有了科技加持，奥的斯在2020年上半年表现“稳健”

在7月下旬召开的第二季度财报电话会议中，Otis首席执行官Judy Marks和首席财务官Rahul Ghai都用了“稳健”（solid）这个词来形容奥的斯——这家刚独立的公司——在2020年上半年的业绩。要知道，这段期间有许多挑战，主要是来自全球的新冠肺炎疫情。据某杂志8月的报道，今年的挑战对奥的斯来说并不完全是坏消息：随着中国和整个亚太地区（印度除外）业务的持续复苏，奥的斯看到了市场对其无接触技术和物联网技术的兴趣和需求日益增加，尽管目前还没在收益上反映出来。在最近的一项试点计划中，奥的斯为美国康涅狄格州的快活赌场（Foxwoods Resort Casino）配备了手势和语音的电梯操控技术。该赌场的管理人员称，这是第一个拥有这样的技术的赌场。奥的斯市场与产品策略副总裁Chris Smith则表示，他预计全球市场对这种技术的需求即使在新冠肺炎疫情稳定之后也会继续增加。

BUOYED BY TECHNOLOGY, OTIS REFLECTS ON A “SOLID” FIRST HALF

In a second-quarter earnings call in late July, "solid" is how Otis CEO Judy Marks and Chief Financial Officer Rahul Ghai described the recently independent company's performance in the first half of 2020 — a year that presented challenges, mostly from the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis hasn't been all bad news for Otis: With continued business recovery in China and across the Asia-Pacific region (other than in India), the company is seeing interest in and demand for touchless and Internet of Things technology increase, although this isn't yet reflected by earnings, the Hartford Business Journal reported in August. In a pilot program, Otis recently installed gesture- and voice-activated elevator technology at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. A casino official says it is the first casino to do so, and Otis Vice President of Marketing and Product Strategy Chris Smith says he expects demand for such technology to increase worldwide, even after the pandemic.