有了科技加持，奧的斯在2020年上半年表現“穩健”

在7月下旬召開的第二季度財報電話會議中，Otis首席執行官Judy Marks和首席財務官Rahul Ghai都用了“穩健”（solid）這個詞來形容奧的斯——這家剛獨立的公司——在2020年上半年的業績。要知道，這段期間有許多挑戰，主要是來自全球的新冠肺炎疫情。據某雜志8月的報道，今年的挑戰對奧的斯來說并不完全是壞消息：隨著中國和整個亞太地區（印度除外）業務的持續復蘇，奧的斯看到了市場對其無接觸技術和物聯網技術的興趣和需求日益增加，盡管目前還沒在收益上反映出來。在最近的一項試點計劃中，奧的斯為美國康涅狄格州的快活賭場（Foxwoods Resort Casino）配備了手勢和語音的電梯操控技術。該賭場的管理人員稱，這是第一個擁有這樣的技術的賭場。奧的斯市場與產品策略副總裁Chris Smith則表示，他預計全球市場對這種技術的需求即使在新冠肺炎疫情穩定之后也會繼續增加。

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.