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Former Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Cyber Command Joins Qtonic Quantum to Lead Federal and Defense Government Affairs

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Col. Reginald M. Harris, U.S. Army (Ret.) brings 33 years of Army service, from enlisted soldier to battalion command in the Cyber Protection Brigade to the senior staff of ARCYBER and U.S. Central Command

MIAMI, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Col. Reginald M. Harris, U.S. Army (Retired), who served as Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Cyber Command and commanded the 1st Cyber Protection Battalion (Provisional), has joined Qtonic Quantum Corp to lead the company’s federal and defense government affairs.

Harris will represent Qtonic Quantum, a quantum cyber risk and vulnerability intelligence firm serving enterprise and federal environments, to the Department of War and its military departments and combatant commands, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, other federal departments and agencies, and the defense industrial base and systems integrators that serve them.

He arrives against a fixed clock. The Department of War Post-Quantum Cryptography Strategy, released in June 2026, requires high-impact and national security systems to support quantum-resistant algorithms by December 31, 2030 and the force to use them by December 31, 2031, unless otherwise noted, with non-compliant systems phased out. Executive Order 14412, signed June 22, 2026, directs CISA and NIST to publish minimum elements for a cryptographic bill of materials that enable automated assessment of cryptographic assets, and directs the FAR Council to propose a rule binding covered contractors to post-quantum standards. Neither deadline can be met by an organization that cannot first count the cryptography it runs.

“A program office cannot buy its way out of a cryptographic problem it has not measured, and the people who understand that best are the ones who have sat in the seat and been asked for the answer,” said Lt. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., U.S. Army (Retired), Founding Chair of the Qtonic Quantum Allied Defense Council and former Commander of NATO Allied Land Command. “Reggie ran the staff of the Army’s cyber command. He knows what these organizations actually have, how they actually buy, and how long the distance runs between a policy deadline and a fielded capability. That is the right person for this work.”

Harris enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1992 as a food service specialist and was commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate of Elizabeth City State University in 1996. He served first as a Field Artillery officer, including battery command in Germany and fire support duty with 1st Armored Division, then as an Information Systems officer. In that second career he was Enterprise Services Division Chief for XVIII Airborne Corps G6, detachment chief of a cyber protection team in the Army Cyber Protection Brigade, battalion commander of the 1st Cyber Protection Battalion (Provisional), and Deputy Chief of the Enterprise Integration Division at Headquarters Department of the Army CIO/G-6 in the Pentagon. He served with U.S. Central Command as J6 Engineer Division Chief and Deputy J6 and finished that tour as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. He became Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Cyber Command in July 2022 and retired in September 2025.

His decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster, the Combat Action Badge, and the Iraq Campaign Medal with four campaign stars. He holds a master’s degree in Information Technology Management from Webster University and a master’s degree in National Resource Strategy from National Defense University, and he is a graduate of the Eisenhower School.

“I spent thirty-three years responsible for networks that other people’s lives depended on, and the hardest part was never the fix,” said Harris. “It was knowing what you had. Cryptographic inventory at mission scale is that same problem, and the deadline for solving it is already on the calendar. I joined this company because it produces evidence a skeptical program manager can check rather than an assertion he has to accept.”

Harris joins a Qtonic Quantum federal effort that includes QHunt, launched in August 2026 at AFCEA TechNet Augusta, which carries the company’s cryptographic discovery work into operational technology and mission environments under a published non-destructive engagement policy and produces a cryptographic bill of materials in CycloneDX 1.7, signed under FIPS 204.

Qtonic Quantum Corp is a SAM.gov registered federal contractor, UEI FRYFAD3GW5W5, CAGE Code 14E99, NAICS 541512 and 541519.

About Qtonic Quantum Corp

Qtonic Quantum Corp is a quantum cyber risk and vulnerability intelligence firm serving enterprise and federal environments. The company helps security leaders, program owners, and boards find cryptographic exposure, prove material risk, and fix it continuously through QScout, QStrike, QSolve, and QHunt. Qtonic Quantum is vendor-neutral and is not paid by any vendor to promote its solution. The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Post-Quantum Ready, Continuously™.

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GAC Showcases Multiple Models at Canton Fair: Systemic Global Expansion as a Response to High‑Level Opening‑Up

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GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On 15 October, the 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) kicked off in Guangzhou. Dubbed “China’s No.1 Exhibition” with a 70‑year history, it serves as a vital window for global merchants to understand China, and one of GAC’s stages to connect with the world. For international buyers, GAC serves not only as a sourcing platform but as a trusted channel for experiencing Chinese automotive innovation and building long-term local partnerships. Having made its debut in 2012, GAC has participated in the fair 30 times to date. Together with the Canton Fair, it has witnessed the transformation of Made‑in‑China products into Chinese global brands.

This transformation is reflected in GAC’s global expansion journey through a string of continuously refreshed sales figures. Overseas sales stood at 90,000 units in 2024, hit 130,000 units in 2025, and exceeded 197,000 units in January‑September 2026, representing a year‑on‑year surge of 138.9%. GAC is sprinting full steam ahead toward its annual target of 300,000 overseas units. GAC has accomplished a shift from “product export” to “system‑level global expansion”.

At the GAC booth, XT80, AION i60 and AISTALAND GX7 showcased intelligent driving, three-electric systems and premium cabins. The energy-ecology zone featured DC ultra-fast charging piles, 7 kW smart home chargers, multi-in-one electric drive units and PV-Storage-Charging-Swapping Technology, addressing range anxiety. Opening day drew buyers from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and Africa. At the Music & Cuisine Festival, GAC built three immersive spaces blending smart mobility, Cantonese cuisine, camping and sports. The XT80, AION N60, GAC S7 and AISTALAND GT7 served as lifestyle carriers, letting guests enjoy morning tea, global cuisines and intangible cultural heritage.

GAC will advance its ONE GAC 2.0 strategy, deepening localized operations and expanding its systematic global layout. As a tribute to the Canton Fair’s 70th anniversary and a new business card for China’s auto industry, GAC will help drive Chinese intelligent manufacturing onto the global stage.

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Highland and Bath Counties, Virginia Go Live on a Shared Caliber Hosted CAD Environment

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Two neighboring rural counties, two dispatch centers, one common platform supporting more than 900 square miles of mountainous terrain

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Caliber Public Safety announced that Highland County and Bath County, Virginia went live on Caliber Hosted CAD on Tuesday, October 6, with both counties operating within a shared hosted environment. The arrangement gives each county its own dispatch operation while placing both on a common platform, creating a practical foundation for coordination between two neighboring jurisdictions.

For rural agencies, interoperability is usually a question of what happens when an incident crosses a county line. Mutual aid is routine in this part of western Virginia, where Highland County covers roughly 416 square miles with about 2,300 residents, and Bath County covers more than 500 square miles with about 4,100 residents. Together, the two counties serve a largely forested and mountainous service area with a small number of dispatchers and responders on any given shift.

The shared tenant approach addresses that directly. Each county retains the configuration, workflows, and local control it needs to run its own center. Both counties work from the same underlying platform, which removes the technical barriers that normally sit between separate CAD systems in adjacent jurisdictions.

“Two counties sharing one hosted CAD environment is not something you see often in rural public safety, and it took real coordination between both counties and our teams to get there,” said Michael Sturgeon, Senior Project Manager at Caliber Public Safety. “What matters is what the dispatchers and responders have now. Each county runs its own center the way it needs to, and neither one is working in isolation anymore.”

Capabilities Delivered

Highland County, which joined the Caliber CAD customer base with this project, is now operating Hosted CAD with integrated mapping and CJIS query, along with Google Places address validation and a LinX interface for regional information sharing. The county also uses Caliber’s Online RMS for sworn and non-sworn personnel. For dispatchers covering a county with one of the highest mean elevations east of the Mississippi River, verified addressing and immediate access to criminal justice data reduce the guesswork that slows down a call.

Bath County is operating Hosted CAD with mapping and CJIS query, plus interfaces to PulsePoint, RapidSOS with alerts. The RapidSOS connections put caller location and device data in front of the dispatcher at the start of the call, which matters in terrain where a caller may not be able to describe where they are. The PulsePoint interface extends cardiac arrest notifications to trained citizens and off-duty responders nearby, a meaningful addition in a county where response distances are long.

A Migration, Not Just an Implementation

Bath County has been a Caliber premise CAD and Online RMS customer for years. As part of this project, the county moved its premise-based system onto Hosted CAD, and Caliber completed a data conversion to bring the historical CAD databases forward into the new environment.

That piece is often the sticking point for agencies considering a move off a premise system. Years of call history, incident records, and master index data represent case continuity, state reporting obligations, and institutional knowledge. Data conversion is a formal, structured component of every Caliber implementation, with Caliber’s team managing the technical transformation, validation, and loading so that historically critical records carry over intact.

Caliber products are hosted at Nlets, the International Justice and Public Safety Network, and meet FBI CJIS policies, standards, and guidelines. The facilities include multi-site hot backup disaster recovery and redundant network paths to key state and federal entities.

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The go-live required coordination among both counties and Caliber’s Professional Services, Deployment, Training, Engineering, and Support teams. Caliber congratulates the public safety professionals of Highland County and Bath County on a successful implementation and looks forward to a fruitful partnership.

About Caliber Public Safety

Caliber Public Safety provides integrated technology solutions for law enforcement, fire/EMS, corrections, and 911 communications agencies. The Caliber platform includes CAD, Mobile, Online RMS, and JailTracker, all built by and for public safety professionals. With a focus on reliability, interoperability, and ease of use, Caliber serves hundreds of agencies across the country, helping first responders spend less time on technology and more time serving their communities.

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ASSA ABLOY sells PKI business unit to Vista Equity Partners

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ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to sell HID’s PKI business unit to Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”).

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The PKI business unit (Public Key Infrastructure) provides digital trust, identity, authentication, encryption, and certificate management solutions. The business unit includes PKI SaaS – IdenTrust and HydrantID – credential management, and ZeroSSL.

“I find it very satisfying that with Vista, the PKI business unit and its employees and customers gain a committed long-term investor, creating new opportunities for the future and I wish them every success,” says Nico Delvaux, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY.

“Our PKI team has built a strong business with a strong customer base, and Vista has the expertise to take it forward as the market evolves,” says Björn Lidefelt, EVP and Head of HID. “We are pleased with this outcome for our customers, our employees, and for HID.”

The divested business had sales in 2025 of MUSD 58 (approx. MSEK 570) with a strong operating margin.

The divestiture is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026.

For more information, please contact:
Nico Delvaux, President and CEO, tel. no: +46 8 506 485 82
Erik Pieder, CFO and Executive Vice President, tel. no: +46 8 506 485 72
Björn Tibell, Head of Investor Relations, tel. no: +46 70 275 67 68, e-mail: bjorn.tibell@assaabloy.com

About ASSA ABLOY
ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions. Every day we help people feel safe, secure and experience a more open world. We operate worldwide with 64,000 employees and sales of SEK 152 billion, with leading positions in areas such as efficient door openings, trusted identities and entrance automation. Our innovations enable safe, secure and convenient access to physical and digital places.

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