smartR AI Wins 2025 Altaris Award for 'Innovation in Software Development'

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Jan. 7, 2026 - PRLog -- smartR AI™, a leader in next-generation private artificial intelligence, today announced it has been named a winner in the 2025 Altaris Information Technology Awards for 'Innovation in Software Development.' This prestigious recognition was granted for the company's groundbreaking SCOTi® PLM agentic model, which is reshaping the future of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) through autonomous AI agents.

In addition to the top honor in software innovation, smartR AI was also recognized as a Finalist for 'Best AI Implementation,' further validating the company's ability to deliver practical, high-impact AI solutions in complex industrial environments.

The Altaris Business Awards celebrate organizations and individuals demonstrating strong leadership, technical capability, and responsible innovation across the global IT sector. This year's honorees were selected for showcasing how well-executed technology strategies and ethical implementations underpin business resilience and scalability.

"We are deeply honored to be recognized by the Altaris Business Awards for both our innovation in software and our practical execution in AI," said Oliver King-Smith, founder and CEO of smartR AI. "SCOTi PLM is more than a tool; it is a true agentic model designed to autonomously navigate the complexities of the product lifecycle. This award validates our mission to move beyond AI hype and provide our clients with an unprecedented edge in efficiency, data-driven decision-making, and market speed."

The Altaris Business Awards' evaluation highlighted smartR AI's contributions to several core criteria:

• Innovation & Software Excellence: The SCOTi® PLM model leverages advanced, private AI to automate and optimize product development, setting a new global standard for intelligent, agent-based PLM.
• Technical Capability: The platform was recognized for its robust, user-friendly experience grounded in real-world delivery, ensuring that complex data is converted into actionable organizational wisdom.
• Responsible & Ethical Innovation: In line with the 2025 awards' focus, smartR AI was lauded for its commitment to ethical AI implementation, providing secure, private ecosystems that protect client data while driving transformative success.

"The 2025 awards highlight achievements grounded in real-world delivery," noted the Altaris announcement. "smartR AI represents a thoughtful and impactful contribution to the evolving IT landscape."

"Being named a leader in innovation among such an esteemed field of global IT providers is a testament to SCOTi's power to not only manage but actively streamline the engineering journey for our partners," added King-Smith.

smartR AI continues to lead the "Year of Action" in 2026, investing in the evolution of specialized agentic models that solve the most urgent challenges—from compliance audit readiness to requirements generation optimization—for modern enterprises.

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