Strengthens long-standing partnership enabling the agency to stay ahead of evolving security challenges with continuous AI-driven innovation

Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGNT) ("Cognyte"), a global leader in software-driven technology for investigative analytics, today announced a three-year subscription contract with a long-standing customer in the Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) region valued at over $20 million in total. The expanded agreement reflects the agency's need to address increasingly complex and evolving threats by broadening its deployment of Cognyte's AI-driven capabilities across new use cases to stay ahead of mission demands.

As the customer's operational requirements grew, including rising data volumes and more complex investigations, it chose to expand its long-standing partnership with Cognyte. The move to a subscription model supports this evolution, enabling faster adoption of new capabilities over time.

With access to Cognyte's latest AI-powered analytics and continuous enhancements, the agency can deploy new capabilities faster, scale efficiently with growing data demands, and maintain operational readiness in dynamic environments. Designed to operate within secure, governed and highly sensitive environments, the solution delivers consistent, reliable performance where accuracy, transparency and trust are essential to mission success.

"This expansion reflects how customers evolve to broader, more integrated use of our solutions as their operational needs grow," said Efi Nuri, Chief Revenue Officer of Cognyte. "By expanding adoption across additional use cases and transitioning to a subscription model, they benefit from continuous delivery of innovation while strengthening their operational capabilities. It also demonstrates the trust we have built over time, a clear example of our land-and-expand strategy in action."

"This agreement highlights the strength and durability of demand across our existing customer base," said David Abadi, Chief Financial Officer of Cognyte. "Growing engagements with our customers reflects the critical role our solutions play in their operations and reinforces the predictability and long-term nature of our growth."

About Cognyte

Cognyte is a leading software-driven technology company focused on solutions for investigative analytics that enable customers to generate Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World™. Cognyte's solutions empower law enforcement, national security and military intelligence agencies, as well as other organizations, in navigating an increasingly complex threat landscape. With offerings that leverage advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics, Cognyte helps customers make sense of complex, multi-source data supporting informed, mission-critical investigations and operations. Hundreds of customers worldwide rely on Cognyte's investigative analytics solutions to uncover insights and reveal what matters, across fragmented data and organizational silos, enabling confident decision-making in high-stakes environments. Learn more at www.cognyte.com.

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Cognyte Secures New 3-Year Subscription Agreement Valued at $20+ Million Total with Long-Standing EMEA Customer