HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 20 October 2022 –Henderson Sunlight Asset Management Limited (the “Manager“) is pleased to announce that Sunlight REIT has been awarded a two-star rating in the 2022 GRESB Real Estate Assessment, a globally recognized environmental, social and governance (“ESG“) framework in the real estate sector. This achievement attests to the Manager’s dedicated commitment to integrating sustainability criteria into the business of Sunlight REIT.
Mr. Wu Shiu Kee, Keith, Chief Executive Officer of the Manager, said, “We are honoured to receive a two-star rating for our first GRESB Real Estate Assessment. This important milestone reflects our dedication and capability to advance sustainability through blending ESG considerations into the management and operations of our properties. Echoing the theme of our latest annual report, “Crafting A Brighter Future“, we will continue to extend good practices on multiple ESG fronts, notably including the crafting of a greener portfolio and a more sustainable environment at our workplace and shopping destinations. In this regard, it is my pleasure to unveil “Care and Conserve“, the guiding theme of our ongoing renovation at Metro City Phase I Property, which upon completion will provide a refreshing and eco-friendly experience for our customers and stakeholders.”
GRESB Assessments are investor-driven with the objectives of assessing and benchmarking ESG performance of real estate portfolios and assets and providing standardized and validated ESG data to the capital markets. The 2022 GRESB ESG benchmark covers more than 1,820 property companies, real estate investment trusts, funds and developers, translating to an asset coverage of USD6.9 trillion spanning across 74 countries.
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
About Sunlight REIT
Listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited since 21 December 2006, Sunlight REIT (stock code: 435) is a real estate investment trust authorized by the Securities and Futures Commission, and constituted by the amended and restated trust deed dated 10 May 2021 (the “Trust Deed“). It offers investors the opportunity to invest in a diversified portfolio of 11 office and five retail properties in Hong Kong with a total gross rentable area of over 1.2 million sq. ft.. The office properties are located in both core and decentralized business areas, while the retail properties are situated in regional transportation hubs, new towns and urban areas with high population density.
About the Manager
The Manager of Sunlight REIT is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson Land Development Company Limited. Its main responsibility is to manage Sunlight REIT and all of its assets in accordance with the Trust Deed in the sole interest of its unitholders.
Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia (Photo: EPA-EFE/MAST IRHAM)
Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where more than 130 people including football fans and police died in a stampede earlier this month.
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NTT’s new 2022 Global Network Report surveyed more than 1,300 enterprise networking professionals globally, uncovering a need for network modernisation to enable business growth
70% of CEOs globally say their level of network maturity is negatively affecting business delivery
72% of top performing businesses already outsource more than half of their network infrastructure
The top trends driving modernisation of the enterprise network are cybersecurity, cloud-native platforms, Private 5G and the hybrid workplace
94% of business leaders are increasingly looking to partner with a Managed Service Provider or single specialist provider
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 20 October 2022 –NTT Ltd., a leading global IT infrastructure and services company, has today launched its 2022 Global Network Report,which found that 70% of CEOs believe their network maturity level is negatively affecting their business delivery. The adoption of hybrid, distributed work environments with multiple connected devices is erupting through enterprises but, despite investments, just two in five businesses say they are very satisfied with their current network capabilities. This has resulted in a new era of network modernisation, with the majority of executives relying on it to enable business growth (>90%) and support artificial intelligence (AIOps) (91%).
Keeping hybrid environments secure
With distributed hybrid work models presenting far more attack opportunities for malicious actors, the importance of network security has become a major component of network architecture. This has inspired organisations to move to more centralized, cloud-based security solutions and a managed endpoint security model, as well as increasing their investments in network cybersecurity. Most business leaders believe new threats will drive increased security demands for their enterprise network, requiring a deeper level of access control and inspection (93%).
The transformation to network as a service models
Respondents reported that their highest concerns, above even cost, are security, modernisation, and access to a full suite of services from their provider. In terms of managing the network, more than 90% of senior executives prefer the network as a service model, citing the flexibility to scale up and down as a major benefit. Additionally, a complexity in deploying effective AIOps and automation solutions, which simplify ongoing network operations but are complex to configure initially, make the network as a service model more attractive.
“Levels of investment in the network have surged, with the results of this research showing many organisations are leaning towards key partners and managed service solutions to fulfil their requirements. This is primarily to drive security and gain access to skills that can both optimize capability and accelerate innovation-based advances” said Amit Dhingra, Executive Vice President at NTT Ltd. Network Services.
Dhingra, concludes “We are in the midst of a modernisation of network services, however, many of the solutions that are currently in play for a minority will become standard inside just two years. Instead, organisations should turn their attentions to a network as a service model. Businesses should consider security, skills competency, ability to scale, private 5G, and software defined networking when selecting a network service provider. In the long term, blockchain, further AI and automation, AR and VR, quantum networking, 6G and photonic computing will affect how networks are delivered.”
Chris Barnard, Vice President at International Data Corporation (IDC) comments, “As new ways of working drive transformation, high performing enterprises realize the value of investing in strategic technologies – core enterprise networks, 5G, edge, artificial intelligence. To support the networking requirements of emerging digital services and applications, organisations are modernizing their enterprise networks, allowing for more efficient use and management of the networks that underpin their enterprises. Enterprises that have not invested risk negatively affecting their growth opportunities. As the network plays a fundamental role in digital transformation strategies and distributed working and processing, we can expect to see more enterprise network upgrades as technologies such as AI and security defenses are layered on to mainstream enterprise networking. While it can seem complex, service providers such as NTT can evaluate flexible deployment options that drive business value.”
The report concludes with seven considerations for executives to evolve and future-proof their network. Read the full 2022 Global Network Report here.
In tandem with the report’s launch, NTT Ltd. will also be hosting the latest iteration of its APAC iNTTerconnected virtual summit – ‘Enable the connected future through smarter networks’ – on Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 13:00 – 14:30 (GMT +8). Participants will be able to find out more about the report’s key findings as well as understand why network architecture is critical to organisations and how business leaders can leverage Network as a Service to transform their customer’s experience of their business. You can register for the event here.
NTT Ltd. is a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Services, Global, positioned highest for both its “Completeness of Vision” and “Ability to Execute” among 18 network service providers.
Methodology
The report is based on research conducted by Jigsaw Research on behalf of NTT Ltd. across 21 countries in five regions in July and August 2022. The research spanned 16 industry sectors including: retail and wholesale, manufacturing and automotive, financial services, technology and health. The research is based on a sample of network decision-makers/influencers in IT and wider business roles.
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About NTT Ltd.
As part of NTT DATA, a USD 30 billion IT services provider, NTT Ltd. is a leading IT infrastructure and services company serving 65% of the Fortune Global 500 and more than 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We lay the foundation for organisations’ edge-to-cloud networking ecosystem, simplify the complexity of their workloads across multicloud environments, and innovate at the edge of their IT environments where networks, cloud and applications converge. We offer tailored infrastructure and ensure consistent best practices in design and operations across all of our secure, scalable and customizable data centers. On the journey towards a software-defined future, we support organisations with our platform-delivered infrastructure services. We enable a connected future.
In the first six months of the year, Vientiane Capital’s police have cracked down on numerous crimes being committed in the district and were able to solve many of them.
SHENZHEN, CHINA – Media OutReach – 20 October 2022 – In order to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of OPPO Service Day and express thanks for the support and companionship of users, OPPO held a 2-month carnival from September 23rd to November 23rd, 2022. During this event, users can enjoy 3 kinds of services with discounts of up to 50%, including screen replacement, mainboard replacement and memory upgrades. Other spare parts and accessories also have discounts from 10-30% off. Meanwhile, OPPO held a “Message Wall Offline Event” as well, so that users can visit the nearest service center and write down their stories with OPPO or blessings to OPPO to get exclusive gifts for free!
Moving back to October 10th, 2020, OPPO Service Day was initially launched in 8 countries/regions. After that, OPPO held a Super Service Day special event last June and officially extended its Service Day from 1 day to 3 days, that is 10-12th of each month. And October 10th, 2022, marked the 2nd anniversary of OPPO Service Day, which represents a new milestone to it. So far, OPPO users can enjoy 8 major exclusive benefits on Service Day at more than 900 service centers in 24 countries/regions all over the world.
“Inspiring” is one of the keywords of OPPO’s service motto. The purpose of the Service Day event is not only about phone repair but also providing users with friendly service. And the process of providing service for users is not only to solve their phone problems, but also to help them gain new skills and expand new knowledge. At the same time, it is also a process for OPPO to listen to users’ voices and feedback, constantly optimize and develop its products and service, and grow together with users.
In the future, OPPO will strive to provide more friendly and professional services, and look forward to the next 2 years together with all users!
On the next Service Day, 10-12th November, OPPO nice to meet you again!
It aims to be the platform to propel Singapore’s F&B industry into a robot-enhanced workforce, alleviating Singapore’s F&B manpower crisis
The company is introducing first-in Singapore F&B robotics and smart kiosks with global partners, CloudMinds and POSBANK
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 20 October 2022 –FZ Digital, a new F&B technology solutions company, is introducing cutting edge automation and robotics technology to Singapore’s food and beverage (F&B) industry. Launched in October 2022, it aims to be at the forefront of a robot-enhanced F&B workforce while being the go-to resource for the best F&B technology solutions in Singapore. Partnering with CloudMinds and POSBANK, FZ Digital will be launching Singapore’s first F&B robotics and smart kiosks, to push innovation and alleviate Singapore’s F&B manpower crisis.
L to R: Chelsea Chan (Managing Director) and Chris Tarr (Chief Product Officer) of FZ Digital
The partnership will see the launch of two AI robots, the Cloud Ginger Lite D Series, and smart kiosks during FHA-HoReCa (25 – 28 October 2022) as part of the timely solution to address manpower woes in the F&B industry and assist F&B SMEs to maximize productivity and revenue while providing better customer experience. Implementing robotics in F&B establishments is estimated to save between 30%-70% on labour costs for restaurants, with many coming out of prototype phase and able to perform most if not all of the tasks humans can[1].This will significantly reduce both dependency on human labour and manpower costs. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Robots is a fast growing industry projected to be worth USD54.3 billion globally by 2030[2].
“The introduction of robotics into F&B is a much-needed step especially in recent times to push innovation and alleviating the many woes of the F&B industry. Manpower issues and labour shortages have become rampant in Singapore and worldwide, with the recovery of many restaurants and F&B outlets from the pandemic dampened by a stark struggle to hire staff. Many who left the country when borders shut have decided to not return, resulting in severe shortage and, consequently, higher costs to obtain and retain labour,” said Chris Tarr, Chief Product Officer of FZ Digital.
FZ Digital: Automating The Future
1DERLIFE Growth, an acquisition company based in Singapore led by principal, Gregory Lee, acquired FoodZaps, a POS software company founded in 2014 with 200 F&B customers in Singapore and 300 in Malaysia. It then launched FoodZaps as FZ Digital, a hardware and software integrated solutions company for the F&B industry. Lee has long believed that manpower challenges for SMEs in Singapore will be one of the greatest challenges and as a result, software and robotics automation solutions market will grow rapidly. 1DERLIFE Growth has plans for additional acquisitions to build scale in the F&B solutions sector.
Forming a new management team for FZ Digital, bringing together Chelsea Chan, previously FoodZap’s co-founder and 8-year industry leader, as Managing Director, and Chris Tarr, a veteran of software and mobile services industry and former executive of Samsung Electronics, as Chief Product Officer. FZ Digital seeks to streamline and revolutionize the way the F&B industry works.
Chris Tarr is a veteran leader of new business and product innovation, with over 15 years of experience at Samsung, who has recently joined FZ Digital as its Chief Product Officer. As Regional Head of Mobile Services and Partnerships at Samsung, Chris brings extensive experience innovating and launching new mobile services across Southeast Asia. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and spent his early career as a senior software architect in numerous startups after graduating from MIT.
Launching Singapore’s first F&B robotics and smart kiosks
The two robotic stock-keeping units (SKUs) that will be launched officially during FHA-HoReCa are the D300 Circular Tray and D311 Square Cabinets automated food delivery robots, both equipped with an integrated auto navigation and obstacle system to run stably in complex situations.Using clever localization and navigation based on a 3D semantic map and multiple sensors, they have the ability to perceive their 3D environment to deliver food to diners quickly and safely.
The installation is straightforward and takes places across three phases, namely:
Syncing the AI platform (the robots) to AI machine learning, programmed with modules to make the robots the first cloud-based robot solution
Digitally mapping and mirroring the real-time and virtual environment to the prototype to develop, test and train the robots on how to manoeuvre themselves
Installing and plugging the robots into actual physical environment to run
Based on the cloud communication and algorithm architecture, rapid decision-making and intelligent scheduling is carried out according to the urgency of the task to ensure the orderly operation of multiple robots. By interconnecting with other Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as elevators, access control, turnstiles, and telephones, Ginger Lite can provide accurate delivery services autonomously.
Partnership with CloudMinds and POSBANK
CloudMinds is the world’s first operator of cloud intelligent robots and has been committed to the implementation of artificial intelligence technology using robots and all types of smart devices. Utilizing the leading cloud intelligent robot solution, CloudMinds has built a smart cloud platform based on HARIX architecture and will offer a variety of services including smart building, smart security, smart property management, and more. CloudMinds’ full range of intelligent robots may be deployable in many scenarios such as hospitality, reception, security, patrol, or even as a smart doorman. Therefore, FZ Digital has partnered with CloudMinds to provide robot services to Singapore F&B SMEs.
POSBANK is the number one point of sale (POS) and self-service kiosk manufacturing company in Korea and has one of the lowest error rates in the marketplace at 0.5%. It is also the global leading provider of point of sale (POS) with more than 200 partners in 80 countries worldwide. It continually pushes the boundaries of industry standards with sophisticated design and high-performance products to solve industry needs.
FZ Digital, previously known as FoodZaps, is a POS software company founded in 2014 with 200 F&B customers in Singapore and 300 in Malaysia. 1DERLIFE Growth, an acquisition company based in Singapore acquired the company and launched it as FZ Digital, a hardware and software integrated solutions company for the F&B industry. Using robotics, smart automation, and Internet of Things, FZ Digital seeks to streamline and change the way the F&B industry works for the better.
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