ASC’s groundbreaking Recording Insights solution bridges the compliance gap across communication channels, offering deep business insights and seamless integration for regulated industries.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the compliance recording and analytics industry and, based on its findings, recognizes ASC Technologies with the 2025 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Award. ASC is a leading provider of sophisticated compliance recording, AI-based analytics, and quality management solutions that help organizations close compliance gaps, enhance the customer experience, and gain valuable insights through AI-powered analysis – all while meeting stringent regulatory standards.

With Recording Insights ASC delivers a powerful, AI-enabled approach to enterprise-grade compliance. It captures voice, video, chat, and screen sharing across communication platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Cisco, Genesys, and RingCentral. With built-in transcription, translation, and AI capabilities like Azure OpenAI, the solution turns communication data into actionable insights—enabling greater efficiency, lower risk, and smarter decisions.

Recording Insights is among the most advanced compliance solutions for Microsoft Teams, offering native integration, strong security, and trusted deployment in the Microsoft Azure Cloud. The integrated AI Policy Engine detects regulatory violations, enforces compliance templates, and adapts to changing legal standards, delivering clear value for industries such as finance, healthcare, and the public sector.

“ASC’s Recording Insights solution bridges the compliance gap for organizations in regulated industries while also delivering deep conversational insights that help organizations drive operational efficiencies and growth. Recording Insights supports legal recording in full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, capturing data across voice, video meetings, screen sharing, and chat communication sessions,” said Elka Popova, VP of Connected Work at Frost & Sullivan.

ASC’s success is rooted in its ability to simplify the complexities of compliance recording with a flexible, cloud-first architecture that is easy to deploy, manage, and scale. This architecture enables secure, encrypted, and geo-redundant data storage with configurable retention policies tailored to industry regulations. The platform’s user-friendly design minimizes IT overhead and accelerates onboarding, allowing organizations to be fully operational in just a few hours.

“ASC stands out among compliance recording and analytics providers because of its ease of use, the flexibility of its fully cloud-based approach, and its robust, enterprise-grade platform. With integrated compliance recording and secure storage, ASC enables organizations to effectively manage communications, particularly in regulated industries,” noted Popova.

ASC’s platform is also used by strategic partners such as Mitel. Their solutions MIR and MIR Insight AI are built on ASC’s technology, offering the full feature set of Recording Insights – including the AI Policy Engine, risk detection, advanced analytics, and seamless integration capabilities.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has leveraged competitive intelligence to successfully execute a strategy that results in stronger market share, competitive brand positioning, and customer satisfaction.

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About ASC

ASC is a global leader in compliance recording, quality management and AI-based analytics. Our solutions help organizations evaluate their communications-based data, securely meet regulatory requirements, and optimize customer service.

Using AI, conversations are analyzed in real-time to detect compliance violations and assess the quality of customer interactions. Financial services, contact center, and public safety organizations rely on ASC to ensure their communication is legally compliant and customer-centric.

Our solutions are scalable and flexible – available as cloud services, on-premise, or in hybrid environments. Headquartered in Germany, with subsidiaries in 15 locations and a global partner network in over 60 countries, ASC is the #1 in Europe and sets standards for AI-based communication technology worldwide.

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SINGAPORE, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — GCL Global Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: GCL) (“GCL” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of games and entertainment and the indirect parent company of Epicsoft Asia Pte. Ltd. (the “Offeror”), the bidder seeking to acquire all of the issued and paid-up ordinary shares in the capital of Ban Leong Technologies Limited (SGX: B26) (“Ban Leong”), excluding shares held in treasury (the “Shares”) pursuant to Rule 15 of the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers (the “Offer”). The Offeror today announced that the total number of Shares owned, controlled or agreed to be acquired by the Offeror and parties acting in concert with it (including by way of valid acceptances of the Offer) represent approximately 50.90% of the total number of Shares as of May 27, 2025, and accordingly, the Offer has become unconditional as to acceptances and is hereby declared unconditional in all respects.

If the Offeror acquires 90% or more of the total number of Shares (whether through valid acceptances pursuant to the Offer or otherwise), the Offeror will be entitled to exercise its right under Section 215(1) of the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore to compulsorily acquire all the Shares from shareholders of Ban Leong (“Shareholders”) who have not accepted the Offer at a price equal to the offer price of S$0.6029. The Offeror will then proceed to delist Ban Leong from the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, if the minimum free float requirement is not met.

Shareholders who wish to accept the Offer should submit the relevant acceptance form(s) by the close of the Offer at 5:30 p.m. (Singapore time) on July 2, 2025 (or such later date(s) as may be announced from time to time by the Offeror). Further details of the procedures for acceptance of the Offer are set out in Appendix 2 to the Offer Document dated May 21, 2025.

This press release should be read in conjunction with the full text of the announcement filed by the Company on a Form 6-K, on May 27, 2025, available on the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

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This news release is for information purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

About GCL Global Holdings Ltd.

GCL Global Holdings Ltd. leverages its diverse portfolio of digital and physical content to bridge cultures and audiences by introducing Asian-developed IP to a global audience across consoles, PCs, and streaming platforms.

Learn more at http://www.gclglobalholdings.com.

About GCL Global Pte. Ltd. (“GGPL”)

GCL Global Pte. Ltd. unites people through immersive games and entertainment experiences, enabling creators to deliver engaging content and fun gameplay experiences to gaming communities worldwide with a strategic focus on the rapidly expanding Asian gaming market. It is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GCL Global Holdings Ltd.

About Epicsoft Asia Pte. Ltd.

Epicsoft Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Epicsoft Asia“), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCL Global Pte. Ltd., is a premier distributor of interactive entertainment software. With a robust network and a proven track record of successful game launches, Epicsoft Asia is dedicated to bringing premier gaming experiences to players across Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia.

About Ban Leong Technologies Limited

Ban Leong Technologies was incorporated in Singapore on 18 June 1993 and was listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Stock Exchange on 23 June 2005. The principal activities of the company and its subsidiaries are the wholesale and distribution of computer peripherals, accessories and other multimedia products. It distributes a wide range of technology products, with key segments that include IT accessories, gaming, multimedia, smart technology and commercial products. The company is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in Malaysia and Thailand.

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These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although GCL believes that it has a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, GCL cautions you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known and projections of the future, which are inherently uncertain. In addition, there are risks and uncertainties described in the proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement relating to the recent business combination, filed by the Company with the SEC on December 31, 2024 and other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC. These filings may identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. GCL cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this press release will prove to be accurate. There may be additional risks that GCL presently knows or that GCL currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. The forward-looking statements in this press release represent the views of GCL as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events and developments may cause those views to change. However, while GCL may update these forward-looking statements in the future, there is no current intention to do so, except to the extent required by applicable law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing the views of GCL as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Except as may be required by law, GCL does not undertake any duty to update these forward-looking statements.

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The sole director of the Offeror and the directors of GGPL (including those who may have delegated detailed supervision of the preparation of this press release) have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated and all opinions expressed in this press release are fair and accurate and that there are no other material facts not contained in this press release, the omission of which would make any statement in this press release misleading, and they jointly and severally accept responsibility accordingly. 

Where any information has been extracted or reproduced from published or otherwise publicly available sources or obtained from Ban Leong (including without limitation, relating to Ban Leong and its subsidiaries), the sole responsibility of the sole director of the Offeror and the directors of GGPL has been to ensure, through reasonable enquiries, that such information is accurately and correctly extracted from such sources or, as the case may be, accurately reflected or reproduced in this press release.

HAIKOU, China, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — JX Luxventure Group Inc. (Nasdaq: JXG) (the “Company”), a company in the wholesale trade sector specializing in duty-free and cross-border consumer goods, as well as  providing integrated solutions in wholesale trade, including logistics, supply chain management, and technology solutions to support the efficient distribution of tourism-related products, today announced that on May 25, 2025, at the 2025 (9th) China Brand Boao Summit, the Company was awarded with the 2025 (Industry) Most Socially Responsible Enterprise Award, and its CEO, Sun “Ice” Lei, received the 2025 (Industry) Brand Influence Figure Award.

Ms. Sun “Ice” Lei, Chief Executive Officer of the Company commented: “We are deeply honored by the recognition of JX Luxventure as the 2025 (Industry) Most Socially Responsible Enterprise and my receipt of the 2025 (Industry) Brand Influence Figure Award. These prestigious accolades reflect our team’s unwavering commitment to redefining excellence in the wholesale trade and tourism sectors through innovation, sustainability and social impact. Our proprietary aggregated supply chain system has transformed global logistics by prioritizing carbon reduction, while our initiatives in education, rural revitalization, and global philanthropy demonstrate our dedication to creating shared value for society. These awards inspire us to deepen our ESG commitment, harnessing technology to drive sustainable trade and empower communities worldwide, as we continue to lead with purpose and contribute to a more equitable and sustainable future.”

About JX Luxventure Group Inc.

Headquartered in Haikou, China, JX Luxventure Group Inc. is a company in the wholesale trade sector specializing in duty-free and cross-border consumer goods, as well as providing integrated solutions in wholesale trade, including logistics, supply chain management, and technology solutions to support the efficient distribution of tourism-related products.  To learn more about the Company, please visit its corporate website at https://www.jxluxventure.com/en/. 

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This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” relating to the business of JX Luxventure Group Inc., and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are “forward-looking statements” in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects” or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company’s periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

Reliable, real-time tracking with no subscriptions, no cell signal needed, and no bulky gear.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — For dog owners who live off the beaten path or spend weekends in the backcountry, most GPS trackers come with two major problems: they rely on spotty cell service and require ongoing monthly fees. Aorkuler offers a different path — a GPS dog tracker without subscription or cell signal that’s lightweight, easy to use, and built for real adventures.

Now available across the U.S., Aorkuler has gained traction among rural pet owners and outdoor adventurers alike. The system includes a small tracker that clips to the dog’s collar and a handheld receiver that displays real-time direction and distance — all without needing Wi-Fi or a phone connection.

“We heard from people who hike with their dogs, live on farms, or travel off-grid — and they all said the same thing: they just wanted something that works,” said Casou, product manager at Aorkuler. “No apps, no monthly payments, no signal headaches. That’s exactly what we set out to build.”

A Blind Dog, the Colorado Wilderness, and a Simple Solution

Laurie Luce, who lives in rural Colorado, adopted River — a blind rescue dog who loves the outdoors. But over time, River began to stray farther during walks, sometimes losing track of Laurie entirely. Finding a solution that didn’t rely on cell service wasn’t easy — until she came across Aorkuler.

“It was the answer I didn’t know existed,” said Laurie. “Now, I always know where River is. It’s given both of us more freedom and confidence.”

Laurie’s story has resonated with other pet parents caring for senior or special-needs dogs, as well as those whose pets simply love to roam.

Built for Real-Life Dogs, Not Just Big Gear

Unlike heavy-duty tracking systems often designed for hunting dogs, Aorkuler is compact and easy to carry — even for smaller breeds and non-technical users. It’s waterproof, ready for rough conditions, and doesn’t need cellular towers to guide owners to their dogs.

Veterinarians are also starting to take note. Dr. Richard S., a vet and dog owner living in rural Western Canada, tested the Aorkuler with his energetic Gordon Setter and found it far more reliable than subscription-based options.

“If you live in a rural area with limited cell service, or if you take your dog into remote areas with no cell service at all, the Aorkuler dog tracker may be the answer for you,” said Dr. Richard S. “When the numbers start decreasing, I know he’s on his way back long before I spot him again. It’s always gratifying when I call him and almost immediately the numbers go down.”

About Aorkuler

Aorkuler is a pet technology company focused on real-world solutions for dog owners who live, travel, or play beyond the reach of traditional systems. By removing subscriptions, apps, and the need for cell signal, Aorkuler gives owners more freedom — and more peace of mind — wherever their dogs go.

To learn more, visit www.aorkuler.com or contact [service@aorkuler.com].