Connect with us

Technology

RWS reaches agreement to acquire Acolad

Published

on

Acquisition will significantly expand RWS’s enterprise customer base and extends the reach of its AI platforms across Europe

MAIDENHEAD, England, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — RWS (AIM: RWS.L), a global AI solutions company, today announced it has entered a binding agreement to acquire Acogroup, the parent company of Acolad, a leading global provider of language and content services. The proposed acquisition will significantly expand RWS’s enterprise customer base across Europe, creating new opportunities to introduce its AI platforms to more clients while deepening existing relationships.

Headquartered in the Paris area, France, Acolad has approximately 1,200 employees across 22 countries in Europe and North America. Its offering includes localization, interpreting, transcription, data services and an AI-powered content platform. Acolad also works with an extensive global network of linguists and interpreters.

“This proposed acquisition is strategically compelling and will extend our reach across Europe,” commented Benjamin Faes, Chief Executive Officer of RWS. “It gives us the opportunity to support more leading European organizations with our Cultural Intelligence Layer, Language Weaver Pro and the next generation of platforms we’re developing across our Transform business. Together, we can deepen customer relationships, solve more complex content challenges and deliver greater value across the enterprise.”

The acquisition will bring together complementary technology, services and specialist expertise, giving customers greater support as they create, manage and adapt content for international audiences. Customers will gain access to RWS and Acolad’s investment in AI-first technology, a broader global network of in-market linguistic experts and stronger capabilities across Europe. Together, these will help customers scale faster, deliver more relevant experiences in every market and grow with greater confidence.

“Since my father and I founded this company in the 1990s, we have built Acolad step by step, through more than a dozen acquisitions across Europe, always combining human expertise with technology,” said Benjamin du Fraysseix, Co-founder and Former Chief Executive Officer of Acolad. “Joining forces with RWS represents the natural next chapter of that journey. I remain fully committed to supporting the proposed combination to ensure our people, our customers and everything we have built together continue to thrive.”

Acolad brings an established client base across Western Europe and growing activity in North America, with particular strength in regulated industries, the public sector and interpreting. Its medical devices business will complement RWS’s existing life sciences expertise, including its work with pharmaceutical organizations. 

“I am delighted that Acolad and RWS are coming together,” said Bertrand Gstalder, Chief Executive Officer of Acolad. “We’ve built a business focused on helping global organizations grow by combining technology with deep human expertise. Together, we can give our customers access to a broader range of language and content capabilities. We’ll also help them adopt AI-powered content workflows safely, responsibly and at the scale their businesses require.”

The transaction is expected to complete by 31 March 2027, pending completion of the applicable French information and consultation process and other regulatory approvals. Until then, RWS and Acolad will continue to operate as separate businesses, while remaining fully committed to supporting customers, partners and employees with the same focus, quality and expertise that define both organizations today.

About us

RWS is a global AI solutions company empowering the world’s most trusted enterprise AI.

Our proprietary Cultural Intelligence Layer, powered by 250,000 data specialists, cultural and language experts and deep domain professionals, backed by 45+ patents, makes enterprise AI culturally fluent, contextually accurate and secure, ensuring every interaction reflects a brand’s tone, context and customer values.

Through our Generate, Transform and Protect segments, we deliver intelligent content, enterprise knowledge, large-scale localization and IP protection for global growth. Trusted by 80+ of the world’s top 100 brands, RWS provides the confidence, governance and expertise organizations need to deploy AI safely, responsibly and at scale.

Headquartered in the UK, RWS is listed on AIM. More information: rws.com

About Acolad     
Acolad is a leading global provider of content and language solutions, helping organizations expand internationally through the combination of AI-powered technology, human expertise and multilingual content services. With operations across Europe, North America and Asia, Acolad supports customers in creating, adapting and managing content that enables growth across global markets.

Founded in 1995, Acolad operates in 22 countries with approximately 1,200 employees and a global network of more than 10,000 linguists and subject-matter experts. More information: www.acolad.com

 

 

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rws-reaches-agreement-to-acquire-acolad-302840992.html

SOURCE RWS

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Technology

ADOIT 20.0 Introduces Dynamic Search, Configurable Dashboards, and Application Compliance Assessment

Published

on

By

New capabilities make relevant information easier to find, bring key priorities into focus, and strengthen governance across the architecture landscape.

DUBLIN, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BOC Group today announced the release of ADOIT 20.0, the latest version of their EA suite. The release helps organizations cut through architecture complexity, bring priorities into focus, and act on information they can trust.

As Enterprise Architecture supports more teams and transformation initiatives, maintaining a complete repository is no longer enough. Organizations need accessible information, clear priorities, and reliable data. ADOIT 20.0 responds with connected capabilities for discovery, visibility, governance, and application assessment.

An enhanced search experience helps users find relevant information faster with less query maintenance. Dynamic filters adapt to the current user or date, keeping recurring searches useful as responsibilities and timeframes change.

New Configurable Dashboards bring the architecture data that matters to each user into one personalized view. Flexible widgets provide control over what to display, how to visualize it, and how to arrange the dashboard, which can then be saved and shared.

The new Application Compliance Assessment workspace helps organizations evaluate applications against defined principles, constraints, and requirements. Summary views and heatmaps reveal gaps, compare results, and focus improvement where it is needed most.

Forms Approvals strengthen governance by ensuring proposed repository changes are reviewed before implementation. This helps maintain accurate, consistent architecture data, clarify responsibilities, and build trust in the information teams rely on.

“ADOIT 20.0 helps teams reach the information that matters, shape it around their needs, and rely on it with confidence,” said Christoph Moser, ADOIT Product Manager. “Together, these capabilities make Enterprise Architecture more accessible, focused, and actionable.”

Beyond the user-facing capabilities, ADOIT 20.0 builds on a modern, fully containerized Linux-based foundation – enabling faster innovation while preserving deployment flexibility, an open data model, and enterprise-grade security.

The new release is available immediately to SaaS customers on the BOC AWS Cloud. More information is available on the BOC Group website.

About the BOC Group

BOC Group crafts and markets Enterprise Modelling Software for BPM, EA, and GRC, helping organizations manage complexity and transformation in the digital era. Its interconnected and adaptable tools integrate with a wide range of ecosystem applications.

ADOIT customers include Allianz, Dentsu Aegis, iHeartMedia, PostFinance, Vienna International Airport, and many others.

Press Contact:
BOC Information Technologies Consulting GmbH
Michael Kamberov
Global Market Development Manager
+43-1-905 10 71-0
michael.kamberov@boc-group.com 

Logo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/3008272/BOC_Logo.jpg

View original content:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/adoit-20-0-introduces-dynamic-search-configurable-dashboards-and-application-compliance-assessment-302841041.html

Continue Reading

Technology

HUMAIN Makes Investment in MOZN and Partners to Co-Build Enterprise AI Solutions Locally and Globally

Published

on

By

Combining HUMAIN’s full AI stack with MOZN’s deep AI product expertise and forward-deployed engineering to deliver secure, enterprise-grade AI solutions for financial institutions and public sector organizations.

HUMAIN has made a strategic investment in Saudi AI company MOZN, combining HUMAIN’s full AI stack with MOZN’s enterprise AI products and Forward Deployed Engineering expertise to accelerate secure, production-scale AI deployments for financial institutions as well as public sector organizations.This investment marks one of the first made through HUMAIN Ventures and represents HUMAIN’s first investment in a Saudi company. The partnership also represents one of the first strategic engagements under HUMAIN’s newly launched Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector, establishing a flagship collaboration to accelerate sovereign AI adoption across financial institutions. Co-developed enterprise AI solutions will be made available through the HUMAIN ONE AI Agent Marketplace, enabling organizations to securely deploy and scale trusted AI applications. The first jointly developed solutions and customer deployments will be unveiled at LEAP Riyadh, with broader commercial availability planned for H2 2026. 

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally, today announced a strategic investment in and partnership with MOZN a global leader in enterprise AI for high-assurance domains, based in Saudi Arabia. 

The investment builds on MOZN’s strong momentum as a regional leader in enterprise AI, serving more than 150 customers across the financial services and public sector. The funding will support MOZN’s international expansion and accelerate the global scale-up of its AI Platform. 

The collaboration comes as financial services enters a new phase of AI adoption. According to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, 81% of financial services firms are adopting AI in at least one business function. Further, generative AI is projected to unlock between US$200 billion and US$340 billion in annual value across the banking sector as reported by McKinsey. At the same time, digital payments continue to grow at approximately 15% annually (McKinsey), reinforcing the need for trusted, secure AI infrastructure and intelligent automation. 

The partnership will accelerate the adoption of sovereign AI across financial institutions and the public sector, enabling organizations to move from pilots to secure, production-scale deployments. 

At the core of the partnership is a shared ambition to set a new benchmark for enterprise AI in high-assurance environments. By combining HUMAIN’s locally operated full AI stack, including products such as HUMAIN Fabric and HUMAIN ONE, alongside its next-generation data centers, and advanced models, with MOZN’s AI products, deep regulatory expertise and Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) model, the two organizations will deliver scalable, compliant, and production-grade AI systems. 

Driving Production-Scale AI for High-Assurance Domains 

Central to the partnership, both companies will co-develop solutions with early clients through a shared product roadmap and coordinated go-to-market approach. Initial priority use cases will focus on financial crime prevention, knowledge intelligence, and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC). 

MOZN’s Forward Deployed Engineering model will play a central role, embedding engineers directly within client environments to co-design, deploy, and scale real-world AI applications. This approach ensures that AI initiatives translate into measurable business outcomes. 

Co-developed solutions will also be made available through the HUMAIN ONE AI Agent Marketplace, providing organizations with a trusted, sovereign channel to discover, deploy, and scale enterprise-grade AI agents. 

Tareq Amin, CEO HUMAIN, said: 

“Enterprise AI only delivers value when organizations can deploy it securely, reliably, and at production scale. This partnership reflects the momentum of HUMAIN’s recently launched Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector, and represents one of our first strategic engagements for the sector as we build an ecosystem of partners to transform financial services and the public sector through AI. Our first investment in a Saudi company with MOZN strengthens our ability to deliver production-grade AI solutions for highly regulated environments, enabling measurable operational impact while expanding access to these capabilities across regional and global markets.” 

Dr Mohammed AlHussein, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MOZN, added: 

“This investment from HUMAIN is a strong endorsement of MOZN’s mission to empower enterprises with intelligence that matters. As complexity, scale, and regulatory expectations accelerate across industries, institutions need AI that is sovereign, trusted, and built for high-assurance domains. Together with HUMAIN, we are combining world-class infrastructure with deep domain expertise to co-create category-defining solutions built for financial institutions and public sector organizations.” 

From Pilots to Production 

The first co-developed solutions and live client deployments will be unveiled at LEAP Riyadh,. Broad availability across financial services and the public sector is planned for H2 2026. 

About HUMAIN:  

HUMAIN, a PIF company, is a global artificial intelligence company delivering full-stack AI capabilities across four core areas: next-generation data centers; hyper-performance infrastructure and cloud platforms; advanced AI models, including some of the world’s most advanced Arabic large language models developed in the Arab world; and transformative AI solutions that combine deep sector insight with real-world execution. 

HUMAIN’s end-to-end model serves both public and private sector organizations, unlocking value across industries, driving digital transformation, and strengthening capabilities through human–AI collaboration. With a growing portfolio of sector-specific AI products and a core mission focused on intellectual property development and global talent leadership, HUMAIN is engineered for international competitiveness and technological excellence. 

Forward-Looking Statement: 

This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current expectations and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially due to various risks and uncertainties. HUMAIN undertakes no obligation to update these statements. 

Media Inquiries: 

For further details about HUMAIN, please visit humain.com

For media inquiries, please contact: 
Hana Nemec
Head of Communications & PR
pr@humain.com
Follow HUMAIN on: X | LinkedIn

About MOZN:

MOZN is an enterprise AI company empowering financial institutions and public sector organizations with intelligence that matters.

Purpose-built for high-assurance domains, MOZN delivers solutions for financial crime prevention, knowledge and decision intelligence. Through its AI platform, MOZN combines sovereign AI capabilities, advanced AI products, and forward-deployed engineering expertise to connect data, generate intelligence, and drive measurable outcomes.

MOZN has created strong momentum as a regional leader in enterprise AI, serving more than 150 customers across the financial services and public sector across the region and beyond, and earning recognition from leading industry analysts, including Forrester, Gartner, and IDC.

Headquartered in Riyadh, MOZN serves customers across the region and beyond, helping organizations solve complex challenges where trust, compliance, and security are non-negotiable.

Media Inquiries:

For more information about MOZN, please visit mozn.ai

For media inquiries, please contact:
Mohammed Alenazi,
Head of Communications & PR:
media@mozn.ai
Follow MOZN on: X | LinkedIn

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/humain-makes-investment-in-mozn-and-partners-to-co-build-enterprise-ai-solutions-locally-and-globally-302841043.html

SOURCE MOZN

Continue Reading

Technology

ENJOY AI Launches First Americas Open, Expanding International AI and Robotics Education Network

Published

on

By

SHANGHAI, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From July 18 to 20, the inaugural ENJOY AI 2026 Americas Open was held at the Pan Am Centre in Markham, Ontario, Canada, bringing together hundreds of young innovators from Canada, Mexico, Türkiye, and Ethiopia for robotics competition, hands-on AI and STEM learning, and cross-cultural collaboration.

Sponsored by WhalesBot and jointly organized by ENJOY AI, the Canadian National Robotics Society (CNRS), Kavosh Academy, and Hive5 Academy, the event marked ENJOY AI’s first competition in the Americas and a new step in its growing international presence.

The event received strong support from the local government. Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti welcomed the competition, saying, “It is an honour for Markham, Canada’s high-tech capital, to host ENJOY AI Americas 2026.”

During the event, the City of Markham presented ENJOY AI with a certificate of appreciation, recognizing its efforts to advance STEM education and empower young innovators. The recognition acknowledged ENJOY AI’s contributions to robotics education while reflecting the event’s growing international reach.

On the competition floor, participants programmed, tested, and refined their robots as they worked through a series of challenges. In the process, they applied their robotics knowledge, adapted their solutions, and demonstrated creativity and teamwork, while exchanging ideas with peers from different countries.

Alongside the robotics competition, the AI Tech Sector Stage was held at the same venue, featuring speakers from across the technology and innovation sectors who shared perspectives on AI development and emerging technologies. By bringing youth robotics and industry dialogue together, the event gave participants a broader view of the world of AI and technology beyond the competition floor.

“The competition demonstrated the incredible potential of young innovators when they are given the opportunity to collaborate across borders,” said Samia Karimi Dastjerdi, Director of the Canadian National Robotics Society. As AI becomes part of everyday life, ENJOY AI creates a bridge between knowledge and application, giving students opportunities to turn ideas into working solutions through hands-on AI and robotics challenges.

WhalesBot’s long-term support for ENJOY AI reflects a broader approach to AI and STEM education: meaningful learning should develop through a continuous learning pathway across ages and stages. By bringing together hardware, software, curriculum, and competition, WhalesBot helps students move from understanding core concepts to applying those concepts through physical AI and robotics. Within this learning ecosystem, competitions are one stage in a longer journey that begins with classroom exploration and continues through hands-on creation, experimentation, and collaboration.

About WhalesBot

WhalesBot Technology, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, provides AI and STEM education solutions for learners aged 3 to 22, with more than 1 million units sold in over 80 countries and regions. WhalesBot also sponsors ENJOY AI, an international STEM and robotics competition built around creative robotics and coding challenges.

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/enjoy-ai-launches-first-americas-open-expanding-international-ai-and-robotics-education-network-302841052.html

SOURCE WhalesBot

Continue Reading

Trending