ATLANTA – October 28, 2026 -- One in four supply chain leaders wish they had chosen a different automation path, and 94% say switching providers would be prohibitively expensive, according to a survey of 250 North American decision-makers released by warehouse robotics provider Exotec. Most buyers are therefore locked into their chosen system for 10 to 15 years.

Columbus – October 28, 2026 -- Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $4,313 million, up $1,637 million or 61% year over year, and raised its full-year sales guidance by $650 million as organic orders growth topped 100%.

Organic growth of 55% drives the sales jump, with acquisitions adding about 6%

Organic sales growth reached 55%, and acquisitions contributed approximately 6% of the increase. Growth was broad-based across all regions. The Americas rose 75% (66% organic), APAC 50% (48% organic) and EMEA 23% (19% organic).

BASKING RIDGE – October 28, 2026 -- Ascendion, an AI-native software engineering company serving 250+ enterprise clients, has appointed four former senior executives from banking, retail, high-tech and industry bodies to its AI Advisory Community as it steers its AAVA platform toward governed, production-scale enterprise AI.

The appointees are Andy Gamble, Jack Madrid, Julieta Ross, Ph.D., and Joseph Sirosh, Ph.D. Their combined experience spans banking, high-tech, media and retail. Each will work directly with Ascendion's regional and engineering leaders.

MELBOURNE – October 28, 2026 -- Firmable, an AI-native B2B sales platform, jumped from #8 to #4 on G2's global Momentum Grid for Sales Intelligence, which ranks the fastest-rising products in the category worldwide. The company earned 17 badges in G2's Fall 2026 reports and improved its ranking in 28 of the 32 reports it featured in last season. It held its position in the other four.

BELLEVUE – October 28, 2026 -- Archera has closed a $15 million Series C round led by Pivot Investment Partners, lifting its total funding to $38.3 million as it expands insurance-backed guarantees on cloud and AI spending. The cloud economics company now manages roughly $5.6 billion in annual cloud and AI spend.

Existing investors including HighSage Ventures also participated. The capital will fund Archera's Guaranteed Commitments and its free cloud cost tools, including a FinOps Agent and MCP.

Plano, Texas – October 28, 2026 -- Ribbon Communications (Nasdaq: RBBN) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $219 million, up 14% sequentially, and guided to $233 million to $247 million for the fourth quarter. Net income improved by $18 million.

Adjusted EBITDA more than doubled to $27 million from $12 million in the second quarter. Non-GAAP operating expenses held flat at $88 million.

Washington – October 28, 2026 -- Martis Capital, a private equity firm focused exclusively on middle-market healthcare, has been named to Inc.'s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list for the sixth consecutive year.

Martis is one of 14 healthcare-exclusive firms among 294 honorees

Inc. recognized 294 private equity firms, venture capital firms and lenders this year. Martis was one of only 14 healthcare-exclusive private equity firms on the list.

San Diego – October 28, 2026 -- Sony has made its XYN spatial capture solution available in the United States (excluding U.S. territories) and Canada through subscription plans, token packs and online credit card purchasing, targeting buyers from freelancers to enterprise studios.

CHICAGO – October 28, 2026 -- Machine Tool Bids (MTB) will begin closing 61 lots of CNC machining, fabrication, EDM and laser cutting equipment at 11:00 AM Central Time on Wednesday, October 28, in its Open CNC & Fabrication Auction.

LOS ANGELES – October 28, 2026 -- Astemo Americas Inc. will launch an entirely new SHOWA Performance shock absorber line for the 4-wheel and off-road market at the 2026 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, with availability set for early 2027.

The line ranges from everyday to race-ready shocks, with applications for popular off-road vehicles and custom builds. It debuts at SEMA booth No. 55217 in early November.