在7月下旬召開(kāi)的第二季度財(cái)報(bào)電話(huà)會(huì)議中，Otis首席執(zhí)行官Judy Marks和首席財(cái)務(wù)官Rahul Ghai都用了“穩(wěn)健”（solid）這個(gè)詞來(lái)形容奧的斯——這家剛獨(dú)立的公司——在2020年上半年的業(yè)績(jī)。要知道，這段期間有許多挑戰(zhàn)，主要是來(lái)自全球的新冠肺炎疫情。據(jù)某雜志8月的報(bào)道，今年的挑戰(zhàn)對(duì)奧的斯來(lái)說(shuō)并不完全是壞消息：隨著中國(guó)和整個(gè)亞太地區(qū)（印度除外）業(yè)務(wù)的持續(xù)復(fù)蘇，奧的斯看到了市場(chǎng)對(duì)其無(wú)接觸技術(shù)和物聯(lián)網(wǎng)技術(shù)的興趣和需求日益增加，盡管目前還沒(méi)在收益上反映出來(lái)。在最近的一項(xiàng)試點(diǎn)計(jì)劃中，奧的斯為美國(guó)康涅狄格州的快活賭場(chǎng)（Foxwoods Resort Casino）配備了手勢(shì)和語(yǔ)音的電梯操控技術(shù)。該賭場(chǎng)的管理人員稱(chēng)，這是第一個(gè)擁有這樣的技術(shù)的賭場(chǎng)。奧的斯市場(chǎng)與產(chǎn)品策略副總裁Chris Smith則表示，他預(yù)計(jì)全球市場(chǎng)對(duì)這種技術(shù)的需求即使在新冠肺炎疫情穩(wěn)定之后也會(huì)繼續(xù)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.