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Akeneo Announces Acquisition of PricingHUB to Extend Product Cloud into Pricing and Strengthen AI-Driven Commerce Capabilities

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Akeneo adds pricing as a core pillar of its Product Cloud, enabling companies to align product data, pricing, and competitiveness in an AI-driven commerce landscape.

BOSTON, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Akeneo, the Product Experience (PX) Company and leading provider of Product Cloud solutions, today announced the acquisition of PricingHUB, a leading pricing management platform.

As commerce shifts toward AI-driven discovery and agentic transactions, the traditional commerce stack is being reshaped around data. Product information and pricing are becoming the key signals that determine visibility, relevance, and performance across digital channels and AI-powered interfaces.

Pricing decisions are never made in isolation. Products are priced in relation to other products — across assortments, categories, consumer price sensitivity and competitive landscapes. Without structured, reliable product data to provide that context, pricing cannot be optimized or governed effectively. This is why product data and pricing need to be tightly connected.

“Commerce is entering a new phase where AI agents increasingly influence how products are discovered and compared,” said Romain Fouache, CEO of Akeneo. “In this world, product data and pricing can no longer be managed separately. With PricingHUB, we are bringing these two critical dimensions together to help our customers make better decisions and stay competitive.”

Pricing has long been identified as a natural extension of Akeneo’s Product Cloud strategy. With this acquisition, Akeneo strengthens its platform by adding pricing as a core capability alongside product information management. This acquisition represents a natural expansion of Akeneo’s Product Cloud strategy, building on Akeneo Activation and PX Insights products, as well as the rapid integration of AI across the platform following Unifai’s acquisition back in 2023.

The combination enables brands and retailers to:

Align pricing strategies with product structure at scaleReact faster to market changes with better competitive insightsBreak silos between pricing, eCommerce, and category teamsFocus execution on the products with the highest business impact

Together, Akeneo and PricingHUB bring product data and pricing into a single decision layer, helping brands and retailers compete more effectively in an AI-driven market.

“As discovery and buying shift toward AI agents, product data and price contextualization have become the twin engines of digital relevance. Together with Akeneo, we are bridging these worlds into a single decision layer. We are moving beyond simple optimization to give organizations the expertise they need to turn data into high-stakes business decisions that define the modern customer experience,” said Jérôme Laurent, co-founder of PricingHUB.

“Pricing and product data have always been closely linked in how we operate, but until now they lived in separate systems. Bringing them closer together is a natural evolution and a strong opportunity to improve both efficiency and competitiveness,” said Cyril Caillol, E-Commerce & Procurement Director, Allopneus.

PricingHUB will operate as a dedicated business unit within Akeneo, ensuring continuity for existing customers and preserving product velocity.

About Akeneo

Akeneo is the Product Experience (PX) company and global leader in agentic-first Product Cloud solutions, providing the foundational operating system for the AI-powered commerce era.

With its Product Cloud, Akeneo enables brands, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to centralize, govern, and orchestrate their product information, transforming fragmented data into trusted, actionable assets. With the integration of PricingHUB, Akeneo extends its platform beyond product data to unify product data and pricing — the two signals that drive discovery, conversion, and business performance. Together, Akeneo helps organizations move from managing product information to making better business decisions, aligning what they sell and how they sell it to compete and win in a rapidly evolving, AI-driven market.

Leading global brands, including Chico’s, TaylorMade Golf, Rail Europe, and more, trust Akeneo to scale their commerce initiatives and deliver consistent, high-performing product experiences. For more information: https://www.akeneo.com

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Allison Knight
PAN for Akeneo
akeneo@pancomm.com

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Seclore Launches ARMOR DSPM to Secure the Data Behind AI – Delivering Value in Hours, Not Months

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New capability combines contextual data discovery, risk prioritization, and remediation to help organizations strengthen AI governance and data protection

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Seclore, the Data Security Intelligence company, today announced the general availability of ARMOR DSPM, a new capability within the ARMOR platform designed to help organizations discover, understand, and protect sensitive data across enterprise and AI environments.

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, security leaders face a growing challenge: understanding what sensitive data exists across the organization, where it resides, who has access to it, and whether it is adequately protected before it is consumed by AI systems. Without that visibility, organizations risk exposing intellectual property, regulated information, and other business-critical data.

While many Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) solutions focus primarily on discovering sensitive data, organizations often struggle to determine which findings pose the greatest risk, how those risks impact the business, and what actions should be taken next. ARMOR DSPM was built to address this gap by combining data discovery with contextual intelligence and remediation-driven outcomes.

At the core of ARMOR DSPM is Seclore’s Semantic Triad approach, which evaluates data through three dimensions: Content, Context, and Intent. Rather than relying solely on pattern matching or predefined rules, ARMOR DSPM seeks to understand what the data is, why it matters to the business, and how it is intended to be used. Unlike regex and pattern-matching DSPMs that simply see a string of characters, ARMOR DSPM understands what the data means to the business. That context cuts the false positives that erode analyst trust and lets security teams prioritize the exposures that pose real business risk. This enables organizations to more accurately identify sensitive assets such as intellectual property, source code, trade secrets, regulated records, and data used by AI systems.

ARMOR DSPM begins discovery and classification as soon as repositories are connected, helping organizations gain visibility into sensitive data without lengthy model training, extensive tuning cycles, or manual rule creation. The solution automatically prioritizes findings based on business risk, enabling security teams to focus on the exposures that matter most.

“Every organization is racing to put AI to work on its data. What they’ll learn quickly is that an AI agent is only as safe as the context around the data it touches,” said Dr. Vishal Gauri, CEO of Seclore. “We built ARMOR DSPM to define that context, ownership, and intent at the source. That is what turns DSPM into the foundation for agentic AI adoption, where data governs how it can be used no matter who – human or agent – picks it up.”

Designed to support AI-ready security programs, ARMOR DSPM helps organizations identify and classify sensitive data before it is accessed by AI applications, copilots, agents, and enterprise AI workflows. By providing a clearer understanding of data risk and ownership, it enables organizations to strengthen governance while accelerating responsible AI adoption.

ARMOR DSPM is also designed to move organizations beyond discovery to action. Findings can be integrated into existing security, privacy, and compliance workflows or extended into the broader ARMOR platform, where data intelligence can drive automated classification, protection, monitoring, and audit readiness. This helps organizations ensure that sensitive data remains protected throughout its lifecycle, regardless of where it is stored, shared, or used.

The solution runs within a dedicated cloud environment, with no external API calls, no data passed to third-party LLMs, and no sensitive data retained. ARMOR DSPM is currently deployable on AWS and GCP, with more hyperscalers on the roadmap, supporting organizations operating under data sovereignty and data localization mandates across 34+ countries.

The launch of ARMOR DSPM further advances Seclore’s vision of Data Security Intelligence, helping organizations gain continuous visibility into their sensitive data, understand associated risks, and take informed action as information moves across users, applications, cloud platforms, and AI systems.

About Seclore 

Seclore is the Data Security Intelligence company for the era of enterprise AI, helping organizations turn data and AI risk into readiness. As people and AI increasingly read, generate, and act on enterprise data, traditional security models struggle to keep up. Seclore secures the data itself, enabling trust and control wherever people and AI work. Through context-aware intelligence that adapts as data moves across users, applications, clouds, and AI agents, Seclore allows organizations to confidently use, share, and scale AI without slowing collaboration or losing control. For more information, visit seclore.com.

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GMI Cloud and Magna AI Partner to Expand Global Sovereign AI Infrastructure

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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — GMI Cloud, a leader in AI-native GPU cloud infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with Magna AI to jointly architect, deploy, and scale a global network of sovereign AI Factories (AIFs). The initiative will support governments, enterprises, and national AI programs seeking secure, high-performance AI infrastructure designed for long-term digital sovereignty.

The partnership will initially focus on projects in Malaysia, Belgium, and Romania, with additional deployments under development across the Middle East and Africa. Built around next-generation NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 architecture, these AI Factories will provide sovereign AI infrastructure, GPU cloud services, and AI security capabilities to support large-scale AI training, inference, agentic AI applications, and national AI platforms.

As countries accelerate investments in AI, demand is growing for infrastructure that enables local control over data, compliance with national regulations, and reduced dependence on foreign-controlled platforms. Governments increasingly view AI computing capacity as a strategic asset critical to economic growth, technological competitiveness, and national resilience.

“Governments increasingly recognize AI infrastructure as a strategic national asset,” said Alex Yeh, CEO of GMI Cloud. “Our mission is to help nations design, build, and operate sovereign AI platforms that enable innovation, security, and long-term competitiveness. We believe sovereign AI will become a foundational pillar of future economic development.”

The partnership combines complementary strengths from multiple industry leaders. GMI Cloud contributes proven expertise in AI-native GPU cloud infrastructure, AI Factory deployment, and large-scale inference operations. Magna AI provides an end-to-end AI transformation platform integrating infrastructure, applications, and services into a scalable sovereign AI model. The collaboration is further strengthened by Trend Micro’s cybersecurity expertise and Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company’s extensive capabilities in hardware manufacturing and systems integration.

“Sovereign AI is becoming a foundation for future economic and technological competitiveness,” said Dr. Moataz BiAali, CEO of Magna AI. “Together with GMI Cloud, we are enabling countries to accelerate AI adoption through secure, resilient, and scalable sovereign AI infrastructure.”

The companies have already initiated joint planning activities covering site evaluation, infrastructure architecture, compliance requirements, and phased deployment strategies, with groundbreaking activities expected to begin later this year.

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Inaugural Hongqiao Tech Week Set to Launch November 2026: Where Global Tech Ambition Meets Chinese Scale

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SHANGHAI, June 11, 2026 /CNW/ — Informa Markets China has announced the inaugural Hongqiao Tech Week, scheduled for November 20–22, 2026, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. Positioned in one of Asia’s most dynamic innovation hubs, the event will unite global enterprises, visionary leaders, startups, investors, and technology solution providers to unlock growth opportunities and foster China-focused partnerships.

A Bold New Platform for Global-China Tech Collaboration

Backed by China’s trillion-yuan industrial ecosystem–including semiconductors, biopharmaceuticals, autonomous driving, new energy, and AI–Hongqiao Tech Week connects participants with China’s fast-growing tech market.

“As a strategic hub for integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta, Hongqiao Business District is committed to building an open, inclusive, and international innovation ecosystem. The launch of Hongqiao Tech Week not only highlights Shanghai’s unique appeal as a global tech powerhouse but also creates a golden corridor connecting international innovation with the Yangtze River Delta market. We look forward to driving deep integration of technology, capital, and talent through this platform, and co-creating a new paradigm of tech collaboration,” says Mr. Frank Kong, Executive Deputy Director of the Shanghai Hongqiao International Central Business District Administrative Committee.

A Tech Festival Like No Other

Under the theme “Where Global Tech Ambition Meets Chinese Scale,” the event will feature six thematic content stages: AI, Future Mobility & Energy, Digital Infrastructure, Industry 4.0, Life Sciences & Health, and Startup. Attendees can also enjoy cultural and sensory programming, including Taste, Music & Art, Fashion, and Sports, as well as Yangtze River Delta VIP site tours featuring companies like Huawei, Anta, Netease, Midea, and iFlytek.

The festival will host startup roadshows, pitch showcases, augmented reality experiences, and exclusive CEO/founder luncheons. An AI Application Innovation Competition & Awards will recognize breakthrough solutions, alongside inspiration talks by leading visionaries.

“Hongqiao Tech Week is more than an event,” said Ms. Athena Gong, Vice President of Informa Markets Asia. “It is a gateway to the future–where international businesses discover China’s tech economy, innovators find inspiration, and ambitious pioneers shape the next decade of technological progress.”

About Hongqiao Tech Week

Hongqiao Tech Week is China’s premier technology festival, launching November 20–22, 2026, in Shanghai’s Hongqiao district. Under the theme ‘Where Global Tech Ambition Meets Chinese Scale,’ the festival fosters partnerships through conferences, exhibitions, and networking.

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