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EternityX and LI-NING 1990 Forge a New Chinese Narrative for High-End Golf

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HONG KONG, SHANGHAI and GUANGZHOU, China, June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — EternityX, a leading global marketing technology company, today announced its strategic partnership with LI-NING 1990, the premium golf brand under the LI-NING Group, as its integrated marketing and communications partner for 2026.

The partnership reflects EternityX’s expertise in connecting brands with Chinese audiences through culturally nuanced, data-driven marketing strategies. It also reinforces the company’s position as a trusted partner for Chinese brands seeking to shape differentiated premium narratives in an increasingly competitive market.

Together, EternityX and LI-NING 1990 will integrate the brand’s professional sporting heritage with a contemporary premium lifestyle aesthetic, leveraging precision digital strategies to expand its reach beyond core golf communities and into China’s broader high-net-worth consumer segment. The collaboration aims to redefine the standards of premium sports marketing through a distinctive blend of performance, culture, and modern luxury.

Where Golf Meets Eastern Philosophy: Redefining Premium Consumer Resonance 
At the intersection of sport and culture, golf’s philosophy of adapting to terrain and conditions naturally aligns with Eastern values of harmony and balance. The game’s emphasis on discipline, etiquette, and integrity also reflects long-standing Chinese ideals of composure, respect, and self-mastery.

This partnership brings together the essence of golf, Eastern philosophy, and LI-NING 1990’s premium brand identity into a cohesive and compelling narrative. Beyond representing a modern interpretation of premium sporting lifestyle, the collaboration demonstrates EternityX’s ability to translate cultural insight into meaningful brand engagement.

Grounded in a deep understanding of China’s high-net-worth consumers — who increasingly value understated sophistication and authentic cultural expression — EternityX will help transform these insights into sustained brand equity growth through integrated digital excellence.

Driving Brand Equity Through Full-Portfolio Communication
Building upon LI-NING 1990’s annual product roadmap, EternityX will deliver comprehensive communication optimisation across the brand’s golf portfolio, including both the PRO Elite Series and CLUB Series.

Through differentiated storytelling and precise articulation of product value, the partnership seeks to convert short-term market momentum into long-term brand loyalty. Balancing technical performance with lifestyle appeal, the collaboration will strengthen LI-NING 1990’s resonance among consumers who value craftsmanship, innovation, and refined sporting culture.

Charlene Ree, Founder and CEO of EternityX, stated: “The LI-NING Group has established a strong reputation in professional sports through years of commitment to athletic excellence, innovation, and performance-driven development. As the Group’s dedicated golf brand, LI-NING 1990 is committed to this mission—pioneering new trends in China’s sports market through professional, technologically advanced products and fashion athletic designs.”

“Professionalism is only the starting point — true brand influence is ultimately defined by cultural relevance and emotional connection. Premium marketing is not about scale alone; it is about creating narratives that resonate deeply with products, people, and culture. EternityX will help LI-NING 1990 articulate a complete and compelling brand story, from philosophy to visual identity, while communicating the brand’s confidence and sophistication within today’s digital landscape.” added Charlene.

Deric Wong, Global Chief Commercial Officer of EternityX, pointed out: “EternityX has spent years building cross-border marketing capabilities supported by extensive audience insights and data assets across premium consumer segments. These capabilities allow us to identify evolving market opportunities and support brands in building long-term strategic value.”

“Whether helping international brands unlock growth opportunities in China or enabling Chinese brands to establish stronger cultural recognition and community affinity, we have developed proven pathways and mature expertise. By integrating the discipline of golf with the adaptability of Eastern strategic thinking, we aim to build a sustainable and differentiated brand growth engine for LI-NING 1990.” Deric added.

Richard Zou, General Manager of China at EternityX, added: “China’s premium consumer market is undergoing a significant transformation. Consumers today are no longer satisfied with imported luxury narratives alone — they increasingly seek brands that authentically reflect Eastern aesthetics, values, and cultural confidence.”

“Our partnership with LI-NING 1990 represents more than a convergence of digital marketing and brand storytelling; it is a meaningful step toward elevating Chinese brands on the global premium stage. Through full-funnel engagement strategies, we will help integrate the brand’s culture, design language, and product philosophy into consumers’ everyday lifestyles.

Our ambition extends beyond traditional marketing objectives. We aim to help LI-NING 1990 build a long-term emotional connection with consumers, where every interaction with the brand becomes part of a deeper cultural and lifestyle experience. “said Richard.

Building the Future of Chinese Premium Brand Influence
Looking ahead, EternityX will continue to support LI-NING 1990 with a strategic approach grounded in discipline, precision, and long-term brand building.

Together, both parties will deepen their engagement within premium lifestyle communities and social ecosystems, establishing a partnership designed to create enduring consumer value and lasting industry impact.

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About LI-NING 1990 
LI-NING 1990 is a premium golf brand originating from China that combines functional innovation with contemporary fashion design. The brand traces its roots to the LI-NING Golf Division, established in 2000. Following more than two decades of research and development, LI-NING 1990 was officially launched as an independent brand in 2021.
The brand logo draws inspiration from the “LI-NING Cross” pommel horse movement created by Mr. Li Ning and officially recognised by the International Gymnastics Federation. Reinterpreted through a modern design lens, the identity symbolises the three core golf techniques — the low cut, high cut, and putt — reflecting the brand’s professional sporting DNA.

About EternityX Marketing Technology
At EternityX, we equip brands and businesses to master the realm of Chinese audiences through the Power of Three—PilotX, NaviX, and MediaX. These cutting-edge, AI-powered solutions enable precision targeting, providing data-driven insights that allow companies to connect with profitable audiences in key markets and beyond.

With 12,000+ successful cross-border campaigns for more than 1,000 brands, EternityX helps brands unlock growth, deepen audience connections, and drive long-term success. Our expertise bridges the gap between East and West, ensuring that brands can thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Learn more about us https://www.eternityx.com

 

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commercetools Named a Leader in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Commerce as AI Reshapes the Market

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commercetools is a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Commerce for the seventh consecutive year.commercetools has been driving AI innovation on how enterprises build, operate and sell, including capabilities like Sphere, Commerce MCP and commercetools for Builders.commercetools is helping global enterprises modernize complex commerce operations and prepare for a future where both people and AI agents discover, shop and transact.

BOSTON, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — commercetools, the digital commerce AI company, today announced it has been positioned as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Commerce. This marks the seventh consecutive year commercetools has been recognized as a Leader in the report.

As AI reshapes commerce, commercetools is expanding how it supports the enterprises who build and operate commerce experiences, and the shoppers who use them. Global enterprises including JD Sports, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Chemist Warehouse and Mirion Technologies are using commercetools to modernize complex digital commerce, accelerate growth and adopt new AI-powered ways of operating and selling.

“Commerce is moving from systems that simply respond to human instructions toward systems that can increasingly understand, decide and act,” said Doug McNary, Chief Executive Officer at commercetools. “We’re proud to be named a Leader for the seventh consecutive year. Enterprises shouldn’t have to choose between the flexibility they need today and the autonomy they’ll need tomorrow. Our focus is giving them the technology to support both.”

Over the past year, commercetools has introduced new products and capabilities designed to bring AI across the commerce lifecycle:

Sphere: Brings together commercetools’ AI-native infrastructure and agent governance through Commerce MCP into a unified platform for enterprises to build, operate and sell with AI.commercetools for Builders: Helps anyone build, extend and evolve enterprise commerce faster with AI.AgentSphere: Lets enterprises build and manage AI agents to run commerce operations and agentic shopping, with appropriate guardrails to do so safely and at scale.Modular commerce offerings: Gives enterprises the flexibility to start with the capabilities they need and expand over time, accelerating time to value without requiring a full commerce transformation upfront.Commerce Integration Layer: Centralizes integration logic behind customer-facing experiences. Storefronts, mobile apps and AI agents connect through a unified layer hosted and maintained by commercetools.Smart Data Modeler: Uses AI to accelerate product data modeling, helping teams build the right foundation faster and reduce time-to-launch.

commercetools’ customers include large enterprises across retail, manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare and telecommunications in markets around the world.

To learn more about commercetools’ position as a Leader, download your complimentary copy of the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant report today.

About the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce Platforms, Aditya Vasudevan, Penny Gillespie, Sandy Shen, Jason Daigler, Mike Lowndes, 19 October 2026

Gartner and Magic Quadrant are trademarks of Gartner, Inc., and/or its affiliates.

Gartner does not endorse any company, vendor, product or service depicted in its publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s business and technology insights organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this publication, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About commercetools

commercetools, the global digital commerce AI company, helps enterprises transform commerce for the AI era. Built API-native from the start and AI-first by design, our technology enables agentic shopping experiences, automates commerce operations and gives businesses the agility to modernize faster, innovate continuously and operate more intelligently.

More than 500 global brands, retailers and enterprise companies rely on commercetools to power their digital commerce. Together, they process more than $100 billion in annualized GMV, over 700 million orders and more than one billion customer records on our platform.

Media Contact: comms@commercetools.com 

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Phylo’s Biomni Lab to expand the use of AI agents in scientific research at Bayer

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phylo, Inc. announced today a partnership with Bayer to deploy Biomni Lab, Phylo’s agentic AI platform to accelerate scientific research and evaluation. 

Under the agreement, Phylo will provide Bayer with full access to its agentic platform that helps Bayer scientists bring together scientific literature, biomedical data, and analytical methods in one environment, reducing the manual effort required to assemble and assess evidence. The platform’s inspectable workflows preserve the context behind each result, allowing researchers to review the underlying sources, methods, and execution and apply their own scientific judgment. Bayer scientists will gain access to Biomni Lab for workflows focused on assembling literature and omics evidence for drug discovery.

“This partnership reflects our belief that AI should expand scientific curiosity, not just speed up routine work. Giving our scientists an AI partner that brings rigor to every step lets them explore more ideas, ask bolder questions, and find the insights that move drug discovery forward, ultimately accelerating the pace at which we can bring new medicines to patients,” said Sai Jasti, Senior Vice President, Head of Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Bayer Pharmaceuticals R&D.

“For agentic AI to matter in research, it has to earn the trust of the scientists doing the work. Bayer’s selection of Biomni Lab is a strong endorsement of the scientific rigor and AI capabilities we’ve built into the platform,” said Kexin Huang, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Phylo. “Our vision is an AI-native operating system for biopharma, where every scientist can direct a team of AI agents to pursue complex research questions. With Bayer, we aim to show what becomes possible when AI capabilities meet deep scientific expertise: more hypotheses explored, more discoveries made, and new possibilities for medicine.”

About Phylo

Phylo’s mission is to bring the best agentic intelligence to every biomedical scientist. Its enterprise-grade AI platform, Biomni Lab, is the first Integrated Biology Environment—a unified workspace where scientists collaborate with AI agents across literature research, experimental design, biological data analysis, and scientific decision-making.

Biomni Lab is now used by leading global biopharma, including Bayer, Chugai Pharmaceutical and Ono Pharmaceutical. Phylo is based in South San Francisco, backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Menlo Ventures.

For more information, visit phylo.bio. To learn more about Biomni Lab, visit biomni.phylo.bio.

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Sandler Partners Welcomes Bryan Rias as Director, Sales Engineer, West Region

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New Hire Announcement | Independent Technology Distributor Sandler Partners grows its Sales Engineering team, adding Bryan Rias as Director, Sales Engineer, West Region.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sandler Partners, the leading independent Technology Solutions Distributor, announces the addition of Bryan Rias as Director, Sales Engineer, West Region, further strengthening its dedicated sales engineering team and the technical support available to Partners in the West Region.

Bryan brings more than two decades of experience designing and delivering complex technology solutions, including enterprise and Cloud architecture roles at Lumen/Savvis and IBM focused on infrastructure modernization and customer success. His expertise spans automation, edge computing, disaster recovery, application performance monitoring (APM), and DevSecOps. In his role, Bryan will support Partners across the West Region, aligning early with them on strategy and leading thoughtful discovery to help them find the right fit for each client.

For Bryan, strong relationships and solid values guide his life and form the foundation of his professional success, a perspective that fits naturally within the Sandler Partners community. When he is not working, Bryan spends time with his family, including his wife, three sons, and a grandson, RVing, boating, and biking, along with pursuing his passion for freediving.

“Bryan brings the kind of hands-on experience our Partners value: he’s been in the room on complex deals and knows how to turn a customer’s needs into the right solution,” says Justin Marano, Chief Revenue Officer, Sandler Partners. “He came to Sandler for the freedom to work across best-of-breed Providers, and our Partners in the West will feel that right away. He’s collaborative, grounded, and focused on helping Partners win. I’m excited to have him on the team.”

“I’m excited to get to work alongside our Partners, helping them navigate complex opportunities and bring clarity to technical decisions,” says Bryan. “For me, it all comes back to relationships. When you build them on trust and shared values, the results follow for our Partners and their clients. That’s something that the Sandler community really embodies, and I look forward to getting to work with our Partners!”

About Sandler Partners
Sandler Partners helps empower its network of leading independent Sales Partners to deliver a comprehensive range of technology solutions to organizations worldwide, including Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Connectivity, Cloud, Colocation, Mobility, Internet of Things (IoT), and Continuity. Its community-focused approach enables Partners to identify the right solutions for customers quickly and objectively from a diverse portfolio of 220+ Providers. Partner sales agents, VARs, and MSPs gain access to an innovative suite of sales tools within the Sandler Portal—including SCOUT, Solutions Finder, Scout for Solutions, and the Marketing Center—several of which are AI-powered, all backed by a robust support network, dedicated Sales Engineering expertise, and rich marketing resources. Together, these tools and resources empower Partners to focus on what they do best: delivering quality, value, performance, innovative solutions, unmatched expertise, and exceptional service to their clients. Members of the Sandler Partners community also benefit from the industry’s strongest negotiated agreements and a dedicated team committed to ensuring commissions are accurately identified, tracked, and paid. For more information, visit www.sandlerpartners.com.

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tina@sandlerpartners.com
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