global companies advancing their industries through breakthrough innovation, vision, and impact.

The Merit Awards Healthcare categories celebrate companies and technologies that are shaping the future of healthcare through innovation, excellence, and measurable market contribution, evaluated by a panel of industry executives, media leaders, and consultants.

Advancing Healthcare Through the World’s First Industrial, No-Code, Agentic Orchestration Platform

TraceLink’s OPUS (Orchestration Platform for Universal Solutions) is purpose-built to help healthcare and life sciences companies run their supply chains in a smarter, more connected, and more reliable way.

Today, most supply chains depend on slow manual work, disconnected systems, and complicated one-off integrations between partners. OPUS replaces that complexity with one unified system that connects everyone, digitalizes real-time information, and enables intelligent agent “teammates.”

OPUS brings four essential pieces together:

  • A single integration to every partner: Instead of building separate integrations with hundreds of suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors, companies integrate once to OPUS and can exchange the information and interoperate with everyone needed to run their business.
  • A secure, high-availability platform built for regulated healthcare: OPUS ensures companies can run critical processes—like tracking products, managing orders, or exchanging compliance information—with the reliability, validation, and governance required in life sciences.
  • A shared understanding of orchestrations: OPUS organizes every order, shipment, inventory update, and workflow into clean, structured information within the context of a business process. This enables communication, coordination, and collaboration between business partners and sets the foundation for Agents.
  • Intelligent digital teammates (agents): On top of this foundation, companies can deploy safe, governed digital teammates that monitor operations, flag issues, make recommendations, and even take action—helping teams prevent disruptions, reduce manual work, and respond faster.

This allows healthcare organizations to move from slow, fragmented processes to a linked, AI-ready supply chain that delivers products to patients more reliably and efficiently.

“We appreciate the continued recognition of the impact our OPUS platform and agentic capabilities have in solving the most pressing challenges in healthcare—from operational complexity and supply chain fragmentation to patient access and safety,” said Shabbir Dahod, President and CEO of TraceLink. “Our team remains committed to pioneering innovations that enable global healthcare organizations to operate with greater intelligence, agility, and reliability.”

TraceLink innovations represent a fundamental shift—from manual, error-prone processes to a real-time, adaptive, agent-driven supply chain orchestration network that improves service levels, reduces operational cost, and enhances patient safety.

Transforming the Life Sciences and Healthcare Supply Chain

At FutureLink Barcelona in October 2025, TraceLink unveiled its next major leap forward: agentic orchestration capabilities within OPUS. These innovations—set for full commercial availability in 2026—will empower life sciences and healthcare organizations to scale intelligent, autonomous agents across Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Commerce, Quality, and Clinical operations.

With OPUS, supply chain teams:

  • Achieve real-time visibility and synchronized execution across internal and multi-enterprise partners.
  • Improve OTIF performance and reduce stockouts through predictive, continuous orchestration.
  • Strengthen resilience with agents that detect issues early, recommend next-best actions, and execute work 24/7.
  • Reduce risk and simplify compliance with a continuously validated, audit-ready industrial platform.
  • Transform the supply chain into a strategic growth engine, not just a cost center.

Celebrating Excellence in Healthcare Innovation

“The Merit Awards Healthcare program highlights organizations whose technologies and services are improving the healthcare marketplace in meaningful, measurable ways,” said Marie Zander, Executive Director, Merit Awards. “We congratulate TraceLink on its continued leadership and its commitment to shaping a safer, more resilient global healthcare supply chain.”

A Growing Movement Toward Intelligent Orchestration

TraceLink’s 2025 Merit Award adds to a growing list of recent industry honors, including accolades from Fast Company, SupplyTech Breakthrough, CIO Review, BSMA, and others, further validating OPUS as the foundational platform powering the next era of agentic supply chain transformation.

To learn more about TraceLink’s OPUS platform and its suite of end-to-end orchestration capabilities, or to interact with TraceLink’s AI-powered assistant Amadeus, visit:
https://www.tracelink.com/resources/tracelink-university

About the Merit Awards

The Merit Awards are an independent awards program created to recognize the people, companies, and products that are making a meaningful difference across global industries. Judged by a panel of industry executives, journalists, and consultants, the program honors organizations that demonstrate excellence, innovation, and measurable impact in their markets. The Merit Awards feature specialized categories—including Technology, Healthcare, and ESG—and highlight the next generation of visionary leaders shaping the future of their industries. For more information, visit www.merit-awards.com

About TraceLink

TraceLink Inc. is the largest end-to-end intelligent supply chain platform for life sciences and healthcare, enabling end-to-end orchestration by linking more than 291,000 healthcare and life sciences entities through its Business-to-Network Integrate-Once™ network. Leading companies trust TraceLink to deliver complete global digitalization, visibility, and traceability of healthcare products, ensuring that every patient receives the medicines they rely on, safely, securely, and on time.

1. What are the Merit Awards?

The Merit Awards are an independent global awards program established to honor companies and products driving excellence and innovation across various industries. Winners are selected by a panel of industry executives, media members, and consultants.

2. What does the “Healthcare Innovation” category recognize?

This category celebrates organizations delivering breakthrough technologies, services, and innovations that meaningfully improve healthcare operations, patient outcomes, and market advancement.

3. Why was TraceLink selected for the 2025 Healthcare Innovation Award?

TraceLink was recognized for:

  • Pioneering the first industrial agentic orchestration platform: TraceLink’s OPUS platform connects the entire healthcare supply chain and introduces intelligent digital teammates that help companies work faster and prevent disruptions.
  • Operating the largest digital network in life sciences: More than 310,000 pre-authenticated partners already run on the TraceLink network, making it the most widely connected supply chain platform in the industry.
  • Delivering a secure, compliant, always-on foundation: OPUS provides a GxP-compliant, audit-ready, high-availability platform that companies rely on for critical, regulated operations.
  • Introducing a new way to understand and use supply chain data: TraceLink’s metadata and meta-reasoning framework organizes information with context, enabling trustworthy data and powering safe, intelligent agents.
  • Eliminating costly, one-off integrations: With Integrate Once™, companies connect a single time to reach all their partners—reducing integration cost, complexity, and maintenance.
  • Improving reliability and patient access: By connecting partners and enabling real-time, intelligent workflows, OPUS helps organizations increase OTIF performance, boost resilience, and ensure products reach patients reliably.

4. How does this recognition differ from TraceLink’s prior Merit Awards?

2023 → Healthcare Technology
2024 → HealthTech
2025 → Healthcare Innovation

This progression reflects TraceLink’s widening impact—from digital transformation to industry-wide leadership in intelligent orchestration and patient-centered innovation.

5. How does OPUS support healthcare innovation?

OPUS enables:

  • End-to-end real-time visibility
  • Safe deployment of intelligent agents
  • Predictive and adaptive supply chain orchestration
  • Seamless interoperability across the healthcare ecosystem
  • Stronger compliance, quality, and patient safety outcomes

6. How does this award reinforce TraceLink’s strategy?

It validates TraceLink’s leadership in:

  • Building the digital network foundation required for global interoperability
  • Shifting the industry toward agentic supply chain operations
  • Delivering trusted, scalable, compliant infrastructure for the world’s most regulated supply chain

P+Ex and Post-Tensioning Institute Unite to Advance Sustainability

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COLUMBIA, Md., Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — P+Ex, the Center of Excellence for Concrete Preservation and Service Life Extension, is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), bringing together two leading organizations in structural innovation and durability.

This collaboration merges P+Ex’s expertise in repairing and protecting the built environment with PTI’s global leadership in post-tensioning solutions. Together, they will advance best practices in durability design for new structures and promote structural repair, rehabilitation, and life extension for existing infrastructure.

“We are excited to have PTI join us on the P+Ex journey,” commented Peter Emmons from P+Ex, “and look forward to working together to create progress toward our shared values. Extending the life of our planet is a worthy cause and we are moving in a great direction with organizations such as PTI joining the effort.”

Tim Christle, Executive Vice President of PTI noted, “The P+Ex and PTI affiliation brings together distinct strengths. Together, we are taking another step toward ensuring that post-tensioned concrete structures, emphasize durability, resilience, and sustainability, leveraging the extended service life benefits of PT.”

Through joint initiatives, training programs, and industry outreach, the partnership will champion innovative, sustainable approaches for the design of new post-tensioned structures and the effective repair of existing ones—reducing environmental impact while extending service life.

By aligning their missions, P+Ex and PTI are taking a significant step toward enhancing the sustainability, safety, and performance of critical infrastructure worldwide.

About P+Ex

P+Ex is a non-profit organization created to focus on the sustainability benefits of preserving and extending the life of concrete structures. Its mission is to drive global awareness, education, tools and actions to preserve and extend the service life of concrete structures to ensure a sustainable built environment.  For more information, visit www.pexcoe.org.

About PTI

The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) is a nonprofit organization for the advancement of post-tensioned, prestressed concrete design and construction. PTI represents a community of businesses and professionals dedicated to expanding quality post-tensioning applications. PTI’s mission is to and advance the post-tensioning industry through education and technical leadership. For more information, visit www.post-tensioning.org. 

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