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So-Young to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on November 25, 2020

BEIJING, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — So-Young International Inc. (NASDAQ: SY) (“So-Young” or the “Company”), the largest and most vibrant social community in China for consumers, professionals and service providers in the medical aesthetics industry, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020, before U.S. markets open on November 25, 2020.

So-Young’s management will hold an earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at 7:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 PM on the same day, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, operator assisted conference calls are not available at the moment. All participants must preregister online prior to the call to receive the dial-in details.

Conference
Call
Preregistration

Participants can register for the conference call by navigating to https://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/2689544. Once preregistration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, an event passcode, and a unique registrant ID.

To join the conference, please dial the number you receive, enter the event passcode followed by your unique registrant ID, and you will be joined to the conference instantly.

A telephone replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through 7:59 AM U.S. Eastern Time, December 3, 2020. The dial-in details are:

International: +61-2-8199-0299
US:  +1-646-254-3697
Passcode: 2689544

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://ir.soyoung.com.

About
So-Young

So-Young International Inc. (Nasdaq: SY) (“So-Young” or the “Company”) is the largest and most vibrant social community in China for consumers, professionals and service providers in the medical aesthetics industry. The Company presents users with reliable information through offering high quality and trustworthy content together with a multitude of social functions on its platform, as well as by curating medical aesthetic service providers that are carefully selected and vetted. Leveraging So-Young’s strong brand image, extensive audience reach, trust from its users, highly engaging social community and data insights, the Company is well-positioned to expand both along the medical aesthetic industry value chain and into the massive, fast-growing consumption healthcare service market.

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more
information,
please
contact:

So-Young

Investor Relations
Ms. Vivian XU
Phone: +86-10-8790-2012
E-mail: [email protected]

Christensen

In China
Mr. Eric Yuan
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
E-mail: [email protected]

In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: [email protected]



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Noah Holdings Limited to Announce Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on Monday, November 30, 2020

Earnings Conference Call to be held on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Eastern) / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. (Hong Kong)

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Noah Holdings Limited (“Noah” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NOAH), a leading wealth and asset management service provider in China with a focus on high net worth individuals, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the third quarter 2020 after the U.S. market closes on Monday, November 30, 2020. The earnings release will be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://ir.noahgroup.com.

Following the earnings announcement, the Company’s senior management will host a combined English and Chinese language conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results and recent business activities. The conference call may be accessed with the following details:

 


Conference call details

Date/Time

 

Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., Hong Kong Time

Dial in details

– United States Toll Free

1-888-317-6003

– Mainland China Toll Free

4001-206-115

– Hong Kong Toll Free

800-963-976

– International

1-412-317-6061

Conference Title

Noah Holdings 3Q20 Earnings Conference Call

Participant Password

6699621

A telephone replay will be available starting one hour after the end of the conference call until December 07, 2020 at +1-877-344-7529 (US Toll Free) or 1-412-317-0088 (International Toll). The replay access code is 10149103.

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at Noah’s investor relations website under the Announcements & Events section at http://ir.noahgroup.com.

ABOUT NOAH HOLDINGS LIMITED

Noah Holdings Limited (NYSE: NOAH) is a leading wealth and asset management service provider in China with a focus on high net worth individuals. In the first half of 2020, Noah distributed RMB44.6 billion (US$6.3 billion) of financial products. Through Gopher Asset Management, Noah had assets under management of RMB159.4 billion (US$22.6 billion) as of June 30, 2020.

Noah’s wealth management business primarily distributes private equity, public securities, credit and insurance products denominated in RMB and other currencies. Noah delivers customized financial solutions to clients through a network of 1,196 relationship managers in 78 cities in mainland China, and serves the international investment needs of its clients through offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, Canada, Australia and Singapore. The Company’s wealth management business had 332,157 registered clients as of June 30, 2020. As a leading alternative multi-asset manager in China, Gopher Asset Management manages private equity, real estate, public securities, credit and multi-strategy investments denominated in Renminbi and other currencies. The Company also provides lending services and other businesses.  

For more information, please visit Noah at ir.noahgroup.com.

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Equinix Earns DPP Committed to Sustainability Mark

Equinix receives highest rating in Content and Digital Media industry assessment focused on key environmental measures

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company, today announced it has been awarded the DPP Committed to Sustainability mark. The accreditation is part of the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability program, which offers a practical tool to assess content and digital media (CDM) organizations and suppliers against key environmental measures and impacts. The program also recognizes commitment to continuous improvement in environmental sustainability practices.

Equinix scored five out of five—the highest rating—on its first response to the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability survey. On average, participating companies receive scores of two out of five.

To achieve the top rating, Equinix was assessed against a set of key environmental measures, and was required to demonstrate its commitment to, and progress against, energy use, waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions-related key performance indicators, as well as its efforts to green the CDM industry. This achievement highlights Equinix’s role in driving sustainability to create long-term shared value for its stakeholders including investors, customers, communities and employees. 

Sustainability continues to be a priority for Equinix’s customers and value chain. Findings from Equinix’s 2019-20 Global Tech Trends Survey—which gathered insights from over 2,450 global IT decision-makers—highlighted how sustainability and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)-related issues are affecting business-critical decision-making when it comes to IT infrastructure. Indeed, 45% of all respondents reported that their customers want them to demonstrate their digital infrastructure is sustainable, while 42% said the sustainability of their own suppliers has a direct impact on their buying decisions.

Enterprises are increasingly accelerating their digital transformation programs to reduce their own environmental impact, while addressing growing digital demands. This shift is leading to increased cloud adoption, supported by Equinix Fabric™. The interconnection service offers virtual connections to some of the world’s largest cloud providers via Platform Equinix®. CDM companies such as Red Bee Media—a sponsor of the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability program—use Platform Equinix to directly and securely connect in real time with multiple cloud service providers to deliver high-quality, innovative services, locally and worldwide.

Through its global platform, Equinix supports enterprises across several vertical markets—including content and digital media providers, financial services, transportation, healthcare and retail—to adapt to change and leverage digital ecosystems to meet sustainability requirements. Customers can attest to their renewable energy coverage within Equinix data centers by referencing customized Equinix Green Power Reports.

Further details on Equinix’s sustainability progress can be found in its latest sustainability report.

Highlights/Key Facts

  • The DPP’s Committed to Sustainability program offers a practical tool for CDM organizations and suppliers to assess their progress against key environmental measures, providing a common framework for procurement teams to assess the environmental impact of their suppliers. It also allows CDM organizations to demonstrate their commitment to continuous improvement in this area.
  • Red Bee Media—a leading global managed media services company and Equinix customer—is one of the sponsors of the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability program. Headquartered in London, with 2,500 media experts in Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and North America, Red Bee is deployed in Equinix data centers in Amsterdam, Helsinki and London.
  • As the world’s digital infrastructure company, Equinix is working to protect, connect and power a more sustainable digital world, by proactively addressing its ESG impacts. Equinix is recognized as an industry leader in renewable energy and is protecting the planet and climate by committing to reaching 100% clean and renewable energy across its global platform. In 2019, Equinix achieved over 90% renewable energy use, totaling 5,250 GWh, up from 34% in 2015. The company’s renewable energy efforts have driven down its carbon footprint by 60% since 2015, even as Equinix’s overall data center footprint and energy consumption doubled from 2,600 GWh in 2015 to ~5,740 GWh in 2019.
  • Platform Equinix is home to more than 1,800 networks, 2,900 cloud and IT service providers, and approximately 3,000 enterprises, providing access to nearly 10,000 businesses around the world in rich vertical ecosystems. This allows CDM companies to partner with key network service providers and next-generation platforms.

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  • Mark Harrison, CEO, DPP: 

    “We’re delighted that Equinix has joined an increasing number of companies that are demonstrating their fantastic commitment to building an environmentally sustainable media industry. Achieving a five out of five score makes them a role model for our industry, helping us all to drive towards continuous improvement and good practice.”

  • Edward Odevall, Chief Commercial Officer, Red Bee Media: 

    “As an industry we need to work together to make sure sustainability is a key priority now, and in the future, which is why Red Bee is a proud sponsor of the DPP Committed to Sustainability program. We are always looking to cooperate with suppliers and partners who actively pursue sustainable ways of working, and it is encouraging to see that it is a growing trend. Congratulations to Equinix for joining the initiative and for its great score.”


  • Jennifer Ruch, Director of Sustainability and ESG, Equinix: 

    “At Equinix, we believe we have the responsibility to protect our collective future. This is why we continually seek opportunities with like-minded organizations to advance our global sustainability goals across the areas of energy, renewable energy, and design and operational innovation. Achieving the DPP’s Committed to Sustainability mark is a result of these efforts, as our data centers help enable the world’s leading businesses to reach their own sustainability goals.”


  • Matt George, Director of Segment Marketing, EMEA, Equinix:
     

    “As we work to support digital leaders in the CDM industry, we are harnessing the power of technology and interconnection to help create a more sustainable future. We are proud to work with industry organizations and their members who are committed to the same responsible values as Equinix. To be awarded the DPP mark with the top score is inspiring.”

Additional Resources

About Equinix

Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world’s digital infrastructure company, enabling digital leaders to harness a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that powers their success. Equinix enables today’s businesses to access all the right places, partners and possibilities they need to accelerate advantage. With Equinix, they can scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX® data centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; a failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; risks related to our taxation as a REIT; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

 

 

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Russian Digital Services OperatorTricolor Deploys an Advanced Omnichannel Contact Center With Orange Business Services

Russian Digital Services OperatorTricolor Deploys an Advanced Omnichannel Contact Center With Orange Business Services

PARIS & МОSCOW–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Russian digital services operator Tricolor has turned to Orange Business Services to modernize its customer service activities, leveraging technology from Genesys, a global leader in cloud customer experience and contact center solutions.

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Tricolor provides digital services, including satellite television and video streaming, for 12.2 million households throughout Russia. By deploying Genesys Engage, the omnichannel and multi-cloud customer engagement solution to be used by hundreds of operators, Tricolor can now interact with its customers all across the country via voice, chat, social networks, instant messaging and e-mail by seamlessly using a single platform.

The solution allows Tricolor to maintain the level of service regardless of communications channel. Tricolor can now also use speech analytics, allowing it to identify the reason for customers’ calls. This in turn provides the company valuable data insights in order to optimize internal processes and allow further self-service provision to end customers.

Working with Orange Business Services since 2018, Tricolor deployed this new solution on top of its existing infrastructure. The seamless transition to the new platform took only six weeks and did not impact current business processes nor the quality of services provided.

Orange Business Services experts first conducted an audit of the contact center’s internal procedures to draw up an analysis of functionality requirements. All stages of the contact center implementation were carried out in close cooperation with Tricolor.

“We are pleased that Tricolor chose us as a partner for this contact center implementation. An omnichannel platform makes it possible to engage with customers regardless of the communication channel. This is essential to provide a highly personalized customer experience. The benefits have already been seen by more than 500 of our customers around the world,” said Richard van Wageningen, senior vice president, IMEAR, Orange Business Services.

“Tricolor cares about its customers, so it sought to optimize and improve customer support. Thanks to this innovative solution, we can significantly speed up the processing of calls and provide an omnichannel service. The Genesys Engage platform allows a contact center employee to see complete information on all customer requests in real time. They can then provide the necessary operational support regardless of the communication channel. In our database, there are already more than a 1.5 million user requests. Further data collection will make the work of the contact center even more effective. Introducing speech analytics allows enterprises to automate the assessment of service quality and improve interaction with customers,” said Ekaterina Pavlova, director of the service department of Tricolor.

About Orange Business Services

Orange Business Services is a network-native digital services company and the global enterprise division of the Orange Group. It connects, protects and innovates for enterprises around the world to support sustainable business growth. Leveraging its connectivity and system integration expertise throughout the digital value chain, Orange Business Services is well placed to support global businesses in areas such as software-defined networks, multi-cloud services, Data and AI, smart mobility services, and cybersecurity. It securely accompanies enterprises across every stage of the data lifecycle end-to-end, from collection, transport, storage and processing to analysis and sharing.

With companies thriving on innovation, Orange Business Services places its customers at the heart of an open collaborative ecosystem. This includes its 27,000 employees, the assets and expertise of the Orange Group, its technology and business partners, and a pool of finely selected start-ups. More than 3,000 multinational enterprises, as well as two million professionals, companies and local communities in France, put their trust in Orange Business Services.

For more information, visit www.orange-business.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and our blogs.

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with revenues of 42 billion euros in 2019 and 257 million customers worldwide at 30 September 2020. Orange is listed on the Euronext Paris (ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (ORAN). In December 2019, Orange presented its new “Engage 2025” strategic plan, guided by social and environmental accountability. While accelerating in growth areas, such as B-to-B services and placing data and AI at the heart of innovation, the entire Orange Group will be an attractive and responsible employer.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services Limited.

About Tricolor

Tricolor is the multiplatform operator, providing the complex of digital services including television throughout Russia. Tricolor creates the complex informational and entertaining media scene for all the family members, accessible from any device, anywhere and at any time.

Along with traditional viewing of TV through the satellite Tricolor’s customers can use internet connection for viewing TV channels, as well as broadcast control options (rewind, pause, TV history data). In 2019 Tricolor launched an online cinema that is accessible to subscribers upon connection of hybrid receiving equipment to Internet or in an application “Tricolor Kino I TV” on smartphones, tablets or Smart TV, and on web at kino.tricolor.tv. Also the operator provides access to the service “Satellite Internet” and the service “Smart Home”.

By the end of 3Q 2020, the total customer base of the operator was 12.206 million households, including 10 million HDTV subscribers and more than 185,000 UHD clients. The number of users of the Internet project is 1.2 million.

Press:

Elizabeth Mayeri, Orange Business Services, [email protected], +1 212 251 2086

Anastasiia Sokolovskaia, Tricolor, Head of Press Office, [email protected]

++7 (812) 332 68 68 (+5513),

++7 (911) 095 41 55,

++7 (981) 910 30 95 (WhatsApp, Viber)

Tricolor.tv

bblog.tricolor.tv

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Polygiene launching improved ViralOff technology with lifetime of garment washability

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STOCKHOLM, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Polygiene is launching its newly developed formula of ViralOff® with lifetime of garment washability1, proving performance against SARS-CoV-2 with over 99% reduction of microbes in the material within two hours2. This also results in longer lasting products, which means a reduced impact on the environment. The new formula is being applied by a number of partners as we speak and is ready for high volume deliveries in January 2021.

“There has been some confusion in the market as claims to washability wrongly rely on tests that are not antiviral, but rather antibacterial. We have therefore developed a treatment that provides an antiviral effect according to global test standard ISO18184:2019 (Determination of antiviral activity of textile products) and really meets the antimicrobial and antiviral claims that we make”, says Daniel Röme. Chief Technology Innovation Officer at Polygiene.

“Demand has been high from the fashion and lifestyle segments for an improved formula of Polygiene ViralOff that will have lifetime washability with a maintained high level of viral reduction. As the pandemic has evolved, there seems to be a consensus on the fact that antimicrobial materials will be the `new normal’ in products such as garments, bags, often-touched items, cleaning and home products and more, going forward. This regardless of the number of vaccines that are being developed, which we hope will put a stop to or slow down this global pandemic. I believe that when the world is re-opening, this feature will be highly valued by many people”, concludes Ulrika Björk, CEO Polygiene.

We still believe that fewer washes are always a good thing. However, we also want to make sure that products that need to be washed, keep their effectiveness, get an extended lifetime and are not thrown away too early.

Polygiene ViralOff® is an antimicrobial treatment added to textiles and other products to protect the treated article itself from contamination and is not intended to cure or prevent diseases. 

1 Lifetime of garment washability is set to 30 washes.

2 Polygiene ViralOff® is proven to reduce tested viruses by over 99% on the material within two hours as per international standard test ISO18184:2019 on SARS-CoV-2. Washing made according to standard BS EN ISO 105-C08 (polyester).

Press contact: Ulrika Björk, [email protected], +46 70 921 12 75

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About Polygiene

As the world leader in stays fresh and odor control technologies, we want to change the way we view clothes – from fast consumables to durables. We treat clothes, home products and textiles to help people stay fresh, wash less and let clothes and products live longer. Over 140 global premium-brands have chosen to use the Polygiene brand with their products. Polygiene is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information: www.polygiene.com. Erik Penser Bank AB acts as its Certified Adviser. Phone: +46 8- 463 83 00, e-mail: [email protected].

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Cellcom Israel Announces Sharing Network Partner Has Not Made Payment

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NETANYA, Israel, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the “Company”) announced today that its cellular sharing network partner, Marathon 018 Xfone Ltd., or Xfone, has not paid the monthly payment due October 31, 2020, under the sharing network agreement, or Debt.  

The Company issued a demand for the immediate payment of the Debt to Xfone and intends to act diligently to exercise its rights under the agreement.

At this preliminary stage, the Company cannot assess the implications on the Company’s results.

For additional details regarding the materiality of the network sharing agreement on the Company’s results, see the Company’s 2019 annual report on Form 20-F, dated March 23, 2020, under “Item 3. Risk Factors – Our network sharing agreements consideration constitute a significant portion of our revenues” and Item 4. Information on the Company – B. Business Overview – Networks and Infrastructure – Network sharing agreements”.


About Cellcom Israel

Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is a leading Israeli communications group, providing a wide range of communications services. Cellcom Israel is the largest Israeli cellular provider, providing its cellular subscribers with a broad range of services including cellular telephony, roaming services, text and multimedia messaging, advanced cellular and data services and other value-added services in the areas of  mobile office, data protection etc., based on Cellcom Israel’s technologically advanced infrastructure. The Company operates advanced networks enabling high-speed broadband and advanced multimedia services. Cellcom Israel offers nationwide customer service including telephone customer service, retail stores, and service and sale centers. Cellcom Israel further provides OTT TV services, internet infrastructure and connectivity services and international calling services, as well as landline telephone services in Israel.  Cellcom Israel’s shares are traded both on the New York Stock Exchange (CEL) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (CEL). For additional information please visit the Company’s website http://investors.cellcom.co.il.

 



Company Contact

Shai Amsalem
Chief Financial Officer
[email protected]
Tel: +972-52-998-4774



Investor Relations Contact

Elad Levy
Investor Relations Manager
[email protected]
Tel: +972-52-998-4774

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51job, Inc. to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on November 19, 2020

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — 51job, Inc. (Nasdaq: JOBS) (“51job” or the “Company”), a leading provider of integrated human resource services in China, announced today that it will report its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 after the market closes on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

About 51job

Founded in 1998, 51job is a leading provider of integrated human resource services in China. With a comprehensive suite of HR solutions, 51job meets the needs of enterprises and job seekers through the entire talent management cycle, from initial recruitment to employee retention and career development. The Company’s main online recruitment platforms (http://www.51job.com, http://www.yingjiesheng.com, http://www.51jingying.com, http://www.lagou.com, and http://www.51mdd.com), as well as mobile applications, connect millions of people with employment opportunities every day. 51job also provides a number of other value-added HR services, including business process outsourcing, training, professional assessment, campus recruitment, executive search and compensation analysis. 51job has a call center in Wuhan and a nationwide network of sales and service locations spanning more than 30 cities across China.

Contact
Investor Relations, 51job, Inc.
Tel: +86-21-6879-6250
Email: [email protected]

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First IoT Customer License Contract for Elliptic Labs

First IoT Customer License Contract for Elliptic Labs

Enabling presence detection and 3D touchless gestures for smart refrigerators’ large displays

OSLO, Norway–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
In a groundbreaking announcement marking Elliptic Labs’ (OSE: ELABS-ME) entrance into the IoT market, Elliptic Labs has secured an agreement to license its software to a large Smart Appliance OEM in Asia. The license will allow the OEM to integrate Elliptic Labs’ AI Virtual Smart Sensor technology into their smart refrigerators.

The OEM’s smart refrigerators have large displays used to watch television, shop online, and listen to music. By licensing Elliptic Labs’ AI Virtual Gesture Sensor and AI Virtual Presence Sensor, the OEM will have the ability to add unprecedented contextual awareness, touchless gestures and intelligence to their smart refrigerator interfaces, greatly enhancing the users’ experience.

The AI Virtual Presence Sensor will enable the smart refrigerator’s screen to turn on or off based on user distance, and the AI Virtual Gesture Sensor will enable users to perform in-air touchless gestures to change the recipe they’re reviewing, the music they’re listening to, or scroll through a website they’re visiting. Together, these virtual software sensors will eliminate the need to touch the screen, greatly improving screen cleanliness and increasing user safety by reducing the transmission of germs, food bacteria, and even simple smudges.

“The innovation, power, and value of Elliptic Labs’ Virtual Smart Sensor software is driving strong growth both in our traditional markets and in new verticals, as demonstrated by this agreement,” said Laila Danielsen, CEO of Elliptic Labs. “Leading OEMs understand how vital innovation is to their continued success, which is why they partner with us to strengthen the quality of their user experiences. More and more smart refrigerators have large screens to extend their usability, enabling things like TV viewing, online shopping, and music listening. Bringing our AI Virtual Smart Sensors to these smart refrigerators simplifies and improves how people can unlock these new experiences.”

About Elliptic Labs

Elliptic Labs is headquartered in Norway with presence in the USA, China, South-Korea, and Japan. Founded in 2006 as a research spin-off from Norway’s Oslo University, it is now a global enterprise targeting the smartphone, laptop, IoT, and automotive markets. The Company’s patented AI software combines ultrasound and sensor-fusion algorithms to deliver intuitive 3D gesture, proximity, and presence sensing experiences. Its scalable AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform creates software-only sensors that are sustainable, eco-friendly, and already deployed in over 100 million devices. Elliptic Labs is the only software company in the market that has delivered detection capabilities using AI software, ultrasound and sensor-fusion deployed at scale. Elliptic Labs’ technology and IP are developed in Norway and solely owned by the Company.

PR Contacts:

Patrick Tsui

[email protected]

Investor Relations:

Thor A. Talhaug

[email protected]

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INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Hardware Data Management Consumer Electronics Technology Software

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Fang to Hold 2020 Annual General Meeting on December 21, 2020

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BEIJING, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Fang Holdings Limited (NYSE: SFUN) (“Fang” or the “Company”), a leading real estate Internet portal in China, today announced it would hold its 2020 annual general meeting of shareholders at Fang’s Beijing headquarters at Tower A, No. 20 Guogongzhuang Middle Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100070, People’s Republic of China on December 21, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (Beijing time). The proposal to be submitted for shareholders’ approval at the annual general meeting is the re-election of Mr. Changming Yan as an independent director of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), a member of the audit committee and the compensation committee of the Board, and a member and the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board.

The record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of the annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof has been set as November 20, 2020. Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the annual general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person.

About Fang

Fang operates a leading real estate Internet portal in China in terms of the number of page views and visitors to its websites. Through its websites, Fang provides primarily marketing, listing, leads generation and financial services for China’s fast-growing real estate and home furnishing and improvement sectors. Its user-friendly websites support active online communities and networks of users seeking information on, and value-added services for, the real estate and home furnishing and improvement sectors in China. Fang currently maintains approximately 74 offices to focus on local market needs and its website and database contains real estate related content covering 665 cities in China. For more information about Fang, please visit http://ir.fang.com.

 

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Arçelik Named Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Once Again

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Arcelik’s ongoing commitment to sustainability has resulted in the company being named an industry leader for the second year running

ISTANBUL, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Arçelik has been named the “Industry Leader” in the Durable Home Appliances category for the second year in a row in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, which evaluates the sustainability performance of the world’s largest companies. It is also the fourth consecutive year that Arçelik is the only Turkish Industrial company to be listed in the DJSI Emerging Markets Category.

Sustainability is one of Arçelik’s top priorities and the company’s ethos is “Respecting the World, Respected Worldwide”. Evaluating the company’s place in the index, Arçelik CEO Hakan Bulgurlu said, “Being selected as the Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, which represents the gold standard in corporate sustainability, is an important achievement that demonstrates we are on the right track. We are proud of this success we have achieved together with all our employees. We have set an exemplary standard for the companies in our industry to follow. We have become carbon neutral in 2019 and 2020 global production thanks to the “Energy Efficient Refrigerators Carbon Credit Finance Project” in Turkey. Within the scope of the project, at Arçelik, we obtained the right to 305.407 tonnes of VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) carbon credits which have been used to offset our 2019 and 2020 global direct and indirect (Scope 1 and 2) GHG emissions. We plan to invest an additional $50 million in renewable energy and energy efficiency for the future of our planet in the coming years. Together with our brands we will continue to design environmentally friendly products, continue our efforts on energy and water efficient production and implement social projects across the globe, helping combat food waste and encourage healthy living. We are expanding our goals by implementing our sustainability initiatives not only in the environmental field, but also in the social and governance spheres. We will continue to contribute to the protection of our planet and encourage others to live a more sustainable lifestyle.”

Arçelik, which continues to commission pioneering studies into combating climate change, published its 2030 objectives in its 12th Sustainability Report and declared that they will establish a 15 MW renewable energy system in its own production facilities by 2030. Arçelik, which used 100% green electricity in 2019 for its Turkey and Romania operations, aims to use 100% green electricity in all global production facilities by 2030. Besides, Arcelik aims to decrease the energy consumption used to produce each product by 45% by 2030 (compared to 2015 baseline in South Africa, Russia, Turkey, Romania, China, Thailand and Pakistan plants).

Arçelik, Turkey’s first and only industrial company which owns two WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Recycling Facilities, achieved 315 GWh energy savings and 6.4 million tons of water savings by replacing old high energy and water consuming products with energy and water efficient products regardless of the brand since 2014. The old products collected from the market are being sent to Arçelik WEEE Recycling Facilities where they are recycled. The saving generated is equivalent to nearly 39 million households’ daily electricity consumption and 7.9 million households daily water consumption. By recycling these waste products, we have prevented approximately 155,000 tons of CO2 emissions.

Notes to editors

Arçelik has featured in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) since 2017. The DJSI evaluates company’s performance in various areas that cover all aspects of sustainability, such as management, financing, supply chain, transparency, human rights and combating climate change. Created by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index selects the most sustainable companies from 61 industries and serves as a reference point for investors who integrate sustainability issues into their portfolios.

About Arçelik

With over 30,000 employees throughout the world, 12 brands (Arçelik, Beko, Grundig, Blomberg, ElektraBregenz, Arctic, Leisure, Flavel, Defy, Altus, Dawlance, Voltas Beko), sales and marketing offices in 34 countries, and 22 production facilities in 8 countries, Arçelik offers products and services in nearly 150 countries. As Europe’s second largest white goods company according to market share ranking based on quantity, Arçelik reached a consolidated turnover of 5 billion Euros in 2019. With almost 70% of its profits coming from the international markets, Arçelik is the R&D leader in Turkey – holding more than 3,000 international patent applications to date with the efforts of 1,600 researchers in 15 R&D and Design Centers in Turkey and R&D Offices across five countries.

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