October 14, 2025

Examines both the technological underpinnings and the tangible business benefits PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Denodo, a leader in data management, announced that O’Reilly has published The Rise of Logical Data Management: An Essential Data Strategy for Transforming Your Business in the Age of AI. This logical data management strategy is central to the Denodo Platform, and it is one that has long been championed by industry analysts such as Gartner1 and GigaOm2. Written by Christopher Gardner, a business intelligence analyst and lead Tableau developer for the University of Michigan, the book covers logical data management from an independent, curious perspective, digging into how logical data management works, in today’s complex data landscape comprised of powerful data lakehouses, complex new AI use cases, and the continuing need for solutions that can deliver true, self-service data access in this challenging environment. “Logical data management,” Gardner explains, “is a data management approach based on logical or virtual connections to data. This approach is applied to an organization’s existing data structure to provide more uniform control over security, create a central data marketplace, and unify disparate underlying systems into a common format.” Why is Logical Data Management Needed Today? Logical data management is increasingly needed today to rapidly deliver on the complex, demanding requirements of AI and data self-service. AI requires “AI-ready” data, which is data that is governed, trusted, secure, and delivered in real time. Organizations employing only physical data management with data lakehouses, data lakes, and data warehouses are finding that on their own, these data repositories cannot deliver these requirements, and increasingly, they are adding logical data management capabilities. Similarly, self-service data access requires data to be immediately translated into actionable language, but the physical data management technologies lack the semantic capabilities that make it possible.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MISTRAS Group (NYSE: MG), a global leader in technology-enabled industrial asset integrity and testing solutions, today announced it is partnering with Villari, a technology provider offering continuous visibility into fatigue and crack growth through a globally certified wireless crack-detection system for steel structures. The collaboration enables MISTRAS to offer Villari’s sensor technology to customers with any steel structure susceptible to cracking, advancing continuous, data-driven structural health monitoring and proactive maintenance. The Villari system is the only wireless monitoring technology known to detect fatigue crack growth through passive magnetic flux leakage, identifying cracks earlier than traditional NDE methods. This capability gives MISTRAS customers access to continuous, real-time insight into asset health through an integrated solution that combines Villari’s proven sensor technology with MISTRAS’ expertise in continuous monitoring and data analytics, reducing the need for manual inspection while improving safety, reliability, and operational efficiency. “Building on MISTRAS’ long-established expertise in continuous monitoring technology, this collaboration enhances how operators manage the health and reliability of their critical assets,” said Jonathan Burns, Vice President, Monitoring Technologies, MISTRAS Group. “By integrating Villari’s certified wireless crack-detection technology with our proven monitoring solutions, customers gain a continuous view of asset integrity that helps them take action before minor defects become critical or confidently plan maintenance to maintain operational safety and uptime. Together, we’re helping customers minimize unplanned downtime, optimize inspection and repair intervals, and extend asset life across wind turbines, bridges, cranes, and more.” “At Villari, our mission is to empower asset owners with real-time insights into the integrity of their critical steel structures,” said Olivier Baas, CEO & Founder, Villari. “By partnering with MISTRAS, we can bring our technology to a wider range of industries and geographies, combining their deep expertise in asset integrity and inspection solutions

End-to-End Pricing Platform Akur8, the next-generation insurance pricing and reserving solution powered by transparent machine learning, announced today the launch of Deploy, a new addition to its pricing suite that expands capabilities and reinforces its position as the insurance industry’s only end-to-end actuarial platform. With Deploy, insurers gain a highperformance pricing engine that seamlessly moves models into live production, enabling real-time, operational deployment. PARIS, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Akur8, the next-generation insurance pricing and reserving solution powered by transparent machine learning, announced today the launch of Deploy, a new addition to its pricing suite that expands capabilities and reinforces its position as the insurance industry’s only end-to-end actuarial platform. With Deploy, insurers gain a high-performance pricing engine that seamlessly moves models into live production, enabling real-time, operational deployment. Deploy: Real-Time Pricing Engine Deploy is Akur8’s fully integrated, cloud-based pricing engine that seamlessly moves rates into live production. Insurers can import rate plans in minutes, deploy them in seconds, and quote in milliseconds, supported by a responsive API that connects directly with policy administration systems, giving insurers the speed, control, and confidence to implement pricing strategies at scale. With built-in features for A/B testing, simulations, version control, and audit logs, Deploy ensures every rate decision is transparent, traceable, regulator-ready and filings-ready, while eliminating manual risk and accelerating speed to market. Together with Akur8’s core solutions Data, Risk, Demand, and Rate, Deploy equips actuaries with a unified workflow from model build to governance to deployment. Management Comments Samuel Falmagne, CEO at Akur8 “The launch of Deploy is a defining milestone in Akur8’s journey to transform insurance pricing. We are delivering a unified platform for actuaries — one that combines speed, transparency, and governance across the entire pricing and reserving lifecycle. Every component of the platform is best-in-class, designed to deliver

WUHU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 October 2025 – Under the theme “Innovation · Defining the Future,” the inaugural JETOUR Media Alliance (JMA) Technology Tour is set to commence on October 17 in Wuhu, Anhui. Media representatives from the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Central and South America, Africa, and other international markets will gather in China to experience JETOUR’s cutting-edge new energy technologies firsthand. Together, they will collaborate on refining premium hybrid off-road vehicles and contribute to building a global “Travel+” lifestyle. Launched at Auto Shanghai 2025, the JETOUR Media Alliance (JMA) was created to support the brand’s global shift toward the premium market. This Tech Tour, as the first major offline event, serves as a platform to bring that strategy to life, showcasing the All-Terrain Premium Hybrid Off-Road SUV—G700, the GAIA Architecture, and JETOUR’s leadership as “The World’s Leading Hybrid Off-Road Brand.” As an automotive brand that has expanded from China to the global stage, JETOUR draws on 28 years of its group’s technological expertise. Its comprehensive engineering capability, with advanced technologies covering engines, electric powertrains, chassis and hybrid systems, enables a seamless fusion of premium refinement and off-road capability. With cumulative sales surpassing 1.987 million vehicles across 91 countries and regions, the brand continues to demonstrate strong growth momentum and international competitiveness. Guided by a long-term vision and continuous technological innovation, JETOUR maintains a user-oriented philosophy. The brand is committed to working closely with global users and incorporating feedback from all stakeholders as it advances toward its goal of becoming “The World’s Leading Hybrid Off-road Brand”. The event offers a platform for industry partners to convene in Wuhu and collectively explore the future of hybrid off-road technology.