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  • MXK Digital Launches Safe Scale Protocol to Address Independent Insurance Agencies’ Compliance Gaps

    MXK Digital Launches Safe Scale Protocol to Address Independent Insurance Agencies’ Compliance Gaps

    Firm Introduces Safe Scale Protocol to Bridge Operational Divide Between Legal Requirements and Marketing Technology for Independent Insurance Agencies

    The primary threat to agency growth in 2026 is not lead generation; it’s technical liability. A misconfigured CRM setting can trigger carrier blacklists and fines that offset annual gains.”
    — Milan Krkljes, Founder & Performance Architect, MXK Digital

    TX, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — MXK Digital, a performance architecture firm specializing in compliant-by-design infrastructure, today announced its formal launch to address the widening operational gap between legal compliance and marketing execution facing independent insurance agencies with $10M+ in annual premiums. The firm’s Safe Scale Protocol treats regulatory compliance as an engineering constraint rather than a legal restriction, enabling agencies to scale growth without accumulating technical liability.

    In 2026, independent insurance agencies face unprecedented regulatory complexity. The Eleventh Circuit’s recent reversal of the FCC’s one-to-one TCPA consent rule, the expansion of CCPA and multi-state privacy laws into Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island, and Meta’s enforcement of Special Ad Category restrictions have created what MXK Digital calls an “operational gap.” Legal counsel understands regulatory requirements, and marketing teams understand algorithmic performance, but neither has the technical infrastructure expertise to configure systems that satisfy both imperatives simultaneously.
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    “The primary threat to agency growth in 2026 is not lead generation; it is technical liability,” said Milan Krkljes, Founder and Performance Architect of MXK Digital. “A single misconfigured CRM setting can trigger carrier blacklists and federal fines that offset annual gains in days. Traditional marketing agencies focus on conversions. Law firms identify violations after they occur. We build the infrastructure that prevents violations from happening in the first place.”

    The Safe Scale Protocol addresses this risk by integrating compliance directly into agency infrastructure. The system creates automated workflows to filter risk before leads enter the sales funnel, verify consent tracing at the point of contact capture, and enforces suppression latency across all communication platforms. This compliant-by-design architecture enables high-velocity transactional efficiency without requiring constant legal oversight.

    In a controlled efficiency test, they managed over $600,000 in advertising spend and generated more than $8,300,000 in verified pipeline value, with zero compliance violations. This was achieved by treating compliance protocols not as marketing restrictions, but as measurable engineering constraints that can be automated and verified through technical infrastructure.

    The approach represents a fundamental shift from reactive compliance, in which agencies respond to violations after they occur, to a proactive compliance architecture, in which violations become technically impossible through system design. This infrastructure-first methodology addresses five critical liability vectors: Telemarketing and Carrier Standards (TCPA/FCC), Meta’s Special Ad Categories, Vendor Auditing Protocols (FTC), Domain Authority and Email Deliverability (CAN-SPAM/DMARC), and Data Sovereignty Regulations (CCPA/Multi-State Privacy Laws).
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    MXK Digital offers the Technical Risk & Growth Audit, a manual infrastructure review conducted by professional compliance analysts. The diagnostic traces data flow from the initial ad impression through the bound policy to identify specific failure points in the compliance architecture. The firm limits capacity to eight audits per week to ensure thorough analyst-led reviews rather than automated software scans that cannot detect the nuanced workflow configurations that create strict liability exposure.
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    “We don’t sell courses or generic consulting,” Krkljes added. “We conduct detailed infrastructure reviews of live agency systems. This requires our analysts to examine actual CRM configurations, dialer logic, consent workflows, and data suppression mechanisms. This level of scrutiny cannot be automated, which is why we maintain strict capacity limits.”
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    The Safe Scale Protocol is designed specifically for established independent agencies navigating the intersection of aggressive growth targets and increasing regulatory complexity. As carrier oversight intensifies and federal enforcement expands, the gap between compliant operations and liability exposure continues to narrow, making infrastructure-level compliance architecture a strategic necessity rather than a tactical consideration.
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    For more information about MXK Digital’s Safe Scale Protocol or to request a Technical Risk & Growth Audit, visit https://mxkdigital.com or contact support@mxkdigital.com.

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  • Openforce Integrates with Key Software Systems and Dispatch Science, Leading TMS Providers

    Openforce Integrates with Key Software Systems and Dispatch Science, Leading TMS Providers

    Integrations with Key Software Systems and Dispatch Science unify independent contractor onboarding, compliance, insurance, dispatch, and payments.

    SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Openforce, the leading compliance and workforce management platform for commercial relationships between contracting companies and their 1099 independent contractors, today announced new strategic integrations with Transportation Management System (TMS) providers Key Software Systems and Dispatch Science.

    The integrations create a connected, end-to-end workflow that links independent contractor onboarding, compliance, insurance, settlement, and deductions directly with transportation operations. Contracting companies can move faster from contractor approval to dispatch while reducing compliance risk, manual work, and operational friction.

    “These integrations deliver immediate, tangible value to mutual clients by eliminating the costly historical gaps between compliance and operations,” said Wendy Greenland, CEO of Openforce. “These integrations allow transportation and logistics companies to achieve operational excellence and 1099 compliance. Our TMS integration strategy allows each system to do what it does best; the TMS manages execution, while Openforce handles the complexity of compliance, insurance, and payments. Together, we’re enabling transportation businesses to scale 1099 programs quickly, confidently, and compliantly.”

    As transportation organizations increasingly rely on independent contractors to meet demand, fragmented systems and manual processes have become a barrier to scale. Openforce’s TMS integrations ensure only approved; compliant independent contractors flow directly into operational systems, eliminating manual handoffs, improving data accuracy, and accelerating productivity.

    “We couldn’t be more excited about announcing our partnership with Openforce,” said Charlie Pisciotta, President of Key Software Systems. “The integration between our platforms allows customers to eliminate manual processes, reduce compliance risks, and accelerate contractor onboarding while maintaining full operational visibility; and that’s just the start. Openforce has been a phenomenal partner, and they share our vision of empowering logistics providers through automation and innovation.”

    “At Dispatch Science, our cloud‑native TMS is built to shape the next era of logistics, not just keep pace with it,” commented Arthur Axelrad, CEO & Co-Founder, Dispatch Science. “Partnering with Openforce accelerates that mission by uniting two powerful platforms to eliminate friction, elevate compliance, and unlock truly scalable contractor operations. This integration isn’t just an improvement; it’s a catalyst for the future of intelligent, connected delivery ecosystems.”

    Openforce serves as the system of record for 1099 onboarding, compliance, insurance, and payments, while TMS partners support dispatch, routing, and execution. Once a contractor is approved in Openforce, their status is automatically synchronized with the TMS, enabling seamless progression from onboarding to dispatch.

    For mutual clients, the impact is measurable: independent contractor time-to-productivity drops from weeks to days, compliance visibility moves to real-time monitoring, and the administrative burden that previously consumed management attention is automated. The result is a scalable foundation for growth without added complexity, while minimizing misclassification risk and settlement errors. This will deliver a smoother, more transparent independent contractor experience.

    As independent contractor networks continue to expand across transportation and logistics, Openforce’s growing TMS partner ecosystem reflects the industry’s shift toward integrated platforms that unify compliance, operations, and payments, supporting long-term, compliant scale.

    About Openforce
    Openforce® is the leading compliance and workforce management software and payments processing platform for managing the commercial relationships between contracting companies, vendors who provide workforce labor, and independent contractors (ICs). Its cloud- based software is a vital tool that empowers contracting companies to operate with confidence by addressing compliance risks and lowering operational costs through AI-powered onboarding, insurance enablement, contracting, and settlement processing (including vendor invoicing and deduction management) technology. In addition, Openforce provides customized insurance solutions tailored to ICs and critical business tools that ICs need to manage their small businesses and increase their profits. Openforce also serves the Insurtech market with its innovative insurance policy administration software solution tailored to IC insureds that minimizes carrier losses and increases profits for insurers, brokers, and agents. Openforce is a portfolio company of Boston-based private equity firm Riverside Partners.

    About Key Software Systems
    Key Software Systems provides performance-driven Delivery Management and Optimization software for final mile carriers, drivers, shippers, 3PLs. Its comprehensive platform is designed to automate operations, optimize driver performance, and strengthen brand visibility through a robust set of tools that connect every stakeholder across the delivery lifecycle. By streamlining workflows and enhancing real-time execution, Key Software Systems enables logistics organizations to operate more efficiently, scale with confidence, and deliver exceptional service.

    About Dispatch Science
    Dispatch Science is a cloud-native transportation management system, purpose-built for last-mile shippers, couriers, and delivery businesses. Powered by cutting-edge AI and intelligent algorithms, the platform puts route optimization and driver performance at the heart of operations—driving faster deliveries, reducing costs, and maximizing fleet efficiency. From seamless order entry to automated billing, with real-time visibility, Dispatch Science transforms every step of delivery workflows, enabling logistics businesses to scale smarter, serve customers better, and stay ahead of the competition.

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  • Comeryx Launches as AI-Native MGA to Streamline Small Business Insurance; Secures $7.5 Million in Seed Funding

    Comeryx Launches as AI-Native MGA to Streamline Small Business Insurance; Secures $7.5 Million in Seed Funding

    Led by Altai Ventures, the investment fuels an automated, wholesale-exclusive platform designed to fix the profitability gap in small commercial insurance.

    Wholesale and retail agents avoid small policies because carriers and MGAs utilize manual underwriting at a cost that is out of line with small premiums.”
    — Dax Craig, Co-Founder and CEO of Comeryx

    DENVER, CO, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Comeryx, an AI-native, fully digital Managing General Agent (MGA), today announced its formation and the closing of a $7.5 million funding round. The investment was led by Altai Ventures, with participation from American Family Ventures, Intact Ventures, Boulder Ventures, Arch Capital Group Ltd, and Echelon.

    Comeryx enters the market to solve a persistent structural challenge: while the small business sector represents a $100+ billion opportunity, brokers and carriers struggle to serve these accounts profitably due to manual, time-intensive underwriting processes. Comeryx’s platform delivers an automated quote, bind, and issue experience, allowing brokers to service small business artisan contractors with speed while maintaining rigorous underwriting discipline.

    Solving the Small Premium Unit Economic Problem
    The company’s focus is the small business artisan contractor market, a segment comprising over 500,000 U.S. businesses with under $10 million in revenue. Historically, traditional carriers have been unable to manage small premium policies profitably through human-driven underwriting processes, leaving these small businesses underinsured and difficult to quote.

    “Wholesale and retail agents often avoid small policies because carriers and MGAs utilize manual underwriting at a cost that is out of line with small premiums,” said Dax Craig, Co-Founder and CEO of Comeryx. “With Comeryx, we are bringing the AI-native infrastructure and disciplined underwriting necessary to serve this large market with the speed and ease brokers need to be profitable .”

    Built for the Wholesale Ecosystem
    Unlike insurtechs that seek to disintermediate the channel, Comeryx is committed to a distribution strategy that empowers the wholesale market. The platform is designed for exclusive distribution through E&S licensed wholesale brokers.

    By utilizing a zero-touch workflow and analytics-driven pricing, Comeryx turns high-volume, low-premium accounts into a scalable growth engine for partners.

    Investor Support
    “CEO and Co-Founder Dax Craig is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in insurance having built cutting-edge companies Pie Insurance and Valen Analytics,” said Oleg Ilichev, Managing Partner at Altai Ventures. “His background of combining technology and analytics in insurance provides Comeryx a unique advantage in delivering the efficiency that the wholesale market demands.”

    “The E&S market for small businesses has long been ripe for a technology-driven approach that doesn’t compromise on underwriting rigor,” said Mike Mansell, Principal at American Family Ventures. “We are proud to support redefining how these essential coverages are delivered to the small business artisan contractor segment.”

    Experienced Leadership Team
    Comeryx is led by a founding team with deep experience in insurance, data analytics, and high-scale engineering:
    – Dax Craig, CEO: Co-founder of Pie Insurance and Valen Analytics.
    – Elad Kolet, CTO: Former co-founder/CTO of Lively Hearing (acquired by GN) and engineering leader at Microsoft and Meta.
    – Matt Frazier, Head of Analytics and Operations: Former Chief Analytics Officer at Pie Insurance and Chief Scoring Officer at Valen Analytics.
    – Melissa Bernard, Founding Underwriter: Nearly 30 years of specialty underwriting experience at CapSpecialty, Freberg Environmental, and RT Specialty.

    Availability and Timing
    Comeryx is currently forming underwriting and wholesale partnerships. The company expects to begin issuing its first policies later in 2026.

    ABOUT COMERYX
    Comeryx is an AI-native MGA serving the Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance market for small businesses. Founded by industry veterans in insurance, analytics, and technology, Comeryx uses advanced automation and disciplined underwriting to provide smarter coverage for the small business artisan contractor market. By distributing exclusively through wholesalers, Comeryx delivers lightning-fast, data-driven insurance solutions that empower modern trades to grow. For more information, visit our website or LinkedIn page.

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  • DataArt Launches Artisyn to Help Enterprises Govern and Scale AI-Enabled Software Delivery

    DataArt Launches Artisyn to Help Enterprises Govern and Scale AI-Enabled Software Delivery

    NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — DataArt, a global software engineering firm that delivers breakthrough data, analytics, and AI platforms, today introduced Artisyn, an AI-enabled operating model that redefines how enterprises build, scale, and govern software. The methodology combines AI agents, unified project context, and reusable code foundations with enterprise governance standards — embedding intelligence throughout the design, development, testing, and deployment process.

    Built with and for clients, Artisyn systemizes how DataArt invests in, applies, and evolves its delivery practices over time, bringing together reference architectures, reusable foundations and AI-enhanced workflows. The goal is to help teams standardize non-differentiating work while preserving full ownership of what makes their business unique, enabling faster, more predictable outcomes. Artisyn is designed to evolve continuously as DataArt’s teams contribute proven accelerators and AI capabilities to the delivery flywheel, ensuring clients benefit from cross-industry learning.

    As AI becomes a standard part of enterprise software development, organizations face growing complexity around governance, auditability, and consistency across teams and tools. Many organizations struggle to apply AI consistently across the software lifecycle, from strategy and problem shaping through build and deployment. Artisyn enables teams to integrate AI into delivery work while maintaining oversight, quality, and regulatory alignment.

    Designed for Modern Enterprise Delivery

    Artisyn reflects DataArt’s philosophy that AI should support and improve how teams work rather than replace human judgment or creativity. It represents an evolving way of working with clients, grounded in co-creation and continuous learning, using AI to strengthen how software is designed, built and delivered to achieve business outcomes.

    Backed by DataArt’s $100M data and AI investment deployed in a disciplined, demand-led way, Artisyn provides systematized delivery methods, reusable foundations, and partner-aligned reference architectures that support real-world enterprise requirements. It mechanizes repeatable setup, testing, and delivery activities so DataArt’s 6,000+ engineers can focus on architecture, user experience, domain logic, and problem-solving.

    “We’re not trying to automate creativity or judgment,” explained Allan Wellenstein, Senior Vice President, DataArt Solution Advisors. “We’re automating the scaffolding work that has to be done anyway. Artisyn reflects how we build the future with our clients, learning from each engagement and applying those lessons consistently over time. It helps teams focus effort on what truly differentiates their business.”

    “From an engineering standpoint, Artisyn embeds AI directly into the process for how software is designed, built, tested, and delivered,” said Yuri Gubin, Chief Innovation Officer at DataArt. “By systemizing repeatable parts of the delivery lifecycle, teams can apply AI in a predictable and governed way, while maintaining control over architecture, data, and the technical decisions that matter most.”

    A Partner-Aligned, Multi-Cloud Delivery Platform

    Artisyn works inside client environments and alongside the tools teams already use without introducing a proprietary runtime, control plane, or abstraction layer. It builds on partner-native architectures and best practices across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Snowflake, and Databricks, helping enterprises apply AI in ways that align with ecosystem-recommended security, compliance, and operating models.

    Artisyn includes a set of practical components teams can use in day-to-day delivery work, including:

    SDLC agents that mechanize setup, coding, testing, and delivery tasks — from story development and code review to DevOps workflows — across cloud environments

    Foundations and business solution starter kits that provide reusable building blocks designed to evolve with client needs

    Frameworks that support alignment, governance, and predictable delivery execution

    Developer tooling and demos that support onboarding, reuse, and client collaboration

    The platform integrates with major cloud AI services, including AWS Bedrock and Amazon Q, Azure AI Studio and Copilot Studio, and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI and Model Garden, ensuring alignment with partner-recommended architectures, security practices, and operational patterns.

    Governance, Compliance, and Predictability by Design

    Artisyn was developed to address the realities of enterprise delivery, particularly in regulated environments. Rather than introducing new controls, it systemizes governance practices DataArt has applied for years. Security and compliance considerations, including ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI DSS, are addressed through established delivery practices and reference architectures rather than treated as add-ons. All implementations operate within client environments, ensuring that data and intellectual property remain under client control.

    Evidence of Impact from Real Delivery Environments

    Across projects using Artisyn-enabled workflows, teams have reported faster prototyping cycles of up to 70%, improved development efficiency of up to 30%, and higher accuracy in GenAI outputs, exceeding 90% in defined use cases. In cost-focused engagements, teams have also seen engineering cost reductions of approximately 15% and faster delivery timelines, depending on scope and maturity.

    Today, it is used internally and in selected client engagements, including in regulated environments such as financial services and clinical trials, where governance and auditability are critical. These engagements build on broader AI adoption efforts across DataArt, where more than half of client accounts now use AI-enabled delivery and teams report consistent time savings from AI embedded in delivery workflows.

    This approach was mentioned in the 2025 Gartner® “How to Evolve Your Pricing Model for AI Services” report, which described Artisyn as DataArt’s structured approach to integrating AI into enterprise service delivery, reflecting a shift toward asset-backed, outcome-aligned service models.

    DataArt continues to focus on building custom software for clients across industries, including financial services, healthcare, travel, and media. Artisyn provides the delivery foundation that supports this work, enabling teams to respond to evolving client needs, regulatory requirements, and technology shifts with greater confidence and control.

    For more information, please visit: https://www.dataart.com/artisyn

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  • Nexla and Vespa.ai Partner to Simplify Real-Time AI Search Across Hundreds of Enterprise Data Sources

    Nexla and Vespa.ai Partner to Simplify Real-Time AI Search Across Hundreds of Enterprise Data Sources

    Native integrations reduce setup time and ongoing maintenance by making it easy to ingest, index, and continuously update data from enterprise systems

    By partnering with Nexla, we remove friction between enterprise data and production AI search, helping teams deploy scalable, real-time retrieval and RAG systems faster”
    — Jon Bratseth

    TRONDHEIM, NORWAY, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Vespa.ai, the creator of the leading AI search platform for large-scale, real-time applications, and Nexla, the leading AI-powered data integration platform for agents, today announced a strategic partnership to address a key bottleneck in AI application development: moving production-ready data into scalable, high-performance AI search and retrieval systems.

    With over 500 connectors, Nexla addresses this challenge by turning data variety from any enterprise system (structured/unstructured, batch/streaming, internal/external, modern/legacy) into ready-to-use data products for AI and Agents, while Vespa provides the distributed search, vector retrieval, and real-time inference capabilities required to serve AI-powered applications at scale.

    As part of the partnership, Nexla launched native Vespa integrations that make working with Vespa faster and simpler:

    Vespa Connector in Nexla: Seamlessly pipes data from sources such as Amazon S3, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, APIs, and even existing vector databases directly into Vespa.
    Vespa Nexla Plugin CLI: Automatically generates draft Vespa application packages, including schema files, directly from Nexla’s metadata-defined data products (Nexsets), dramatically reducing setup time and configuration errors.

    These capabilities allow teams to migrate from other vector databases, sync operational databases into Vespa, or continuously update Vespa indexes using batch, streaming, or CDC pipelines without writing code.

    The combined solution is especially valuable for organizations building or scaling:
    AI search and RAG applications requiring hybrid retrieval across vectors, keywords, and structured filters
    High-throughput, low-latency systems serving billions of documents with real-time updates
    Complex ranking and inference pipelines, including multi-phase ranking and LLM integration

    Nexla prepares and governs the data; Vespa executes advanced retrieval, ranking, and inference where the data lives.

    Saket Saurabh, CEO & Co-Founder, Nexla.com: “Data integration and intelligent retrieval are two sides of the same coin in modern AI architectures. Nexla unlocks data variety, transforms and delivers enterprise grade ready-to-use data; Vespa.AI makes it searchable and actionable in real time. This partnership creates a powerful combination for organizations building agentic RAG, recommendation systems, and AI-powered search at scale.”

    Jon Bratseth, CEO, Vespa.ai: “Vespa is built for teams that need precision, performance, and real-time execution at scale. By partnering with Nexla, we’re simplifying large-scale deployment by removing friction between data preparation and production AI search, while reducing time-to-value. Together, we’re helping teams move from raw enterprise data to production-grade AI search and RAG systems faster and with far more control.”

    For more information: https://blog.vespa.ai/vespa-nexla-partnership/

    About Nexla
    Nexla is an enterprise-grade, AI-powered data integration platform for agents that unlocks data from any data source into production-ready data products for AI and agents. With support for 500+ connectors and multiple integration styles, including ELT, ETL, streaming, APIs, and agentic RAG, Nexla enables teams to build and manage data flows without writing code. Nexla processes over one trillion records per month for leading companies across industries.

    About Vespa
    Vespa.ai is an AI search platform used by companies such as Spotify, Yahoo, and Perplexity to power large-scale, real-time search, recommendation, and retrieval-augmented generation applications. The platform combines vector search, keyword retrieval, structured filtering, and machine-learned ranking in a single distributed system designed for high-throughput, low-latency workloads. Vespa is available as open source and as a managed cloud service.

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  • National Cybersecurity Center Debuts Free Cyber Alerts as Part of Its Mission to Make Online Safety More Accessible

    National Cybersecurity Center Debuts Free Cyber Alerts as Part of Its Mission to Make Online Safety More Accessible

    New Cyber Alerts support the NCC’s commitment to make online safety clear, trusted, and actionable

    NCC’s Cyber Alerts are free and pair clear, non-technical guidance that explains the issue, outlines simple steps to protect against threats, and helps individuals respond quickly to urgent risks.”
    — National Cybersecurity Center

    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The National Cybersecurity Center (NCC) today announced the availability of Cyber Alerts, a new, free public-service offering designed to help people understand and respond to real online threats. Designed for individuals and families, Cyber Alerts provide timely, non-technical notifications of scams, threats, and risks, making the alerts easy to understand and act on.

    As online activity increases, scams and digital threats are affecting people across age groups in the U.S. more than 18,000 individuals under the age of 20 and over 101,000 adults aged 60 and older have reported being impacted by online scams. Despite the scale of the issue, many individuals and families remain unsure of what actions to take.

    “When it comes to staying safe online, it’s hard to know what’s real or who to trust,” said Dr. Rachel Gardner, Director of Product Development of the National Cybersecurity Center. “Cyber Alerts help close that gap by giving people timely awareness and clear, actionable guidance on what to do.”

    Real-world Cyber Alerts People Can Actually Use

    NCC’s Cyber Alerts are free and notify subscribers when scams, threats, or emerging online risks may affect them. Each alert pairs clear, non-technical guidance that explains the issue, outlines simple steps to protect against threats, and helps individuals respond quickly to urgent risks.

    For example, a recent cyber alert issued by the NCC highlighted the leak of more than 149 million exposed login credentials, putting users of major platforms, including Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Netflix, and others, at risk. The alert detailed a massive leak of 149 million unprotected login credentials — including Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, .edu, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Netflix, OnlyFans, and Binance accounts — and urged users to immediately change passwords, enable two-factor authentication, and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity.

    Cyber Alerts include:

    Notification when a new or emerging online risk is identified

    A brief explanation of the issue and the potential impact

    Suggested actions individuals may consider to help protect their accounts and information

    Cyber Alerts are available to everyone for free as part of the NCC’s public service mission. Individuals can sign up to receive alerts by visiting https://nationalcybersecuritycenter.org/sign-up/.

    Cyber Alerts Expand the NCC’s Public-Service Role in Online Safety

    Building on its work across education, industry, and government, the NCC is expanding how it delivers timely information to help individuals navigate an increasingly connected world. Cyber Alerts represent the next step in how the National Cybersecurity Center supports online safety as a public service.

    “Building a cyber-resilient society requires more than reacting to individual incidents,” said Greg Oslan, CEO and Chairman of the National Cybersecurity Center. “It means making online safety a daily priority, where people have consistent access to information they can trust as technology and risk continue to change.”

    About the National Cybersecurity Center

    The National Cybersecurity Center (NCC) is a nonprofit that helps people and organizations reduce cyber risk. The NCC makes online safety clearer and more practical by translating complex cybersecurity problems into action-focused guidance.

    As a trusted public-service resource, the NCC brings together industry, government, and academic expertise to build cyber resilience and enable informed decision-making. The NCC leads awareness, knowledge, and solutions that strengthen online safety for all.

    For more information, visit https://nationalcybersecuritycenter.org/.

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  • Cool River Tubing and Adventures Earns 2025 Best of Georgia Award

    Cool River Tubing and Adventures Earns 2025 Best of Georgia Award

    HELEN, GA, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Cool River Tubing and Adventures, a family-owned and operated outdoor recreation company, has been recognized with the 2025 Best of Georgia Award. For over 30 years, the company has provided visitors with opportunities to explore the Chattahoochee River and the surrounding Southern Appalachian outdoors through their tubing experiences, aerial courses, and seasonal amenities. This recognition highlights the company’s long-standing commitment to quality and memorable experiences for guests.

    With two main outposts, Chattahoochee Outpost and Headwaters Outpost, Cool River offers both one-hour and two-hour river floats, outfitting guests with all necessary equipment and shuttle services. Headwaters Outpost also features aerial adventure courses and the seasonal Headwaters Cafe, giving visitors a mix of active and relaxing options in a scenic setting. The company’s approach emphasizes professionalism and attention to detail while keeping the experience approachable and enjoyable for all ages.

    “Our goal has always been to create a space where families, friends, and groups of every kind can connect with nature and with each other,” said the general manager. “Receiving the Best of Georgia Award affirms the work we’ve done over the past three decades and motivates us to keep improving every visit.”

    The award doesn’t just reflect a single season of operations, but a decades-long dedication to creating engaging and high-quality outdoor adventures. Looking ahead, Cool River Tubing and Adventures plans to continue enhancing its offerings, maintaining strong ties to the local community, and introducing new ways for visitors to experience Georgia’s Alpine Village.

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  • RENTAL12 Earns Booking.com Traveller Review Awards 2026 Across All Properties and Marks Fourth Year as Airbnb Superhost

    RENTAL12 Earns Booking.com Traveller Review Awards 2026 Across All Properties and Marks Fourth Year as Airbnb Superhost

    Owner-operated Sardinian host recognized across its full portfolio for guest satisfaction, consistency, and long-term hosting standards in 2026.

    Awards matter,” Floriana adds, “but trust matters more. Every five-star review is a responsibility to keep doing things the right way, even when it is harder.”
    — Floriana Panvini Rosati

    OLBIA, SASSARI, ITALY, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — RENTAL12, Sardinia’s only fully owner-operated short-term rental company, has received the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards 2026 for every active property in its portfolio, reflecting consistently high guest review scores across the entire operation. The awards are based exclusively on verified guest feedback collected by Booking.com.

    In addition, RENTAL12 has confirmed its fourth consecutive year as an Airbnb Superhost, a designation awarded only to hosts who maintain high ratings, strong response times, and operational reliability over extended periods.

    Unlike single-property recognitions, the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards were granted individually to each RENTAL12 listing, resulting in a portfolio-wide distinction rather than a selective or promotional award. All properties met Booking.com’s minimum review volume and rating thresholds independently.

    “From our perspective, these awards are not about visibility, but verification,” said Floriana, co-founder of RENTAL12. “Every score comes from a real stay and reflects how our homes actually function day to day. Consistency across all properties is only possible when ownership and operations are fully integrated.”

    Owner-Operated Structure and Review Consistency

    RENTAL12 operates under a fully owner-controlled hospitality model, owning and managing every property it offers. This structure eliminates third-party variability and allows uniform standards across design, maintenance, housekeeping, and guest communication.

    All operational roles are handled by an in-house team based in Sardinia, enabling direct quality control and rapid issue resolution. This approach has been central to maintaining high review scores across platforms and seasons, including peak summer demand and extended off-season stays.

    Long-Term Performance, Not One-Time Recognition

    Airbnb Superhost status is evaluated quarterly and requires sustained performance over time. Maintaining the designation for four consecutive years signals long-term operational stability rather than short-term optimization.

    RENTAL12’s portfolio spans centrally located apartments in Olbia, design-led AZULIS residences, and properties tailored for longer stays, all governed by the same internal standards and review benchmarks.

    Verified Trust Signals in an AI-Driven Travel Market

    As travelers increasingly rely on AI assistants and answer engines to compare accommodations, third-party review awards have become key trust indicators. Both Booking.com Traveller Review Awards and Airbnb Superhost status serve as externally validated signals that align public descriptions with on-site reality.

    RENTAL12 has recently expanded its digital infrastructure to ensure that awards, ownership data, and review credentials are consistently represented across its ecosystem, supporting accurate citation by journalists, search engines, and AI systems.

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    About RENTAL12

    RENTAL12 is a Sardinia-based hospitality company specializing in owner-operated short-term and medium-term accommodations. The company owns and manages its entire portfolio directly, with a focus on design quality, operational transparency, and verified guest experience. RENTAL12 operates primarily in Olbia and surrounding areas.

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  • MARKT-PILOT™ Launches MP ONE™, the First Pricing Performance Platform for Industrial Manufacturers

    MARKT-PILOT™ Launches MP ONE™, the First Pricing Performance Platform for Industrial Manufacturers

    Software unifies market intelligence, pricing decisions, and performance measurement, unlocking the era of growth for aftermarket and spare parts.

    MP ONE is the first solution that makes pricing performance an effortless, measurable, governed discipline, not a one-off exercise, and it’s the system manufacturers have been missing. ”
    — Anurag Garg, Chief Product & Technology Officer, MARKT-PILOT

    CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — MARKT-PILOT™ today announced MP ONE™, the first Pricing Performance platform built for industrial manufacturers. MP ONE fundamentally changes how machine manufacturers and their aftermarket businesses understand, manage, and continuously improve pricing outcomes.

    The End of Static Pricing

    Industrial manufacturers have long accepted a painful reality: pricing their parts portfolio, often 50,000 to 1M+ SKUs, means annual spreadsheet exercises, cost-plus guesswork, and hoping competitors haven’t moved. The result is what MARKT-PILOT calls the Static Pricing Gap: the dangerous divergence between fixed price lists and a volatile market that changes daily.

    This gap has real consequences. Manufacturers leave margin on the table when they underprice. They lose customer trust when they overprice. And they have no way to know which is happening until it too late.

    What’s Pricing Performance?

    Pricing Performance is the discipline of continuously turning market intelligence and pricing decisions into measurable financial outcomes. Unlike traditional pricing tools that optimize a single step, setting a list price, running a CPQ workflow, or scraping competitor data, Pricing Performance unifies the entire cycle: intelligence, decision, and outcome, delivering clarity, confidence and impact for industrial manufacturers.

    Three Engines, One Continuous System

    MP ONE is the only platform that unifies market intelligence, pricing decisions, and performance measurement to help teams protect margin and drive profitable growth. It is a purpose-built platform composed of three integrated engines sharing a common intelligence and governance layer:

    The Intelligence Engine brings together fragmented parts data across the business into a single, governed view (master data, classes and segments, ERP/CRM/CPQ context, sales history and order volumes), then enriches it with external market signals (competitor prices, availability, cross-references). The result is a continuously updated, SKU-level understanding of how the market and your business are behaving right now, creating the launchpad for price performance management; not a backward-looking snapshot from six months ago.

    The Decision Engine is where pricing gets done. Teams design strategies, set policies, and generate governed price lists—whether using cost-plus, market-based, or value-based models. Every pricing action is traceable, auditable, and explainable, giving customers full confidence in their pricing process.

    The Performance Engine measures the financial and operational impact of every pricing decision so customers know how their decisions changed business outcomes. It provides clear learnings so strategies can be refined and profitability can accelerate. “Pricing in the machinery industry has entered a new reality. Volatility is structural; planning cycles lag behind the market, and buyers expect B2C-level transparency,” says Anurag Garg, Chief Product & Technology Officer at MARKT-PILOT. “MP ONE is the first solution that makes pricing performance an effortless, measurable, governed discipline, not a one-off exercise, and it’s the system manufacturers have been missing.”

    Why Now: Volatility Has Changed the Rules

    The launch comes at a moment when pricing volatility has shifted from cyclical to structural. Tariffs, supply chain disruption, cost instability, and increasingly informed buyers now research prices with B2C-level transparency which have made annual pricing cycles obsolete. “With MP ONE, manufacturers gain the confidence to change prices when they should, and performance control when they cannot”, said Steve Fauth, Chief Revenue Officer. “That’s the shift: from pricing as an administrative task to pricing as a competitive weapon.”

    Trusted by Leading Manufacturers Worldwide

    More than 200 industrial manufacturers already rely on MARKT-PILOT’s market intelligence capabilities. MP ONE extends this foundation with decision and performance layers that customers have been requesting since the company’s founding.

    Availability

    MP ONE is available now for industrial machine manufacturers globally. The platform is offered in three configurations allowing manufacturers to start where they are and scale as their Pricing Performance maturity grows.

    To learn more or request a demonstration, visit www.markt-pilot.com/mp-one.

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  • SCCG and +55 Form Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Brazil’s Regulated Gaming Market Outreach

    SCCG and +55 Form Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Brazil’s Regulated Gaming Market Outreach

    Combining SCCG’s Global Expertise and 130+ Client-Partners with +55’s Local Regulatory and Market Intelligence

    Brazil represents one of the most important emerging regulated gaming markets globally”
    — Stephen Crystal – Founder & CEO, SCCG

    LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — SCCG Management today announced a strategic partnership with +55 Business Solutions, establishing a collaborative framework designed to support the structured growth of Brazil’s newly regulated betting and iGaming market.

    As Brazil advances its federal regulatory framework for online betting and gaming, operators, suppliers, investors, and media groups are navigating one of the most significant emerging regulated markets in the world. The partnership between SCCG and +55 aligns global gaming infrastructure with Brazilian regulatory insight to help companies enter and scale within the market responsibly and strategically.

    Founded by Stephen A. Crystal, SCCG Management brings more than three decades of experience advising global gaming operators, sportsbooks, iGaming platforms, payment providers, compliance companies, and technology innovators across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. SCCG’s ecosystem includes over 130 client-partners spanning best-in-class solutions in payments, AML and KYC verification, geolocation, fraud prevention, CRM and loyalty systems, sports data and analytics, content aggregation, risk management, sponsorship activation, and capital markets advisory.

    Through this strategic partnership, Brazilian operators and suppliers will benefit from coordinated access to global advisory expertise, international distribution channels, and proven technology relationships, combined with localized regulatory navigation and operational structuring expertise.

    +55 Business Solutions, led by Founder and CEO Bellity Cruz, is based in Salvador, Bahia, and specializes in Revenue Operations (RevOps), international trade strategy, governance structuring, and digital transformation. With academic foundations in Social Communication and postgraduate specialization in Foreign Trade and International Marketing, complemented by an MBA in Business Management and in Financial Administration, Digital Innovation, and Fintechs, Cruz has built +55 around the principle of transforming ambitious expansion strategies into structured, compliant, and measurable growth systems.

    The partnership is structured to collectively provide services including regulatory navigation and licensing strategy guidance, operational governance frameworks, revenue structuring, vendor acceleration, business development facilitation, capital advisory, intellectual property evaluation, bjand long-term strategic positioning within Brazil’s regulated environment.

    Rather than approaching Brazil as a short-term opportunity, SCCG and +55 are focused on building disciplined foundations for sustainable growth. The collaboration emphasizes governance before scale, predictability before aggressive expansion, and structured compliance aligned with Brazil’s evolving national oversight.

    “Brazil represents one of the most important emerging regulated gaming markets globally,” said Stephen A. Crystal, Founder and CEO of SCCG Management. “By combining SCCG’s global expertise and our 130+ client-partner ecosystem with +55’s deep understanding of Brazil’s regulatory and commercial landscape, we are creating a powerful alignment between international best practices and local market intelligence. Our goal is to support responsible expansion and long-term value creation in Brazil.”

    “Too many international operators confuse market entry with market presence in Brazil launching localized content while lacking the regulatory infrastructure, cultural intelligence, and operational discipline required to compete sustainably,” said Bellity, Founder of +55 Business Solutions. “By partnering with SCCG Management, we’re combining their 130+ client-partner ecosystem and global regulatory expertise with +55’s on-the-ground intelligence and institutional relationships to deliver what the market actually demands: compliance architecture, process maturity, and strategic positioning before commercial acceleration. Our goal is to ensure operators build for longevity, not just launch, because in Brazil’s evolving regulatory environment, shortcuts don’t create value, they create exposure.”

    The formation of this partnership also reflects SCCG’s continued investment in emerging markets and next-generation leadership within the gaming industry. By aligning with a Brazilian-founded firm led by Bellity Cruz, SCCG reinforces its commitment to empowering rising leaders and advancing women executives who are shaping the future of regulated gaming.

    As Brazil’s betting and iGaming market continues to formalize under federal regulation, companies entering the jurisdiction must balance opportunity with operational discipline and compliance rigor. The strategic partnership between SCCG and +55 is positioned to serve as a trusted bridge between global gaming infrastructure and Brazil’s dynamic regulatory landscape.

    About +55 Business Solutions

    +55 Business Solutions is a Brazil-based advisory firm focused on Revenue Operations, international trade expansion, governance structuring, and digital innovation. The firm specializes in aligning strategic vision with compliant, scalable execution across regulated and cross-border markets.

    About SCCG Management

    SCCG Management is a leading advisory firm in the global gaming industry, dedicated to driving strategic growth and maximizing revenue for over 130 client-partners across diverse iGaming verticals. With offices in North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Brazil, our team of seasoned industry executives leverages global relationships to enhance product distribution and seize new market opportunities. With over 30 years of experience, we specialize in navigating the complexities of tribal gaming, capitalizing on emerging markets, fostering igaming innovations, managing intellectual property, facilitating mergers and acquisitions, and advancing sports wagering and entertainment ventures. https://sccgmanagement.com/

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