KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Delta Electronics, a global leader in power management and smart green solutions, attends SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026 to present its cutting-edge smart manufacturing solutions with AI playing a central role in enabling smarter, more connected, advanced semiconductor packaging production featuring greater speed, precision, and scalability.

Eng Yong Ch’ng, Country Manager, Delta Electronics Malaysia, said, “For manufacturers, the adoption of advanced semiconductor packaging is accelerating, and so is the pressure to ramp up faster, optimize costs, and scale reliably. At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026, Delta is demonstrating how a seamlessly integrated, connected, AI-enabled systems approach can help semiconductor manufacturers move beyond isolated performance improvements to achieve greater efficiency and consistency across their entire production lines.”

Delta’s showcase will focus on three key areas including precision motion, AI-enabled smart equipment, and energy-efficient infrastructure.

Precision Motion

As semiconductor components continue to shrink, achieving consistent, high-speed precision is critical. Delta will demonstrate motion solutions designed to meet these stringent requirements.

The Multi-Axis Servo System (ASDA-W3) features a compact design with synchronized, high-speed multi-directional movement, supporting the precision and repeatability required in advanced assembly processes. On the other hand, the Linear Positioning Link (LPL), developed specifically for semiconductor applications, delivers sub-micron positioning accuracy to enable greater control and stability beyond what conventional motor systems can achieve.

Delta will also present its FuzionSC semiconductor placement platform engineered to meet the demand of advanced packaging. This is the most versatile platform in terms of part feeding, highest accuracy across the largest board/panel dimension in the industry at 30,000CPH. Paired with a High-Speed Wafer Feeder, the platform enables advanced multi-die placement with greater flexibility and efficiency. It supports different wafer types and sizes, including flip chip and direct die attach with integrated wafer expansion.

The FuzionSC UHA head, launching in Q3 2026, will further improve precision and throughput, enabling the platform to support advanced semiconductor applications such as AI and photonics. Manufacturers using Universal Instruments’ packaging technology together with Delta’s automation solutions have reported efficiency gains of 20 to 25 percent, with deployments across industries including AI, automotive, medical, and industrial sectors.

Smart Equipment

Beyond precision, improving how quickly and efficiently systems are deployed has become a key priority for semiconductor manufacturers.

Delta’s Equipment Onboarding Suite is an integrated automation platform spanning the full equipment lifecycle, from virtual design to production and OT security. It comprises four core solutions: DIATwin for simulation and virtual commissioning to reduce downtime and improve throughput; DIAEAP+ for multi-protocol connectivity, low-code development, and AI-driven analytics; DIASECS to streamline SECS/GEM compliance while cutting development effort; and DAA (Delta Application Allowlisting), a cybersecurity solution that protects legacy and modern equipment with proven ransomware defense and SEMI E187 support.

AI-Enabled Solution 

Delta’s AI Vision Solution for Smart Manufacturing (ACME), showcased for the first time at SEMICON Malaysia, is an AI-powered system that monitors manual assembly processes in real time to detect errors, ensure compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs), and provide immediate feedback for correction. Using deep learning-driven video analytics, the solution identifies incorrect actions, missing or wrong components, and deviations in workflow as they happen, enabling operators to correct issues on the spot. By turning manual operations into measurable, data-driven processes, ACME helps manufacturers reduce defects and rework, strengthen traceability, and improve overall productivity and quality.

“The industry is shifting from focusing on individual machine performance to how entire systems perform,” said Jason Yuan, President, Southeast Asia and Australia & New Zealand, Delta Electronics. “In this environment, standalone machines are no longer enough. Equipment needs to be connected, able to communicate in real time, and capable of self-diagnosing issues before they affect operations. What matters now is how quickly systems can be deployed, how reliably they run, and how efficiently resources are used. This is where Delta’s integrated approach delivers real value across the production line.”

As semiconductor manufacturing scales, energy consumption and sustainability have become critical considerations. Delta’s solutions are designed to help manufacturers improve operational efficiency while reducing energy usage, supporting both performance and environmental goals.

ABOUT DELTA ELECTRONICS INT’L (Singapore)

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Electronics, Inc.

ABOUT DELTA

Delta, founded in 1971, and listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (code:2308), is a global leader in switching power supplies and thermal management products with a thriving portfolio of IoT-based smart energy-saving systems and solutions in the fields of industrial automation, building automation, telecom power, data center infrastructure, EV charging, renewable energy, energy storage and display, to nurture the development of smart manufacturing and sustainable cities. As a world-class corporate citizen guided by its mission statement, “To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow,” Delta leverages its core competence in high-efficiency power electronics and its ESG-embedded business model to address key environmental issues, such as climate change. Delta serves customers through its sales offices, R&D centers and manufacturing facilities spread over close to 200 locations across 5 continents.

Throughout its history, Delta has received various global awards and recognition for its business achievements, innovative technologies and dedication to ESG. Since 2011, Delta has been listed on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index (formerly the DJSI World Index of Dow Jones Sustainability™ Indices) for 14 consecutive years. Delta has also won CDP with double A List for 4 times for its substantial contribution to climate change and water security issues and has been named Supplier Engagement Leader for its continuous development of a sustainable value chain for 8 consecutive years.

For detailed information about Delta, please visit: www.deltaww.com

GUANGZHOU, China, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From surgical robotics to compact massage furniture blending into modern interiors, and eco‑friendly personal‑care products leading a greener shift, a wave of innovation defined by high technology, lightweight design, and sustainability is reshaping the Health & Recreation category at the 139th Canton Fair.

Standing out from the displayed medical equipment, the new orthopedic and endoscopic surgical robots offer greater dexterity and precision, while a mobile capsule endoscopy system enables a painless 20‑minute stomach exam. Its cloud platform supports large‑scale, efficient gastrointestinal screening.

AI is also transforming medical training and diagnostics. Intelligent CPR evaluation systems now automate performance assessment, improving emergency‑response education, while high‑resolution virtual anatomy platforms offer realistic, data‑driven simulation environments. These innovations collectively lower the cost of precision care and expand access to advanced screening tools.

Traditional massage equipment is undergoing a notable shift toward lighter, more aesthetic designs. New “light‑massage” models reduce bulk by nearly a third while integrating entertainment features, wireless charging, and voice interaction. Blow‑molded structures and air‑pressure modules create softer, wave‑like sensations, allowing wellness devices to blend seamlessly into minimalist home spaces.

In maternal care and daily health monitoring, smart wireless thermometers equipped with medical‑grade sensors and cloud‑based apps provide continuous, 24‑hour temperature tracking, addressing the needs of new parents seeking real‑time reassurance.

Eco‑friendly materials and multifunctional design dominate the personal‑care and outdoor‑leisure products. New adhesive‑free cosmetic brush sets use mechanical fastening and biodegradable fibers, reducing environmental impact and storage volume. Natural plant‑fiber bath tools feature modular handles and dual‑mode usability, highlighting sustainable craftsmanship. Electric surf‑assist boards designed for both surface gliding and underwater propulsion, and multi‑sport bags engineered with lightweight waterproof materials and protective hard‑shell structures have also become highlights of the category.

The 139th Canton Fair shows how the boundaries of the Health & Recreation sector are rapidly expanding. Chinese manufacturers are now actively shaping the future of global well‑being.

For pre-registration, please click: https://buyer.cantonfair.org.cn/register/buyer/email?source_type=16

Shares new insights on how evolving Chinese traveller behaviour is reshaping destination strategy across Asia.

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HONG KONG, SINGAPORE and BANGKOK, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — EternityX, a leading MarTech platform connecting global brands with Chinese consumers, took the stage at Skift Asia Forum 2026 in Bangkok Thailand, to share new perspectives on what “future-ready tourism” means in today’s rapidly evolving travel landscape.

Across its sessions, EternityX explored how structural shifts in Chinese traveller behaviour — driven by intent, platform ecosystems, and artificial intelligence — are fundamentally redefining how destinations and brands engage across Asia.

A Structural Shift Beneath the Noise:
Opening session on stage, Charlene Ree, CEO and Founder of EternityX addressed a key industry question: “China’s Outbound Traveler Has Changed — Has Your Marketing Caught Up?” … setting the tone for a broader discussion on how shifts in traveller intent, platform ecosystems, and AI-driven discovery are redefining how destinations and brands engage the Chinese outbound market.

Charlene highlighted that what the industry is experiencing is not a slowdown, but a structural shift, with travellers becoming more intentional, more value-driven, and increasingly influenced by digital platforms and AI before a brand even enters the consideration set.

From Insight to Application: What Future-Ready Tourism Requires:
Building on these insights, Charlene Ree, CEO and Founder of EternityX, alongside EternityX Global executives, led a breakout session exploring what it means to be “future-ready” in the context of evolving travel behaviour.

The session zeroed in on a challenge common across the region, using Thailand as a live case. Jean Kniss Loh, Chief Marketing Officer, Global, drew a critical distinction: how to rebuild traveller confidence and emotional relevance in a landscape shaped by ad fatigue and heightened safety sensitivity.

Increasingly, declining engagement is misread as declining interest — when audiences have simply stopped responding to repetitive messaging.

The implication is critical: the challenge is no longer awareness, but how to reignite emotional desire and rebuild trust.

Chalida Raksanaves, Business Development Director, Thailand, shared a live market example demonstrating how an integrated ecosystem approach across platform-native digital can shape traveller sentiment, not just scale. By combining always-on social amplification with experience-led content, campaigns move beyond visibility to influence how destinations are perceived and discussed.

Remy Wong, Head of Business Success, then broadened the lens across Asia — highlighting how leading destinations are shifting toward platform-first storytelling, hyper-personalisation, and experience-led positioning. Using Mandai Wildlife Group as an example, Remy showed how “nature healing” positioning drove stronger emotional relevance than traditional destination messaging — and cautioned against the three most common pitfalls: mega influencer overuse, non-native content, and missing social and AI search.

The discussion ultimately reinforced a structural shift for destination marketing: growth is no longer driven by campaign bursts alone, but by consistent, cross-platform presence aligned to emotional intent. In a landscape where travellers often decide what they want to feel before they search, the competitive advantage lies in who is continuously shaping that decision-making journey.

Three Shifts Defining the Future of Travel:
Across both discussions, three key themes emerged.

1. The Traveller Has Evolved – Chinese travellers are not travelling less — they are travelling more intentionally, with a stronger focus on meaning, safety, and personal relevance.
2. The Decision Journey Has Changed – AI and platform ecosystems are reshaping how travel decisions are made, collapsing the journey and shifting influence earlier than ever before.
3. The Industry Model Must Adapt – Traditional approaches built on reach, demographics, and campaign bursts are no longer sufficient. Future-ready strategies require always-on, intent-driven engagement across digital ecosystems.

According to Charlene, “There’s a lot of noise in the market right now, but underneath it, there’s a structural shift. Chinese travellers haven’t slowed down, they’ve evolved. The future of travel will be shaped by intent, AI, and platform ecosystems — and the brands that win won’t be the loudest, but the most relevant in the moments that matter to Chinese travellers and audiences.”

A Defining Growth Segment in a Changing Landscape:
Across discussions throughout the event and in conversations beyond the stage — one theme was consistent: Chinese travellers and audiences remain a defining force in shaping travel demand across Asia, despite ongoing global complexity.

As highlighted by EternityX, this is not a story of recovery, but of structural evolution. Today’s traveller is more intentional, digitally driven, and influenced by platform ecosystems and AI at every stage of the journey — fundamentally reshaping how destinations are discovered, evaluated, and chosen.

This was further underscored through a case shared by EternityX with Mandai Wildlife Group in Singapore, demonstrating how interest-led, platform-native strategies can more effectively engage Chinese audiences in-market.

Singapore, in turn, continues to illustrate how destinations can bridge regional demand with Chinese digital ecosystems in meaningful ways.

Together, these insights reinforce a critical shift for the industry: Chinese travellers are no longer just a source of demand, but a growth-defining segment — one that requires an always-on, ecosystem-driven approach aligned with how decisions are made today.

Looking Ahead:
For those interested in exploring these shifts in greater depth — including emerging traveller segments, platform behaviours, and strategic implications for brands — the Powering 2026 report is available for download through the EternityX here.

About EternityX Marketing Technology

EternityX Marketing Technology equips brands and businesses to master the realm of Chinese audiences through the Power of Three – PilotX, NaviX, and MediaX. These cutting-edge, AI‑driven solutions provide data‑driven insights and precise targeting that help brands connect with profitable audiences in key markets and beyond, powering cross‑border marketing campaigns for over 500 brands. By leveraging an AI‑driven MarTech platform, omnichannel media reach, and strategic consultancy services, EternityX acts as a bridge between East and West, enabling brands to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital ecosystem. Learn more: https://www.eternityx.com  

AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT pursuant to Art. 53 Listing Rules of SIX Swiss Exchange

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• Scrip dividend take-up rate of 53.01%
• Reference share price of CHF 18.02, with an issue price of CHF 16.94
• 5,268,324 new shares to be issued

ZURICH, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Adecco Group’s Annual General Meeting, held on April 15, 2026, offered its shareholders the option to receive the 2025 dividend in cash or in new Adecco Group shares.

The Adecco Group announces today that 53.01% of the dividend for the financial year 2025 was elected to be paid in the form of new Adecco Group AG shares, while the remaining 46.99% will be paid out in cash.

The reference share price was set at CHF 18.02, based on the daily volume-weighted average price of existing Adecco Group AG shares traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange between April 21, 2026 and May 4, 2026. The issue price of the new shares of CHF 16.94, was set at a 6.0% discount to the reference share price, resulting in a conversion ratio of 16.940.

5,268,324 new Adecco Group AG shares will be issued through a capital increase for the scrip dividend. The delivery of new shares and the total CHF 79 million cash dividend payment is planned for May 7, 2026.

Denis Machuel, Adecco Group CEO, commented:

“We are pleased with the take-up of our scrip dividend and thank our shareholders for their partnership and support of the Group’s strategy. We remain focused on ensuring an attractive and sustainable dividend policy, delivering attractive returns to our shareholders while retaining financial flexibility to invest in our competitive differentiators and prioritize deleveraging.”

Adecco Group will be reporting its first quarter results on May 13, 2026.

The Adecco Group is the world’s leading talent and technology expertise company. Our purpose is making the future work for everyone. Through our three global business units – Adecco, Akkodis and LHH – across 60 countries, we enable sustainable and lifelong employability for individuals, deliver digital and engineering solutions to power the Smart Industry transformation and empower organizations to optimize their workforces. The Adecco Group leads by example and is committed to fostering sustainable employability and supporting resilient economies and communities. The Adecco Group AG is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN).

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• Next-generation agent orchestration and agentic development give enterprises a unified way to plan, build, deploy, and govern AI agents at scale
• Real-time, AI-ready data foundation gives enterprises the governed, connected information agents need to act with speed
• AI-powered hybrid cloud management connects infrastructure, security, and operations across hybrid environments
• Built-in governance and sovereignty controls let enterprises run AI at scale

BOSTON, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, at its annual Think conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced its most comprehensive expansion of enterprise AI and hybrid cloud management capabilities to date. Products and capabilities unveiled today include the next generation of IBM watsonx Orchestrate for multi-agent orchestration, IBM Confluent to bring real-time data to AI, IBM Concert platform for intelligent operations, and IBM Sovereign Core for operational independence.

IBM Corporation logo.

The announcements address the defining challenge facing enterprises: many have invested heavily in AI, but only few believe it is paying off. The products and capabilities unveiled today address this gap for enterprises.

“The enterprises pulling ahead are not deploying more AI – they’re redesigning how their business operates,” said Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM. “Running AI in the enterprise requires a new operating model, and IBM is enabling organizations to manage AI-driven systems with the same rigor, governance, and scale as their most critical infrastructure.”

A New Operating Model for the Agentic Enterprise
AI requires a new operating model, built on four integrated systems working together: agents through coordinated AI that executes and adapts across the business; data through real-time, connected information that gives teams a shared view of what’s happening; automation through end-to-end infrastructure and automated workflows that scale across processes; and hybrid through operational independence for sovereignty, governance, and security that allows AI to run consistently and with controls. Each is a separate priority that enterprises are chasing. Together, they represent a fundamental shift from improving parts of the business to changing how the business operates. Today’s announcements represent the next evolution of IBM’s portfolio, to deliver against the operating model.

Agents: Orchestration and Development at Scale
As organizations move from deploying a handful of agents to managing thousands, built by different teams on different platforms, the core challenge shifts from building agents to keep them governed and auditable in near real time.

IBM is announcing the next generation of watsonx Orchestrate (available in private preview), evolving it into an agentic control plane for the multi-agent era, where organizations can deploy agents from any source with consistent policy enforcement and accountability.

Alongside watsonx Orchestrate, IBM recently announced:

• IBM Bob (generally available), an agentic development partner designed for the enterprise, partners with developers to build agents with security and cost controls built in.

Data: AI-Ready Foundation
For most enterprises, data is siloed and without meaning. To effectively power agentic systems with up-to-date data, IBM is delivering, real-time, AI-ready data foundation through its recent acquisition of Confluent for real-time data streaming built on Kafka and Flink technologies, and pairing new capabilities coming to watsonx.data with a real-time context layer for AI.

Additional announcements include:

• Context in watsonx.data (available in private preview) extends watsonx.data with an open, federated context layer that makes enterprise AI reason reliably over business data — applying semantic meaning, enforcing governance at runtime, and making decisions explainable. Featuring new capabilities including context, OpenRAG, and OpenSearch on watsonx.data, and Confluent’s Real-Time Context Engine.
• Confluent and Tableflow integration with watsonx.data (generally available) and Confluent and Flink integrations with watsonx.data deliver unified AI and analytics across all data, connecting real-time event streaming with batch workloads across the hybrid enterprise.
• watsonx.data GPU-accelerated Presto (available in private preview) showed the potential to significantly reduce the cost of running certain workloads and processing time on large enterprise datasets in internal benchmark testing with NVIDIA. In a proof of concept with Nestlé, the engine delivered 83% cost savings and an overall 30x price-performance improvement on a global data mart spanning 186 countries.
• IBM Z Database Assistant (available in private preview) gives Db2 and IMS database administrators an AI-powered workspace to monitor performance, automate routine tasks, and optimize configurations across complex IBM Z environments.
• HCP Terraform powered by Infragraph (available in public preview) delivers unified infrastructure visibility through a centralized, event-driven knowledge graph by connecting data across cloud environments, infrastructure-as-code workflows, security tooling, and operations platforms to help streamline operations and automate remediation.

Automation: Intelligent Infrastructure Operations
Running AI at the core of the business can make infrastructure exponentially more complex, and most enterprises are managing that complexity through fragmented tools, siloed teams, and humans serving as the connective layer between systems that were never designed to work together.

IBM is announcing IBM Concert platform (available in public preview), an AI-powered operations platform to move organizations from passive monitoring to coordinated, intelligent response. Where traditional tools capture metrics, the Concert platform brings systems together. It correlates signals together into a single view across applications, infrastructure, network, without requiring organizations to rip and replace existing tooling.

Concert delivers this through three interconnected capabilities: cross-domain understanding to eliminate silos and surface what matters most; context-driven decisions that correlate signals across risk and dependencies, so teams act from a shared, clear view; and coordinated execution that moves organizations from insight to action with built-in governance and human oversight.

The threat landscape is changing— AI can now identify and exploit vulnerabilities in hours, not days. IBM Concert Secure Coder (available in public preview) addresses this by embedding security management directly into the developer workflow. Available in IBM Bob and VS Code, it identifies and prioritizes risks as code is written, and can generate automatic remediations to fix vulnerable code, or patch OS, middleware, packages and images. This makes security continuous and proactive and can help identify vulnerabilities before they are exploited.

Additional announcements include:

• HCP Terraform powered by Infragraph (available in public preview) transforms infrastructure into a live, intelligent system with real-time visibility and context-aware automation across the infrastructure lifecycle.
• IBM Vault 2.0 (generally available) introduces AI-driven analysis of leaked secrets for rapid triage, dynamic short-lived credentials across major cloud providers, and automated secrets rotation to reduce credential sprawl.
• IBM zSecure Secret Manager (planned availability June 2026) brings enhanced security automation to RACF mainframe environments, integrating with IBM Vault Self-Managed for IBM Z and LinuxONE to streamline certificate lifecycle management.

Hybrid: Operational Sovereignty
AI embedded into the core of business means it operates in the most sensitive and complex environments: regulated data, critical infrastructure, cross-border jurisdictions. For those contexts, compliance cannot be a configuration choice.

IBM is announcing the general availability of IBM Sovereign Core, a platform that embeds policy at the infrastructure runtime level, so governance can be addressed as regulatory requirements evolve, while prioritizing workload portability. IBM Sovereign Core includes an extensible catalog that organizations can curate for their own users, with their own applications, or populated with pre-vetted IBM, third-party and open-source software and services from an ecosystem of partners that includes: AMD, ATOS, Cegeka, Cloudera, Dell, Elastic, HCL, Intel, Mistral, MongoDB and Palo Alto Networks.

Built on open, enterprise-grade technologies like Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat AI, IBM Sovereign Core enables organizations to extend existing investments across hybrid and partner environments.

Supporting Materials:
Blog: Manage all your AI agents in one place with watsonx Orchestrate
Blog: Shifting from AI-assisted coding to AI-assisted delivery with IBM Bob
Blog: Real-time context for AI across hybrid environments
Blog: Introducing GPU acceleration for IBM watsonx.data
Blog: IBM Data Gate for Confluent: Turning Z data into real-time action
Blog: IBM Z Database Assistant brings intelligent operations for the AI era
Blog: Introducing IBM Concert platform: Closing the gap between insight and action
Blog: Announcing IBM Concert Secure Coder: Bringing security to the moment code is written
Blog: Introducing HCP Terraform powered by Infragraph: Now in public preview
Blog: Vault Enterprise 2.0 modernizes identity security at scale
Blog: Introducing IBM zSecure Secret Manager: Bringing automated certificate lifecycle management to IBM z/OS
Blog: IBM Sovereign Core creates AI-ready sovereign environments with verifiable control

Statements regarding IBM’s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only.

Examples presented are illustrative only. Actual results will vary based on client configurations and conditions and, therefore, generally expected results cannot be provided.

About IBM

IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Thousands of governments and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

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