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iOPEX Technologies, a global leader in Agentic AI and Automation-driven solutions, makes a strategic, capability-led acquisition of Areya Technologies, a Salesforce Summit Partner providing advisory, implementation, managed services, and AI-integrated Salesforce services. This acquisition enhances the iOPEX suite of enterprise transformation offerings while creating avenues in new industry verticals.
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At the highest tier of the Salesforce Partner program and as an Agentforce partner, Areya leverages cutting-edge agentic AI-powered solutions to deliver exceptional value to its global clients spanning the Healthcare, Manufacturing, Real Estate, and Financial Services industries.
"Areya's deep expertise in Salesforce across multiple industries aligns perfectly with our goal of becoming the strategic partner to enterprises in AI-powered transformation and growth. This acquisition will further strengthen our market leadership owing to more comprehensive enterprise transformation offerings," remarked Shiva Ramani, CEO of iOPEX Technologies.
"Joining forces with iOPEX Technologies is a natural and exciting progression for Areya. We share a passion for innovation and a steadfast commitment to helping our customers achieve their business goals. Together, we will offer a broader range of services and solutions, enabling our clients to unlock the full potential of their customer relationships," said Deepish Adwani, CEO and founder of Areya Technologies.
About iOPEX Technologies
iOPEX Technologies is a new-generation agentic AI and automation-led enterprise transformation solution provider headquartered in San Jose, California. At the intersection of enterprise operations, agentic AI, and intelligent automation, we deliver rapid results that enable businesses to enhance efficiency and accelerate revenue growth without endless timelines.
Over 70 global brands trust iOPEX as a strategic partner to break down complex transformations into manageable steps, deliver practical AI-led solutions, and achieve results that scale. Learn more at www.iopex.com.
About Areya Technologies
Areya Technologies is a Salesforce Summit (Platinum) Partner of advisory, implementation, managed services, and AI-integrated Salesforce services. With deep expertise in Salesforce and AI, Areya delivers bespoke solutions and exceptional value across diverse industries, including Manufacturing, Healthcare, Real Estate, Finance, and Non-Profit.
iOPEX Acquires Salesforce Summit Partner, Areya
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who repeatedly drove his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City earlier this year pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges of intentionally damaging religious property.
Dan Sohail, 36, was previously arrested on hate crime charges following the Jan. 28 incident, which damaged an entrance to the revered Jewish site but did not cause any injuries. The new federal charges come on top of multiple state-level hate crime charges, including attempted assault.
He entered his federal not guilty plea Monday through lawyer Mia Eisner-Grynberg, who said Sohail's actions had not been “intentional in the manner described by the government.”
He is in the process of converting to Judaism and had visited the Chabad Lubavitch site before, she said. Sohail, who wore a yarmulke in court, didn't speak except for answering standard yes-or-no questions about aspects of the proceeding.
In a court complaint, federal authorities said Sohail deliberately rammed the side of the building with his car five consecutive times after clearing away stanchions and urging people to move out of the way. He then told police he had lost control of the vehicle and pressed on the gas with his heavy boots, according to the complaint.
Several people close to him — including family members and Chabad rabbis — have said Sohail did not seem to harbor any hatred toward Jews but suffered from mental health issues. Sohail's attorney said he was living with his mother in New Jersey, while working two jobs as a generator technician and a fertilizer technician.
Sohail’s father told The Daily News that his son suffered from “mental problems” but had “a very good friendship, relationship" with the Jewish community. Weeks before the incident, he had attended a social gathering at the Chabad headquarters, where he was seen on video dancing with Orthodox men, according to police.
At Sohail’s arraignment on Monday, prosecutor Eric Silverberg acknowledged “very significant mental health concerns” about the man but said that his behavior was dangerous and that he should be detained.
He will be held in a Brooklyn federal jail ahead of a bail hearing Wednesday. Sohail's attorney said he would rather have returned to Rikers Island, the city jail where he's been held since the crash, as he was eager to be settled back in for the start of Jewish holiday Purim at sunset Monday.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison if the damage is found to have exceeded $5,000.
A spokesperson for Chabad declined to comment on the federal charges and the cost of damages to the door.
A message seeking comment on the future of the state case was sent to the Brooklyn district attorney's office. Sohail has pleaded not guilty to the state charges.
The crash occurred on the 75th anniversary of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson becoming the leader of the Lubavitch movement and prompted immediate concern in the city. Schneerson died in 1994 but remains a revered figure globally.
There has been a near-constant police presence around the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters for years.
The site was at the epicenter of the Crown Heights riots in 1991, when Black residents of the neighborhood attacked Jews after a child was killed by a car traveling in Schneerson’s motorcade. In 2014, a disturbed man entered the synagogue and stabbed a rabbinical student, wounding him, before being shot dead by police.
Associated Press writer Jake Offenhartz contributed.
FILE - A person watches the scene where a car slammed into the entrance of the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters, Jan. 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, file)
