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September 21, 2026

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●       The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis and ranking of the leading PLM for Process Manufacturing vendors.  

●        Trace One, with its comprehensive PLM capabilities, has received strong ratings for technology excellence and is positioned highest on customer impact among all vendors evaluated in the QKS Group SPARK Matrix: PLM for Process Manufacturing, 2026.

Pune, India, September 21, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named Trace One as a Leader and Ace Performer in the SPARK Matrix™: PLM for Process Manufacturing, Q3 2026, with the Ace Performer designation recognizing vendors that stand out for revenue growth, customer acquisition, strategic partnerships, and operational excellence regardless of their strategic quadrant positioning.

Anoch Mane, Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states, “Trace One has made regulatory compliance the organizing principle of its platform rather than a downstream check. By owning its regulatory content and embedding production-grade AI across formulation, specification, and compliance workflows, it turns compliance into a source of speed instead of friction while keeping formulation and product development in a single governed environment. For manufacturers in formulation-centric consumer industries navigating constant multi-market regulatory change, that is a decisive advantage”.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the PLM for Process Manufacturing providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

Séverine Tourpin, CEO of Trace One, states, "Our customers are not looking for another workflow. They need a PLM platform that turns their product data into recommendations on where to innovate, where to reformulate, and where to focus next. Product data is a strategic asset. When you use it to drive product strategy, it can create the edge companies need to grow and thrive. Being recognized for both technology excellence and customer impact reflects exactly the ambition we have for Trace One.”

Additional Resources:

●        For more information about Trace One, visit: Trace One

●        For more information, Trace One PLM for process manufacturing, visit: https://www.traceone.com/plm-software

About Trace One:

Trace One is a global provider of AI-native Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and regulatory compliance software for the food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care, and specialty chemical industries. With more than 30 years of industry expertise, the company helps over 9,000 brands worldwide develop, launch, and manage remarkable products faster. Purpose-built for formula-based product development, its platform connects the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch, with integrated regulatory intelligence spanning 170+ countries.

Learn more at traceone.com

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Saida Ait
VP Global Marketing
About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

For more available research, please visit Research

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Anish
PR & Media Relations
QKS Group 
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EON Free Zone, Kharadi,
Pune, India
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September 16, 2026

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  • The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading Integrated Bank Payments Platform vendors.  
  • Finastra has received strong ratings for its Integrated Bank Payments Platform. The platform demonstrates high performance across both technology excellence and customer impact parameters.

Pune India, Sep 16, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named Finastra as a 2026 technology leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Integrated Bank Payments Platform, 2026.

Pradnya Gugale, Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states, “Finastra's Modern Global PAYplus and Payments To Go provide a centralized payment orchestration platform that unifies RTGS, instant, mass, and cross-border payment processing within a single, configurable engine. Its canonical data model with native ISO 20022 processing enables financial institutions to standardize internal payment processing while generating clearing-specific output formats, reducing reliance on external transformation layers.

The addition of OperatorAssist extends operational intelligence across the payments lifecycle by introducing GenAI-powered, human-in-the-loop support for investigations, repair recommendations, and exception handling. Supporting payment services such as proxy-based payments, request-to-pay, cross-border instant payments, and ML-driven intelligent routing, Finastra offers a resilient and configurable payment platform, reinforcing its position as a SPARK Leader in the 2026 SPARK Matrix for institutions seeking centralized control, operational efficiency, and payment modernization.”

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of Integrated Bank Payments Platform providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

“Banks are under increasing pressure to modernize, manage their costs effectively, and meet evolving customer demands. Technology has a significant role to play here,” said Barry Rodrigues, EVP Payments at Finastra. “This recognition is testament to the strength of our payments portfolio and our commitment to helping banks and financial institutions modernize payments with confidence, accelerate innovation, and deliver seamless payment experiences across multiple rails, schemes, and geographies. We’re proud to support banks around the world as they build the next generation of modern payment rails.”

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About FINASTRA

Finastra provides the mission-critical software that powers thousands of financial institutions in more than 100 countries - including many of the world's leading banks. Its technology helps financial institutions move money as well as extend and service loans that financial services businesses and consumers rely on every day. Backed by Vista Equity Partners, Finastra combines deep financial services expertise with secure, reliable and scalable technology to help customers modernize operations, accelerate innovation, and grow their businesses in a rapidly evolving industry.

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Caroline Duff
Global PR Director
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About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global advisory and consulting firm focused on helping clients achieve business transformation goals with Strategic Business and Growth advisory services. At QKS Group, our vision is to become an integral part of our client’s business as a strategic knowledge partner. Our research and consulting deliverables are designed to provide comprehensive information and strategic insights for helping clients formulate growth strategies to survive and thrive in ever-changing business environments.

For more available research, please visit Research

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Anish
PR & Media Relations
QKS Group 
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EON Free Zone, Kharadi,
Pune, India
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September 16, 2026

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MORRISTOWN, N.J. - September 16, 2026 - Majesco, a global leader in AI-native, cloud-native insurance software for the P&C and L&AH markets, today announced that QKS Group has positioned Majesco as the Most Valuable Pioneer in two 2026 AI Maturity Matrix™ evaluations: 

1.      QKS AI Maturity Matrix™: Enabling Orchestrated Agentic AI for P&C Core Insurance Platforms, 2026

2.      QKS AI Maturity Matrix™: Enabling Orchestrated AI Execution Across Life Insurance PAS, 2026.

The QKS Group AI Maturity Matrix™ evaluates technology providers based on AI maturity, capabilities, innovation and business impact, providing organizations with an independent view of vendor AI readiness, execution capabilities, AI vision and future roadmap, strategic differentiation and market positioning.

In the QKS AI Maturity Matrix™: Enabling Orchestrated Agentic AI for P&C Core Insurance Platforms, 2026 evaluation, QKS Group recognized Majesco for advancing AI-driven execution across P&C core operations. Majesco’s Agentic AI capabilities enable intelligent agents to interpret context, orchestrate multi-step workflows and support decisions across the insurance lifecycle, helping insurers automate complex processes, improve productivity and scale intelligent operations.

In the QKS AI Maturity Matrix™: Enabling Orchestrated AI Execution Across Life Insurance PAS, 2026 evaluation, QKS Group highlighted Majesco’s ability to embed AI across life insurance policy administration, enabling intelligent execution across critical workflows and operational processes. Majesco helps insurers automate routine activities, enhance decision support, streamline processing and improve workforce productivity while delivering more seamless policyholder experiences.

Varun Singh Bisht, Analyst at QKS Group, stated, “Majesco is redefining the role of Agentic AI across P&C and Life Insurance platforms by embedding intelligent agents, AI-assisted decisioning, and contextual intelligence into critical insurance operations. Through Majesco Copilot and its expanding portfolio of domain-specific AI agents, the platform is transforming key functions, including underwriting, new business, policy servicing, claims, billing, and distribution, enabling faster, more informed decision-making while driving greater consistency and operational agility. This combination of a strategic AI vision, deeply embedded intelligence, and enterprise-scale execution positions Majesco among the frontrunners shaping the future of AI-driven insurance administration across both P&C and Life Insurance.”

“Being recognized by QKS Group as the top Leader in both P&C Core and Life Policy Administration is strong validation of our strategy to put AI and Agentic AI at the center of how insurers operate and compete,” said Manish Shah, President and Chief Product Officer at Majesco. “Insurers are focused on simplifying operations, reducing complexity and cost, and embedding intelligence directly into everyday business processes. Majesco enables customers to automate decisions, streamline workflows, improve productivity and move faster with confidence—creating measurable business value while strengthening their competitive position.”

Majesco has also received previous recognition from QKS Group for its leadership in next-generation insurance core technology, reinforcing the company’s continued momentum across P&C and L&AH markets.

About the QKS AI Maturity Matrix™

The QKS AI Maturity Matrix™ provides a structured assessment of a vendor’s AI strategy, capabilities, and maturity in embedding and orchestrating intelligence across its technology and operations. It evaluates the depth, operationalization, and governance of current AI capabilities alongside the strength of the forward-looking roadmap, helping organizations assess readiness for scalable, governed, and intelligent AI execution.

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For more information about Majesco, visit www.majesco.com

  • QKS AI Maturity Matrix™ read report here - Link
About Majesco

Majesco is leading the transition to AI-native insurance technology across the P&C, L&AH, and Pension & Retirement markets. Born in the cloud and built with an AI-native vision, Majesco has reimagined the insurance and pension core as an intelligent platform that helps insurers and pension & retirement providers move faster, operate smarter and make better-informed decisions.

Majesco embeds AI and Agentic AI throughout its portfolio of core, underwriting, loss control, distribution, digital, and pension & retirement administration solutions, helping customers automate operations, gain real-time business insights and improve business outcomes.

Its native-cloud SaaS platform gives insurers, MGAs, and pension & retirement providers the agility to respond to changing risk, regulatory requirements and market expectations, modernize operating models and accelerate innovation at scale.

With 1,400+ implementations and more than 375 customers worldwide, Majesco provides the AI-native technology foundation organizations rely on to build the future of insurance and pension & retirement.

Learn more at www.majesco.com.

About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Its portfolio includes the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive intelligence, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners.

QKS Group’s research is powered by a human-intelligence-driven framework and closed-loop methodology that combines expert insights, quantitative modeling and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

For more available research, please visit Research

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PR & Media Relations
QKS Group 
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September 15, 2026

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●       The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading-Edge Telemetry Pipeline Platform vendors.

●       DataBahn, with its comprehensive telemetry pipeline capabilities, has received strong ratings across both technology excellence and customer impact.

Pune India, September 15, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named DataBahn as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Edge Telemetry Pipeline Platform, Q3 2026.

Vyshak, Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states, “What I found particularly interesting while evaluating DataBahn is the way it brings together several distinct layers of intelligence across the telemetry lifecycle. Its Autonomous In-Stream Data Intelligence (AIDI) operating model brings intelligence into the live data pipeline, while Smart Edge enables telemetry collection, preprocessing, and optimization closer to the edge. Reef provides federated data access, Cruz serves as an AI-powered copilot for pipeline engineering and operational workflows, and AI Foundry provides a multi-agent framework for automating data and telemetry operations. What makes the approach particularly interesting is DataBahn's attempt to connect intelligence at the point of data movement with how telemetry is engineered, accessed, and operationalized across the enterprise.”

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Edge Telemetry Pipeline Platform in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

Nanda Santhana, CEO and Cofounder of DataBahn, said, “Being recognized as a Leader by QKS Group is a strong validation of what we have built, and we believe the telemetry pipeline market is only beginning to evolve. The first generation of pipelines was built to move data. The next generation needs to understand data as it moves. When intelligence is applied directly to data in motion, the pipeline becomes much more than a transport layer. It can generate quick signals, continuously build asset intelligence, identify what matters, provide AI observability and track Shadow AI. And whether data lands through the pipeline or independently across data lakes, security platforms and other repositories, enterprises need the ability to search and access it wherever it resides, without having to move it again. We believe these capabilities are

converging into a new architectural layer: the agentic data control plane—an intelligent, neutral layer that understands enterprise data, decides what matters, determines where and when it is needed, and ultimately takes action. That is where we see this market going, and that is the future we are building at DataBahn.”

Read more information about DataBahn’s recent Series B funding round.

About DataBahn:

DataBahn is the agentic data control plane for the enterprise. Its platform ingests, normalizes, enriches, governs and routes telemetry from 600+ sources with complete data and AI neutrality: any source, any destination, any model, no vendor lock-in, at Fortune 100 scale. DataBahn is headquartered in Dallas and serves Fortune 500 enterprises. Learn more at https://www.databahn.ai.

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Cristin Connelly
cristin@cathey.co
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Cathey.co for DataBahn

About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

For more available research, please visit Research

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Anish

PR & Media Relations

QKS Group

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Email: support@qksgroup.com

September 15, 2026

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  • The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading Mobile Threat Management (MTM), vendors. 
  • Omnissa, with its comprehensive platform, has received strong ratings across technology excellence and customer impact. 

Pune India, September 15, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named Omnissa as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Mobile Threat Management (MTM), 2026.

Sofia Ali, Associate Director & Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states, “Omnissa’s mobile threat management offering stands out through the tight integration of Workspace ONE UEM with Mobile Threat Defense, enabling organizations to move beyond device management toward continuous mobile risk detection and automated remediation. By combining device, application, network, and phishing threat intelligence with contextual risk signals and policy-driven response, Omnissa helps security and IT teams enforce a more adaptive, Zero Trust-oriented security posture across mobile endpoints.”

QKS Group defines Mobile Threat Management (MTM) platform is a security solution that continuously detects and blocks threats on mobile devices by monitoring device, apps, network/Wi-Fi, and web/link activity in real time, flags or blocks anything risky, and then helps the company enforce actions (like restricting access or marking the device non-compliant) by connecting with tools like UEM/MDM, identity/conditional access, and SIEM/SOAR, while also keeping clear evidence for investigation.

Omnissa approaches Mobile Threat Management through an integrated security model that combines mobile threat detection, endpoint management, risk analytics, and automated remediation within the broader Workspace ONE ecosystem. Through Workspace ONE Mobile Threat Defense, powered by Lookout, the company enables organizations to identify and respond to application, device, operating system, network, phishing, and other mobile-centric threats across iOS, Android, and ChromeOS environments. The offering integrates closely with Workspace ONE UEM and Intelligent Hub, allowing organizations to streamline deployment, continuously assess device risk, enforce security policies, and initiate remediation actions without introducing a separate management layer.

A key aspect of Omnissa’s differentiation is the connection between mobile threat intelligence and its broader endpoint management, access, and automation capabilities. Real-time risk signals generated through Mobile Threat Defense can be aggregated through Omnissa Intelligence and used by Workspace ONE UEM and Omnissa Access to drive contextual security responses, including restricting access to sensitive resources, quarantining compromised devices, removing risky applications, or guiding users through remediation. Its integration with SIEM, SOAR, and XDR environments further helps extend mobile telemetry into enterprise security operations, enabling organizations to move beyond standalone mobile protection toward more contextual, risk-based, and automated mobile security governance.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Mobile Threat Management (MTM), 2026 providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

“Mobile devices have become essential to how people work, but they also create a growing security challenge for IT teams,” said Hemant Sahani, vice president of product management at Omnissa. “With Workspace ONE Mobile Threat Defense, we’ve brought advanced threat protection directly into the platform our customers already use to manage their devices. That means they can identify risks and take action quickly, while keeping security simple for IT and largely invisible to employees. We’re proud to be recognized by QKS Group for the work we’re doing in this area.

Additional Resources:
About Omnissa

Omnissa is the leading digital work platform company, empowering the world’s dynamic workforces to do their best work from anywhere. The company’s AI-driven digital workspace platform helps organizations, and their people unlock exponential business value. Trusted by 26,000 customers worldwide, Omnissa is a privately held company with 4,000 employees and a 20-year track record in defining digital workspaces. For more information, visit www.omnissa.com. 

Media Contact:
David Rodriguez
Omnissa Corporate Communications
About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

For more available research, please visit Research

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Anish
PR & Media Relations
QKS Group
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EON Free Zone, Kharadi,
Pune, India
Email : support@qksgroup.com

September 15, 2026

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  • The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading digital banking platform vendors.
  • FIS, with its comprehensive platform, has received strong ratings across technology excellence and customer impact.

Pune India, Sept 15, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named FIS as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Digital Banking Platform, 2026.

Akhilesh Vundavalli, Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states, “FIS is well positioned in the evolving Digital Banking Platform market through the breadth of its Digital One ecosystem and its ability to connect digital, mobile, self-service, and banker-assisted experiences within a unified environment. The platform supports retail and business banking, digital onboarding, payments, customer engagement, branch and teller servicing, and commercial banking while providing flexible API-led connectivity with core systems, fintech partners, and third-party applications. With strong mobile banking capabilities, API extensibility through Code Connect, and AI-enabled customer engagement through its integration with Glia, FIS offers a compelling value proposition for financial institutions seeking to modernize customer experiences while preserving existing core and infrastructure investments.”

Divya Baranawal, Vice President and Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states “FIS’ positioning as a Leader in the Digital Banking Platform market reflects its ability to help financial institutions modernize customer and employee banking experiences without requiring wholesale replacement of established banking infrastructure. Digital One brings together retail and business banking, mobile and self-service channels, account origination, banker and teller servicing, commercial banking, and digital engagement within a modular and highly configurable ecosystem. Its combination of open API connectivity, assisted banking capabilities, AI-powered customer interactions, and alignment with FIS’ broader banking technology portfolio enables institutions to pursue digital transformation progressively while maintaining operational continuity, scalability, security, and flexibility across physical and digital channels.”

QKS Group defines Digital Banking Platform that enables banks and FI’s to digitize banking operations and integrate various banking activities, including digital onboarding, account management, lending and deposits, payments, transfers and withdrawals, transaction management, wealth management, and fund management, to provide customers with a seamless and cohesive banking experience across all digital touch-points, such as mobile, online, kiosks, wearables, and ATMs. The platform empowers financial institutions to manage, control, and optimize their digital operations across all devices and channels, while enabling customers with real-time capabilities to manage accounts, transfer funds, and monitor finances efficiently. Furthermore, the platform leverages AI/ML and predictive analytics to deliver personalized, intelligent, and seamless customer engagement across various digital touchpoints, thereby accelerating digital transformation.

FIS differentiates itself within the Digital Banking Platform market through a broad Digital One ecosystem spanning retail and business banking, digital onboarding, mobile banking, banker and teller servicing, commercial banking, and customer engagement. Its modular framework, open API architecture, configurable experiences, and Code Connect ecosystem enable financial institutions to integrate with existing cores, fintech partners, and third-party applications while modernizing at their own pace. Strong assisted-banking capabilities and AI-enabled customer engagement through Glia further strengthen FIS’ positioning among banks seeking more connected digital and physical banking experiences.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Digital Banking Platform, 2026 providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions. 

Johan Roets, SVP, Head of Digital Retail & Commercial Banking, FIS, said: “We are honored to be recognized by QKS Group as a leader in providing market-leading digital banking solutions across the ecosystem. Over the past several years, FIS has invested in and enhanced its digital banking capabilities to build a comprehensive portfolio that helps banks and credit unions meet the evolving needs of consumers and businesses. The QKS SPARK Matrix™: Digital Banking Platform, 2026 report provides valuable insight into the market and reinforces our commitment to delivering innovative solutions that help our clients grow and adapt.”

Additional Resources:
About FIS:

FIS is a financial technology company providing solutions to financial institutions, businesses, and developers. We unlock financial technology to the world across the money lifecycle underpinning the world’s financial system. Our people are dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests, by helping our clients to confidently run, grow, and protect their businesses. Our expertise comes from decades of experience helping financial institutions and businesses of all sizes adapt to meet the needs of their customers by harnessing where reliability meets innovation in financial technology. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS is a member of the Fortune 500® and the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. To learn more, visit www.fisglobal.com. Follow FIS on Facebook, LinkedIn and X.

Media Contacts:
Kim Snider, 904.438.6278
Senior Vice President
FIS Global Marketing and Communications
kim.snider@fisglobal.com
About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

For more available research, please visit Research

Media Contacts:
Anish Krishnan
PR & Media Relations
QKS Group
5th Floor, Wing 2, Cluster C,
EON Free Zone, Kharadi,
Pune, India
Email: support@qksgroup.com

September 09, 2026

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  • The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading Intent-Led Account Based Revenue Platforms (IL-ABR) vendors.
  • Informa TechTarget, with its comprehensive platform, has received strong ratings across technology excellence and customer impact.

Pune, India, September 9, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named Informa TechTarget as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Intent-Led Account Based Revenue Platforms (IL-ABR), Q3 2026.

Vaishnavi, Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states, “Informa TechTarget provides a large scale, first party intent data ecosystem built on buyer research activity across its technology media network. The Informa TechTarget Portal is a unified go-to-market intelligence platform that gives GTM teams access to account-level and contact-level intent signals, active buying groups, audience insights, and tools for demand activation and sales prioritization in a single environment. It’s Prospect-Level Intent™ uses buyer activity to identify individual members of buying teams and their topic interests, enabling more precise targeting and personalization. Through its media and data assets, Informa TechTarget supports programs such as digital advertising, content syndication, webinars, promotions, website and audience targeting, and email-driven engagement, and integrates with leading CRM, marketing automation, ABM and sales platforms to extend orchestration into external systems.

Informa TechTarget further differentiates itself in the market by complementing its self-service IL-ABR platform with an established services portfolio that helps enterprises operationalize sophisticated account-based and revenue orchestration strategies. This services-led approach positions Informa TechTarget as more than a platform provider, combining proprietary intent data, market expertise, and operational guidance to help organizations translate buying signals into measurable pipeline acceleration and revenue outcomes more effectively.”

Umang Thakur, Vice President and Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states “Informa TechTarget differentiates through its large-scale first-party intent ecosystem, leveraging directly observed buyer research behavior to deliver high-confidence account and buying-group intelligence. By combining buyer intent, market intelligence, and GTM activation, the platform helps B2B organizations identify in-market demand earlier, prioritize high-value accounts, and improve sales and marketing alignment.”

QKS Group defines the Intent-led Account-Based Revenue Platforms (IL-ABR) market as “A unified data-led solution designed to orchestrate precision-targeted, high-impact B2B engagement. It aggregates and enriches diverse datasets-including client first-party behavioral data, partner-provided second-party data, and third-party intent data-to create dynamic, more unified account views. Leveraging AI-powered predictive analytics and real-time buying intent signals, these platforms define and prioritize Total Addressable Market (TAM) and Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) segments, surface in-market accounts with high conversion potential, and enable proactive engagement across the buyer's journey.

Modern IL-ABR platforms are built for omnichannel orchestration, offering native or integrated support for display, connected TV, digital audio, video, social media advertising, web personalization, content syndication, and sales engagement platforms, among other emerging channels. This ensures scalable, consistent, and personalized experiences across touchpoints. Advanced platforms also provide sales intelligence, real-time account scoring, AI-driven next-best-action recommendations, and orchestration playbooks that align marketing and sales teams around shared revenue goals. IL-ABR platforms empower revenue teams to accelerate pipeline growth, optimize ROI, and scale strategic go-to-market initiatives globally.”

Informa TechTarget is differentiating itself by complementing its self-service IL-ABR platform with an established services portfolio that helps enterprises operationalize sophisticated account-based and revenue orchestration strategies. Beyond providing technology, the company extends strategic and execution support across areas such as TAM and ICP development, audience planning, omnichannel campaign activation, sales and marketing alignment, reporting, and continuous optimization. This services-led approach positions Informa TechTarget as more than a platform provider, combining proprietary intent data, market expertise, and operational guidance to help organizations translate buying signals into measurable pipeline acceleration and revenue outcomes more effectively.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Intent-Led Account Based Revenue Platforms (IL-ABR), 2026 providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

"Marketing leaders today face immense pressure to demonstrate measurable revenue impact while navigating increasingly complex buying journeys," said Staci M. Gullotta, Chief Marketing Officer at Informa TechTarget. "This recognition validates what we aim to deliver to clients every day—intent-driven solutions that give marketers the precision data, actionable insights, and execution capabilities they need to identify the right accounts, engage buying groups at the right moment, and prove their contribution to pipeline and revenue."

Additional Resources:
About Informa TechTarget:

Informa TechTarget informs, influences and connects the world's technology buyers and sellers, and aims to be an indispensable partner in driving clients’ go-to-market success. With a vast reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific digital properties and approximately 58 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into the technology market.

As a leading provider of market intelligence, industry journalism, brand and demand marketing solutions, content strategy and creation, and exclusive buyer intent data, we deliver expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that create significant impact and measurable outcomes for our clients. All of this is underpinned by a unique audience data ecosystem and fueled by buyer insights and expertise.

Informa TechTarget is headquartered in Boston, MA and has offices in 19 global locations. For more information, visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

Media Contact:

Theresa Tepper

PR Consultant

theresa.tepper@informatechtarget.com

About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

For more available research, please visit Research

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September 08, 2026

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  • The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) vendors.
  • Raynet, with its comprehensive platform, has received strong ratings across technology excellence and customer impact. 

PUNE, India, Sept. 8, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named Raynet as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), 2026.

Sofia Ali, Associate Director & Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states, “Raynet’s differentiation in the Unified Endpoint Management market lies in its ability to connect endpoint operations with deeper technology asset intelligence. Rather than treating device management, software lifecycle information, patching, and vulnerability visibility as isolated functions, Raynet One brings these areas together to provide IT and security teams with greater context for managing endpoint risk and operational complexity. This intelligence-led approach is increasingly relevant as enterprises look beyond basic endpoint administration toward automated, risk-aware, and lifecycle-driven endpoint management.

QKS Group defines Unified Endpoint Management solutions are centralized platforms that enable organizations to manage, secure, monitor, and govern diverse endpoint environments across their complete lifecycle from a unified console. These solutions bring together device management, application control, endpoint security, compliance enforcement, patch governance, remote support, and endpoint intelligence across laptops, desktops, smartphones, tablets, rugged devices, shared devices, kiosks, and other enterprise endpoints.

Raynet approaches Unified Endpoint Management through a data- and intelligence-led model that combines endpoint administration with deep visibility into the software, hardware, configurations, vulnerabilities, and lifecycle status of enterprise technology assets. Through Raynet One Unified Endpoint Management, the company enables organizations to centrally manage and protect distributed endpoints while automating software distribution, third-party and security patching, inventory management, and other endpoint lifecycle processes.

A key aspect of Raynet’s differentiation is the connection between endpoint management and its broader True IT Asset Visibility strategy. Raynet One aggregates, normalizes, and enriches technology asset information to create a more reliable operational foundation for IT management and cybersecurity initiatives. Its integration with the Raynet One Technology Catalog further adds software lifecycle, vulnerability, release, end-of-life, and end-of-support intelligence, enabling organizations to move beyond basic endpoint administration toward more contextual and risk-aware endpoint governance.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), 2026 providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

“We are proud to be recognized as a Leader in the SPARK Matrix™ for Unified Endpoint Management. For us, the future of UEM is Autonomous Endpoint Management: moving beyond reactive administration toward environments that can understand what is happening across every endpoint, identify what needs attention, and take the right action automatically. By combining trusted asset data, technology intelligence, AI, and automation in Raynet One, we are creating the foundation for Endpoint Management that is not only more efficient, but increasingly intelligent, risk-aware, and autonomous,” says Ragip Aydin, Founder and CEO of Raynet.

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As a global software vendor with market-leading solutions and complementary managed services, Raynet enables successful end-to-end management of IT projects and IT operations. In line with its mission statement, “Discover to Manage,” Raynet's vision is that all companies worldwide achieve transparency and security as well as optimization of their IT investments by using Raynet’s technologies.
Further information: www.raynet-inc.com

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About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

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September 03, 2026

Press Release

  • The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading DCGA platform vendors.
  • Smart Communications has been recognized as the Leader for its cloud-native digital communications platform, AI-powered customer communications management capabilities, omnichannel engagement and compliant communications delivery, and robust governance features supporting secure, regulated customer interactions.

Pune, India, September 3, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named Smart Communications as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Digital Communication and Governance Archiving (DCGA),2026.

Arun U, Principal Analyst at QKS Group, “Smart Communications continues to strengthen its position in the Digital Communications and Governance Archiving (DCGA) market through its SmartHUB platform, which addresses one of organizations' most critical challenges, capturing, governing, and preserving digital communications across rapidly expanding collaboration channels while ensuring regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. SmartHUB combines centralized communication capture, intelligent archiving, policy-driven governance, AI-powered classification, eDiscovery readiness, and seamless commitment to enabling modern compliance and governance strategies. This combination of comprehensive communication governance, intelligent automation, regulatory expertise, and continued innovation positions Smart Communications as a Leader in the evolving Digital Communications and Governance Archiving market. "integrations with enterprise collaboration platforms to help organizations establish a secure, compliant, and future-ready communications governance framework. The company's continued investments in AI-driven content intelligence, automated compliance workflows, cloud-native scalability, enhanced supervision capabilities, and support for emerging digital communication channels demonstrate its

QKS Group defines Digital Communications Governance and Archiving (DCGA) solutions as enterprise platforms that capture, preserve, and archive digital communications in a secure, immutable, and readily retrievable format, while enabling organizations to govern, supervise, and analyze this data across the full spectrum of channels used to conduct business, including email, instant messaging, mobile and collaboration applications, social media, and unified communications environments. These solutions provide the archival backbone for regulatory recordkeeping, legal hold, and eDiscovery, while also enforcing consistent policy management, meeting regulatory and legal compliance obligations, mitigating conduct and communication risk, and extracting actionable insights from communications data, delivering a unified framework for retention, governance, supervision, and reporting across an increasingly fragmented digital communications landscape.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the DCGA providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

"In the AI era, we see archiving moving from the back office to the forefront of customer experience. Historical customer interactions, documents, and records become a strategic source of business intelligence available instantly and at scale,” said Heidi Johnson, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Smart Communications. “SmartHUB's retrieval-optimized architecture enables organizations to securely retrieve information at scale, while maintaining critical governance, auditability, and compliance controls required by regulated industries. We're helping customers turn customer engagements into an accessible, trusted foundation for AI, analytics, and superior customer experiences."

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Smart Communications is a leading customer engagement technology provider for regulated industries. The company helps organizations simplify the complex interactions that shape people’s lives by enabling more connected, personalized, and trusted customer engagement. Its Customer Engagement Platform brings together data collection, customer communications, journey orchestration, trusted AI, and information management to help organizations create seamless experiences across the customer lifecycle. By connecting the systems, processes, and interactions that drive critical business outcomes, Smart Communications enables organizations to improve customer experience, increase operational efficiency, strengthen compliance, and build trust at every touchpoint. More than 700 enterprises worldwide, including Zurich Insurance, Priority Health, The Pacific Financial Group, and The Bancorp, rely on Smart Communications to power engagement in regulated environments. With more than 30 pre-built integrations to leading enterprise platforms including Salesforce, AWS, Guidewire, Duck Creek, OneSpan, and Pega, Smart Communications powers more than 60 billion mission-critical customer interactions each year.

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QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

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August 27, 2026

Press Release

  • The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading digital banking platform vendors.
  • Finastra, with its comprehensive corporate banking platform, has received strong ratings across technology excellence and customer impact.

Pune India, August 27, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named Finastra as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Digital Banking Platform, 2026.

Akhilesh Vundavalli, Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states,“Finastra is well positioned in the evolving Digital Banking Platform market through the depth of its corporate banking capabilities and its ability to unify trade finance, cash management, lending, payments, liquidity, and treasury services within a consistent digital experience. Finastra Corporate Channels enables banks to deliver secure web and mobile self-service, role-based dashboards, complex approval and entitlement structures, transaction tracking, reporting, and client administration while connecting with Finastra and third-party back-office systems through open APIs and ERP integration. With its alignment to Trade Innovation and Loan IQ, configurable workflows, and embedded Assist.AI capabilities, Finastra offers a compelling value proposition for banks seeking to modernize complex corporate and commercial banking journeys without further fragmenting their transaction banking environment.”

Divya Baranawal, Vice President and Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states “Finastra’s positioning as a Leader in the Digital Banking Platform market reflects its ability to address a critical priority for corporate banks: digitizing complex client services while preserving security, regulatory control, operational resilience, and connectivity with established banking infrastructure. Finastra Corporate Channels brings together trade finance, lending, cash management, payments, liquidity, and treasury interactions through a unified digital environment supported by granular entitlements, authorization structures, maker-checker controls, auditability, mobile access, and API-led connectivity. Its differentiation is further strengthened by its alignment with Finastra’s broader transaction banking portfolio and the introduction of Assist.AI for contextual and conversational user support. This enables banks to improve corporate self-service, simplify complex workflows, and build a more connected digital banking operating model while maintaining the control and flexibility required across sophisticated commercial banking operations.”

QKS Group defines Digital Banking Platform that enables banks and FI’s to digitize banking operations and integrate various banking activities, including digital onboarding, account management, lending and deposits, payments, transfers and withdrawals, transaction management, wealth management, and fund management, to provide customers with a seamless and cohesive banking experience across all digital touch-points, such as mobile, online, kiosks, wearables, and ATMs. The platform empowers financial institutions to manage, control, and optimize their digital operations across all devices and channels, while enabling customers with real-time capabilities to manage accounts, transfer funds, and monitor finances efficiently. Furthermore, the platform leverages AI/ML and predictive analytics to deliver personalized, intelligent, and seamless customer engagement across various digital touchpoints, thereby accelerating digital transformation.

Finastra differentiates itself within the Digital Banking Platform market through a corporate-focused digital engagement platform that unifies trade finance, cash management, lending, payments, liquidity, and client self-service. Finastra Corporate Channels combines secure web and mobile access, role-based dashboards, complex approval structures, configurable workflows, and API-led integration with Finastra and third-party systems. Its alignment with Trade Innovation and Loan IQ, together with emerging Assist.AI capabilities, strengthens its value for banks seeking to simplify corporate banking journeys and deliver a more connected digital experience.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Digital Banking Platform, 2026 providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

“We’re delighted to be recognized as a leader in digital banking,” said Vinay Mendonca, Head of Product, Trade & Supply Chain Finance and Digital Channels at Finastra. “This recognition reflects the strength of Corporate Channels as a modern, unified digital banking platform and validates our ongoing investment in cloud-enabled, API-first technology. We remain focused on helping financial institutions accelerate innovation, deliver exceptional client experiences and unlock greater value through AI-powered capabilities.”

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About Finastra:

Finastra provides the mission-critical software that powers thousands of financial institutions in more than 100 countries - including many of the world's leading banks. Its technology helps financial institutions move money as well as extend and service loans that financial services businesses and consumers rely on every day. Backed by Vista Equity Partners, Finastra combines deep financial services expertise with secure, reliable and scalable technology to help customers modernize operations, accelerate innovation, and grow their businesses in a rapidly evolving industry. Visit Finastra  or follow Finastra on LinkedIn.

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QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

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August 27, 2026

Press Release

  • The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading Extended Detection and Response (XDR) vendors.
  • Positive Technologies, with its comprehensive platform, has received strong ratings across technology excellence and customer impact.

Pune India, August 27, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named Positive Technologies as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Extended Detection and Response (XDR), 2026.

Kunal Kumar, Senior Analyst at QKS Group, states, “Positive Technologies has established itself as a leader in the Extended Detection and Response (XDR) market through its integrated, ecosystem-driven approach to threat detection and response. The company brings together endpoint detection and response, SIEM, network attack detection, vulnerability management, sandboxing, and threat intelligence capabilities to provide organizations with broader visibility and coordinated security operations across their IT environments. Its expertise-driven detection model, supported by the Positive Technologies Expert Security Center, continuously incorporates threat research and updated detection content to help organizations identify evolving attack techniques. The company’s strong capabilities in vulnerability-aware detection, network threat detection, and OT/ICS security further strengthen its ability to address complex and sophisticated attack scenarios. Combined with its modular architecture and strong support for controlled, on-premises deployment, Positive Technologies demonstrates a compelling balance of technology excellence, innovation, and market impact, positioning it among the leaders in the XDR market.”

QKS Group defines Extended Detection and Response (XDR) as an integrated security solution that unifies threat detection, investigation, contextualization, and response by correlating security data from multiple sources across an organization’s technology environment. XDR extends beyond isolated endpoint or network security by bringing together telemetry and security signals from endpoints, networks, applications, cloud environments, and identities to provide a more comprehensive view of threats and attack activity. By leveraging advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), threat intelligence, and automation, XDR helps organizations correlate and contextualize security events, improve threat visibility, reduce alert fatigue, accelerate investigation, and enable faster response through automated and orchestrated security actions.

MaxPatrol Endpoint Security as a starting point - agent for laptops, servers, and VDIs. Basically, it collects and analyzes data from multiple systems to detect complex targeted attacks and can automatically respond through actions such as terminating processes, blocking network traffic, blocking accounts, isolating files, and conducting additional file and process analysis. Its integration with MaxPatrol SIEM, PT Sandbox, and MaxPatrol VM further enriches detection with security-event, malware-analysis, asset, and vulnerability context. The company also strengthens its detection capabilities through expertise packs developed from Positive Technologies’ threat research, which provide updated detection rules, collection parameters, incident-handling guidance, response recommendations, and reputation data. In addition, its PT NAD and PT ISIM technologies extend visibility into network and industrial environments, supporting detection across complex IT and OT infrastructures. This combination of integrated detection, contextualized threat analysis, automated response, threat research, and broad infrastructure visibility positions Positive Technologies as a differentiated leader in the XDR market.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Extended Detection and Response (XDR), 2026 providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

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"International researchers classify comprehensive solutions such as MaxPatrol Endpoint Security as XDR. Positive Technologies is actively expanding its presence in the global endpoint security market. Our leadership in the SPARK Matrix ranking, along with favorable feedback from customers across different countries, demonstrates the positive results of this effort. We will continue to develop this product stack and introduce new technologies to detect attackers as quickly as possible," said Sergey Lebedev, Chief Product Officer for Endpoint and Server Security at Positive Technologies.

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About Positive Technologies:

Positive Technologies is an industry leader in results-driven cybersecurity and a major global provider of information security solutions. Our mission is to safeguard businesses and entire industries against cyberattacks and non-tolerable damage. Positive Technologies is the first and only cybersecurity company in Russia on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX: POSI), with 220,000 shareholders and counting. Follow us on X, LinkedIn, and in the News section at global.ptsecurity.com.

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QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

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August 25, 2026

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2026 DDoS SPARK Matrix TM highlights NETSCOUT’s combination of stateless mitigation, global threat intelligence, deep network visibility, and hybrid protection for defending against high-volume, multi-vector attacks.

  • The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading DDoS Mitigation vendors.
  • NETSCOUT, with its comprehensive platform, has received strong ratings across technology excellence and customer impact earning Leader and Ace Performer status for second year in a row.
  • Ace Performers are vendors that excel in operational performance based on their revenue growth potential, partnership strategy, and customer acquisition – all evaluated over the last one-year period or since the previous SPARK MatrixTM assessment.

Pune, India, August 25, 2026: QKS Group announced today that it has named NETSCOUT as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Mitigation, 2026.

Lokesh Biswal, Analyst at QKS Group, states, “NETSCOUT demonstrates strong capabilities in delivering carrier-grade DDoS mitigation through a layered architecture that combines deep network visibility, hybrid deployment flexibility, and global threat intelligence. By leveraging stateless packet processing and the ATLAS intelligence platform, the solution enables organizations to detect, analyze, and mitigate high-volume and multi-vector attacks with precision and scale. Its transparent approach to automation and seamless coordination between on-premises and cloud defenses enhances operational control, accelerates response times, and supports resilient, availability-focused security operations across complex, high-bandwidth environments.”

QKS Group defines DDoS Mitigation as a set of tools and techniques that secure websites, applications, networks, servers, and IP addresses by deflecting various types of DDoS attacks including volume-based, protocol, and application-layer attacks from the network connected to the internet. DDoS mitigation platforms detect and absorb attack traffic, enforce rate controls, and redirect malicious flows away from protected resources through a combination of behavioral analytics, threat intelligence, and automated countermeasure deployment operating across multiple network and application layers.

NETSCOUT differentiates itself in the DDoS mitigation market through carrier-grade, network-first defense built on deep packet visibility, stateless packet processing, and the ATLAS intelligence feed. Its Arbor portfolio combines on-premises, cloud, and hybrid mitigation with transparent “glass-box” automation, giving operators clear insight into detection and response. NETSCOUT is especially strong for telecoms, ISPs, and large enterprises that need high-scale protection, granular control, and resilience against multi-vector attacks. Unlike application-first vendors, its core strength is protecting network availability with broad global threat intelligence and tightly coordinated mitigation across complex infrastructures.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Mitigation, 2026 providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

NETSCOUT has always been committed to helping our customers stay ahead of the increasingly dynamic DDoS threat landscape and this recognition as both a Leader and Ace Performer by QKS Group two years in a row reflects this,” said Tom Bienkowski, senior director, security product marketing, NETSCOUT. “Our approach combines decades of DDoS expertise, global threat intelligence, and intelligent automation with the scale and flexibility of on-premises and cloud protection. This gives service providers, government entities and enterprises the visibility, control, and precision they need to defend critical services while maintaining availability and operational resilience.”

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About NETSCOUT:

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. protects the connected world from cyberattacks and performance and availability disruptions through its unique visibility platform and solutions powered by its pioneering deep packet inspection at scale technology. As a leading provider of network observability, AIOps, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack protection solutions, NETSCOUT serves the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and public sector organizations. Learn more at www.netscout.com or follow @NETSCOUT on LinkedIn, X, or Facebook.

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About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology - integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

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