NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 19, 2025--
Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information solutions, software and services, demonstrated its commitment to advancing technology and clinical decision support as it took center stage at the Microsoft Ignite conference. Bill Flannery, Vice President of Advanced Technology at Wolters Kluwer, was invited to speak on the distinguished panel “ Make smarter model choices: Anthropic, OpenAI & more on Microsoft Foundry,” underscoring Wolters Kluwer’s reputation as a leader in AI innovation.
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During the session, Bill Flannery shared insights into Wolters Kluwer’s strategic partnership with Microsoft and the impact of Microsoft Foundry. He detailed how Wolters Kluwer leverages Foundry’s secure platform to select from the most advanced AI models to promote high standards of enterprise-grade security, responsible AI practices, and governance across every workload.
A highlight of the presentation was the case study on UpToDate® Expert AI, Wolters Kluwer’s next-generation clinical decision support solution. Purpose-built for centralized, enterprise-wide deployment, UpToDate Expert AI leverages Wolters Kluwer’s deep domain expertise and a robust network of over 7,600 medical experts to deliver fast, reliable GenAI-powered answers to clinical questions. The solution is grounded in trusted, evidence-based content and is designed to meet high standards of security, compliance, and governance - empowering healthcare organizations to responsibly integrate AI into their infrastructure and workflows.
UpToDate Expert AI’s Clinical Intelligence emulates how expert clinicians reason and act, providing context-rich responses with transparent sourcing and step-by-step rationale. This expert-driven approach promotes answers that are validated and trustworthy, supporting clinicians in making informed decisions at the point of care while helping enterprises maintain transparency and policy compliance. Enabled by Microsoft Foundry’s secure model access and advanced compliance features, UpToDate Expert AI sets a new standard for clinical decision support—delivering reliable, actionable insights that help drive better patient outcomes.
“At Wolters Kluwer, we operate in industries where quality and compliance are paramount,” Flannery commented. “Our proprietary platform enables us to unlock scale, accelerate adoption, and deliver responsible AI solutions that truly make a difference. Key partnerships like Microsoft Foundry provide scalable access to AI models that are secure and compliant and can meet the capacity demands of production AI solutions. The success of UpToDate Expert AI is a testament to our expert-in-the-loop approach and our commitment to continuous improvement.”
Wolters Kluwer’s participation at Ignite highlights the company’s ongoing investment in AI and its role as a trusted partner in shaping the future of enterprise technology.
Adam Orentlicher’s Upcoming Panel on AI Agent Architectures
Adam Orentlicher, CTO & SVP, Tax & Accounting North America, will speak on “ AI agent architectures, pitfalls and real-world business impact ” at Microsoft Ignite on Thursday, Nov 20, 11:45 AM, Marriott Marquis, Yerba Buena Ballroom, BO2 (BRK114).
Join live or in person for insights on building and scaling AI agents in the enterprise.
About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is a global leader in information, software solutions and services for professionals in healthcare; tax and accounting; financial and corporate compliance; legal and regulatory; corporate performance and ESG. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2024 annual revenues of €5.9 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,600 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
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Bill Flannery, Vice President of Advanced Technology at Wolters Kluwer, delivering a presentation at Microsoft Ignite on November 18, 2025.
After nearly seven years away from the big screen, a new Star Wars movie drew healthy but not record-breaking crowds to global theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates on Sunday, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” made $82 million in ticket sales from 4,300 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. By the end of Monday’s Memorial Day holiday, it’s expected to have earned $102 million domestically and $165 million globally.
It exceeded opening weekend expectations for the movie, a continuation of Disney+ spinoff series “The Mandalorian,” but it’s also on the low end of Disney-era Star Wars releases, closer to “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” which made $103 million over the four-day Memorial Day frame in 2018. While “Solo” was considered a disaster, the metrics around “The Mandalorian and Grogu” are a little different.
The production budget for “Solo” was in the $300 million range, while “The Mandalorian and Grogu” was made for significantly less — a reported $165 million, not accounting for marketing and promotion costs. It makes the journey to profitability more likely, especially when factoring in positive audience scores. Although critics were mixed to negative on the movie (it currently carries a 63% on Rotten Tomatoes), ticket buyers overall gave it an A- CinemaScore. Boys under the age of 13 are especially high on the movie: They gave it an A CinemaScore and a perfect five on PostTrak. Parents also gave it a five out of five.
The Jon Favreau-directed movie stars Pedro Pascal as the titular bounty hunter and puts him and his tiny green companion on a mission to save Jabba’s son Rotta the Hutt, who is voiced by Jeremy Allen White.
“Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” could also be graded on a bit of a curve because of the streaming component, both that it started as a series, and that it will eventually end up as a value add on Disney+, which was only about a month old when the last Star Wars movie, “The Rise of Skywalker,” debuted in December 2019.
Star Wars as a brand is in a time of transition under its new leadership team of Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan; Earlier this year it was announced that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who produced “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” was stepping down after 13 years. The question for the industry is whether audience interest in Star Wars on the big screen might have cooled slightly, and if next year’s “Star Wars: Starfighter,” starring Ryan Gosling, will provide a definitive answer. Until then, the hope is that strong audience and exit scores will propel word-of-mouth generated enthusiasm in the coming weeks.
Word-of-mouth certainly helped Curry Barker’s relationship horror movie “Obsession” defy the standard box office trajectory and do better business in its second weekend. The Focus Features had an astonishing 30% uptick in ticket sales, earning $22.4 million from 2,655 theaters. The studio, which acquired the microbudget movie for some $15 million, is projecting that it will have made $28.2 million by the end of Monday, bringing its running total to $58.5 million. It snagged the second-place spot, while “Michael” landed in third place with $20 million for the three-day weekend. The Michael Jackson biopic has now earned $782.4 million.
“Obsession” also did better than the new horror movie “Passenger,” a Paramount Pictures release with Melissa Leo, which grossed an estimated $8.7 million from 2,534 locations. It’s expected to earn $10.5 million over its first four days. The movie received poor reviews from both critics (44% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences (B- Cinema Score).
The mix of movies this year didn’t hold a candle to last year’s record Memorial Day weekend, which was led by Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Stitch” and “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.” The overall four-day frame this year will net out around $211 million, down about 36% from last year’s $330 million. It’s also far from the disastrous 2024 Memorial Day weekend box office, a 30-year low, when “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” opened.
Jon Favreau arrives at the premiere of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
The character Grogu arrives at the premiere of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
