BOCA RATON, Fla. – October 13, 2026 – Forte Group is pleased to announce that the organization has been named a winner of the 2026 Info-Tech Awards by Info-Tech Research Group, a global leader in IT research and advisory. The Info-Tech Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in IT, recognizing organizations and individuals who are advancing the profession through leadership, innovation, and impact.
Forte Group is one of this year’s Innovator of the Year Award recipients. This award recognizes organizations that have applied technology in new ways to solve complex challenges, transform the way they operate, or set new industry standards.
Forte Group is an AI-first product development partner that designs, builds, and operates mission-critical software for enterprise leaders. Rather than treating AI as an add-on, Forte embeds it across the full software lifecycle and directly into its clients’ products, guided by its Augment → Automate → Agent framework, which gives every AI initiative a clear sequence, risk checkpoints, and measurable outcomes. The approach has moved AI out of the pilot stage and into production for clients in healthcare, financial services, logistics, and software, including an AI-powered claims modernization that delivers $3 million in annual savings. With more than 800 employees across 12 locations and over 400 clients served, Forte has built a 25-year track record in regulated, high-stakes industries, and 90% of its client relationships are long-term partnerships.
“This recognition belongs to our people,” said Mikael Carlsson, Chief Executive Officer of Forte Group. “Our engineers care as much about the business outcome as they do about the code, and our clients trust us with their most important initiatives. Being named an Innovator of the Year from among hundreds of nominees confirms that this combination creates real value.”
“Innovation is not measured by how much technology an organization deploys. It is measured by the outcomes that technology creates,” said Lucas Hendrich, Chief Technology Officer of Forte Group. “Our focus is on treating AI as a means to an end, building on well-governed data, and taking initiatives from pilot into production, where the business value lives. We are honored that Info-Tech has recognized that discipline.”
The 2026 Info-Tech Award winners were selected from a competitive pool of hundreds of nominees. This year’s Innovator of the Year award recipients implemented groundbreaking IT initiatives to drive exceptional value and organizational success.
“The 2026 Info-Tech Awards’ Innovator of the Year category recognizes organizations that are setting a new standard for innovation in IT,” says Tom Zehren, Chief Executive Officer at Info-Tech Research Group. “This year’s recipients demonstrated that bold ideas in technology, paired with strong leadership and disciplined execution, can deliver measurable value and lasting impact. Congratulations to each organization on this well-deserved achievement.”
View the full list of winners and learn more about the Info-Tech Awards here.
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