Charlotte, North Carolina – September 28, 2026 — Rival IT, a security-first technology partner specializing in AI development and implementation, cybersecurity, and managed technology for regulated and growing organizations, today announced that it has been named an OpenAI Select Partner within the OpenAI Partner Network.
The OpenAI Partner Network is a global program for partners to build, sell, and deliver AI solutions with OpenAI. It brings together partners with deep industry expertise, delivery capabilities, and customer relationships while equipping them with resources, enablement, and support to help enterprises adopt OpenAI frontier models and products and turn them into measurable impact.
As an OpenAI Select Partner, Rival IT will continue working with OpenAI to help organizations build, deploy, and scale AI solutions responsibly and effectively. This work will help organizations put GPT-6 Astra to work across more of their business, using deeper reasoning and computer use to complete complex workflows and deliver finished work.
AI built for real business workflows
Rival IT helps organizations move AI from experimentation into real business operations through AI development, implementation, and workflow integration. Through ARC, its AI automation framework, Rival IT designs and deploys solutions that combine OpenAI models and APIs with workflow automation, Microsoft 365, and clients' existing business systems. These solutions are built with security, access control, human oversight, and operational reliability in mind from the start.
“Being named an OpenAI Select Partner is an important next step in how we help our clients put AI to work,” said Nick Newell, Founder of Rival IT. “Our focus is not simply on giving businesses access to AI. We help organizations design and implement AI solutions around real business processes, integrate them securely into the systems they already depend on, and make sure the underlying technology and cybersecurity foundation is ready to support them. Working more closely with OpenAI will help us bring those capabilities to more organizations.”
Rival IT works with financial services firms, registered investment advisers, wealth management firms, startups, and other regulated or high-trust organizations. Its capabilities span AI development and implementation, cybersecurity, managed technology, Microsoft cloud and identity, workflow automation, and strategic technology guidance.
From client conversations to connected workflows
In one recent financial-services deployment, Rival IT developed an ARC workflow that processes Microsoft Teams meeting transcripts, uses AI to structure and summarize relevant information, matches meetings to the appropriate CRM records, and routes uncertain matches for human review rather than taking an unverified action. The workflow reduces repetitive administrative work while creating a more consistent process for capturing and using information from client conversations.
What comes next
Looking ahead, Rival IT plans to expand its AI development and implementation practice, deepen its technical enablement around OpenAI products and APIs, and continue investing in cybersecurity and secure AI architecture. The company will continue developing ARC while helping clients move from AI experimentation to production solutions tied to real workflows, measurable outcomes, and strong security controls.
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