IT, AI & Telecommunications

Redmond – November 04, 2026 -- Halfpricesoft.com has cut the price of its ezAccounting 2026-2027 bundle to $319.00 from $418.00 for a limited time, as small and mid-sized employers approach year-end tax filing deadlines.

Bundle covers two tax years on one desktop platform

The updated suite combines payroll management, real-time financial reporting and tax preparation in a single desktop product. Accounting teams can generate, print or e-file required tax forms. The bundle covers the 2026 and 2027 tax years. The 2026-only version is priced at $199 for a limited time, and a 30-day no-obligation trial is available.

New 941 add-on adds e-filing to the form set

The software prints unlimited Forms 943, 941, 940, W2 and W3. Copy A preprinted W2 and W3 forms are required. A new 941 add-on enables e-filing of that quarterly form.

SAN JOSE – November 04, 2026 -- Mixx Technologies has joined the Expanded Beam Optics Multi-Source Agreement (EBO MSA) and the Open CPX MSA as a contributing member, pitching its SxCTM connector at 0.2 dB typical fiber-to-fiber loss for the near-package optics step in hyperscale AI data centers.

SxC connector holds loss under 0.5 dB at up to 24,576 fibers per rack unit

The SxCTM connector, launched in September, is the connectivity layer of Mixx's HBxIOTM platform. It is rated at under 0.5 dB maximum loss. In a single Open Compute Project rack unit it carries up to 24,576 fibers, four times the fiber density of MMC. Its optical structures are formed at wafer scale, which lets fibers sit in a two-dimensional array.

Global – November 04, 2026 -- CIQ released fixed PHP packages for Rocky Linux from CIQ Pro (RLC Pro) LTS 9.6 and 9.2 about three and a half hours after the upstream PHP2Shell fix went public, covering PHP 8.0, a version upstream no longer supports. Fixes for the php:7.4 and php:8.2 module streams followed over the next two days.

Upstream fixes skip PHP 7.2, 7.3 and 5.4

The PHP project released fixes for PHP 8.2 through 8.5 and published source-only fix branches for 7.4, 8.0 and 8.1. It released nothing for 7.2 and 7.3, or for the PHP 5.4 that CentOS 7 ships. Teams that self-support those versions must build and test the fix themselves, or the version stays exposed.

Stamford – November 04, 2026 -- Spectrum Business has launched a fully managed Cisco Secure Networking service backed by a 100% uptime SLA, built on Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers and Talos Threat Intelligence integrations. The company describes the offering as among the first of its kind in North America.

Spectrum Business sells the service as a monthly subscription covering hardware, licensing and operations

Eligible customers pay a monthly fee that covers all hardware, software licensing, network design, installation, configuration and ongoing updates. IT departments can hand off routine support and redirect staff to strategic projects.

Spectrum Business was one of the first U.S.-based service providers to certify and bring the 8000 Series Secure Routers to market for enterprise use. It received an early adopter award at the Cisco Partner Summit.

Beijing – November 04, 2026 -- The World Internet Conference (WIC) Distinguished Contribution Award went to two individuals and 15 enterprises at the opening ceremony of the 2026 WIC Wuzhen Summit, and several winners named open source and openness as the basis of their growth. The award recognizes contributions to global internet-related fields since its inception in 2024.

Zelos reaches 300 Chinese cities and more than 20 countries and regions in five years

Zelos, which builds autonomous-driving unmanned logistics vehicles, says it has expanded to more than 300 cities in China and over 20 countries and regions since its debut five years ago. Founder and CEO Kong Qi said open source and openness "lower the barrier to innovation." According to the report, the technology is helping upgrade urban freight road networks, cutting costs and raising efficiency.

NEW YORK – November 04, 2026 -- Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) lifted adjusted EBITDA to $699 million in its fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2026, up from $641 million a year earlier, even as revenue fell 1.9% to $3.7 billion. Revenue declined 0.8% in constant currency. The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 outlook.

Profit rises before charges, while net income and free cash flow weaken

Pretax income reached $112 million, compared with $98 million in the prior-year period. Adjusted pretax income rose to $150 million from $123 million.

Net income fell to $59 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, from $68 million, or $0.29. Adjusted net income increased to $92 million, or $0.42 per share, from $89 million, or $0.38.

Workforce rebalancing charges doubled to $38 million from $19 million. Cash provided by operations rose to $172 million from $147 million. Free cash flow was a use of $34 million, against a source of $22 million a year earlier.

Herndon, Virginia – November 04, 2026 -- ST Engineering iDirect has been selected as part of a KT SAT-led consortium to supply the satellite ground system for a South Korean government project to modernize and expand secure maritime communications.

iDirect to upgrade Ku-band and add a new Ka-band system

ST Engineering iDirect will upgrade the South Korean government's existing iDirect Ku-band environment and establish a next-generation Ka-band satcom system. The network is intended to support dependable connectivity for government maritime operations.

The consortium combines KT SAT's satellite and service expertise, ST Engineering iDirect's ground technology, Waldo's local integration capabilities and Intellian's antenna system.

New York – November 04, 2026 -- Nearly 3,000 developers worldwide entered Qloo's Global Agentic Hackathon, building functional AI applications on the company's Taste AI infrastructure, with finalists set to pitch live on Jason Calacanis's This Week in Startups podcast on November 5.

Qloo offers $25,000 in prizes plus a separate $25,000 investment pledge

The competition, hosted on Devpost, pays $15,000 for first place, $6,000 for second and $4,000 for third. Calacanis, an entrepreneur and angel investor, has separately pledged a personal $25,000 investment in his favorite project, giving one team a route to early-stage backing.

BOSTON – November 04, 2026 -- PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) has stopped providing quarterly and annual guidance and suspended its quarterly earnings conference calls after agreeing to be acquired by Schneider Electric, the company said as it reported results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended September 30, 2026.

PTC ends investor guidance after October 5 acquisition agreement

PTC entered into a definitive agreement with Schneider Electric on October 5, 2026. The company cited the proposed transaction as the reason for withdrawing guidance and ending the earnings calls. Investors will no longer get management's forward outlook or live Q&A with each quarterly report.

SALT LAKE CITY – November 04, 2026 -- FatPipe, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATN) reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 net income of $1.2 million, a turnaround from a $0.04 million loss a year earlier, as revenue rose 22% to $4.83 million.

FatPipe lifts quarterly revenue to $4.83M from $3.96M

Revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 compared with $3.96 million in the same period of fiscal 2026. The company attributed the growth to increased recurring billings, customer renewals and new customer wins. It also cited strong demand from customers seeking secure, high-performance alternatives to legacy networking and security vendors.

Adjusted EBITDA reaches $1.2M at a 24.1% margin

Adjusted EBITDA was $1.2 million, an approximate margin of 24.1%, versus $0.7 million in Q2 2026. Diluted earnings per share were $0.09, compared with $0.00 a year earlier.