edgeTI: Helping Leaders Turn Disconnected Data into Decisive Action

As edgeTI entered a new stage of growth this year, Jim Barrett led a deliberate expansion of the company’s leadership. Jason Nichols joined edgeTI as Chief Executive Officer in April 2026, and Barrett transitioned from CEO and Chair to Executive Chair. The handoff was designed to preserve strategic continuity while adding operating depth for larger defense, government, and commercial opportunities.

Barrett now focuses on board leadership, capital markets, and corporate development. Nichols leads day-to-day operations, customer delivery, organizational development, and go-to-market execution.

Nichols brings more than 25 years of experience across federal defense, intelligence, and civilian markets. Before joining edgeTI, he served as President of ASRC Federal’s Defense & Intelligence Operating Group, where he led approximately 4,000 employees and helped secure US$2.5 billion in new business wins. His earlier career included leadership roles with Lockheed Martin.

“Jason brings the defense-sector operating experience we believe edgeTI needs for its next stage,” Barrett says. “This structure lets each of us focus where we can contribute most.”

“Our mission is simple: help customers solve meaningful operational problems, execute with discipline, and create long-term value for customers and shareholders,” Nichols says.

Solving Execution Problems

Commercial and military organizations have invested heavily in software, sensors, data platforms, analytics, and artificial intelligence. Yet the people accountable for outcomes often still work from incomplete and fragmented views.

Information sits in different systems and formats. Workflows cross departments, contractors, security domains, and geographies. Operators spend valuable time reconciling information, while executives often receive reports only after conditions have changed.

edgeTI’s AI-driven digital twin platform, edgeCore™, was designed and built to close these gaps by making current operations visible — connecting data, applications, workflows, people, and AI in a unified operational environment. The intended result: a live, governed view through which authorized users can understand conditions, coordinate decisions, and act in real time.

“Most organizations already have the data they need,” Nichols says. “The challenge is that it is distributed across systems built for different purposes and rarely presented as a unified operational picture. We believe edgeCore provides a practical way to connect those systems and AI capabilities—not simply as another dashboard, but as a system of action linking strategic intent, operational conditions, accountability, and execution.”

Defense Wins That Expand the Platform

edgeTI entered 2026 with a broader defense technology portfolio following its acquisition of selected digital technology assets from Austal Limited. The transaction added software and intellectual property associated with maritime enterprise asset management, workflow automation, aviation planning, and related operational applications. It also established an operating

presence in Australia.

The company subsequently announced an A$1.75 million maritime award, an A$1.15 million naval-sector contract, and an A$1.05 million aviation lifecycle contract supporting the Royal Australian Air Force.

In the United States, edgeTI announced US$1.2 million in contracts with Austal USA related to the U.S. Navy’s Digital Secure Exchange for Additive Manufacturing, known as Digital SEA. The work supports data exchange, integration, and order processing between the Navy and additive manufacturers, with the goal of accelerating maritime parts production.

“These awards are important because they place our technology in environments where security, reliability, and mission relevance matter,” Nichols says. “In our experience, defense customers are looking for cost-effective capabilities that support operational needs without requiring a multiyear transformation before initial value can be demonstrated.”

edgeTI’s edgeCore platform has achieved Technology Readiness Level 9 (TRL-9) in multiple operational environments spanning defense, government, municipal, financial, healthcare, and telecommunications sectors.

A System of Action, Not Another Dashboard

edgeCore connects existing systems of record without requiring the migration to new systems. By creating a secure operational layer without duplicating all underlying data, edgeTI believes customers can reduce the delay, cost, and governance burden associated with large, centralized repositories.

Customers can begin with a specific operational problem, connect the relevant systems, and expand after demonstrating value. edgeTI believes this reduces implementation risk and makes value visible sooner.

“Our customers have already invested in capable technology,” Nichols says. “They come to us to coordinate these actions because the mission or business process crosses those systems. Our role is to connect the technology around the outcome they are trying to achieve and help their people act together.”

For operators, the benefit can be a role-relevant view of current conditions and required actions. For command staff and executives, it can be a clearer view of readiness, risk, performance, and priorities while there is still time to influence the outcome.

Putting AI into the Flow of Work

Artificial intelligence is central to edgeTI’s strategy, but Nichols distinguishes between adding an AI interface and operationalizing AI responsibly.

A model may identify a pattern, forecast a condition, or recommend an action. An organization must still determine what data the model can access, whether its output is interpretable, who has authority to act, and how the decision is secured and audited.

edgeCore is designed to place AI inside governed workflows. Customers can connect models and analytical services while retaining existing applications and authoritative data sources. AI-generated recommendations can appear alongside live information, business rules, permissions, workflows, and decision authorities.

“AI becomes valuable when it participates responsibly in the flow of work,” Nichols says. “It needs the right data, context, security, and governance so people can understand the recommendation and decide how to act.”

edgeTI is applying the same philosophy internally, using AI to support software development, knowledge access, customer delivery, pipeline analysis, and administrative efficiency.

“We intend to be an AI-enabled company as well as an AI-enabling company,” Nichols says. “That means using AI thoughtfully inside edgeTI and helping customers put AI into real operations with transparency, security, and responsible oversight.”

Growth with Discipline

edgeTI reported that first-quarter 2026 revenue increased 121 percent year over year and 211 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2025. Management attributed the change to operational scale, international expansion, defense penetration, product advancement, and acquired capabilities.

“Growth matters, but sustainable growth requires discipline,” Nichols says. “That means repeatable processes, reliable delivery, thoughtful capital allocation, and a business that performs consistently for customers. Scaling a business is not simply about adding headcount; it is about building the management systems, accountability, operating discipline, and financial rigor required to serve customers consistently as the company grows.”

The company continues to evaluate selective acquisitions that could add technology, domain expertise, or market access. edgeTI says the objective is greater capability and customer relevance, not growth for its own sake.

Preparing for a Potential U.S. Uplisting

edgeTI is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and trades in the United States on the OTCQB market. It is undertaking preparatory work toward a potential uplisting to a senior U.S. exchange.

The company believes a successful uplisting could broaden institutional access, increase visibility among U.S. defense technology investors, and better align its market presence with its U.S. operations. The process remains subject to market conditions, regulatory and exchange approvals, listing requirements, and necessary corporate work.

edgeTI believes the preparation also has value because it requires stronger governance, controls, reporting, and operating maturity.

“A listing does not create the underlying value,” Nichols says. “Value comes from solving important customer problems, delivering consistently, and building a durable company. With that foundation, a broader market may provide greater visibility and access to capital.”

The company’s next stage is centered on integrating its portfolio, advancing edgeCore, operationalizing AI, and strengthening recurring customer relationships.

“Success is not measured by the software we deploy,” Nichols concludes. “It is measured by whether customers can make better decisions, execute faster, and achieve mission and business outcomes more cost-effectively. When we do that consistently, we believe we create a stronger foundation for long-term shareholder value.” Jason Nichols, CEO