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New GTDC Research Details Distribution's Influence on AI, Cloud and Hyperscaler Sales and Adoption

IT distributors have become digital ecosystem orchestrators that unify cloud, AI, hyperscaler, and subscription-based business models.Distribution significantly accelerates vendor growth while reducing risk, allowing suppliers to scale efficiently, expand partner bases, enter new markets and mitigate financial and operational liabilities.Digital platforms are creating a new GTM "operating system". These systems offer end-to-end digital commerce and intelligence layers to manage procurement, billing, lifecycles and analytics.

Datavault AI Reports Significant Institutional Ownership Growth as Platform Expansion Accelerates

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Datavault AI Inc. ("Datavault AI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:DVLT), a provider of data monetization, credentialing, digital engagement, and real‑world asset tokenization technologies, today highlighted a marked increase in institutional ownership alongside continued commercial expansion across media and enterprise markets.

OMP Unveils Decision-Centric Planning to Accelerate Supply Chain Decision Velocity

New approach shifts planning from reactive processes to AI-driven decision intelligence

AccessPay Partners With PayPoint to Strengthen Fraud and Error Prevention for Corporate Payments

MANCHESTER, UK / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / AccessPay, the leading bank integration provider, today announced a new partnership with PayPoint to integrate PayPoint's Confirmation of Payee (CoP) capability into AccessPay's payments automation suite for modern finance teams. With £258m lost to authorised push payment (APP) fraud in the first half of 2025 alone, organisations need access to robust payment controls that scale with their operations.1 PayPoint's CoP offering enables AccessPay's customers to verify payee account details as part of their payment workflows, reinforcing AccessPay's position at the centre of a growing ecosystem of technologies designed to automate and de-risk the Office of the CFO.

Trump warns of longer Iran war as violence spreads

US President Donald Trump warned Monday that his attack on Iran could extend longer than a month, as the war spread with Israel bombarding Lebanon and Tehran targeting oil facilities in Gulf countries.

Energy infrastructure emerges as war target, lifting prices

Energy prices surged Monday as the war in the Middle East led to outages of key energy production operations and a critical waterway was essentially emptied of traffic.

Trump warns of longer Iran war, Rubio points at Israel

President Donald Trump warned Monday of a longer Iran war and refused to rule out ground troops, as his top diplomat suggested the timing of the US military operation was triggered by Israel.

US urges to 'depart now' from Middle East: Latest developments in Iran war

President Donald Trump said US strikes were the "last, best chance" to stop Iran building a nuclear bomb, as the war raged through a third day and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Ecuador launches joint anti-drug operations with US

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Monday announced the launch of joint operations with the United States to combat drug trafficking, which has caused an explosion of violence in the South American country.

Getafe deal flat Real Madrid La Liga title race blow

Real Madrid fell to a damaging 1-0 defeat by Getafe at home in La Liga on Monday, leaving them four points behind leaders Barcelona.