IT, AI & Telecommunications

Prague – October 13, 2026 -- GFI Software has built Eloquens AI directly into GFI KerioConnect, a mail and collaboration server deployed by more than 30,000 organizations, giving self-hosted mail users an AI email assistant without requiring a move to a third-party cloud.

CEO Eric Vaughan announced the integration in his keynote at ZEBR.AI Roadshow Praha 2026. Prague is in the country where Kerio was founded in 1997. Eloquens AI is an AI email automation platform created in 2024 by GFI's sister company IgniteTech.

Global – October 13, 2026 -- CIQ is making Enterprise Linux Manager (ELM) available at no additional cost with all RLC Pro subscriptions. Migrating fleets get a local mirror, curated content views, rollback and network provisioning before the first host is converted.

CIQ treats OS conversion and lifecycle tooling as separate workstreams

For RHEL, Oracle Linux and CentOS-family sources, CIQ's migrate2rlc script converts each host to RLC Pro within the same major version. The conversion changes what runs on the host. It leaves three questions open: where hosts pull packages afterward, which content each host group may install, and how teams build replacement machines. ELM answers all three, and CIQ advises putting that layer into the migration plan from the first week.

Columbus – – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs LLC (STL), a specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies, to strengthen its engineering capability where server-side liquid cooling meets supporting infrastructure in AI and high-performance computing environments. Financial terms were not disclosed.

STL adds cold-plate design and high-density thermal validation expertise

STL brings cold-plate design, server-side liquid cooling and high-density thermal validation capabilities. Vertiv expects the expertise to improve its ability to simulate and emulate real high-density compute conditions.

The company also expects to optimize the interaction between the thermal chain and the power train. It plans to support customers across design, integration, commissioning and lifecycle operations.

Columbus – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has advanced a production-grade digital twin for its VertivTM SmartRun system, integrated into the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint, as the first phase of a multi-phase AI factory digital twin roadmap.

Model-based design replaces document-based handoffs across power, cooling and controls

Vertiv says document-based processes and siloed handoffs between power, cooling, controls and deployment teams cannot keep pace as AI deployments scale to higher densities and larger capacities. The SmartRun digital twin captures system configurations and dependencies in a virtual environment, so infrastructure can be designed, simulated and validated as a single system before build-out.

Vertiv expects this to reduce late-stage design changes and integration risk, and to shorten the time from planning to operational readiness.

Columbus – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has completed its acquisition of ThermoKey S.p.A., adding heat rejection and heat-exchange manufacturing capacity in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as AI factories and high-density data centers drive demand for thermal systems. The release does not disclose financial terms.

ThermoKey adds heat-exchange and dry cooler technology to Vertiv's thermal chain

ThermoKey supplies heat-exchange solutions and dry coolers, and its technology is compatible with low-GWP and natural refrigerants. Vertiv says this complements its existing portfolio and lets customers optimize for performance, site conditions and growth. The company already uses ThermoKey technologies in select thermal solutions.

Columbus, Ohio – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has opened a manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, to serve rising demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure across Southeast Asia, North Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The site is expected to bring hundreds of skilled jobs to the region once fully operational in 2027.

The plant adds regional manufacturing, engineering, logistics and deployment capacity in one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing industrial markets. Vertiv cites the site's regional connectivity and proximity to key technology and customer hubs.

Johor plant handles manufacturing, assembly and full-scale witness testing

The facility covers end-to-end manufacturing, assembly and full-scale witness testing of thermal and power infrastructure. Vertiv says validated performance reduces deployment risk and speeds time to capacity for enterprise, cloud and colocation customers.

Tognana, Italy – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv expects to double chiller production capacity at its Tognana campus near Padua by the end of 2026, as demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure drives investment in data center cooling.

The NYSE-listed company will also complete a new large-scale testing laboratory in early 2027, adding integrated validation capacity to the site.

New laboratory will test chillers with liquid cooling under extreme loads

The facility will test large-scale chillers and validate how they integrate with liquid cooling systems under high-density load conditions and extreme temperature ranges. Vertiv says the capability lets customers verify thermal performance under expected site conditions. The aim is to deploy increasingly complex cooling systems with greater speed and confidence.

Columbus, Ohio – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv has deployed a three-rack SmartIT integrated AI infrastructure configuration at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to support the school's new NVIDIA DGX GB300 system, converting an existing facility into a high-density, liquid-cooled environment.

NVIDIA supplied the DGX GB300 system. Vertiv provided and deployed the supporting physical infrastructure, engineering expertise and installation services needed to bring the environment online. The project covers education, research, digital engineering, modeling and simulation.

Columbus, Ohio – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv Holdings Co. has agreed to acquire microgrid specialist Utility Innovation Holdings, operating as UtilityInnovation Group (UIG), for about $1.45 billion in cash at closing, plus up to $1.15 billion in additional cash tied to EBITDA targets over 12- and 24-month periods.

Vertiv's wholly-owned subsidiary, Vertiv Corporation, signed the merger agreement. If the full earnout is paid, total consideration could reach $2.6 billion.

Vertiv prices UIG at about 13x expected 2027 EBITDA

At the $1.45 billion upfront price, the deal values UIG at roughly 13x its expected 2027 EBITDA. Vertiv expects that multiple to be significantly lower if the full earnout is paid. The company expects the acquisition to be accretive to adjusted earnings per share in the first year after completion.

Columbus, Ohio – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv's 2.3 MW CoolChip coolant distribution unit (CDU) has qualified as a NVIDIA DSX Ready CDU, making it the first CDU to qualify specifically under the program, the company said.

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) is among the initial providers of qualified CDU solutions in NVIDIA DSX Ready. The program lets AI factory builders identify power and cooling products that meet applicable NVIDIA DSX requirements.

Qualification rests on NVIDIA's CDU self-qualification suite

For CDU providers, the program uses the NVIDIA CDU self-qualification suite to determine whether a specific offering meets applicable functional requirements. NVIDIA DSX Ready connects individual products to those requirements.

The qualification does not replace site-specific engineering. Customers must still determine how a qualified product fits their facility design, system configuration and operating requirements.