AI Upskilling and Adoption
Company spent 2025 upskilling thousands of developers in AI-augmented coding, running AI accelerator programs (e.g., Denver event with 19 businesses) and plans to move hundreds of teams through similar programs; management reports productivity returns are real and growing.
Maintenance (Recurring) Organic Growth
FX-adjusted maintenance/recurring organic growth of ~5% for the year, which management describes as consistent with prior years and a durable baseline for future organic growth.
Total Organic Growth
Total organic growth reported in the quarter of approximately 2%–3%, described as in line with prior years.
Active M&A Start to Year
Exited the start of the year with over $800 million in closed and pending deals, including larger-than-typical transactions such as Synchronoss; M&A pipeline remains active.
New Capital Deployment Strategy (PEMS)
Introduced Permanent Engaged Minority Shareholder (PEMS) strategy to deploy larger amounts of capital via long-term minority investments; first meaningful expression is the Sabre investment and the approach includes board engagement and governance focus.
Disciplined M&A and Risk Modeling
Maintains disciplined acquisition modeling and deal scoring; added an explicit AI lens to assess downside disruption risk and upside potential, and piloting AI tools to rank prospects.
No Immediate Margin Push — Reinvestment Focus
Productivity gains from AI are being prioritized to accelerate product roadmaps and deepen customer solutions rather than to drive immediate margin expansion.