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  • EPC Group Earns Perfect G2 Scores in Business Intelligence Consulting for Spring 2026

    Firm achieves perfect Net Promoter Score and Expertise of Team rating, ranking top five in Market Presence on the G2 Grid.

    Earning a perfect Net Promoter Score of 100 means every client would recommend EPC Group. That is the standard we hold ourselves to…”
    — Errin O’Connor, Founder & Chief AI Architect, EPC Group

    HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — EPC Group, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) and business intelligence consulting firm, today announced that it has been recognized for the fourth consecutive quarter on the G2 Grid Report for Business Intelligence (BI) Consulting in the Spring 2026 report. EPC Group earned a perfect Net Promoter Score of 100, a perfect Expertise of Team rating of 100 percent, and ranked among the top five firms in Market Presence out of all 16 providers evaluated on the Grid.

    G2 is the world’s largest and most trusted software and services marketplace, where millions of professionals research, review, and select technology providers. The G2 Grid ranks providers based on customer satisfaction derived from verified user reviews and Market Presence determined by indicators such as company size, geographic reach, and industry experience.

    “Being recognized on the G2 Grid for four consecutive quarters validates the work we do every day for our clients,” said Errin O’Connor, Founder and Chief AI Architect of EPC Group, recognized as one of the Top 10 AI Architects in North America, a two-time New York Times bestselling author, and the author of the official Microsoft Press book on Power BI, Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step. “Earning a perfect Net Promoter Score of 100 and a perfect Expertise of Team rating means that every client we have worked with would recommend EPC Group. That is the standard we hold ourselves to across every Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and AI engagement we deliver.”

    EPC Group achieved standout scores across multiple satisfaction categories in the Spring 2026 report. The firm earned a 98 percent Likelihood to Recommend rating, a 96 percent Level of Responsiveness rating, a 94 percent Level of Professionalism rating, and a 94 percent overall Satisfaction rating. EPC Group’s Net Promoter Score of 100 placed the firm 12 points above the category average of 88, and its Expertise of Team score of 100 placed it 12 points above the category average of 88.

    On the Market Presence axis, EPC Group ranked fifth out of all 16 evaluated providers with a score of 69.19, reflecting the firm’s 29 years of enterprise consulting experience, global delivery footprint, and deep specialization across Microsoft AI, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365. The firm has completed more than 1,500 Power BI implementations and over 5,200 Microsoft platform deployments worldwide since its founding in 1997.

    The G2 recognition comes as EPC Group continues to expand its enterprise AI consulting services and business intelligence capabilities. The firm recently launched its AI Decision Intelligence Framework for Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, a six-layer architecture that integrates Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and open-source AI frameworks including Meta Llama and Mistral to transform traditional dashboards into AI-powered decision platforms. The framework incorporates agentic AI workflows, retrieval-augmented generation, vector search, automated machine learning, and predictive analytics into governed enterprise analytics environments.

    EPC Group’s Power BI and Microsoft Fabric consulting practice delivers comprehensive enterprise data solutions including data warehouse architecture and design, enterprise data modeling, semantic layer development, AI integration, dashboard architecture, governance frameworks, and large-scale analytics deployments. The firm’s data warehousing expertise spans Microsoft Fabric lakehouses, Azure Synapse Analytics, and modern cloud data platforms, enabling organizations to build scalable analytics foundations that support advanced AI and business intelligence workloads.

    The firm’s award-winning AI consulting practice extends beyond Microsoft Copilot to integrate leading large language models including Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini into enterprise analytics environments. EPC Group enables multi-model AI architectures with agentic AI workflows, cognitive services enrichment, automated decision intelligence, and predictive analytics capabilities that transform traditional reporting into proactive decision platforms for executive leadership teams.

    EPC Group also offers its Virtual Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (VCAIO) advisory practice providing organizations with on-demand access to senior AI leadership without the cost of a full-time executive hire. The VCAIO practice helps organizations develop enterprise AI strategy, evaluate and implement AI platforms, establish AI governance frameworks, and align AI initiatives with measurable business outcomes across their Microsoft technology environments.

    EPC Group serves Fortune 500 companies, federal agencies, healthcare organizations, energy companies, and global enterprises across North America and internationally. The firm’s approach combines deep technical architecture with business strategy to ensure analytics platforms are secure, scalable, and designed to support long-term AI-driven decision-making across regulated industries including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and the public sector.

    About EPC Group

    EPC Group is a global Microsoft consulting firm specializing in artificial intelligence, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI, and enterprise analytics architecture. Founded in 1997 by Errin O’Connor, a two-time New York Times bestselling author and the author of four Microsoft Press books including Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step, EPC Group has delivered thousands of Microsoft platform implementations worldwide. The firm provides AI strategy, Power BI development, data warehouse architecture, Microsoft Copilot implementation, enterprise analytics modernization, and Virtual Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (VCAIO) advisory services.

    Organizations interested in learning more about EPC Group’s business intelligence and AI consulting services can visit www.epcgroup.net, schedule a strategy session with EPC Group’s AI and Power BI experts, or contact the firm directly at contact@epcgroup.net or call (888) 381-9725.

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  • Official Trailer | Good Children Say Grace | Japanese Talent From Serial Experiments Lain, Demon Slayer, and Metal Gear

    A first-person absurdist psychological horror adventure. Seiyuu Kaori Shimizu, vocalist Nami Nakagawa, VO director Norihiko Hibino join through Scarlet Moon.

    When you experience what we’ve built, you will come out thinking, I don’t know what I just played, but I can’t stop thinking about it.”
    — Milha Vek

    VICTORIA, BC, CANADA, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Good Children Say Grace is an absurdist psychological horror adventure set on a remote Eastern European island in the 1980s. Seiyuu Kaori Shimizu (Serial Experiments Lain), vocalist Nami Nakagawa (Demon Slayer, NieR), and VO director Norihiko Hibino (Metal Gear Solid) joined the project through Scarlet Moon.

    Developed by Denis Morozov and written by Milha Vek from a small Canadian island. Mentored by veterans of the Metro series.

    The playable demo launches April 2, 2026. The official trailer showcasing gameplay is live now.

    Trailer: https://youtu.be/5eRE2tHTH-Q
    Press Kit (EN): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UqQ1x9XUVOW7M-Kt4rdVmSJAjhag0LDs?usp=drive_link

    Key Features:

    Eastern European family horror filtered through manga-inspired visual storytelling
    Branching narrative driven by dialogue choices and movement routes
    First-person exploration with hybrid 2.5D and 3D perspectives and cinematic sequences
    Dark romance and absurdist humor at the core of a story about family, hunger, and possession
    Multiple routes and endings where every character becomes someone different depending on your playthrough

    The new official trailer was already featured on major Japanese outlets such as 4Gamer, Famitsu and GamerJP.

    The announcement trailer, released in February, was featured in AUTOMATON, Denfaminicogamer, Game*Spark, Dengeki Online, and Yahoo Japan. Inio Asano, creator of Goodnight Punpun and the game’s primary visual inspiration, reposted the trailer.

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    Trailer: https://youtu.be/5eRE2tHTH-Q
    Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3881920/Good_Children_Say_Grace/
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    Press Kit (JP): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EaIJnf8D3yuRzq7WQlFGTL4i314T6U6B?usp=drive_link

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    Good Children Say Grace | Official Trailer | Voiced by Kaori Shimizu | Vocals by Nami Nakagawa

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  • Angus Reid adds two senior vice presidents of research

    Rohit Nair and Amy Knowles bring decades of combined strategic research expertise to Canada’s leading research consultancy

    Amy and Rohit bring a wealth of experience in their areas of expertise, such as qualitative research and advanced analytics, helping businesses make impactful tactical and strategic decisions.”
    — Ed Morawski, President of Angus Reid

    TORONTO, CANADA, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Angus Reid, Canada’s most recognized and trusted research consultancy, today announced the appointment of Rohit Nair and Amy Knowles as senior vice presidents of research, strengthening the firm’s capacity to deliver strategic insight across key industry sectors. Both executives will be responsible for driving business growth, advising clients on strategic decision-making and overseeing complex research engagements from design through delivery.

    “Amy and Rohit bring a wealth of experience in their areas of expertise, such as qualitative research and advanced analytics, helping businesses make impactful tactical and strategic decisions,” said Ed Morawski, President of Angus Reid. “These hires are an important step in the continued rapid growth of the business ensuring we maintain our commitment to bringing in senior talent that can tackle our clients’ toughest challenges.”

    Nair is a quantitative research specialist with 20 years of experience spanning the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia and North America. He brings deep expertise in choice-based conjoint analysis, concept evaluation, pricing optimization and revenue forecasting, with particular strength in lottery and gaming, technology and financial services. He has served as a senior consultant to leading organizations on innovation strategy, product development and market entry, leading multi-country engagements and translating sophisticated analyses into actionable recommendations. Nair has held senior leadership roles at Ipsos, Kantar and Airtel.

    Knowles is a mixed-methods research specialist with more than 25 years of experience, beginning her career in the U.K. before relocating to Canada in 2005. She is known for leading strategic research initiatives that integrate qualitative depth with quantitative rigor, delivering complex multi-market segmentations, discrete choice studies and innovation programs across financial services, consumer packaged goods, travel and tourism, telecommunications and media. She has held senior roles at GfK, Kantar/TNS and Research Strategy Group.

    Both executives will nurture client relationships, lead proposal development and methodology design, oversee project management, analyze results and present findings to C-suite audiences.

    About Angus Reid
    Founded in 1979, Angus Reid is Canada’s most recognized and trusted research consultancy, with a legacy of leadership in public opinion and market research. Millions of Canadians have participated in Angus Reid studies, establishing the firm as a national standard for credibility, rigor and influence across business, government and media. Today, Angus Reid delivers full-service public affairs, consumer insight and reputation research designed to withstand public and boardroom scrutiny. Combining methodological depth with strategic interpretation and compelling narrative, Angus Reid equips leaders with evidence they can defend and decisions they can stand behind. As part of Rival Group, Angus Reid brings together trusted proprietary panels and modern research capabilities to deliver insight that is both authoritative and forward-looking. Learn more at angusreid.com.

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  • Press Hustle Debuts at SXSW 2026, Giving Founders a System to Earn Media Coverage

    AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — A new platform built to help startups, creators and small businesses take control of their public relations (PR) strategy was announced today at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2026. Press Hustle, developed by McLean Media, combines PR education, proven campaign frameworks, structured prompts, downloadable resources, and AI-guided support in one system designed to help entrepreneurs craft newsworthy press releases and pitch journalists strategically.

    The platform debuted during a SXSW book reading by Don F. McLean, MBA, founder and president of McLean Media.

    “I have seen founders, startups, and creators struggle to be successful because they stay invisible,” said McLean. “Press Hustle gives them the system to change that. It puts real PR strategy in their hands so they can identify what is newsworthy, tell their story with confidence, and earn attention in the places that shape perception. Visibility is today’s leverage, and founders that love bootstrapping their work should not have to wait for a large budget to access it.”

    Press Hustle walks founders through the full PR process, from identifying a newsworthy story to building targeted media lists and pitching journalists. Each finalized press release is published through Press Hustle’s news partner, Boardroom Buzz, with additional distribution opportunities planned. The potential to gain added earned media depends on the strength of the story, understanding of the educational elements within, and the effectiveness and follow through of the media outreach itself.

    Earned media remains one of the most credible ways for companies to build authority. Coverage in trusted outlets can also shape how brands appear in search results and AI-generated responses, making it a high-value channel for growth-stage companies. Understanding this, Don F. McLean brings nearly two decades of experience advising global life sciences organizations, AI innovators, manufacturers and high-growth companies. McLean Media campaigns have generated billions of media impressions across local, national, international, and trade media outlets.

    Press Hustle was built to extend those strategic frameworks to startups, consultants, creators and growing brands that want visibility but aren’t ready for the cost of a traditional PR agency retainer. Early users are already seeing the impact.

    “Press Hustle gives founders a real advantage. It breaks down public relations into something practical and actionable. Instead of guessing how to get attention, I had a clear framework to follow. For startups building in fast-moving spaces, that kind of clarity is powerful.” — David “Stock” Baird, Founder, Gloabi

    “As a founder, you wear every hat. Press Hustle gave me the structure to handle PR without feeling overwhelmed. It gave me the confidence to step into the spotlight and tell our story.” — Natalie Heiter, Co-Founder, Lofty Pops

    The platform will be open to all users in Q2 2026, with plans starting at $79 per month. For less than the cost of a single agency meeting, members gain access to:
    – Full access to PR video course library and templates
    – AI-powered press release builder, with more PR document types available
    – First 25 media list contacts, free
    – Hosted media kit with branded URL
    – Guaranteed publishing on BoardroomBuzz.com

    “Press Hustle is the system I wish I had when I started,” said McLean. “If you have a story to tell, this gives you the structure and support to develop it and put it in front of the right people, and I’m proud to have shared this vision with the audience at SXSW 2026.”

    Join the waitlist: https://www.mcleanmedia.com/press-hustle

    About McLean Media
    McLean Media is a boutique public relations agency specializing in personal branding, thought leadership and storytelling strategy for executives, entrepreneurs and emerging leaders. Named Small Agency of the Year by the Bulldog PR Awards, McLean Media helps clients around the world elevate their influence through tailored communications and digital positioning. Learn more at www.mcleanmedia.com.

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  • Glow.B Unveils AEO And GEO Solutions for the Generative AI Search Era

    BYAHT Inc. launches Glow.B’s AEO and GEO services to help brands secure visibility in AI-generated answers from platforms like SearchGPT and Perplexity.

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — BYAHT Inc., the innovator behind the AI-powered creator marketing agentic SaaS ‘Glow.B,’ officially announced today the commercialization of its proprietary Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) solutions. This strategic launch marks a significant shift in digital marketing, moving beyond traditional Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to ensure brand visibility within the rapidly evolving generative AI search ecosystem.

    As generative AI platforms such as SearchGPT, Perplexity, and Google’s AI Overviews redefine how consumers discover information, the traditional battle for search engine rankings is undergoing a fundamental transformation. In this new era, the primary challenge for brands is no longer just appearing in a list of links, but being cited as a trusted, authoritative source by AI models.

    To address this paradigm shift, Glow.B has completed an intensive five-month R&D phase focused on AEO and GEO-based content strategies. The newly launched service provides a comprehensive technical pipeline that analyzes AI search patterns and deploys creator-led content specifically structured for AI indexing and citation.

    “The future of brand marketing depends on becoming a trusted source that AI agents actively recommend,” said Dong-gyu Kim, CEO of BYAHT Inc. “With Glow.B’s AEO and GEO solutions, we are not just driving traffic; we are building brand authority in the generative AI era by combining sophisticated data analysis with high-impact creator content.”

    Glow.B’s platform utilizes specialized AI agents to automate the creator marketing process. These agents identify the most compatible creators for a brand and design content structures—including semantic keyword flow and information hierarchy—that are optimized for AI model consumption. This ensures that when a user queries an AI engine, the brand is significantly more likely to be featured in the generated response.

    Currently supporting marketing efforts across 19 countries, including the United States, South Korea, and Japan, BYAHT Inc. aims to lead the global MarTech industry by continuously evolving its AI-driven optimization technologies to meet the demands of the next generation of search.

    For more information, visit https://byaht.com/en or https://biz.glowb.io/. About BYAHT Inc.

    BYAHT Inc. is a premier MarTech company based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in AI-driven creator marketing through its flagship platform, Glow.B. By integrating advanced data science with the creator economy, BYAHT provides automated, high-ROI marketing solutions for global brands looking to navigate the complexities of modern digital environments.

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  • New Report Reveals AI Data Curation Market to Hit $253 Billion by 2030 as Industry Shifts to ‘Work Phase’

    AI data curation will hit $253B by 2030. As “dirty data” costs firms $12.9M , shifting to agentic memory and synthetic data is vital.

    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Information Matters Ltd today announced the release of its comprehensive market report, AI Data Curation Market Report and Forecast 2025-2030. The research identifies a fundamental paradigm shift in the artificial intelligence sector: as the “experimental novelty” of AI wears off, the “curation” layer—the refining and governing of information—has become the primary determinant of model safety and performance.

    The global AI Data Curation market is projected to grow from $82.05 billion in 2025 to $253.23 billion by 2030, representing a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.3%.

    The “Guardrail Economy” and the Synthetic Pivot
    The report breaks down the market into five primary domains, highlighting Knowledge Engineering & Context as the fastest-growing pillar with a 43.7% CAGR. This growth is fueled by the rise of “Agentic AI,” where autonomous agents require long-term memory and structured reasoning to function as effective digital employees.

    Key findings from the report include:
    • The Cost of “Dirty” Data: In 2024, the average enterprise lost $12.9 million due to undetected data errors impacting AI decisions.
    • The Synthetic Revolution: By 2025, analysts estimate that real-world data will be exhausted or legally restricted for many use cases, making Synthetic Data Generation—growing at 46.4% CAGR—a primary market propellant.
    • Efficiency Gains: Advanced ingestion tools are transforming high-stakes industries; for example, investment banking researchers have reduced analysis cycles from 40 hours to under 90 minutes through automated data extraction.
    • Regional Leadership: North America currently holds the largest market share at 43.05%. However, Asia and Africa are seeing the fastest growth in AI adoption, with 64% of the population in the UAE using AI daily.

    Strategic Analysis for a High-Stakes Era
    “Trust is no longer a philosophical preference; it is a technical requirement for deployment,” the report notes. With the entry of significant regulatory frameworks like the EU AI Act, data curation has evolved from a defensive compliance cost into an offensive economic strategy. Organizations are increasingly moving away from keyword-based search toward “answer-based” discovery, a shift expected to impact over $750 billion in consumer spend by 2028.
    The report also features a “Companies to Watch” section, highlighting innovators such as Unstructured.io in data extraction, Galileo in observability, Neo4j in graph technology, and Gretel.ai in synthetic data.
    Download the AI Data Curation market report

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  • Suplari Launches Spend Analytics for the AI Era

    Solution delivers actionable procurement intelligence from day one backed by nine years of AI investment and a data platform built for scaling AI agents

    We’ve been building for AI for nine years. Adding our LLM-powered agent was a very natural, easy fit. Our APIs are rich, and AI can leverage them to deliver a higher quality output.”
    — Jeff Gerber, CEO and Co-founder, Suplari

    SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Suplari, the procurement intelligence company, today announced Spend Analytics, a complete reimagining of spend analysis built for the AI era. Unlike legacy tools that require months of data preparation and produce static reports, Suplari’s solution automatically unifies, cleanses, and enriches spend data from any source and delivers actionable savings opportunities, compliance gaps, and supplier risks from day one.

    The release marks a decisive step in Suplari’s mission to move procurement teams beyond traditional analytics and into what co-founder and CEO Jeff Gerber describes as “the agentic operating system for procurement.”

    The Spend Analytics Problem Nobody Has Solved

    Enterprise procurement teams have long struggled with a fundamental paradox: they need clean, trustworthy data to generate insights, but cleaning data takes so long that the insights arrive too late to act on. With information scattered across ERPs, P2P systems, contract repositories, and spreadsheets, often with conflicting supplier records and inconsistent classifications, teams spend more time fixing data than analyzing it.

    According to Gerber, this is the single biggest barrier he sees customers face. “A lot of companies feel like their data’s so bad they couldn’t even start. That’s really never the case,” he said in a recently. “We’ve built out a product and a process that gets you to that first milestone quickly, and then gives you the roadmap to perfect your data in a journey that delivers more value over time.”

    Start with the Answer, Then Prove It

    Suplari Spend Analytics inverts the traditional approach to procurement analytics. Rather than presenting procurement teams with dashboards, charts, and tables and asking them to find the opportunities, Suplari’s AI agents surface prioritized savings opportunities, anomalies, and risks automatically — then provide the full analytical trail to validate each finding.

    “The idea was we’d start with the answer and let you go to the analytics to prove that it was a real opportunity, versus having to sift through charts and graphs and tables to find these opportunities,” Gerber said. “That was the real inspiration for Suplari.”

    This approach is powered by an AI data platform that Suplari has been developing since 2016 — years before the current wave of generative AI. The platform treats data quality as a continuous, automated process rather than a prerequisite, ingesting data from multiple systems, resolving conflicts, normalizing supplier records, and enriching the results with third-party risk, ESG, and market data to create a single governed source of truth.

    Nine Years Building for AI — Not Retrofitting It

    In a market where virtually every procurement vendor now claims AI capabilities, Gerber draws a clear distinction between platforms purpose-built for AI and those that have added it as an afterthought.

    “We were doing AI before AI was cool,” Gerber said. “We’ve been building for AI for nine years, and so now adding our LLM-powered agent was a very natural, easy fit. Our APIs are rich, and AI can leverage them in really intimate ways and deliver higher quality output than if you had just retrofitted AI on the platform.”

    The result is a platform where AI agents don’t just answer questions — they continuously monitor spend patterns, detect anomalies, identify consolidation opportunities, flag contract leakage, and even help orchestrate the actions needed to capture value. Suplari’s agents adapt to each customer’s priorities, whether that’s tail spend reduction, category fragmentation, regulatory compliance, or supplier risk management.

    From Cost Center to Strategic Function

    Gerber sees Suplari Spend Analytics as more than a technology upgrade. In an environment where procurement teams face shrinking headcount and growing mandates, he believes the solution helps individual procurement leaders demonstrate strategic value to the C-suite.

    “Procurement oftentimes is looked at as a roadblock,” Gerber said. “We can help organizations understand that actually, there is a lot of value you can drive from this function. If you’re slinging spreadsheets and PowerPoints around, that’s probably not what you should be doing nowadays if you can automate that with AI.”

    Some Suplari customers are already pushing the boundaries of traditional spend analytics, connecting procurement data with CRM and revenue data to identify balance-of-trade patterns and even drive sales outreach — turning procurement from a cost center into a growth enabler.

    Key Capabilities of Suplari Spend Analytics
    – Automatic data ingestion and unification from ERP, P2P, contract, and financial systems
    – AI-powered cleansing, classification, and continuous enrichment with third-party data
    – Prioritized savings opportunity detection across tail spend, category fragmentation, contract leakage, and pricing variance
    – Natural language analytics that let teams answer complex spend questions in seconds
    – AI agents that continuously monitor, detect, and help orchestrate procurement actions
    – One-to-two-week implementation to first milestone — no months-long data preparation required

    Availability
    Suplari Spend Analytics is available now. To see the platform in action and explore how it applies to your procurement data, visit suplari.com/products/spend-analytics or request a demo.

    About Suplari
    Suplari is the procurement intelligence platform built for AI. Founded in 2016 and spun out of Microsoft in late 2023, Suplari combines a unified data foundation with procurement-specific AI agents to help enterprise teams shift from reactive cost control to proactive value creation. Trusted by organizations including Verizon, Nordstrom, ServiceNow, and Workday, Suplari delivers spend visibility, savings detection, and action orchestration from a single governed platform. Learn more at suplari.com.

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  • NanoGas Cuts Lagoon Sludge 83%, Showcasing Breakthrough Wastewater Tech for $600B U.S. Market

    Proven nanobubble technology restores wastewater lagoons faster and cheaper, unlocking scalable infrastructure solutions across a $600B U.S. market

    This project demonstrates both the economic and operational advantages of nanobubble technology,. This platform has the potential to reshape how municipalities address lagoon performance nationwide.”
    — Len Bland, CEO

    STOCKDALE, TX, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — NanoGas Environmental, a developer of advanced nanobubble water treatment technologies, today announced the successful completion of a municipal wastewater lagoon remediation project in Stockdale, Texas. The project demonstrates the commercial potential of its proprietary nanobubble oxygenation technology to significantly improve wastewater treatment performance while reducing costs for municipalities.

    The project achieved an 83% reduction in sludge accumulation in the primary lagoon, restoring operational capacity and eliminating the need for traditional mechanical dredging — a process that can cost millions and disrupt operations. The results position NanoGas Environmental’s technology as a potentially transformative solution for thousands of aging lagoon-based wastewater systems across North America.

    “Municipal wastewater operators are facing a growing infrastructure challenge as decades of sludge accumulation threaten capacity and regulatory compliance,” a NanoGas Environmental spokesperson said. “The Stockdale project shows nanobubble technology can restore lagoon performance faster, more economically, and with far less disruption than traditional dredging.”

    Key Project Results

    NanoGas deployed its nanobubble oxygenation system alongside targeted microbial treatment to accelerate biological digestion of accumulated sludge.

    Measured outcomes include:
    • 83% reduction in sludge levels in Lagoon #1
    • Approximately 50% reduction in Lagoons #2 and #3
    • 4–8x faster microbial digestion compared to conventional aeration
    • Elimination of mechanical dredging requirements
    • Avoidance of approximately 350 truckloads of sludge removal

    At the start of the project, sludge levels in the primary lagoon measured between 5.6 and 5.8 feet. Following treatment, sludge levels dropped to less than one foot in several areas, restoring capacity and improving system performance.

    By avoiding dredging, the city reduced remediation costs by approximately two-thirds compared to traditional mechanical removal methods.

    Addressing a National Infrastructure Challenge

    Wastewater lagoons remain one of the most widely used treatment systems in the United States, particularly in smaller municipalities and rural communities. Many of these systems, however, have been operating for decades and are now reaching capacity due to accumulated sludge.

    Traditional dredging solutions often require heavy equipment, significant capital investment, and operational downtime that municipalities struggle to manage.

    NanoGas Environmental’s nanobubble oxygenation technology provides a non-invasive alternative that accelerates natural biological processes. By dramatically improving oxygen transfer efficiency, nanobubbles create optimal conditions for beneficial microbes to break down organic solids and sludge at a much faster rate than conventional aeration systems.

    Because nanobubbles remain suspended in water for extended periods, they deliver oxygen more efficiently, enhancing treatment performance while allowing systems to remain fully operational during remediation.

    Significant Market Opportunity

    The success of the Stockdale project underscores the broader commercial opportunity for nanobubble-based wastewater solutions.

    The U.S. water and wastewater infrastructure market is expected to exceed $600 billion in modernization investment over the coming decades. Within that market, lagoon remediation and sludge management represent a growing and underserved segment, as municipalities seek cost-effective alternatives to expensive capital upgrades.

    NanoGas Environmental believes its platform can be deployed across multiple sectors, including:
    • Municipal wastewater lagoon remediation
    • Industrial wastewater treatment
    • Agricultural lagoon management
    • Environmental remediation
    • Aquaculture water quality management

    With thousands of lagoon systems across North America alone, the addressable market for scalable, non-invasive remediation solutions is substantial.

    Positioned for Growth

    Following the successful Stockdale deployment, NanoGas Environmental is expanding discussions with municipalities, wastewater operators, and engineering firms interested in implementing nanobubble technology to restore capacity and extend the life of existing infrastructure.

    The company is actively pursuing additional pilot projects and commercial deployments across both municipal and industrial wastewater facilities.

    As infrastructure investment accelerates and regulatory pressures increase, NanoGas Environmental believes its technology is well positioned to become a scalable solution within the evolving water treatment sector.

    “This project demonstrates both the economic and operational advantages of nanobubble technology,” the company said. “We believe this platform has the potential to reshape how municipalities address sludge accumulation and lagoon performance nationwide.”

    About NanoGas Environmental

    NanoGas Environmental develops advanced nanobubble technology solutions designed to improve water quality, accelerate biological treatment, and reduce sludge accumulation in wastewater systems. By enhancing oxygen transfer at the microscopic level, the company enables municipalities and industrial operators to restore treatment capacity while reducing environmental impact and operating costs.

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  • Netlify Turns AI Prompts Into Production-Ready Software

    It’s not enough to help a builder get something live quickly. You have to give them a real project on infrastructure that’s ready for production.”
    — Matt Biilmann, co-founder and CEO of Netlify

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — — Netlify, the platform where agents and developers build together, today announced a new way to create software on Netlify. Teams can now start a new project from a prompt at netlify.new using Agent Runners. Choose from a leading coding agent (Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI) and get a live web app on Netlify in minutes.

    AI has changed how software gets built, but most tools still force a tradeoff. You can move fast with prompts, or you can build on a platform designed to support you all the way to production. Netlify is designed to be both. Whether a project starts with AI or in code, it starts on the same platform teams can keep using as they scale. For developers, that means a faster path from idea to real software without setup overhead or rework later.

    “Coding agents are becoming the new way people start software. That changes what a platform needs to do. Netlify has to offer the best agent experience in the market,” said Matt Biilmann, co-founder and CEO of Netlify. “It’s not enough to help a builder get something live quickly. You have to give them a real project on infrastructure that is ready for production.”

    Unlike AI tools that often break down as projects get more serious, Netlify lets teams keep building on the same project. Code and prompts run on the same project, the same infrastructure, and the same workflow. Developers work in code while teammates iterate with prompts. No rebuild or migration later.

    “If your project takes off and goes to production, everything you need is already there,” said Clark Wimberly, design engineer and co-founder of Superfun, a studio that builds websites, design systems, and apps.

    Netlify’s built-in platform capabilities, like serverless functions, Identity, Blobs, Forms, and AI Gateway are available from the start. That means teams can move beyond a prototype without stopping to stitch together the infrastructure they need to ship.

    This launch also opens a new path for enterprise teams adopting AI-assisted building across functions. Netlify’s new Internal Builder seat offers governance and role-based access built in, allowing product managers, designers, marketers, and other internal teams to build with agents inside their Netlify organization. Engineering keeps oversight of what reaches production, making it easier for teams to prototype internal tools and build internal apps together, without stepping outside the workflows and controls they already use.

    Available on Netlify March 18, 2026 at netlify.new.

    Read our blog at http://www.netlify.com/blog/start-a-netlify-project-from-a-prompt.

    About Netlify
    Netlify is the platform where agents and developers build together. More than 10 million developers and teams use Netlify to build, launch, and scale sites and applications on a single platform. Netlify coined agent experience (AX) to define a new way to build, with humans and agents working side by side. Netlify is defining that new era. Whether teams start with AI or code, Netlify gives them the infrastructure, workflows, and built-in capabilities to get to production faster. Brands including Figma, Mattel, and Riot Games trust Netlify to power their digital experiences. Learn more at netlify.com.

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  • Cambashi’s View: the Mechanical CAE Market in 2025 and Opportunities for 2026

    Cambashi reviews the mechanical CAE and simulation market, highlighting AI innovation, major acquisitions, and growth opportunities for 2026.

    Major 2025 acquisitions reshaped mechanical CAE, forming a new “Big 3”.”
    — Cambashi

    CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The mechanical CAE and simulation market experienced a year of significant change in 2025, marked by major acquisitions, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, and continued growth in cloud-based simulation.

    A new analysis from Cambashi suggests these developments are reshaping the competitive landscape and influencing how engineering organisations plan their future simulation strategies.

    In its latest Cambashi’s View – Mechanical CAE and Simulation: Review of 2025 and Opportunities in 2026, the analyst firm reviews the key events that defined the past year and outlines several trends expected to shape the market in the near future.

    Among the most notable developments were several high-profile acquisitions involving leading engineering software companies. These included Synopsys’ acquisition of Ansys, Siemens’ acquisition of Altair, and Cadence’s acquisition of Hexagon’s Design & Engineering Software business. According to Cambashi, these moves have significantly reshaped the competitive structure of the mechanical CAE sector and contributed to the emergence of a new “Big 3” among major vendors.

    The View also points to the growing influence of artificial intelligence and machine learning in engineering simulation. New approaches, including physics-informed AI and emerging agent-based engineering tools, are beginning to change how simulation workflows are created and managed, with the potential to automate parts of the engineering process and accelerate design cycles.

    At the same time, the shift toward cloud-based simulation platforms continues as companies look for more scalable computing resources to support increasingly complex models and data-intensive engineering analysis.

    Cambashi’s latest View explores what these developments mean for software vendors, investors, and engineering leaders as they prepare for the next phase of growth in the CAE and simulation market.

    Key highlights from the Cambahi’s View:

    • The emergence of a new “Big 3” in mechanical CAE following major industry acquisitions
    • The growing role of AI and machine learning in engineering simulation workflows
    • An analysis of the projected market landscape for 2026
    • Six key growth drivers expected to influence the market over the coming year

    Access deeper market insights

    Cambashi also provides the CAE and Simulation Market Observatory, which provides detailed analysis of more than 480 software providers across the engineering software landscape.
    Organisations interested in deeper insight can request a recent sample to see how Cambashi’s market data can support strategic planning and investment decisions.

    About Cambashi

    Cambashi is a global industry analyst firm specialising in engineering, industrial, and enterprise software markets. The company provides market research, data, and strategic insight to software vendors, investors, and industry stakeholders worldwide.

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