ChannelVision announces 2026 Visionary Spotlight award winners. By: Moshe Beauford, Editor ChannelVision has announced the winners of its 2026 Visionary Spotlight Awards, recognizing companies and individuals for advancements, deployments and contributions across the technology channel. The awards cover a broad range of channel categories, including customer service, emerging technology, AI, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, CCaaS, UCaaS, managed services and network infrastructure. Freshworks, Fusion Connect, NHC, Panasonic Connect North America, Solutions Express, Telarus, Telesystem and Zultys were recognized for Customer Service. The Emerging Technology Breakthrough category included Aditum Connect, Clarus Communications, Commio, Contrivian, CustomerXR, Entro Security, Granite Telecommunications, Minerva Networks, National Retail Solutions, Picus Security and Telesystem. AireSpring, NHC and Telinta received recognition for Best Service Delivery Teams, while TitanNGN, the white-label division of White Label Communications, was recognized for Channel Deployment of the Year. The awards also highlighted channel program investments. ACS Cloud Partners, BCN, Cox Business, D&H Distributing, FluentStream, GoTo Technologies, GTT, Legacy Investing, Lumen Technologies, NHC, Panasonic Connect North America, Schneider Electric, Solutions Express and Yeastar were recognized for Channel Programs of the Year. GTT received the CSP Network Infrastructure Innovation of the Year award. Clarus Communications, IP Fabric, Laserfiche, MetTel and Spectrotel Holding were recognized for Digital Transformation Achievements, while Cellhub, Clarus Communications and Granite Telecommunications received Top Innovation Awards. "Its awards recognize some of the most groundbreaking services and deployments the channel and the industry has to offer. And innovations like Cellhub's AI-driven network design and cost analysis platforms are superb examples of the types of services that will drive its digital environments forward, in the channel and beyond, Berge Kaprelian, President and CEO of ChannelVision Magazine told TR. AI and emerging technologies featured prominently in the Business Technology Breakthrough awards. Coder Technologies, Intezer, Picus Security and Plugable were recognized for AI Implementation. Other categories recognized companies for business mobility, cloud infrastructure, contact center technology, cybersecurity, managed services, SD-WAN, IT service management and unified communications. First Orion and Transaction Network Services were recognized in the Contact Center/CCaaS category, while Momentum and Yeastar received recognition for Unified Communications/UCaaS. Picus Security appeared in both the AI Implementation and Cybersecurity categories. The Service Provider Technology Breakthrough awards recognized innovation across analytics and AI, back-office and OSS, cloud and data center infrastructure, emerging markets, OTT applications, RMM/PSA and wholesale broadband. Mission Cloud, a CDW Company, Netrio, Spectrotel and Clarus Communications were recognized for Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Synamedia received the Back Office & OSS Innovation award, while Schneider Electric was recognized for Cloud Computing & Data Center Innovation. Other winners included Zenlayer for Emerging Markets Deployment, Arelion, GTT and Ritalia Funding for Most Responsive Supplier Channel Team, Reinvent Telecom for OTT Applications, and Splashtop and White Label Communications for RMM/PSA. The awards also recognized contributions beyond technology and deployments. Ben Bronston, The CommLaw Group/The Commpliance Group and Sterling Business Law were recognized in the Telecom Legal & Regulatory category, while ZeroOutages 500 received the Wholesale Broadband & Capacity award. The 2026 awards reflect the breadth of the channel, spanning traditional communications and infrastructure markets while highlighting the growing role of AI, cybersecurity, cloud and managed services in partner-led technology deployments.

Coder ranked No. 525 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List of America's fastest-growing private companies. * 1 hr ago AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Coder, the leader in self-hosted AI development infrastructure for the enterprise, today announced it has been ranked No. 525 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, the annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The recognition honors companies that have achieved remarkable growth while driving innovation, creating jobs and shaping the future of the economy. Coder's inclusion reflects the growing demand for secure infrastructure that can support both developers and AI coding agents at scale. As organizations move AI-assisted development into production, they need greater control over where agents run, what data and models they can access, and how their activity is governed. Coder addresses this need with self-hosted AI development infrastructure that unifies development environments, AI governance, and autonomous agents in a single enterprise-controlled system. This helps organizations adopt AI without sacrificing security, compliance, flexibility or visibility. "In a world where everyone is a coder, success will be defined by teams that can turn AI experimentation into a durable business advantage," said Rob Whiteley, CEO of Coder. "Our focus is to help organizations move beyond isolated AI use cases and establish a new operating model for how software is built, governed, and optimized, whether it's a software engineer or an HR manager who's creating it." This year's Inc. 5000 list includes companies ranging from AI and advanced manufacturing to healthcare, consumer products and professional services. Coder, along with the other businesses on the list, is expanding its impact, creating jobs and demonstrating how entrepreneurial ambition continues to fuel the U.S. economy. Coder was also ranked No. 15 on the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies Regional list in the Southwest. About Coder Coder is the leading platform for AI development Infrastructure, enabling enterprises to securely run human and AI-driven development workflows in consistent, governed environments. Coder provides self-hosted, agent-ready workspaces that unify developer productivity and platform governance. With Coder, enterprises can confidently evolve from human-only development to AI-assisted and autonomous workflows - without sacrificing security, compliance, or performance. Learn more at coder.com. Inc. 5000 List Methodology Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent - not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies - as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. About Inc. Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping its future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com. Media Contact Geena Pickering Look Left Marketing