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Halfpricesoft Updates ezAccounting to Counter Rising SaaS Costs

Redmond, Wash. – September 10, 2026 -- Halfpricesoft.com has updated its ezAccounting payroll and business software, offering small businesses a desktop-based alternative to cloud subscription platforms with a flat annual fee of $199.00 per installation.

Small businesses face rising costs from forced monthly cloud subscriptions

Accounting platforms have increasingly shifted toward mandatory monthly fees and remote server storage, squeezing small business owners, contractors, and bookkeepers with escalating overhead and data privacy concerns. Halfpricesoft.com positions ezAccounting as a response, storing financial data on local hard drives without mandatory cloud sync.

Spirox Unveils SP7000G to Speed Glass Substrate Crack Inspection

Hsinchu – September 10, 2026 -- Spirox Corporation (TWSE: 3055) has launched the SP7000G High-Speed TGV Crack Inspection System, a tool capable of scanning a full 510 mm x 515 mm glass substrate panel in under 20 minutes to detect internal microcracks in high-volume Glass Core and Through Glass Via (TGV) manufacturing.

New system targets microcrack detection after critical build-up processes

The SP7000G is designed to identify internal microcracks that emerge after metallization and Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) processes, key stages in advanced packaging production. Spirox positions the system to improve inspection efficiency, monitor process quality and defect distribution, and optimize manufacturing yield as TGV technology scales toward high-volume output.

Karmada Graduates CNCF, Powers AI Scheduling at Bloomberg, Trip.com

Shanghai – September 10, 2026 -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has graduated Karmada, an open source engine that coordinates applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters, clouds, and regions without requiring changes to the applications themselves. The milestone was announced at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + OpenInfra Summit + PyTorch Conference China 2026, where three foundations shared a single stage in China for the first time.

Karmada v1.19 advances scheduling for distributed AI training workloads

The release adds multi-component scheduling for distributed AI training jobs and promotes priority-based scheduling to Beta status, enabled by default, ensuring critical workloads are scheduled ahead of lower-priority tasks. Short for Kubernetes Armada, the project extends the standard Kubernetes API with centralized placement, propagation, failover, and multi-cluster autoscaling.

Air Dynamics Targets Wasted Plant Heat to Cut Manufacturer Energy Costs

York, Pa. – September 10, 2026 -- Air Dynamics Industrial Systems Corporation is pushing manufacturers to recover energy already generated inside their facilities rather than purchasing new equipment to boost efficiency.

Company shifts focus from single exhaust stacks to full facility energy flow

"We don't want to look at one exhaust stack or one piece of equipment in isolation," said Dan Lehman, President of Air Dynamics Industrial Systems Corporation. The engineering firm evaluates heated exhaust air, process air, equipment heat, hot process streams, compressed-air systems and ventilation as potential recovery sources.

Tengelmann Energie Doubles Solar Capacity at KiK Headquarters

Bönen – September 10, 2026 -- Tengelmann Energie Renewables (TER) has nearly doubled the photovoltaic capacity at KiK's European headquarters in Bönen with a second solar installation delivering 89.2 kWp, financed and operated under an on-site power purchase agreement (PPA).

Second PV plant adds 89.2 kWp of capacity on KiK's office building

The new installation comprises roughly 200 solar modules mounted on Office Building 2 at KiK's headquarters. More than 70% of the electricity generated flows directly into the retailer's own consumption for logistics and administrative operations under a long-term supply agreement.

CEM Achieves Smelter Grade Alumina Breakthrough, Launches Prefeasibility Study

Calgary – September 10, 2026 -- Canadian Energy Metals Corp. (CEM) has achieved proof-of-concept for producing Smelter Grade Alumina (SGA) from a non-bauxite resource, marking a potential shift in North America's aluminum supply chain, and has formally commenced its Prefeasibility Study (PFS) for the Thor Project in northeast Saskatchewan.

CEM's process converts black shale into alumina matching Bayer Process purity standards

The company's testing process converts boehmite, derived from precursors linked to High Purity Alumina (HPA) and Chemical Grade Alumina (CGA), into SGA that consistently matches the purity and specifications of alumina produced through the Bayer Process, the current industry standard for refining bauxite. SGA is the principal feedstock for aluminum metal production, and CEM's results were achieved without relying on bauxite, the conventional ore source.

CEM Validates Bauxite-Free Smelter-Grade Alumina Process, Launches PFS

Calgary, AB – September 10, 2026 -- Canadian Energy Metals Corp. (CEM) has validated a proof of concept for producing smelter-grade alumina (SGA) from a non-bauxite resource, and has formally launched a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Thor project in northeastern Saskatchewan, near Tisdale.

CEM's boehmite conversion process matches Bayer-process alumina purity

Testing on boehmite derived from precursors linked to high-purity alumina (HPA) and chemical-grade alumina (CGA) consistently produced samples matching the purity and technical characteristics of SGA made via the Bayer process, the current industry standard for bauxite refining. SGA is the primary feedstock for metallic aluminum production.

news aktuell Launches Voices, Germany's First Video-Statement PR Tool

Hamburg – September 10, 2026 -- dpa subsidiary news aktuell has launched "voices by na-connect," the first tool on the German communications market that feeds original video statements from executives and experts directly into the news cycle. The product went live today and will be presented at the Kommunikationskongress in Berlin on September 17-18.

Executives and experts record 60-second video statements to react to trending topics

The platform works by publishing "hooks" — short, attention-grabbing prompts on current debates — through news aktuell and select media partners. Registered users, called "voices," select a hook, film a vertical smartphone video of up to 60 seconds, and submit it for review. Once cleared by the news aktuell team, statements are bundled and distributed across multiple channels. CEOs, board members, subject-matter experts, communications officers and corporate influencers are the primary target users.

Autoliv Launches HBM Safety Suite, Onboards Toyota as First Customer

Stockholm – September 10, 2026 -- Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV) has onboarded Toyota as the first customer for its new Human Body Model (HBM) Safety Suite, a virtual crash-testing platform designed to accelerate vehicle safety development.

Toyota begins evaluating Autoliv's virtual crash simulation platform

Toyota has started using the HBM Safety Suite to assess its capabilities as part of its own virtual safety development activities, according to Autoliv. The platform combines an advanced Human Body Model -- a detailed digital representation of human anatomy -- with dedicated software for analysis, visualization, and decision-making during crash simulations.

Rockwell Automation Launches Cybersecurity Season of ROKStudios

Milton Keynes, England – September 10, 2026 -- Rockwell Automation has launched a new cybersecurity-focused season of its ROKStudios video series, as fresh data shows nearly half of manufacturers reported a cyber incident in the past year.

Rising IT/OT convergence drives operational risk for manufacturers

The new season, drawing on Rockwell's 11th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report, documents how increasing connectivity between IT and operational technology environments is expanding the attack surface for industrial operators. The company states that cyber risk has shifted from an episodic concern to an ongoing operational requirement as manufacturers scale AI, automation and connected systems.