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Aston Education Partners with Top Australian School John Paul College for Hong Kong Recruitment

Offering Hong Kong Students a Seamless Pathway to Year 7-12 and Free Study Abroad Consultation

HONG KONG, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hong Kong’s leading Australian education consultancy, Aston Education, today announced a joint recruitment exhibition with John Paul College, a top co-educational private secondary school in Queensland, Australia. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the Park Lane Hong Kong hotel in Causeway Bay. This marks the fourth consecutive year of their exclusive collaboration, with the school’s principal and director of international operations attending in person. Aston Education consultants will also provide free one-on-one study abroad consultations to help Hong Kong parents assess the feasibility of their children studying at Australian secondary schools.

Australian Secondary Education Trends: A New Choice for Hong Kong Parents

The number of Hong Kong parents planning to send their children to Australian secondary schools has been steadily rising in recent years. Australian schools use the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) system, with a maximum score of 99.5, combining continuous assessment and public exams. Unlike Hong Kong’s high-stakes single-exam system, ATAR emphasizes holistic development and daily classroom performance, giving students of different learning styles a competitive edge in university admissions.

Australian schools also offer the IB Diploma Programme, focusing on interdisciplinary thinking and critical analysis. Additionally, the minimal time difference between Australia and Hong Kong (only 1-3 hours) allows parents to maintain daily communication with their children and monitor their academic and daily life closely, making Australia an appealing study destination.

“Hong Kong parents value the fairness of the ATAR system and the flexibility in course selection. Over 26 years, Aston Education has assisted more than 21,000 students with applications to Australian primary, secondary, and universities, understanding the real needs of Hong Kong families in school selection, grade transitions, and guardianship arrangements. Partnering with John Paul College for this recruitment fair allows parents to learn directly from school representatives and make informed decisions about their children’s education pathways.”—— 【Aston Education Recruitment Director Ms. Wen Lai】

Australian School System Guide: Grade Alignment and ATAR Explained

Australian secondary education typically spans six years, though starting grades vary by state: Year 7 in New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania; Year 8 in Queensland, Western Australia, and South Australia. Accurate grade matching is crucial for Hong Kong students to avoid application errors.

The ATAR system balances continuous assessment and final exams, converting rankings into scores from 0 to 99.5 for university admissions. Aston Education’s consultants are well-versed in state differences and ATAR calculations, helping students select schools and states that best match their academic background and goals.

John Paul College: Top Queensland Private School for IB and ATAR

John Paul College, a renowned co-educational private school in Brisbane, Queensland, offers complete Year 7-12 programs, including Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) with ATAR assessment and the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP). The school emphasizes balanced development in academics, sports, and arts, with many graduates advancing to Australia’s top universities. Key facilities and support for international students include:

  • Full Year 7-12 curriculum with boarding and day school options
  • Diverse extracurriculars in sports, arts, outdoor education, and entrepreneurship to build leadership and global perspectives
  • English as an Additional Language (EAL) and academic support for international students
  • Comprehensive boarding facilities and welfare services for overseas students

“Hong Kong students are known for their diligence and excel in John Paul College’s diverse learning environment. We look forward to this Hong Kong recruitment fair to help more families understand our academic achievements and campus life, and seize opportunities for 2026/27 intake applications.”—— 【John Paul College Director of International Operations Mr. David Ferguson】

Aston Education’s One-Stop Australian Study Abroad Services

Established in 1999, Aston Education is one of Hong Kong’s largest Australian consultancies, having helped over 21,000 students with applications across kindergarten, secondary, and university levels over 26 years. Free comprehensive services include:

  • Admission eligibility assessment and school matching
  • Application document preparation and submission
  • Student visa (Subclass 500) assistance
  • Homestay matching and qualified guardianship
  • On-ground support and emergency contacts after arrival in Australia

Event Details

Date

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Venue

Park Lane Hong Kong, 310 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay

Guests

John Paul College Principal and Director of International Operations

Services

Free one-on-one consultations by Aston Education advisors

Fee

Free admission

Target

Hong Kong parents and students interested in Australian secondary schools

Registration

https://aston.edu.hk/event/auhs-john-paul-college-hk-event/

About Aston Education
Founded in 2000, Aston Education is one of Hong Kong’s most experienced Australian education consultancies, providing comprehensive support for primary, secondary, and university pathways to Australia. Over 26 years, it has assisted more than 21,000 students with applications across Australian states, covering admissions, visas, homestays, and guardianship. Website: https://aston.edu.hk/

About John Paul College
John Paul College is a leading co-educational private school in Brisbane, Queensland, offering Year 7-12 programs including IBDP and QCE (ATAR). With excellent boarding and international student support, it attracts students from across Asia, boasting high rates of progression to top Australian universities. Website: https://www.jpc.edu.au/

Alphamab Oncology Appoints Dr. Hongwei Wang as Chief Technology Officer

SUZHOU, China, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Alphamab Oncology (stock code: 9966.HK) announced the appointment of Dr. Hongwei Wang as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Dr. Wang will be responsible for the company’s Process Development and Analytical Development Department, Production Department and Quality Department, and report to Dr. Ting Xu, Chairman and CEO of Alphamab Oncology. Dr. Hongwei Wang is a seasoned expert in biopharmaceutical CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) development and commercial manufacturing management, with extensive industry experience. Dr. Wang’s joining will accelerate the global development and commercialization of the company’s innovative product pipeline.

Prior to joining Alphamab Oncology, Dr. Wang served successively as Director of the Institute of Biologics at Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Hengrui Pharma), and concurrently as General Manager of Suzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hengrui Pharma) and General Manager of the Biopharmaceutical Division at Hengrui Pharma. During his tenure, Dr. Wang has led the successful approval and commercialization of six innovative biologics and has advanced more than 20 innovative biological candidates into pivotal clinical stages. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology (with a specialization in Immunology) from the University of Science and Technology of China.

Dr. Ting Xu, Chairman and CEO of Alphamab Oncology, commented, “We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Hongwei Wang to Alphamab Oncology. The company is at a critical juncture in transitioning from innovative R&D to commercial realization: our core product, KN026, is on the verge of regulatory market approval; the NDA submission for JSKN003 is imminent; and multiple next-generation ADC candidates are in clinical development. Dr. Wang’s profound expertise in CMC whole process management and large-scale commercial manufacturing will further enhance our integrated industrial chain capabilities, providing a solid foundation for the steady and efficient advancement of our global strategy.”

Dr. Hongwei Wang commented, “I am very pleased to join Alphamab Oncology. As a biopharmaceutical company with exceptional differentiated innovation capabilities and high growth potential in the industry, I am deeply impressed by Alphamab Oncology’s strategic deployment and rapid progress in the bispecific antibody and ADC fields. I look forward to working side-by-side with the team to accelerate the development of our pipeline, promote the industrialization and commercialization of core products, and bring more high-quality innovative cancer therapies to market as soon as possible, ultimately improving long-term survival benefits for patients.”

About Alphamab Oncology

Alphamab Oncology (Stock Code: 9966.HK) is an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology. Leveraging proprietary platforms including single-domain antibodies, bispecific antibodies, glycan-specific conjugation, linker-payloads, dual-payload ADCs, and high-concentration subcutaneous formulations, the Company has built a differentiated and globally competitive pipeline, covering cutting-edge candidates in ADCs, bispecific antibodies, and single-domain antibodies.

One product has received market approval: Envafolimab (KN035, brand name: 恩维达®), the world’s first subcutaneously injected PD-(L)1 inhibitor, offering greater convenience and accessibility in cancer treatment. The NMPA has accepted the new drug application for KN026 (Anbenitamab Injection), a HER2 bispecific antibody, for second-line or later HER2-positive gastric cancer. Five bispecific ADC candidates have entered clinical stages, and next-generation ADC pipelines—such as dual-payload ADCs—are advancing rapidly. The Company has established strategic partnerships with organizations including CSPC, ArriVent, and Glenmark, covering both product development and technology platforms.

Our overarching mission is to make cancer manageable and curable by addressing unmet clinical needs in oncology. Alphamab Oncology is continuously dedicated to the development of effective, safe, and globally competitive anti-tumor drugs, enabling patients to achieve long-term, high-quality survival and delivering China-innovated cancer therapies to benefit patients worldwide.

RIMAN Ignites Momentum at 2026 North America Convention

SEOUL, South Korea, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — RIMAN, a direct selling company prioritizing K-beauty skincare and wellness, hosted a successful convention in Long Beach, California, from February 27th to March 1st, 2026.  Thousands of distributors and prospects from across the world gathered for the three-day event, creating a vibrant, high-energy atmosphere.

2026 RIMAN Convention North America in Long Beach, California
2026 RIMAN Convention North America in Long Beach, California

From the powerful opening session, the excitement in the room was unmistakable. Waves of applause, cheers, and standing ovations from over 3500 attendees echoed across the packed hall as leaders and field representatives came together to celebrate achievements, share visions, and align for the year ahead. The strong turnout and enthusiastic engagement clearly demonstrated the accelerating momentum of the North American market.

A key highlight of the convention was the introduction of the newly upgraded ICD Radiansome™100 skincare products. RIMAN’s exclusive access to a patented form of liposome synthesis, known as the Microfluidizer Processor, allowed for the dedication to and ultimate creation of 100% liposomal formulas, now updated with flexible liposome technology and new patented ingredients for greater efficacies. Accompanied by this launch was the unveiling of new Experience Kits, offering miniature versions of key RIMAN products for sharing with prospects in a whole new way.

As product concepts and enhancement points were unveiled, the audience responded with enthusiastic applause and visible excitement. Thorough education and marketing explanation further reinforced the novelty and brand trajectory of the launch, and hundreds of attendees eagerly awaited the moment to try these products for themselves.

In addition, Dr. Heesik Kim, Director of Cell Factory Research at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, delivered an advanced lecture on RIMAN’s new heritage ingredient, Jeju Chlorella, an exclusive microalga species with robust benefits in ocular health and beyond. His session drew significant interest, emphasizing Jeju Chlorella’s scientific foundation and future potential, all while establishing this new heritage ingredient as integral to the RIMAN story

Throughout the convention, top-performing leaders took the stage to share practical strategies, personal journeys, and actionable insights. Each session was met with focused attention, with attendees listening closely, capturing key takeaways, and responding with enthusiastic applause.
The exchange of real-world experiences—from team development and customer trust-building to leadership growth—created meaningful and inspiring learning moments that will empower attendees long after the event’s closing.

The energy and commitment displayed by everyone here exemplify what makes RIMAN a truly borderless community, driving us toward an exciting future,” remarked Youngsu Hwang, Global Chief Sales Officer.

About RIMAN

Founded in 2018 in South Korea, RIMAN is a global beauty and wellness direct-selling company redefining K-Beauty through heritage ingredients from Jeju Island and cutting-edge innovation. At its Jeju Smart Farm, RIMAN manages every step, from raw material cultivation to product development, including its signature ingredient, Giant BYoungPool™—an advanced Centella Asiatica cultivar granted 20-year Plant Variety Protection by the Korea Forest Service in July 2022 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in September 2025.

Guided by its philosophy to deliver a difference people love, RIMAN creates innovative, trustworthy skincare and wellness solutions that empower individuals around the world to experience their most radiant selves.

MindHYVE.ai™ and California Northstate University Deploy First Agentic AI Learning Platform in U.S. Health Sciences Education

CNU becomes the first U.S. health sciences university to integrate a reasoning-first adaptive AI system into its College of Pharmacy curriculum

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. and ELK GROVE, Calif., March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MindHYVE.ai™, Inc. and California Northstate University (CNU) have signed a Strategic Collaboration Framework (SCF) to deploy ArthurAI™, MindHYVE’s Agentic Learning OS, within CNU’s College of Pharmacy. The collaboration makes CNU the first health sciences university in the United States to integrate a reasoning-first agentic AI platform into its academic curriculum.

MindHYVE.ai™ and California Northstate University formalize strategic collaboration to deploy ArthurAI™ in U.S. health sciences education.
MindHYVE.ai™ and California Northstate University formalize strategic collaboration to deploy ArthurAI™ in U.S. health sciences education.

The global AI education market, valued at $7.57 billion in 2025 and projected to exceed $112 billion by 2034, has yet to produce a reasoning-first platform purpose-built for health sciences. While leading research universities—including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Oxford—continue to develop institutional policies governing student use of generative AI tools, CNU’s partnership with MindHYVE.ai™ moves beyond policy into deployment. Rather than treating AI as a content tool to be regulated, ArthurAI™ functions as an adaptive reasoning system that learns each student’s cognitive profile and adjusts instructional delivery in real time, while maintaining full FERPA compliance and transparent audit trails.

A key advantage of the ArthurAI™ platform is its AI-powered curriculum design and delivery system. Using agentic capabilities, ArthurAI™ ingests an institution’s existing curriculum and generates modernized, refreshed course content that prepares students for careers in the rapidly approaching era of AI-powered pharmacology—future-proofing graduates for a profession being reshaped by artificial intelligence and equipping them with the fluency to lead in a new AI economy.

Under the framework, MindHYVE.ai™ will deliver a customized ArthurAI™ deployment aligned to CNU-identified courses requiring advanced reasoning and conceptual mastery. Initial implementation will focus on high-cognitive-load pharmacy courses, with a pathway for broader adoption across CNU’s programs in medicine, dentistry, psychology, and nursing through:

  • ArthurAI™ University Learning Edition (ULE) — AI-powered curriculum intelligence that transforms existing degree programs into adaptive, competency-driven learning experiences with real-time cognitive profiling for every enrolled student
  • ArthurAI™ Corporate Learning Edition (CLE) — a structured AI upskilling program for faculty and institutional staff, delivered in partnership with the California Institute of Artificial Intelligence (CIAI) to build organization-wide AI fluency and literacy
  • The Dawn Directive™ — CIAI’s flagship 4-month, 18-course, 360-hour AI fluency certification program, powered by MindHYVE™’s ArthurAI™ VLE Agentic Learning OS

The ArthurAI™ deployment extends a growing relationship between CNU and MindHYVE.ai™. The two organizations have also established a collaboration framework around ChironAI™, MindHYVE’s clinical decision support platform, to explore pharmacogenomics applications within CNU’s College of Pharmacy. With CNU currently constructing a teaching hospital, the partnership positions both organizations to advance an integrated education-to-clinical intelligence pipeline—from AI-powered learning in the classroom to AI-assisted decision-making at the point of care.

CNU joins a growing portfolio of institutional deployments for MindHYVE.ai™, which currently operates across 15+ countries with partnerships spanning education, healthcare, and governance.

“The real challenge facing pharmacy education isn’t access to information—anyone can look that up. It’s that AI is already doing what we’ve traditionally trained pharmacists to do. Drug interaction checks, dosing calculations, formulary management—machines handle that now. The industry doesn’t need more pharmacists educated the old way. It needs AI-powered pharmacists who can lead a profession that’s being fundamentally transformed. ArthurAI™ doesn’t just teach pharmacy—it produces the pharmacist of the future.”

— Bill Faruki, Founder and CEO, MindHYVE.ai™

“Every health sciences institution will face a decision: adapt to AI or fall behind. CNU is not waiting. We partnered with MindHYVE.ai™ because the pharmacists and clinicians we graduate must be as fluent in artificial intelligence as they are in pharmacology. This isn’t an experiment—it’s the future of health sciences education, and we intend to define it.”

— Dr. Alvin Cheung, President and CEO, California Northstate University

“The Dawn Directive was built to produce AI-fluent professionals across every industry. Deploying it inside a College of Pharmacy proves that this certification framework transfers to any regulated discipline—and that the demand for AI fluency in healthcare is no longer theoretical.”

— California Institute of Artificial Intelligence (CIAI)

About California Northstate University
California Northstate University is a private, health-sciences-focused institution based in Northern California offering programs in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, psychology, nursing, and health sciences. CNU is committed to advancing education, research, and service in healthcare.

About MindHYVE.ai™
MindHYVE.ai™ engineers domain-specific agentic AI systems for education, healthcare, law, finance, and governance. Its technology stack is powered by Eve-Fusion™, a proprietary multi-model consensus reasoning engine, and deployed on Eve-Grid™, MindHYVE’s enterprise-grade Azure-native cloud infrastructure. The company operates eleven Digital Employees—domain-specific AI agents including ArthurAI™ for adaptive learning and ChironAI™ for clinical decision support—with deployments spanning North America, Asia, and Africa. MindHYVE does not use client data for model training; all training relies exclusively on synthetically generated data through Eve-Genesis™, its proprietary reasoning training framework.

For more information:
Website: www.mindhyve.ai | Email: hello@mindhyve.ai | Phone: +1 (949) 200-8668
Partnership & Investment Inquiries:
James Barry | james.barry@mindhyve.io
Media Contact:
Marc Ortiz | marc.ortiz@mindhyve.io

Mastercard Simplifies Cross-Border Payments for Asia Pacific SMEs

Single platform delivers multi-currency support, real-time visibility and seamless integration

SINGAPORE, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Asia Pacific are moving faster into global trade, but the complexity and limited visibility in corresponding payments processes continue to slow growth. Mastercard today announced that it is introducing Mastercard Global Commerce Suite for Small Businesses, a set of holistic capabilities powered by Mastercard Move, designed to help banks support the evolving, cross-border needs of time-strapped SMEs. It is available to banks and financial institutions in Hong Kong SAR, a key regional commerce hub, with plans to expand across select markets in Asia Pacific.

Digital commercial payments in Asia Pacific are forecasted to grow 14.7% annually through 2028, driven largely by the rapid digitization of SMEs and their increasing participation in cross-border trade. As demand rises, banks are under pressure to offer simpler, more connected payments experiences that reduce operational complexity while supporting international growth.

“SMEs want to move money across borders with the same speed and confidence as domestic transactions, but many banks remain constrained by legacy systems,” said Anouska Ladds, Executive Vice President, Commercial and New Payment Flows, Asia Pacific, Mastercard. “Mastercard Global Commerce Suite for Small Businesses aims to offer banks a powerful, scalable way to support SME growth by bringing payments, visibility, and control together in one platform that is purpose-built for cross-border commerce. It will enable banks to serve SMEs more effectively, while building the foundation for deeper, long-term relationships as their customers grow.”

Frictionless Global Commerce

A persistent hurdle for internationalized SMEs is the lack of in-house treasury and finance capabilities. Coupled with complex processes and stringent compliance requirements, vague timelines and limited visibility, the barrier remains high for businesses looking to expand in an especially volatile economy.

Through a single touchpoint, SMEs will be able to manage payments, collections, and expenses efficiently while benefiting from:

  • Global finance flexibility: Pay and get paid confidently, like a local with virtual bank accounts in multiple currencies or a single multi-currency card.
  • Seamless integration: App-based controls and API-driven connectivity to leading marketplaces and ecommerce platforms.
  • Cash flow clarity: Near real-time payouts and clear tracking give better visibility and control.
  • Security you can trust: Strong authentication and compliance functionalities reduce friction, fraud and costs.

Modernizing Commercial Payments

Across Asia Pacific, banks are modernizing how they serve businesses as commercial payments become more digital and data-driven by default. Mastercard is supporting this shift by helping banks simplify complex payment flows, connect fragmented systems, and deliver more consistent and integrated experiences across cards, accounts, and platforms.

By combining global network capabilities, embedded security, and API-driven connectivity, Mastercard enables banks to digitize commercial payments at scale. This approach helps banks respond more effectively to the evolving needs of SMEs while building a more resilient foundation to support long-term growth as global trade continues to expand.

Mastercard Move is Mastercard’s portfolio of global money movement capabilities, enabling banks, corporates, non-bank FIs, digital players and governments – and their customers – to send and receive funds across borders and payment types. It enables money to move quickly, safely and with ease, within and across more than 200 countries and territories, including high-demand, hard to access markets, and in more than 150 currencies, reaching nearly 17 billion endpoints and 95% of the world’s banked population. 

About Mastercard

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a resilient economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

www.mastercard.com

Cohesity Strengthens Data Protection and Security to Advance Enterprise AI Resilience

SINGAPORE, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cohesity, the leader in AI-powered data security, today announced new enhancements across its data protection and security portfolio, reinforcing its foundation for enterprise AI resilience. The updates include new sovereign cloud partnerships, enhanced threat detection, and simplified packaging that brings enterprise-grade capabilities to midsize organizations.

In separate announcements, the company introduced its Enterprise AI Resilience strategy to power and protect AI initiatives, and Cohesity Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), powered by Cyera. Advancements to Cohesity Gaia further extend the company’s vision of unifying protection, security, and AI-driven insights within a single platform for the AI era.

“AI is increasing both the value of data and the risk surrounding it,” said Vasu Murthy, chief product officer, Cohesity. “Resilience today requires the ability to detect threats early, recover to a clean state, and maintain control across complex environments at the speed and scale modern enterprises demand. These updates build on the protection and security foundation organizations rely on as they operationalize AI. We’re also expanding how customers access, deploy, and use our platform. As AI becomes foundational to business, Cohesity delivers a unified platform that protects and secures data while accelerating innovation.”

Protection — Meeting Sovereign and Data Residency Requirements

Protecting enterprise data increasingly means addressing evolving regulatory, jurisdictional, and data residency requirements. Organizations need sovereign cloud architectures that extend beyond storage to support comprehensive cyber resilience.

Cohesity is gaining momentum in its sovereign cloud ecosystem through new collaborations with AntemetA and Singtel. These partnerships build on Cohesity’s role as a launch partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud and its certification as a Google Cloud Ready Regulated and Sovereignty Solutions partner. In Canada, Cohesity and Micrologic are partnering to deliver sovereign cloud data protection.

Security — Detecting Threats and Restoring to a Known Good State

As organizations operationalize AI, security and recovery must evolve to address new risks, including those introduced by AI tools and agents. Cohesity is enhancing threat detection and recovery capabilities to help organizations detect malicious activity early, support agent resilience, and restore systems to a known good state. Upcoming security enhancements include:

  • Integrated threat scanning for self-managed Cohesity FortKnox environments. Enables threat scanning of vaulted data for customers with digital sovereignty requirements or those operating in isolated dark-site environments. This capability identifies malware and verifies clean recovery points before restoration.
  • Integrated threat scanning for dark site Cohesity Data Cloud deployments. Allows malware and indicators-of-compromise scanning in environments fully disconnected from the public internet. This ensures resilience even in highly restricted deployments.
  • Self-encrypting drives and integrated malware scanning for Cohesity NetBackup Flex Appliance. Protects data at rest and embeds malware detection directly within the appliance. These capabilities strengthen compliance and physical security, even if a device is removed.
  • Cloud application environment recovery using declarative design. Rebuilds cloud environments from infrastructure-as-code configurations as a trusted baseline. This approach accelerates recovery, reduces configuration drift, and limits the risk of reintroducing vulnerabilities.

Cohesity also recently announced new security capabilities as part of its collaboration with Google: a managed service option for Cohesity FortKnox on Google Cloud and integration with Google Threat Intelligence and Google Private Scanning within Cohesity Data Cloud. These capabilities extend cyber vaulting to Google Cloud environments and embed secure sandbox inspection into backup and recovery workflows, helping identify hidden threats before data is restored.

Further strengthening its data security portfolio, Cohesity additionally announced today the introduction of Cohesity DSPM powered by Cyera. This solution delivers continuous discovery, classification, and posture analysis of sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, and AI-powered environments, enabling prioritized remediation and reducing exposure before incidents arise.

Insights – Accelerating Innovation with AI

With protection and security in place, organizations can turn their focus to innovation. Cohesity Gaia enables organizations to generate insights from data already protected within Cohesity Data Cloud. As part of its AI vision announcement, Cohesity introduced federated semantic search via the Model Context Protocol, enabling AI-powered enterprise applications such as Glean to access governed backup data securely. Cohesity also unveiled the Cohesity Gaia Catalog, which will enable teams to discover and access protected data directly from analytics platforms like Databricks and Microsoft Fabric.

Greater Access for Midsize Organizations

Enabling more organizations to operate securely and innovate at scale, Cohesity is introducing Cohesity Essentials, simplified pricing and packaging tailored for midsize organizations. This approach provides access to Cohesity’s enterprise-grade cyber resilience platform without enterprise-level complexity or overhead, making advanced protection, security, and AI-driven insights accessible to even more businesses.

About Cohesity

Cohesity protects, secures, and provides insights into the world’s data. As the leader in AI-powered data security, Cohesity helps organizations strengthen resilience, accelerate recovery, and reduce IT costs. With Zero Trust security and advanced AI/ML, Cohesity Data Cloud is trusted by customers in more than 140 countries, including 70% of the Global 500. Cohesity is also backed by industry leaders such as NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, IBM, Cisco, and HPE.

Cohesity is certified as a Great Place to Work in multiple countries. Follow Cohesity on LinkedIn and visit www.cohesity.com to learn more. 

Cohesity Launches Enterprise AI Resilience Strategy to Power and Protect AI Initiatives

New strategy strengthens AI infrastructure protection, mitigates agent-driven risk, and activates trusted enterprise data for secure AI adoption

SINGAPORE, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cohesity, the leader in AI data security, today unveiled its Enterprise AI Resilience strategy. This unified approach enables organizations to confidently adopt and scale AI by strengthening cyber resilience across the AI ecosystem.

AI adoption is accelerating, but for many enterprises, the pace of innovation is outstripping risk tolerance. As AI systems become embedded in core operations, organizations must manage new infrastructure and automation risks without slowing business transformation.

Cohesity’s Enterprise AI Resilience strategy enables enterprises to play strong defense, protecting AI systems and mitigating agent-driven disruption, so they can confidently go on the offense and harness AI to drive growth.

“By strengthening defense and enabling secure data activation, Cohesity is establishing enterprise AI resilience as the foundation for responsible, high-velocity AI adoption,” said Sanjay Poonen, CEO and President, Cohesity. “Enterprises need the confidence to manage AI-driven risk and recover quickly when disruptions occur. Cohesity provides the resilience foundation that protects AI infrastructure, governs data access, mitigates agent-driven risk, and unlocks the transformative power of trusted enterprise data.”

Defense: Protecting AI Infrastructure, Governing Data, and Mitigating Agent Risk

As AI systems move from experimentation into production, enterprises must extend cyber resilience across the full AI stack. AI agents increasingly interact directly with enterprise systems and data, expanding operational dependencies and introducing new risk surfaces.

Cohesity addresses three critical dimensions of defense:

Protecting AI and Agent Infrastructure

Enterprises must safeguard the infrastructure that builds and runs AI systems, including:

  • AI agents and agent memory
  • Vector databases
  • Model configurations and policies
  • Training and fine-tuning datasets
  • Enterprise data stores

These components introduce a new stateful, machine-speed operational tier that requires coordinated, signal-driven recovery.

Cohesity preserves immutable snapshots of AI environments and enables synchronized, point-in-time recovery of agents, data, and supporting infrastructure, including files, databases, object storage, SaaS applications, vector stores, and agent memory, reducing downtime without full system rebuilds.

Protecting Against Rogue, Unintended, or Malicious Agent Actions

AI systems operate at machine speed. Logic errors, corrupted inputs, prompt injection, or malicious manipulation can trigger cascading automation mistakes in seconds.

Detection alone is insufficient. Organizations must contain and rapidly recover from unintended or malicious agent-driven activity.

Because AI agents operate across a broad enterprise ecosystem—spanning IT service management, observability, data platforms, and automation systems—effective remediation requires coordinated action across those environments. Through deep integrations with leading control and observability platforms, including ServiceNow and Datadog, Cohesity translates agent risk signals into automated, API-driven recovery workflows.

Anomalous behavior or policy violations can automatically trigger API-driven, point-in-time restoration—reducing mean time to containment in AI-driven incidents.

Governing Sensitive Data for AI

Continuous visibility and governance are essential as AI systems access sensitive enterprise data across cloud, SaaS, and hybrid environments.

Cohesity Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), powered by Cyera, discovers and classifies sensitive data, monitors access patterns, and supports governance controls across AI-accessible environments. Combined with Cohesity’s recovery capabilities, organizations can detect exposure or misuse and restore affected data and AI systems to trusted states.

Offense: Activating Trusted Enterprise Data for AI

Strong defense drives confident innovation.

Enterprises store vast amounts of unstructured and time-series data—often representing decades of institutional knowledge — within the Cohesity Data Cloud. Once protected and governed, this data can securely power AI initiatives.

Cohesity has announced federated semantic search via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling AI-powered enterprise tools, including Glean, to securely access governed backup data without duplicating it or compromising compliance.

“AI agents are only as useful as the information they can securely access,” said Zubin Irani, VP of Partnerships at Glean. “Enterprises have decades of critical knowledge stored across systems, but much of it remains locked away. By enabling federated access to governed data in the Cohesity Data Cloud, we’re helping organizations bring that trusted context into Glean so AI can deliver more accurate answers and actions while maintaining strong security and compliance controls.” 

In addition, the upcoming Cohesity Gaia Catalog extends the Cohesity Gaia AI platform, so teams can securely access protected data directly from leading analytics platforms such as Databricks and Microsoft Fabric, without duplicating data or rebuilding ETL (extract, transform, load) pipelines.

By activating protected data directly from the Cohesity Data Cloud, organizations can improve data freshness, governance, and compliance, while empowering AI systems with trusted enterprise context.

A Unified Platform for Enterprise AI Resilience

All capabilities are delivered through the Cohesity Data Cloud, enabling organizations to:

  • Protect data across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments
  • Safeguard AI and agent infrastructure
  • Govern sensitive data exposure across AI environments
  • Rapidly recover AI environments and data to trusted states
  • Activate governed enterprise data securely for AI and analytics

About Cohesity  

Cohesity protects, secures, and provides insights into the world’s data. As the leader in AI-powered data security, Cohesity helps organizations strengthen resilience, accelerate recovery, and reduce IT costs. With Zero Trust security and advanced AI/ML, Cohesity Data Cloud is trusted by customers in more than 140 countries, including 70% of the Fortune Global 500. Cohesity is also backed by industry leaders such as NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, IBM, Cisco, and HPE.  

Cohesity is certified as a Great Place to Work in multiple countries. Follow Cohesity on LinkedIn and visit www.cohesity.com to learn more.  

Port-Laredo Announces the PORT-LAREDO GLOBAL TRADE SUMMIT ’26 in Laredo, Texas

  • USMCA updates, new tariffs, and the “new standard” for logistics and compliance, among other key topics

LAREDO, Texas, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Port-Laredo, recognized as a key hub for overland trade between the United States and Mexico, today announced the PORT-LAREDO GLOBAL TRADE SUMMIT ’26, a high-level international gathering to be held July 13–14, 2026, in the City of Laredo, Texas—at the heart of one of the Western Hemisphere’s most dynamic trade corridors. Port-Laredo recorded $353.94 billion (USD) in international trade in 2025, an increase of $14.94 billion compared to 2024.

The Summit will bring together business leaders, foreign trade experts, public authorities, logistics operators, legal advisors, and compliance leaders to examine the forces reshaping North American trade: the USMCA review process, the evolution of multimodal logistics, and the operational shifts driven by new tariffs and non-tariff measures, with direct impacts on planning, costs, and supply-chain continuity.

According to WorldCity, based on official U.S. Census Bureau data, Mexico ranked as the United States’ top trading partner in 2025, ahead of other strategic partners. In that context, 2026 is expected to be a pivotal year as the agreement governing trade among the United States, Mexico, and Canada enters its review window. The Summit will provide a technical and executive forum to anticipate scenarios, priorities, and potential adjustments that may influence investment, operations, and compliance across the region.

Expected participants include foreign-trade advisors, Latin American customs professionals, shippers, and manufacturers in automotive parts, machinery, vehicles, and aerospace, as well as suppliers of materials and sub-assemblies—along with opportunities for direct engagement with U.S. Customs, the FDA, and other authorities and government agencies that form part of one of the most relevant international trade ecosystems in the Americas. https://portlaredo.com/global-trade-summit/

“Companies are entering a new phase in which logistics is no longer measured only by speed, but by regulatory certainty, traceability, data quality, and documentary compliance,” organizers said. “In just-in-time environments, even small errors in data, classification, documentation, or process design can translate into delays, costs, audits, and contractual risk. This Summit is designed to turn those challenges into operational advantages,” said Javier Amieva, CEO of Americas Trade Alliance, a co-organizing entity.

Program tracks will include a dedicated focus on multimodal transportation contracts; best practices for the accurate use of Incoterms® in contracting and invoicing—reflecting the level of scrutiny authorities apply to correct implementation; and practical guidance on the scope and use of certificates of origin, including the most common errors that disrupt clearance, weaken operational continuity, and increase friction impacting profitability and on-time delivery.

The PORT-LAREDO GLOBAL TRADE SUMMIT ’26 is designed primarily for nearshoring planners, customs brokers, 3PLs and logistics operators, and leaders in supply chain, finance, legal, and compliance, as well as companies that rely on cross-border flows for manufacturing, distribution, and retail.

Speakers will include recognized experts who participated in the development of the USMCA, as well as leading international trade specialists from both countries and distinguished global practitioners.

Registration & information: https://portlaredo.com/tradesummit

Media & press: Interviews and credentials available with advance registration.

About Port-Laredo

Port-Laredo is a leading land port in the Western Hemisphere and a top trade gateway between the United States and Mexico. Based in Webb County, Texas, Port-Laredo includes international bridges—such as the World Trade Bridge—an international airport, rail connectivity, and foreign-trade-zone operations.