Product Launch

AUSTIN, Texas – November 04, 2026 -- Scale Computing says nearly 10,000 interactions with its TCO calculator show an average 40% lower total cost of ownership than VMware, as the edge computing vendor targets customers weighing renewals under VMware's new packaging and per-core licensing.

The same calculator data produced an average modeled return on investment of 119%. The Data Center Intelligence Group (DCIG) also named Scale Computing a Top 5 VMware Alternative for 2026-27.

Scale Computing frames VMware renewals as a distributed-site problem

The company argues that for organizations with many locations, a renewal affects staffing, maintenance, migration and site-level resilience, not only the licensing quote. Sites with minimal or no on-site IT staff face extra site visits when hardware fails, patches are missed or configurations drift.

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.

Global – November 04, 2026 -- AdsWizz, the SiriusXM subsidiary that says it powers one in four ads across the global open audio ecosystem, has opened its video podcast monetization tools for Apple Podcasts to publishers and creators following early testing with select publishers.

AdsWizz cites 1.3 trillion monetized impressions over the past decade

The company says it has monetized more than 1.3 trillion impressions across streaming and podcasting in that period. It is now applying that advertiser demand and ad technology to podcast video distributed on Apple Podcasts. Publishers and creators keep control of their content and their advertiser relationships.

LAS VEGAS – November 04, 2026 -- CARKU has raised peak current on its flagship JS-588 jump starter from 1800A to 3000A and is showing a sodium-ion model rated for temperatures down to -40°F at SEMA 2026. Both products are ready for mass production, the company said.

JS-588 jump starter lifts peak current to 3000A for large engines

The JS-588 succeeds the JS-506, a SEMA Global Media Award winner. CARKU says the 3000A rating can start gasoline engines up to 8.0L and diesel engines up to 6.0L, even from fully dead batteries.

The unit combines jump starting, high-pressure tire inflation, real-time digital pressure monitoring and multi-mode LED lighting. It also carries a 74Wh battery with 45W USB-C PD output, an upgraded USB-C1 input of up to 9V/2A and a 1.4kg body with an integrated carry lanyard.

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.

New York – November 04, 2026 -- Morning email sends delivered a 13% higher weighted composite engagement score than afternoon sends in a biopharma campaign, contradicting existing predictive models, according to GrowthLoop and EVERSANA, which are expanding their Composable AI Decisioning solution into biopharmaceutical marketing.

The solution builds on GrowthLoop's composable customer data platform (CDP) and AI Studio. It uses continuous experimentation to identify which marketing actions lift healthcare professional (HCP) engagement, then feeds those findings into AI decisioning for subsequent interactions.

ATLANTA – November 04, 2026 -- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) can cut plastic use by more than 90% versus rigid plastic cans with its Boardio paperboard canister, now available to North American nutraceutical brands through Indiana co-packer Combined Technologies, Inc. (CTI). The actual reduction depends on the final packaging configuration.

CTI adds Boardio to its Bristol, Indiana, co-packing offer

CTI brings 26 years of packaging experience to the deal and serves customers across North America from its Bristol, Indiana, contract packaging plant. It handles primary and secondary packaging for gummies, vitamins, tablets, capsules, softgels and powders. The company offers Boardio in a range of sizes and barrier levels, including high-barrier options for applications needing enhanced protection.

Kankakee – November 04, 2026 -- Kensing, LLC has developed a prototype light cream cheese in which its sunflower-derived Sunvasterol EST makes up 6.7% of the formulation, with one 25 g serving delivering about 1 g of plant sterols. The company will let visitors taste the product at Fi Europe, held November 17-19 in Frankfurt at booth #30H38.

Two daily servings reach the sterol intake range tied to a 7-10% LDL cut

Two servings a day provide 1.5-2.4 g of plant sterols, the intake range Kensing associates with a 7-10% reduction in LDL cholesterol over two to three weeks. EFSA-approved health claims for plant sterols apply at daily intakes of 1.5-3.0 g.

Boise, Idaho – November 04, 2026 -- NNB Nutrition spent three years and $2.5 million developing the patented stevia Reb M9 now anchoring its SweetVantage sweetener blend, one of several launches the company showed at SupplySide Global 2026 in Las Vegas on October 28-30.

At Booth #5952 at Mandalay Bay, the company met formulators, brand owners and media across four areas: natural sweeteners, dipeptide performance ingredients, ultra-pure creatine and fermentation-derived actives. Dustin Elliott, Chief Brand Officer of NNB Nutrition USA, said more brands are entering functional food and want "low-dose, high-potency" ingredients alongside clean labels.

SHANGHAI – November 04, 2026 -- Algorized is demonstrating its Algorized Foundation Model (AFM), a single model for human-aware perception, live at the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE 2026) in Shanghai from 5 to 10 November, running on data from one standard wireless sensor.

BMW Technology Office China invites Algorized to its start-up exhibition area

BMW Technology Office China identified Algorized through outside-in scouting for its human-aware perception offering in Physical AI. Algorized is an invited guest at the BMW start-up area. Participation does not mean any collaboration with BMW exists or that BMW endorses or validates the technology. All capability claims about AFM are Algorized's own.