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Flexential’s Growth and Innovation Build Momentum in 2024

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Significant data center expansions, innovative product enhancements and industry recognition sets Flexential up for momentous 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Flexential, a leading provider of secure and flexible data center solutions, today announced a stellar first half of 2024 with new product launches, data center expansions, market-leading research and industry recognition.

Flexential continues to build and expand its data center footprint across the U.S., with 112 MW in total available for purchase, including 94 MW available for high-density workloads. With these continued investments enabling AI-driven market needs, Flexential currently has 36 MW of contiguous space in both Douglasville, GA and Hillsboro, OR totaling 72 MW available for lease. Expansions made in the Denver, CO area also open 22 MW of available data center space, which will become available to lease in H2 2024.

“We’re focused on delivering state-of-the-art IT infrastructure services to our customers, and that is evident in the significant active development underway,” said Chris Downie, CEO of Flexential. “Now more than ever, companies need help scaling their infrastructure to meet the demands of AI, and we have proven that Flexential is the most trusted partner in that journey. We’ve not only surpassed our mid-year goals—we’ve seen remarkable growth and exceeded revenue and earnings expectations. Further, 2024 has been a landmark year with the launch of Flexential Fabric, the announcement of our newest Denver data center, and achieving Pinnacle Partner status with Broadcom—all key to the growth of the FlexAnywhere® Platform.”

Flexential’s solutions are empowering industry leaders to achieve their strategic goals and scale their operations seamlessly. Several high-profile customers across key technology sectors have chosen Flexential to support their growth and innovation. CoreWeave, a specialized cloud provider of large-scale GPU-accelerated workloads, expanded its data center footprint with the help of Flexential’s industry leading colocation facilities. Similarly, Applied Digital, a leader in next-gen data centers for the high-performance computing industry, leveraged Flexential’s data center solutions to meet the extraordinary demand for AI cloud services from prominent AI and software companies.

Flexential started 2024 strong at the Pacific Telecommunications Council’s PTC’24 event with the launch of Flexential Fabric, an advanced, software-defined interconnection solution that enables direct, secure connectivity to distributed infrastructure and digital ecosystems through a single port. Since its launch, Flexential Fabric has seen significant early adoption, with numerous customers now utilizing its capabilities to enhance their connectivity and digital strategies.

Beyond these achievements, the company also saw success in the following areas:

Product enhancements kick off 2024 on a high note. In addition to Flexential Fabric, the company also launched Bilateral Peering with Wasabi Technologies to further enhance IP bandwidth services and offer the industry’s first bilateral peering pathway to Wasabi Technologies.

Expansion of the FlexAnywhere® Platform with the announcement of a New State of the Art Data Center in Denver, CO, in addition to the continued development in the Portland, OR and Atlanta, GA metropolitan areas.

High-profile customer wins including CoreWeave and Applied Digital. Additional customer partnerships include a premier global company at the forefront of semiconductor and GPU innovation and manufacturing, as well as a leading cloud computing provider specializing in solutions that enable developers to efficiently deploy, manage, and scale applications.

Progress toward ESG goals: Flexential’s 2023 ESG Report highlights advancements in operational efficiency, employee engagement and social responsibility.

Released industry-leading research in the 2024 State of AI Infrastructure Report indicating the stakes of AI infrastructure investments are high: 59% of IT leaders believe increasing IT infrastructure is an element of their AI roadmap, and 93% of respondents said there would be consequences if they don’t achieve their organizations’ AI roadmap goals.

Multiple award and industry recognitions, including:Pinnacle Partner designation in Broadcom Advantage Partner Program to help mutual enterprise customers to innovate by adopting VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) as their private cloud infrastructure.CRN Cloud 100, which honors the 100 leading cloud companies for 2024 across five key categories: infrastructure, monitoring and management, storage, software and security.Wasabi Partner Networks’ Managed Service Provider of the Year, which recognized Flexential for the growth of its FlexAnywhere® platform and its support of customer cloud initiatives in 2023.CRN Data Center 50, which spotlights key data center suppliers actively collaborating with their partners to optimize the performance of business-centric data centers. Flexential was recognized for its commitment to nurturing, innovating, and advancing the growth of the data center industry.Earned recognition as State of Colorado Top Workplaces 2024 by the Denver Post having won the same recognition in North Carolina for two consecutive years.

About Flexential
Flexential empowers the IT journey of the most complex businesses by offering customizable IT solutions designed for today’s demanding high-density computing requirements. With colocation, cloud, connectivity, data protection, and professional services, the FlexAnywhere® platform anchors our services in 42 data centers across 19 highly connected markets on a 100Gbps private network backbone. Flexential solutions are strategically engineered to meet the most stringent challenges in security, compliance, and resiliency. Experience the power of IT flexibility and how we enable digital transformation at www.flexential.com.

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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.

About InstaMall 

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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