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Venminder Announces New Features and Design for Information Security and Privacy Assessment Providing Actionable Insights for Vendor Risk Assessments

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Venminder, the leading third-party risk management solution provider, today announced new innovations to their Information Security and Privacy Assessment that will further streamline customer due diligence and risk assessing of vendor controls. Venminder’s Information Security and Privacy Assessment is expertly designed to provide their more than 1,200 customers a comprehensive yet easy-to-understand risk-based assessment on the controls the vendor has in place to protect data.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Venminder, the leading third-party risk management solution provider, today announced new innovations to their Information Security and Privacy Assessment that will further streamline customer due diligence and risk assessing of vendor controls. Venminder’s Information Security and Privacy Assessment is expertly designed to provide their more than 1,200 customers a comprehensive yet easy-to-understand risk-based assessment on the controls the vendor has in place to protect data.

We conduct a meticulous risk-based assessment that provides customers with a clear understanding of the vendor’s security environment maturity, as well as the technical details required by their security and risk management experts.

“Venminder is thrilled to unveil the latest updates to our Information Security and Privacy Assessment,” announced James Hyde, CEO of Venminder. “This in-depth risk assessment has proven to be an indispensable resource for customers seeking to enhance their team and conserve their internal resources. We conduct a meticulous risk-based assessment that provides customers with a clear understanding of the vendor’s security environment maturity, as well as the technical details required by their security and risk management experts.”

Venminder’s Information Security and Privacy Assessment is part of their popular Vendiligence™ product line of vendor control assessments that gives an efficient and time-saving approach to comprehensive third-party risk management. The company has continued to rapidly grow as vendor breaches become more prevalent, regulatory pressures increase, and the continued awareness of protecting brand reputation when aligning with high-risk vendors. Venminder’s library of control assessments are unique to the market as their experts review the vendor’s documentation as part of their assessments, which include independently audited documents, to verify that controls are in place. Venminder’s subject-matter experts responsible for delivering the control assessments include skilled third-party risk management experts, with proven experience and qualifications.

“We’re dedicated to continuing to deliver on the industry’s best vendor risk-based assessments that provide an efficient and time-saving approach to comprehensive third-party risk management,” said Hyde. “This assessment is just the first of our Vendiligence™ offerings to receive our latest enhancements, with our other assessments to be announced in the coming months.”

Venminder’s Information Security and Privacy Assessment updates include:

Redesigned single dashboard view that displays vendor profile information and expert-driven assessment results, with Vendiligence™ Overall Risk Rating and independent control domain ratingsEasily searchable regulatory mapping that links each section to the relevant industry guidance and standard that the control is addressingAbility to view as an online report in the Venminder platform or downloadable for internal sharing and review

To learn more about Venminder’s Information Security and Privacy Assessment or to view an interactive tour, visit: https://www.venminder.com/products/assessments/information-security-privacy

About Venminder

Venminder offers a world-class SaaS platform that guides and streamlines third-party risk management. More than 1,200 customers use Venminder to manage the entire end-to-end vendor lifecycle, from onboarding new vendors to ongoing management, to offboarding vendors. Having mastered combining technology with the human experience, Venminder’s software platform enables customers to manage vendors, contracts, due diligence tasks, questionnaires, risk assessments and monitoring. Completed assessments on vendor controls can be found in the Venminder library and include thorough assessments of a vendor’s information security, SOC reports, contracts, financials, business continuity/disaster recovery and more. Venminder also powers Third Party ThinkTank, an online free community dedicated to third-party risk professionals. For more information, visit http://www.venminder.com or follow Venminder on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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2026 Canton Fair Design Award Winners Showcase China’s Innovation Strength

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GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As the 140th Canton Fair opens, the winners of the 2026 Canton Fair Design Award (CF Award) have also been announced. Winning products are now on display in Area D of the Canton Fair Complex, offering visitors a closer look at some of the latest advances in Chinese manufacturing and industrial design.

Among this year’s top honorees, a domestically developed high-performance sport motorcycle and an intelligent navigation capsule robot gastric endoscopy system received the Best of the Best Award, the competition’s highest recognition.

The Canton Fair also enhanced the visitor experience with a themed showcase area within the award exhibition. Built around four application-oriented concepts, namely Outdoor Pleasure, Smart Living, Cozy Home and Kitchen Elegance, the immersive displays demonstrate how innovative designs can be integrated into everyday life, helping visitors better understand the practical value behind these award-winning products.

This year, 4,218 products from 2,112 companies competed for the award. Following multiple rounds of evaluation, 222 products from 174 companies were selected.

The award-winning products reflect several key trends shaping the next stage of Chinese manufacturing. Innovation remains a defining theme, with breakthrough technologies ranging from upper limb motor function assistance and enhancement system to exoskeleton robots, underscoring the growing momentum of high-end manufacturing.

Meanwhile, intelligent technologies continue to gain traction across industries. Smart products account for more than 30% of this year’s winners, with AI-powered glasses, intelligent conference terminals and smart healthcare devices extending AI applications across home, office, medical and outdoor environments.

Sustainability is also becoming increasingly embedded throughout the product lifecycle. Green products represent over 40% of the winning entries, while innovations such as integrated energy-saving panels and sugarcane paper demonstrate how environmentally conscious practices are being incorporated into product design, materials selection and manufacturing processes.

Established in 2013, the Canton Fair Design Award is widely regarded as a benchmark for design innovation in China’s foreign trade sector. The award recognizes products that combine design excellence with commercial value, promoting the transformation and upgrading of Chinese manufacturing and supporting high-quality trade development. Entries are evaluated across five dimensions: innovation, quality, functionality, aesthetics and sustainability.

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InstaMall Launches Same-Day Fashion Delivery Experience, Bringing 80+ Brands to Shoppers’ Doors in Miami

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First-of-its-kind shopping app pairs artificial intelligence with same-day delivery, bringing luxury
and contemporary brands directly to customers’ doorsteps 

Featured luxury and contemporary brands include AllSaints, John Varvatos and Aritzia

MIAMI, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — InstaMall, a first-of-its-kind shopping app offering same-day delivery and access to real-time inventory across luxury and contemporary fashion, launches today in Miami, Florida. Now available via iOS and Android, InstaMall provides access to more than 80 contemporary and luxury fashion brands across Miami’s five premier retail clusters, including Balmain, Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, Ganni, Coach, Diesel, Reformation, Aritzia, Cult Gaia, Prada and more. InstaMall will add more brands within the app in the coming weeks and seasons. 

Sitting at the intersection of fashion, technology and commerce, InstaMall brings inspiration and purchase together through a more dynamic way to discover and shop for fashion. The experience combines access to luxury and contemporary brands with the convenience of same-day delivery, bringing the speed customers have come to expect across categories like food and groceries to fashion while maintaining the brand experience retailers and shoppers expect.

Within the app, customers will have access to InstaMall’s AI-powered stylist and virtual try-on features, making it easier to browse, discover and shop styles online. InstaMall’s AI Stylist serves as an intelligent shopping assistant that responds to customers’ preferences in real time. Customers can use the AI Stylist to receive product recommendations, build outfits, ask questions and discover new styles, while its virtual try-on feature allows them to visualize select items on themselves before making a purchase.

“InstaMall was founded on the belief that the convenience customers have come to expect from same-day delivery should extend to the way they shop for fashion,” said Elliot Aboud, Founder and CEO of InstaMall. “As fashion and technology continue to evolve together, we saw an opportunity to create a more seamless shopping experience that brings customers closer to the brands they love, combining a curated assortment, AI-powered styling and virtual try-on with the ease and convenience of same-day delivery.”

Prior to founding InstaMall, Elliot Aboud helped build the Aroma360 and Hotel Collection brands, overseeing the launch of the first retail store and expanding the retail footprint to more than 30 stores across the United States and two in Dubai. InstaMall is bringing fashion and luxury to the next generation with its seamless shopping experience and wide selection of brands.

Customers can download InstaMall through the Apple App Store or Google Play, or by going to instamall.co.

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InstaMall is a same-day fashion shopping and discovery app reimagining how consumers shop for luxury and contemporary brands. Sitting at the intersection of fashion, technology and commerce, InstaMall brings inspiration and purchase together in an experience that gives consumers a more dynamic way to discover and shop. Where on-demand delivery has long existed for categories like food and groceries, InstaMall brings that same convenience to luxury fashion for the first time, delivering the same day without compromising the brand experience fashion retailers and their customers expect. The company launched publicly in Miami on October 16, 2026, and plans to expand nationally. For more information, please visit instamall.co.

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PTC to Announce Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Year 2026 Results on Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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BOSTON, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) will release its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and full year results on Wednesday, November 4th after the stock market closes. As previously announced on October 5th, 2026, PTC entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Schneider Electric. In light of the pending transaction, PTC is suspending quarterly earnings conference calls and is no longer providing quarterly or annual guidance.

The earnings press release and accompanying financial data tables will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at PTC Investor Relations.

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PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) is a global software company that enables manufacturers and product companies to digitally transform how they design, manufacture, and service the physical products the world relies on. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, PTC employs over 7,000 people and supports more than 30,000 customers globally. For more information, please visit www.ptc.com.

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