CLPS Incorporation Reports Financial Results for the Second Half and Full Year of Fiscal 2020

HONG KONG, Oct. 23, 2020 — CLPS Incorporation (the "Company" or "CLPS") (Nasdaq: CLPS), today announced its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and full year of fiscal year 2020.

Second Half of Fiscal 2020 Highlights (all results compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019) 

  • Revenues increased by 37.2% to $46.8 million from $34.1 million.
  • Gross profit increased by 25.1% to $15.7 million from $12.6 million.
  • Net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders was $0.6 million, or $0.04 basic and diluted earnings per share, compared to net loss attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders of $1.8 million, or $0.13 basic and diluted losses per share.
  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders1 increased by 200.9% to $3.5 million, or $0.23 basic and diluted earnings per share, compared to $1.2 million, or $0.08 basic and diluted earnings per share (See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a discussion of such measures as used in this press release).

Fiscal Year 2020 Highlights (all results compared to the twelve months ended June 30, 2019) 

  • Revenues increased by 37.7% to $89.4 million from $64.9 million.
  • Gross profit increased by 31.0% to $31.1 million from $23.8 million.
  • Net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders was $2.9 million, or $0.20 basic and diluted earnings per share, compared to net loss attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders of $3.3 million, or $0.24 basic and diluted losses per share.
  • Non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders1 increased by 85.3% to $6.9 million, or $0.47 basic and diluted earnings per share, compared to $3.7 million, or $0.27 basic and diluted earnings per share (See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a discussion of such measures as used in this press release).

Mr. Raymond Lin, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CLPS, commented, "As the disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic persists, the health and safety of our employees and their families, as well as our customers and business partners, have been and will continue to be our top priority. Despite the current circumstances, we are pleased to see stable growth in the second half and full year of fiscal 2020 in both our international and local markets. This year, we acquired Ridik to further expand our business in the Southeast Asia; in addition, we opened CLPS California, which will support our U.S. market. Locally, we have invested in Shenzhen Huaqin Robotics and Guangdong Zhichuang Software Technology to further enrich our business services and to provide better service to our clients."

"Cultivating young talent has always been important to us. We are currently cooperating with Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong and its information technology program to maintain a robust applicant pool and recruit young talent to join our company." 

"Going forward, we will continue to expand our business and grow our market share, both internationally and locally. We hope to achieve sustainable, high-quality growth for CLPS as we create long-term value for our shareholders."

Ms. Rui Yang, acting Chief Financial Officer of CLPS, commented, "During the second half and full year of fiscal 2020, we are pleased to announce that our revenue increased by double digits year-over-year, by 37.2% and 37.7%, respectively. Net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders was $0.6 million in the second half and $2.9 million in the full year of fiscal 2020. Our basic and diluted earnings per share in the second half of fiscal 2020 was $0.04, and $0.20 for the full-year fiscal 2020. Our non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share in the second half of fiscal year 2020 was $0.23, and $0.47 for the full year of fiscal 2020. With our strong balance sheet and outstanding services, we are fully confident in our ability to deliver sustainable value for our shareholders."

Second Half and Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results

Revenues

In the second half of fiscal 2020, revenues increased by $12.7 million, or 37.2%, to $46.8 million from $34.1 million in the prior year period. For the year ended June 30, 2020, revenues increased by $24.5 million, or 37.7%, to $89.4 million from $64.9 million in the prior year period. This increase in revenue was mainly due to an increase in revenue from IT consulting services.

The number of clients increased by 53, or 30.5%, to 227 for the year ended June 30, 2020 from 174 in the prior year period.  Revenues from top five clients accounted for 47.3% and 50.7% of the Company’s total revenues for fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively, which reflects decreased in revenue dependence from major clients.

Revenues by Service

  • Revenue from IT consulting services increased by $13.5 million, or 42.3%, to $45.5 million and accounted for 97.2% of total revenue in the second half of fiscal 2020, up from $32.0 million, or 93.7% of total revenue, in the prior year period. For the year ended June 30, 2020, revenue from IT consulting services increased by $25.3 million, or 41.1%, to $87.1 million and accounted for 97.5% of total revenue, up from $61.8 million, or 95.1% of total revenue, in the prior year period. The increase was due to increased demand for the Company’s IT consulting service from banks and other financial institutions, primarily from existing clients. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, 40.0% and 47.5% of IT consulting services revenue were from international banks, respectively.
  • Revenue from customized IT solution services decreased by $1.0 million, or 45.4%, to $1.1 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from $2.1 million. Revenue from customized IT solution services decreased by $1.2 million, or 39.3%, to $1.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $3.0 million in the same period of the previous year. The decrease was primarily due to decreasing demand from existing clients.
  • Revenue from other services increased to $0.2 million in the second half of fiscal year 2020 from $0.04 million in the prior year period. Revenue from other services increased by $0.3 million, or 219.0%, to $0.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $0.1 million in the prior year period.

Revenues by Operational Areas

  • Revenue from banking area increased by $11.4 million, or 34.3% to $44.5 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $33.1 million in the prior year period. Revenue from banking area accounted for 49.8% and 51.2% of total revenues in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, respectively.
  • Revenue from wealth management area increased by $4.7 million, or 32.6% to $19.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $14.5 million in the prior year period. Revenue from wealth management area accounted for 21.5% and 22.4% of total revenues in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, respectively.
  • Revenue from e-Commerce area increased by $2.4 million, or 27.8% to $11.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $8.7 million in the prior year period. Revenue from e-Commerce area accounted for 12.4% and 13.4% of total revenues in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, respectively.
  • Revenue from automotive area increased by $1.6 million, or 77.3% to $3.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $2.0 million in the prior year period. Revenue from automotive area accounted for 4.1% and 3.2% of total revenues in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, respectively.

Revenues by Geography

Revenue generated outside of mainland China increased by 110.0% to $6.3 million in the second half of fiscal year 2020 from $3.0 million in the prior year period. Revenue generated outside of mainland China increased by 133.2% to $10.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2020 from $4.5 million in the prior year period, accounted for 11.8% of total revenue compared to 7.0% in the prior year period. The increase in revenue generated outside mainland China reflects the Company’s successful and continuous global expansion strategy.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit increased by $3.2 million, or 25.1%, to $15.7 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from $12.6 million in the prior year period. Gross margin in the second half of fiscal 2020 decreased to 33.6% compared to 36.9% in the prior year period. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to the increase in epidemic prevention cost during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Gross profit increased by $7.3 million, or 31.0%, to $31.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $23.8 million in the prior year period. Gross margin decreased to 34.8% for the year ended June 30, 2020, compared to 36.6% in the prior year period. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to the increase in epidemic prevention cost during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Operating Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses increased by $0.5 million, or 37.3%, to $1.7 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from $1.2 million in the prior year period. Selling and marketing expenses increased by $0.9 million, or 40.4%, to $3.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $2.2 million in the prior year. The increase was due to the increase of salary expenses as new staffs were hired, enabling the implementation of the Company’s global expansion strategy.

Research and development expenses increased by $0.5 million, or 9.7%, to $5.4 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from $4.9 million in the prior year period. Research and development expenses increased by $2.4 million, or 30.8%, to $10.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2020 from $8.0 million in the prior year period. The increase primarily resulted from the establishment of four new research projects and the Company’s continued R&D efforts in big data, blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI).

General and administrative expenses increased by $0.2 million, or 2.7%, to $8.4 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from $8.2 million in the prior year period. After excluding the impact of non-cash share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses2 increased by $0.4 million, or 8.0%, to $5.7 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from $5.3 million in the same period of the previous year. The increase in non-GAAP administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in administrative personnel and M&A related expenses as a result of business expansion.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $1.1 million, or 6.0%, to $16.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $17.4 million in the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease of $3.2 million non-cash share-based compensation expenses. After the deduction of non-cash share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses2 increased by $2.1 million, or 20.5%, to $12.6 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $10.4 million in the same period of the previous year. The increase in non-GAAP administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in administrative personnel and M&A related expenses as a result of business expansion.

Operating Income/Loss

Operating income increased by $1.82 million to $0.04 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from a loss of $1.78 million in the same period of the previous year. Operating margin was 0.1% in the second half of fiscal 2020, compared to -5.2% in the prior year period.

Operating income increased by $5.1 million to $1.3 million for the year ended June 30, 2020 from a loss of $3.8 million in the same period of the previous year. Operating margin was 1.4% for the year ended June 30, 2020, compared to -5.8% in the prior year period.

Other Income and Expenses

Total other income, net of other expenses increased to $1.1 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from $0.1 million in the prior year period.

Total other income, net of other expenses increased to $2.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $0.7 million in the prior year period.

Provision (Benefits) for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes increased by $0.5 million to $0.4 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from $0.1 million income tax benefits in the same period of the previous year, mainly due to the reduction in recoverable losses for some of the Company’s subsidiaries.

Provision for income taxes was $0.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.2 million in fiscal 2019, mainly due to the reduction in recoverable losses for some of the Company’s subsidiaries.

Net Income/Loss and EPS

Net income for the second half of fiscal 2020 increased by $2.5 million to $0.8 million from a net loss of $1.7 million in the prior year period. After excluding the impact of non-cash share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP net income3 increased by $2.4 million, or 196.7%, to $3.7 million in the second half of fiscal 2020 from $1.3 million in the same period of the previous year. After excluding the impact of non-controlling interests, net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders in the second half of fiscal 2020 was $0.6 million, or $0.04 basic and diluted earnings per share. After excluding the impact of non-cash share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders1 in the second half of fiscal 2020 was $3.5 million, or $0.23 basic and diluted earnings per share. This is compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders of $1.2 million, or $0.08 basic and diluted earnings per share, in the second half of fiscal 2019.

Net income for the year ended June 30, 2020 increased by $6.5 million to $3.1 million from a net loss of $3.4 million in the prior year period. The increase in net income was due to the decrease in non-cash share-based compensation expenses. After the deduction of non-cash share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP net income3 increased by $3.5 million, or 97.7%, to $7.1 million for the year ended June 30, 2020, from $3.6 million in the same period of the previous year. After the deduction of non-controlling interests, net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders for the year ended June 30, 2020, was $2.9 million, or $0.20 basic and diluted earnings per share. After excluding the impact of non-cash share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders1 for the year ended June 30, 2020, was $6.9 million, or $0.47 basic and diluted earnings per share. This is compared to non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders of $3.7 million, or $0.27 basic and diluted earnings per share, in the prior year period.

Cash Flow

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $12.7 million compared to $6.6 million as of June 30, 2019.

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $5.9 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 2020. Net cash provided by investing activities was approximately $0.2 million. Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $0.1 million. The effect of exchange rate change on cash was approximately negative $0.2. The Company believes that its current cash position and cash flow from operations are sufficient to meet its anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months.

Financial Outlook

For fiscal year 2021, the Company expects, absent material acquisitions or non-recurring transactions, total sales growth in the range of approximately 30% to 35%, non-GAAP net income growth in the range of approximately 32% to 37% compared to fiscal year 2020 financial results.

This forecast reflects the Company’s current and preliminary views, which are subject to change and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, potential accounting adjustments attributable to Ridik Pte. Ltd. acquisition as well as various risks and uncertainties facing the Company’s business and operations as identified in its public filings.

Exchange Rate

The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity as of June 30, 2020, were translated at 7.0651 RMB to 1.00 USD compared to 6.8650 RMB to 1.00 USD as of June 30, 2019. The equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to the income statements accounts for the periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were 7.0309 RMB to 1.00 USD and 6.8211 RMB to 1.00 USD, respectively. The change in the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar may affect our financial results reported in the U.S, dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying change in our business or results of operation.

Conference Call Information

The Company will hold a conference call at 8:30 am ET on October 23, 2020 to discuss second half and full year of fiscal 2020 results. Listeners may access the call by dialing:

U.S. Toll-Free:

+1-888-394-8218

U.S. Local /International:

+1-323-794-2588

Mainland China:

400 120 8590

Hong Kong:

800 961 384

To access the live webcast of the conference call, please visit this link. The live and archived webcast will also be available through the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.clpsglobal.com.

A replay of the call will be available through November 6, 2020 by dialing:

U.S. Toll-Free:

+1-844-512-2921

U.S. Local/International:

+1-412-317-6671

Passcode:

1612001

About CLPS Incorporation

Headquartered in Hong Kong, CLPS Incorporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CLPS) is a global leading information technology ("IT"), consulting and solutions service provider focusing on the banking, insurance and financial sectors. The Company serves as an IT solutions provider to a growing network of clients in the global financial industry, including large financial institutions in the US, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, and their PRC-based IT centers. The Company maintains 18 delivery and/or research & development centers to serve different customers in various geographic locations. Mainland China centers are located in Shanghai, Beijing, Dalian, Tianjin, Baoding, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. The remaining eight global centers are located in Hong Kong SAR, USA, UK, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and India. For further information regarding the Company, please visit: http://ir.clpsglobal.com/, or follow CLPS on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements made in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning and protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond the Company’s control, and which may cause the actual results, performance, capital, ownership or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All such statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s financial and operational performance in the second half and full year of fiscal 2020, its expectations of the Company’s future performance, its preliminary outlook and guidance offered in this presentation, as well as the risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s most recently filed SEC reports and filings. Such reports are available upon request from the Company, or from the Securities and Exchange Commission, including through the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. We have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date hereof, or after the respective dates on which any such statements otherwise are made.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information is prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"), except that the consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity, consolidated statements of cash flows, and the detailed notes have not been presented. The Company uses non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders, and basic and diluted non-GAAP net income per share, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP operating income is operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP operating margin is non-GAAP operating income as a percentage of revenues. Non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders is net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders excluding share-based compensation expenses. Basic and diluted non-GAAP net income per share is non-GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders divided by weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share. The Company believes that separate analysis and exclusion of the non-cash impact of share-based compensation expenses clarity to the constituent parts of its performance. The Company reviews these non-GAAP financial measures together with GAAP financial measures to obtain a better understanding of its operating performance. It uses the non-GAAP financial measure for planning, forecasting and measuring results against the forecast. The Company believes that non-GAAP financial measure is useful supplemental information for investors and analysts to assess its operating performance without the effect of non-cash share-based compensation expenses, which have been and will continue to be significant recurring expenses in its business. However, the use of non-GAAP financial measures has material limitations as an analytical tool. One of the limitations of using non-GAAP financial measures is that they do not include all items that impact the Company’s net income for the period. In addition, because non-GAAP financial measures are not measured in the same manner by all companies, they may not be comparable to other similar titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider non-GAAP financial measure in isolation from or as an alternative to the financial measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company encourages investors to carefully consider its results under GAAP, as well as its supplemental non-GAAP information and the reconciliation between these presentations, to more fully understand its business. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP and GAAP Results" near the end of this release.

Contact:    

CLPS Incorporation
Rhon Galicha
Investor Relations Office 
Phone: +86-182-2192-5378
Email: ir@clpsglobal.com

1 Non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s shareholders is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as net income attributable to the Company excluding share-based compensation expenses. Please refer to the section titled "Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" for details.

2 Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as general and administrative expenses excluding share-based compensation expenses. Please refer to the section titled "Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" for details.

3 Non-GAAP net income is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is defined as net income excluding share-based compensation expenses. Please refer to the section titled "Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" for details.

 

 

CLPS INCORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in U.S. dollars ("$"), except for number of shares)

As of June 30,

 As of December 31,

2020

(Audited)

2019

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

12,652,120

$

11,234,260

Short-term investments

636,934

Accounts receivable, net

25,753,856

20,857,441

Escrow receivable

200,000

Prepayments, deposits and other assets, net

1,280,967

1,998,499

Prepaid income tax

15,780

524,352

Amounts due from related parties

169,185

252,706

Total Current Assets

40,508,842

35,067,258

Property and equipment, net

452,472

471,886

Intangible assets, net

1,144,579

1,240,490

Goodwill

2,118,700

2,184,001

Long-term investments

680,131

1,102,691

Prepayments, deposits and other assets, net

244,387

220,661

Deferred tax assets, net

203,247

251,912

Total Assets

$

45,352,358

$

40,538,899

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities

Short-term bank loans

$

2,161,239

$

802,514

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

489,043

1,006,896

Tax payables

1,426,614

1,178,472

Contract liabilities

755,178

1,241,706

Salaries and benefits payable

11,522,268

10,789,713

Total Current Liabilities

16,354,342

15,019,301

Long-term bank loans

22,554

Deferred tax liabilities

163,163

192,127

Unrecognized tax benefits

194,939

 TOTAL LIABILITIES

16,734,998

15,211,428

Commitments and Contingencies

Shareholders’ Equity

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 15,930,330
       shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020; 13,913,201 shares
       issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019. *

1,593

1,425

Additional paid-in capital

28,586,048

25,648,785

Statutory reserves

2,803,811

2,331,138

Retained earnings

(2,680,143)

(2,776,767)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,362,665)

(960,744)

Total CLPS Incorporation’s Shareholders’ Equity

27,348,644

24,243,837

Non-controlling Interests

1,268,716

1,083,634

Total Shareholders’ Equity

28,617,360

25,327,471

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$

45,352,358

$

40,538,899

* The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the nominal share issuance.

 

 

CLPS INCORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in U.S. dollars ("$"), except for number of shares)

For the six months ended

June 30,

2020

2019

Revenues

$

46,847,534

$

34,137,189

Less: Cost of revenues (note 1)

(31,104,457)

(21,552,693)

Gross profit

15,743,077

12,584,496

Operating expenses:

Selling and marketing expenses (note 1)

1,655,650

1,206,153

Research and development expenses

5,416,455

4,939,522

General and administrative expenses (note 1)

8,446,840

8,223,126

Other operating expense

187,496

Total operating expenses

15,706,441

14,368,801

Income (loss) from operations

36,636

(1,784,305)

Subsidies and other income, net

1,163,956

156,352

Other expenses

(77,229)

(30,712)

Income (loss) before income tax and share of loss in equity
    investees

1,123,363

(1,658,665)

Provision (benefits) for income taxes

446,601

(56,283)

Income (loss) before share of income in equity investees

676,762

(1,602,382)

Share of income in equity investees, net of tax

107,895

(145,329)

Net income (loss)

784,657

(1,747,711)

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

215,359

89,434

Net income (loss) attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s
    shareholders

$

569,298

$

(1,837,145)

Other comprehensive loss (income)

Foreign currency translation loss

$

(432,198)

$

(58,964)

Less: foreign currency translation (loss) gain attributable to non-
    controlling interest

(30,277)

2,052

Other comprehensive loss attributable to CLPS
    Incorporation’s shareholders

$

 

(401,921)

$

 

(61,016)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to

CLPS Incorporation shareholders

$

167,377

$

(1,898,161)

Non-controlling interests

184,562

1

91,486

$

351,939

$

(1,806,675)

Basic earnings  (loss) per common share*

$

0.04

$

(0.13)

Weighted average number of share outstanding – basic

15,169,655

13,889,460

Diluted  earnings (loss) per common share*

$

0.04

$

(0.13)

Weighted average number of share outstanding – diluted (note 2)

15,212,010

13,889,460

Note:

(1)    Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:
        
Cost of revenues

9,042

9,472

Selling and marketing expenses

181,257

46,100

General and administrative expenses

2,747,132

2,946,803

(2)  All dilutive potential common shares had anti-dilutive impact and were excluded in computation of diluted
earnings per share in the period when loss was reported.

* The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the nominal share issuance.

 

 

CLPS INCORPORATION

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP AND GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollars ("$"), except for number of shares)

For the six months ended 

June 30,

2020

2019

Cost of revenues

$

(31,104,457)

$

(21,552,693)

Less: share-based compensation expenses

9,042

9,472

Non-GAAP cost of revenues

$

(31,095,415)

$

(21,543,221)

Selling and marketing expenses

$

1,655,650

$

1,206,153

Less: share-based compensation expenses

181,257

46,100

Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses

$

1,474,393

$

1,160,053

General and administrative expenses

$

8,446,840

$

8,223,126

Less: share-based compensation expenses

2,747,132

2,946,803

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

$

5,699,708

$

5,276,323

Operating income (loss)

$

36,636

$

(1,784,305)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

2,937,431

3,002,375

Non-GAAP operating income

$

2,974,067

$

1,218,070

Operating margin

0.1%

(5.2%)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

6.2%

8.8%

Non-GAAP operating margin

6.3%

3.6%

Net income (loss)

$

784,657

$

(1,747,711)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

2,937,431

3,002,375

Non-GAAP net income

$

3,722,088

$

1,254,664

Net income (loss) attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s
shareholders

$

569,298

$

(1,837,145)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

2,937,431

3,002,375

Non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS
Incorporation’s shareholders

3,506,729

1,165,230

$

$

Weighted average number of share outstanding used
in computing GAAP and non-GAAP basic earnings

15,169,655

13,889,460

GAAP basic earnings (loss) per common share

$

0.04

$

(0.13)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

0.19

0.21

Non-GAAP basic earnings per common share

$

0.23

$

0.08

Weighted average number of share outstanding used
in computing GAAP diluted earnings

15,212,010

13,889,460

Add: effect of dilutive securities (note 1)

184,316

Weighted average number of share outstanding used
in computing non-GAAP diluted earnings

15,212,010

14,073,776

GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per common share

$

0.04

$

(0.13)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

0.19

0.21

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per common share

$

0.23

$

0.08

Note:

(1)   All dilutive potential common shares had anti-dilutive impact and were excluded in computation of 

GAAP diluted earnings per share in the period when loss was reported.

 

 

CLPS INCORPORATION

AUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in U.S. dollars ("$"), except for number of shares)

As of June 30,

2020

2019

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

12,652,120

$

6,601,335

Short-term investments

636,934

1,791,697

Accounts receivable, net

25,753,856

19,263,584

Escrow receivable

200,000

Prepayments, deposits and other assets, net

1,280,967

1,028,154

Prepaid income tax

15,780

630,790

Amounts due from related parties

169,185

230,540

Total Current Assets

40,508,842

29,746,100

Property and equipment, net

452,472

566,591

Intangible assets, net

1,144,579

427,769

Goodwill

2,118,700

447,790

Long-term investments

680,131

914,006

Prepayments, deposits and other assets, net

244,387

222,507

Deferred tax assets, net

203,247

338,221

Total Assets

$

45,352,358

$

32,662,984

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities

Short-term bank loans

$

2,161,239

$

2,184,996

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

489,043

196,832

Tax payables

1,426,614

915,629

Deferred subsidies

109,250

Deferred revenues

124,192

Contract liabilities

755,178

Salaries and benefits payable

11,522,268

7,735,487

Total Current Liabilities

16,354,342

11,266,386

Long-term bank loans

22,554

Deferred tax liabilities

163,163

Unrecognized tax benefits

194,939

 TOTAL LIABILITIES

16,734,998

11,266,386

Commitments and Contingencies

Shareholders’ Equity

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized;
15,930,330 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020;
13,913,201 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019. *

1,593

1,391

Additional paid-in capital

28,586,048

24,276,622

Statutory reserves

2,803,811

1,833,802

Retained earnings

(2,680,143)

(4,509,729)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,362,665)

(813,650)

Total CLPS Incorporation’s Shareholders’ Equity

27,348,644

20,788,436

Non-controlling Interests

1,268,716

608,162

Total Shareholders’ Equity

28,617,360

21,396,598

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$

45,352,358

$

32,662,984

* The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the nominal share issuance.

 

 

CLPS INCORPORATION

AUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in U.S. dollars ("$"), except for number of shares)

For the years ended

June 30,

2020

2019

Revenues

$

89,415,798

$

64,932,937

Less: Cost of revenues (note 1)

(58,296,097)

(41,178,356)

Gross profit

31,119,701

23,754,581

Operating expenses:

Selling and marketing expenses (note 1)

3,059,877

2,179,029

Research and development expenses

10,436,975

7,978,883

General and administrative expenses (note 1)

16,343,936

17,384,393

Total operating expenses

29,840,788

27,542,305

Income (loss) from operations

1,278,913

(3,787,724)

Subsidies and other income, net

2,535,868

779,508

Other expenses

(107,322)

(92,429)

Income (loss) before income tax and share of income (loss) in
   equity investees

3,707,459

(3,100,645)

Provision for income taxes

835,444

186,615

Income (loss) before share of income (loss) in equity investees

2,872,015

(3,287,260)

Share of income (loss) in equity investees, net of tax

207,363

(145,329)

Net income (loss)

3,079,378

(3,432,589)

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

141,139

(162,813)

Net income (loss) attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s
   shareholders

$

2,938,239

$

(3,269,776)

Other comprehensive loss

Foreign currency translation loss

$

(571,943)

$

(429,348)

Less: foreign currency translation loss attributable to non-
   controlling interests

(22,928)

(17,375)

Other comprehensive loss attributable to CLPS
   Incorporation’s shareholders

$

(549,015)

$

(411,973)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to

CLPS Incorporation shareholders

$

2,389,224

$

(3,681,749)

Non-controlling interests

118,211

(180,188)

$

2,507,435

$

(3,861,937)

Basic earnings (loss) per common share*

$

0.20

$

(0.24)

Weighted average number of share outstanding – basic

14,689,224

13,843,764

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share*

$

0.20

$

(0.24)

Weighted average number of share outstanding – diluted (note 2)

14,692,299

13,843,764

Note:

(1)   Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows: 
       
Cost of revenues

14,110

 

9,472

Selling and marketing expenses

211,573

46,100

General and administrative expenses

3,778,397

6,960,517

(2)  All dilutive potential common shares had anti-dilutive impact and were excluded in computation of diluted 
earnings per share in the period when loss was reported.

* The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the nominal share issuance.

 

 

CLPS INCORPORATION

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP AND GAAP RESULTS

(Amounts in U.S. dollars ("$"), except for number of shares)

For the years ended 

June 30,

2020

2019

Cost of revenues

$

(58,296,097)

$

(41,178,356)

Less: share-based compensation expenses

14,110

9,472

Non-GAAP cost of revenues

$

(58,281,987)

$

(41,168,884)

Selling and marketing expenses

$

3,059,877

$

2,179,029

Less: share-based compensation expenses

211,573

46,100

Non-GAAP selling and marketing expenses

$

2,848,304

$

2,132,929

General and administrative expenses

$

16,343,936

$

17,384,393

Less: share-based compensation expenses

3,778,397

6,960,517

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

$

12,565,539

$

10,423,876

Operating  income (loss)

$

1,278,913

$

(3,787,724)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

4,004,080

7,016,089

Non-GAAP operating income

$

5,282,993

$

3,228,365

Operating Margin

1.4%

(5.8%)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

4.5%

10.8%

Non-GAAP operating margin

5.9%

5.0%

Net income (loss)

$

3,079,378

$

(3,432,589)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

4,004,080

7,016,089

Non-GAAP net income

$

7,083,458

$

3,583,500

Net income (loss) attributable to CLPS Incorporation’s
shareholders

$

2,938,239

$

(3,269,776)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

4,004,080

7,016,089

Non-GAAP net income attributable to CLPS
Incorporation’s shareholders

$

6,942,319

$

3,746,313

Weighted average number of share outstanding used in
computing GAAP and non-GAAP basic earnings

14,689,224

13,843,764

GAAP basic earnings (loss) per common share

$

0.20

$

(0.24)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

0.27

0.51

Non-GAAP basic earnings per common share

$

0.47

$

0.27

Weighted average number of share outstanding used in
computing GAAP diluted earnings

14,692,299

13,843,764

Add: effect of dilutive securities (note 1)

194,824

Weighted average number of share outstanding used in
computing non-GAAP diluted earnings

14,692,299

14,038,588

GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per common share

$

0.20

$

(0.24)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

0.27

0.51

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per common share

$

0.47

$

0.27

Note:

(1)   All dilutive potential common shares had anti-dilutive impact and were excluded in computation of 

GAAP diluted earnings per share in the period when loss was reported.

 

 

Related Links :

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Color Star Technology Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Continued Listing Deficiency Notice

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2020 — Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq CM: CSCW) (the "Company", or "Color Star"), a company engaged in the businesses of providing online and offline paid knowledge services for the media, entertainment and culture industries globally, today announced on October 16, 2020, the Company received a notification letter (the "Notification") from Nasdaq Listing Qualifications advising the Company that based upon the closing bid price for the Company’s ordinary shares for the past 30 consecutive business days, the Company no longer met the minimum $1.00 per share Nasdaq continued listing requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Notification also stated that Under Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company would be provided 180 calendar days, or until April 14, 2021, to regain compliance with the foregoing listing requirement. To do so, the bid price of the Company’s ordinary shares must close at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days prior to that date.

In the event the Company does not regain compliance by the first compliance deadline, the Company may be eligible for additional time to regain compliance. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. If the Company meets these requirements, the Nasdaq staff will inform the Company that it has been granted an additional 180 calendar days. However, if it appears to the Nasdaq staff that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is otherwise not eligible, the staff will provide notice that its securities will be subject to delisting.

The Company provides no assurance that its ordinary shares will trade at levels necessary to regain and maintain compliance with the above-referenced bid price rule before the compliance deadline. The Company intends to continue to monitor the bid price for its ordinary shares. If the Company’s ordinary shares do not trade at a level that is likely to regain compliance with the Nasdaq requirements, the Company’s Board of Directors will consider other options that may be available to achieve compliance.

About Color Star Technology

Color Star Technology Co, Ltd. (Nasdaq CM: CSCW) offers online and offline paid knowledge services for media, entertainment and culture industries globally. Its business operations are conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Color China Entertainment Ltd. and CACM Group NY, Inc. The Company’s online education is provided through its Color World music and entertainment education platform. The Company also offers after-school entertainment tutoring in New York via its joint venture entity Baytao LLC. More information about the Company can be found at www.colorstarinternational.com.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Specifically, the Company’s statements regarding its intention to cure the Nasdaq continued listing deficiency are forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are not guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following:  the Company’s goals and strategies; the Company’s future business development; product and service demand and acceptance; changes in technology; economic conditions; the growth of the educational and training services market in China and other countries where CSCW conducts its business; reputation and brand; the impact of competition and pricing; government regulations; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward–looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

For more information, please contact:

Tony Tian, CFA 
Email: ttian@weitianco.com
Phone: +1-732-910-9692

 

5G+, By All for All

Guangzhou will witness the 2020 World 5G Convention on November 26

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 23, 2020 — This article was written by the World 5G Convention Organizing Committee(reported by Science and Technology Daily):

The 2020 World 5G Convention, co-hosted by the People’s Government of Guangdong Province of the PRC, National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC, Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC, will be held in Guangzhou from November 26 to 28. The theme of the Convention is "5G+ By All for All ".

On March 4, a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee emphasized to speed up the construction of new infrastructures such as 5G networks and data centers. When General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Zhejiang, Shaanxi and other places this year, he successively gave important instructions on accelerating the construction of new infrastructure such as 5G.

With the deepening of a new round of global technological revolution and industrial transformation, 5G has become a priority development area in the world’s digital economy development strategy. According to the prediction of the Global Association for Mobile Communications Systems, by 2024, there will be nearly 1.2 billion 5G users worldwide. China Academy of Information and Communications Technology predicts that the cumulative investment in China’s 5G network construction is potential to reach RMB 1.2 trillion by 2025. It will fuel the upstream and downstream industrial chain and application investment in various industries to exceed RMB 3.5 trillion. From 2020 to 2025, China’s 5G commercial use will indirectly drive the total economic output of about RMB 24.8 trillion

The World 5G Convention is the world’s first international event in the 5G field, and it was held in Beijing for the first time in 2019. The Convention gathered experts and scholars as well as business executives from all over the world to conduct in-depth discussions centering on the theme of "5G – Change the World, Create the Future". Here is the list of the participants of the opening ceremony: Cai Qi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee; Wang Yong, State Councilor; Wang Zhigang, Minister of Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC; Miao Wei, former Minister of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC; and Lin Nianxiu, Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC. It fully embodies the high attention the Party and state leaders pay to 5G development.

The 2020 World 5G Convention will be held in Guangzhou, where it will gather important and influential scientists in the global information and communication field, world-renowned 5G service providers, and 5G industry application providers to conduct exchanges and discussions on cutting-edge technologies, industry trends, and innovative applications in the 5G field. The Convention will fully reflect the traction of 5G in the world’s new economic form and the importance of 5G in the new dual-cycle development pattern and highlight that 5G promotes the upgrading of traditional industries and a new digital life, "smartly benefits", demonstrating the role and value of 5G industry empowerment to the world.

According to the introduction released by the Organizing Committee of the World 5G Convention, the Convention will be held in a new click-and-mortar way, consisting of an opening ceremony, a main forum and summit forums. 5G and Media Industry Transformation Forum as well as 5G and Digital Life New Consumption Forum will be firstly held on November 25. The opening ceremony and the main forum will be held in the morning on November 26. Summit forums will be held successively from the afternoon on November 26 to 27, including Digital Economy Led by 5G and Sustainable Development Forum, 5G and the Greater Bay Area Development Forum, The 3rd AI & I Guangzhou International Summit 2020, 5G and Industrial Internet Forum, 5G and Public Health & Healthcare Forum, 5G and Smart Transportation Forum, 2020 International Seminar on Future Information Communication Technologies and Strategies, and so on. Extensive discussion will be made under different themes and in diverse fields.

During the Convention, an exhibition with an area of about 12,000 square meters will be held from November 26 to 28, displaying new life, new industries, new technologies and other themes. The interactive display space will be built around social production activities, including family life, health care, financial consumption, social communication, education and entertainment, transportation and logistics, production and manufacturing, urban management and other 5G application service scenarios. The exhibition will focus on displaying the outstanding cases of 5G applications so far, highlighting the achievements of 5G benefiting the public and empowering industries. Visitors can experience 5G smart life applications in person, have in-depth experience of the promotion of 5G to industrial production, and have a comprehensive understanding of the new technologies, new products in upstream and downstream of the 5G industrial chain.

In the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area issued by the Central Committee of the CPC and the State Council in February 2019, it is clearly stated that we should promote the new-generation information technologies and develop them into new pillar industries, and foster a number of major industrial projects in key areas such as new display technologies, new-generation communication technologies, 5G and mobile Internet.

As one of the organizers of the Convention, Guangdong province has been actively promoting the development of 5G industrial application. In 2019, Guangdong Province issued the Guangdong Provincial Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of 5G Industry (2019-2022), specifying the goal and direction for the development of 5G industry. As one of the first 5G pilot cities in China, Guangzhou attaches great importance to seizing the opportunity for the rapid development of 5G, accelerating the cultivation of new business types, new economies and new momenta, and creating new momentum led by science and technology, so as to provide important support for Guangzhou to realize the goal of "old city, new vitality". The Convention will explore the new starting point, new directions and new opportunities of 5G combining the development trend of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and taking account of the commercial implementation process, promote the integration of 5G into all industries, and link all things to benefit the public, and empower the construction of the Greater Bay Area.

The registration channel for participating the 2020 World 5G Convention and the exhibition is now open. For details, please refer to the official website of the Convention www.w5gc.com.

[Next@Acer] Acer Halo Smart Speaker Quietly Slips Under the Radar into the World

If you watched the announcement that was made by Acer last night, you might have thought that you already have all the information you need from Acer about their upcoming products that will lead into 2021. They did launch plenty of products last night that might be very compelling for your work from home set-up as well. In fact, if we count our press releases correctly, they had eight separate launches launching more than 20 individual products (this is quite normal, trust me).

There is one product that missed an appearance in the show though. If you checked back into their YouTube page though, you might have seen it. They also launched a smart speaker.

Acer Halo Smart Speaker | Acer

They call it the Acer Halo Smart Speaker, and it is a looker. Its transparent, glass looking thing at the bottom for its base is also an RGB light right that makes the speakers look as if it is dancing with you as you play music to it. Even if it is just responding to you, it just looks funky and light-hearted.

The overall design is just as industrial and pretty as you can expect a Google Nest to be. Like the Google made speaker, the Acer Halo Smart Speaker has a fabric mesh overall body that is shaped into a boxy tower. Underneath the mesh fabric is an LED display that can tell you the time or weather at a glance. You can even customise messages that is displayed on the LED panel.

Source: Acer

It is not just all show and no go though. The Acer Halo Smart Speaker is made with DTS Sound certification. That also means that the speaker is made with sound quality and enjoyment as well. If you put it in the living room, you could easily play a relaxing music through the speaker and sweet music will fill the air with its 360o projection. Its dual far-field speakers ensure that you could communicate with the speaker or give it commands, if you like, from anywhere in the room.

Why do you need to communicate with the speaker? It is a Smart Speaker, why would you not communicate with it? You can tell it to start your slow cooker, turn the TV on, turn the air-conditioning on, turn the washer on, and more, if all these things are Google Home enabled. The Halo Smart Speaker works with Google Assistant, the same one you have on your Android device. That also means that this works as a Google Home controller as well.

There is a curious matter of why Acer has made this product though. While we do find it intriguing and finding ourselves wanting one, Acer has not made any other significant smart home items. They introduced the AcerPure Cool and AcerPure Pro air purifying systems at Next@Acer. The only one that seems to be available globally at this time is the AcerPure Cool air purifier and that is not exactly a smart home product. It still operates with a traditional remote.

There are no mentions on the availability and pricing of the Acer Halo Smart Speaker. We have high hopes for this product though and are praying for it to land in this part of the world. It would make a good alternative to Google Nest, that is not officially available in Malaysia as well. Here is our fingers crossed, our toes as well.

South Korea and UK successfully held the 3rd Smart City International Symposium virtually, Presenting Blueprints for Resilience in Post-Corona Era

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 22, 2020 — The Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA) successfully concluded the third annual Smart City International Symposium "Resilience in Smart Cities" held on 14-15 October, with the collaboration with the UK.

Due to the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19, symposium this year was broadcasted live, and the two-day virtual event was attended by over 4,020 viewers with a peak of 605 concurrent viewers.

The symposium started with the opening remarks of Bong-soo Son, the President of KAIA, and Nam-chun Park, the Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City and Simon Smith, the British Ambassador to South Korea greeted the participants with their congratulatory speech.

In the first day of the symposium, Mayor of Bristol City Marvin Rees, provided a keynote speech "Connecting Bristol : our Smart City Approach" to share vision and technologies of Bristol Smart City and lessons learned from their experiences.

At the following ‘Talk Concert’ coordinated by Managing Director of KAIA Sang-hoon Lee, the Chief Advisor of Korean Smart City Special Committee Kab-sung Kim said, "Cooperation between citizens, private and public sector is the most important element in Smart Cities". 

On the second day of the symposium, four sessions of presentations and discussions by professionals and academics have been prepared: Post Corona, Digital Healthcare, Smart City Data and Smart Mobility.

On "Post Corona" session was moderated by Chief Director Dae-yeon Cho of National Strategic Smart City Program from KAIA.

Mike Short, the Chief Scientific Adviser of Department for International Trade of the UK, presented what steps are expected in the UK in Digital Industries after COVID-19, and Kumardev Chatterjee, the Founder and CEO of Unmanned Life, illustrated 5G autonomy as a service for smart city resilience. Hye-joo Kim, the Vice President of KT presented the role of ICT in overcoming COVID-19, and Professor Jun-seok Hwang of Seoul National University introduced case studies of Korean smart city as innovation system.

This event was hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), and Incheon Metropolitan City, organized by the Korea Land, Infrastructure and Transport Promotion Agency (KAIA) and the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZ), and sponsored by the British Embassy Seoul and the UK Ministry for International Trade (DIT).

All past sessions and events are available to view through Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/c/KAIASmartcities). 

Supermicro 2U Ultra-E Short-Depth Server — Now with NEBS Level 3-Certification — Delivers Data Center Computational Power to the Telecom Edge

Expanding Server Portfolio Gives Telecom Customers Multiple System Configurations: Intensive Workload Processing, NEBS Compliance, Free-Air Cooling, AC/DC Power

SAN JOSE, California, Oct. 22, 2020 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, continues to deliver market-leading data center server capabilities to global 5G, telecom, and accelerated workloads at the edge. The 2U Ultra-E short-depth is the latest update to Supermicro’s growing NEBS (Network Equipment Building System) Level 3-certified server lineup. Its deployment and operation in telecom and other edge applications confirm that industry-standard and open server computational power can be found outside of traditional data centers.


Supermicro is changing the telecommunications industry with powerful, feature-rich systems that provide intelligent and seamless connectivity from the edge to the cloud. Supermicro’s Ultra product line gives customers powerful computing with increased flexibility and joins an extensive family of customizable options with best-in-class features, including all-NVMe, hybrid storage, and low-latency optimizations plus extensive networking and expansion possibilities, including innovative space-saving Ultra riser cards.

"Increasingly, edge infrastructure is demanding the computational power found in Supermicro’s industry-standard server technologies," said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. "Our Ultra SuperServer is ideal for edge applications, and the short-depth 2U Ultra-E delivers enhanced features, including GPU and FPGA support, with faster performance and is optimized for a wide variety of workloads in 5G and telecommunications applications with lower power requirements, and now NEBS certification."

The 2U Ultra-E server, available today, targets edge micro data centers and is fueled by dual 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 205-watt TDP. The 2U Ultra-E has front hot-swap drives and fan modules in a compact 22.6-inch depth. Also, the server supports up to 6TB of DDR4 memory in 24 DIMM slots and features eight PCI-E 3.0 expansion slots for flexible networking, GPU, and FPGA selections. This system flexibility and multiple configuration options give customers additional choices for modernizing their data centers and edge infrastructure. Ultra-E NEBS Level 3 versions will support either AC or DC power supplies.

With short-depth systems, NEBS compliance, and DC power options, Supermicro is proving its ongoing commitment to the telecom segment. In parallel, Supermicro continues to collaborate with industry-leading 5G and telco software providers to offer complete solutions. Supermicro is working with open standards such as O-RAN based solutions, as operators are looking for commercial off the shelf (COTS) servers for their new infrastructure rollouts.

For more information on the 2U Ultra-E, watch this SuperMinute.

Learn more about Ultra solutions.

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About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Enterprise Data Center, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Edge Computing Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, Server Building Block Solutions, and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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All other brands, names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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COVID-19 Sparks Boom in Digital Hospitals with Smart Technologies, Improving Quality of Care

Digital hospitals enhance patient care and improve healthcare staff’s efficiency and productivity, finds Frost & Sullivan

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 22, 2020 — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Digital Hospitals: Creating Growth Opportunities in Patient Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, finds that digital hospitals that deploy smart technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), remote health monitoring, and robotics, deliver higher standards of patient care and hassle-free experiences for health professionals. The adoption of such advanced technologies has witnessed strong traction during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a massive influx of patients, and traditional hospitals are struggling to provide quality care and ensure health professionals’ safety. Technology adoption is expected to rise further in the next two to three years due to higher-quality care and significant productivity gains.

COVID-19 Sparks Boom in Digital Hospitals with Smart Technologies, Improving Quality of Care
COVID-19 Sparks Boom in Digital Hospitals with Smart Technologies, Improving Quality of Care

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"Digital hospitals address limitations of traditional providers such as centralized care delivery, closed systems, fee-for-service care models and a reactive approach through decentralized care, interoperable systems, and outcome-driven and proactive approaches," said Neeraj Nitin Jadhav, Technical Insights Senior Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "To improve patients’ satisfaction levels at every step of care delivery during their stay in the facility, digital hospitals are using technologies like hospital navigation, intelligent imaging platforms, medical robots, remote patient monitoring tools, medication management applications, communication tools, electronic health record (EHR) applications, and clinical decision support solutions."

Jadhav added: "Digital hospital operators need to focus on building internal architecture, especially staff workstations and patient rooms that follow evidence-based design (EBD), as these are the areas where clinical decisions are made and care is provided, respectively. Additionally, decentralized healthcare staff workstations outside the patient rooms can allow the staff to be closer to the point of care rather than a centralized area, which increases the travel distance for the health professionals." 

The increasing adoption of digital technologies in hospitals presents immense growth prospects for market participants in the digital hospital space, including:

  • Deploying smart patient tracking systems to manage patient flow, treatment progress, discharge, and other hospital processes.
  • Proper training and implementation of EHRs can improve a hospital’s ability to provide high-quality care and address health disparities in the population.
  • Use of AI to make supply chain management more sophisticated as the algorithms process huge volumes of hospital data to identify trends and provide insights to improve the facilities’ efficiency and quality of care.
  • Analyze data obtained from different hospital departments to empower local healthcare teams.

Digital Hospitals: Creating Growth Opportunities in Patient Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond is the latest addition to Frost & Sullivan’s Technical Insights research and analyses available through the Frost & Sullivan Leadership Council, which helps organizations identify a continuous flow of growth opportunities to succeed in an unpredictable future.

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Media Invitation to HKBN FY2020 Annual Results Live Webcast


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HKBN FY2020 Annual Results Live Webcast

Due to the current circumstances, HKBN Ltd. (SEHK Stock Code: 1310) will hold its annual results media presentation via webcast this year. In the webcast, the company will share with media members its key annual financial results for the 12 months ended 31 August 2020, as well as its business outlook.

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29 October 2020 (Thursday)

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Cantonese

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Hyperledger Announces Its 20 Certified Service Providers, and BSOS Taiwan is among them

TAIPEI, Oct. 22, 2020 — As one of the world’s largest communities focused on blockchain technology, Hyperledger is dedicated to enterprise blockchain deployments through developing stable and reliable frameworks and tools including Hyperledger Fabric contributed by IBM, Hyperledger Sawtooth by Intel, Hyperledger Besu by ConsenSys, and other pivotal blockchain technologies.

Photo resource: Hyperledger Landscape
Photo resource: Hyperledger Landscape

Hyperledger recently announced a list of Hyperledger Certified Service Providers (HCSP). The list is an important reference to enterprises in search of Hyperledger technology partners that identifies only 20 companies across the globe. BSOS, a Taiwanese blockchain technology start-up is among them.

HCSP, the driving force for Hyperledger ecosystem

Julian Gordon, Vice President, Asia Pacific, for Hyperledger, stated, "We highly value the development of Hyperledger ecosystem. By collaborating with HCSPs, we aspire to provide more enterprises with assistance in blockchain development and attain tangible results in commercial values. BSOS is an exciting company with potential. It passed our strict requirements and tests in a short period of time, showcasing adequate technical capability."

Taking a closer look at the list of 20 HCSPs, one may deduce the high bar set for service providers at the sight of internationally renowned IT giants, e.g. IBM, SAP, Accenture, NEC, LG, Tencent, Ant Financial. "We’ve set rigorous qualifications for a company to be an HCSP. We currently have 20 of them, and we look forward to introducing more leading companies as our partners", said Julian Gordon.

BSOS set out to serve a global clientele on day one

"BSOS is honored to be an HCSP. It is a recognition of our R&D capabilities. We’d like to express our gratitude to Hyperledger for the validation. In the future, we look forward to collaborating more closely with members of Hyperledger ecosystem and help our clients achieve commercial value", said Daniel Huang, CEO of BSOS.

Asked how the company first got in contact with Hyperledger, Huang responded, "The day we founded the company, we told ourselves, we must operate internationally. In such a new area of expertise, we certainly have to be engaged in the global community. In addition to Hyperledger, we are also very pleased to introduce R3, EEA, ConsenSys, and HashiCorp as our new partners this year."

Enterprise-grade blockchain technology is headed toward maturity

We can take note of topics that stood out from trials conducted by developers across the world and try to identify what could be a fit for blockchain deployment. Meanwhile, we also see that tools and process methodologies developed sequentially by major developers like Hyperledger, R3, J.P. Morgan, or even start-ups like BSOS, are collectively driving enterprise-grade blockchain technology toward maturity. According to the world’s second-largest market research institution, MarketsandMarkets, the global blockchain market size is expected to grow from USD 3.0 billion in 2020 to USD 39.7 billion by 2025, at a 67.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

In adopting blockchain technology, people would assume the financial sector conservative. Exceptionally, it has reacted faster, and more proactive than enterprises. Daniel Huang explained, "Our clients, especially financial institutions, are particularly sensitive to data facticity and asset liquidity. They promptly realized how blockchain technology can bring revolutionary changes. We look forward to having more successful cases in the financial sector which will further facilitate the development of distributed collaborative business ecosystems in other industries and create immense momentum in value circulation."

First Look at the Porsche Design Acer Book RS – A Star is Born

The Porsche Design Acer Book RS launches at Next@Acer. Underneath the light all-metal and carbon fibre construction is a powerful 11th Generation Intel Core i7 (up to) and an NVIDIA GeForce MX350 GPU (up to). You get up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD storage. The Porsche Design Acer Book RS will also come with its own Travelpack RS ECCO Palermo Leather sleeve and pouch and its own exclusive Porsche design Mouse RS.

The new Notebook is made to be lightweight, yet sturdy, and powerful. The design harks to Porsche’s sports car and racing heritage. Porsche Design employed their know how and expertise in lightweight materials and construction to keep the all-metal chassis with carbon fibre top body an anorexic 1.25kg. At 15.99mm thickness also, it is not exactly a bulky package.

Inside the body is a 14-inch Full HD IPS display with 99% sRGB coverage. That also means near accurate colours. DTS Audio ensures that its speakers are powerful enough still to entertain even the most demanding users. It even features the Unibody hinge design to make typing a more comfortable experience on the Porsche Design Acer Book RS.

The Porsche Design Acer Book RS will be available in the North American, EMEA, and China very soon. Prices for the Book RS start at US$ 1,399.99 (MYR 5,801), EU€ 1,799 (MYR 8,851), and RMB 14,999 (MYR 9,345) respectively. If you opt for the top specced Book RS, it will set you back US$ 1,999.99 (MYR 8,287), EU€ 2,399 (MYR 11,803), and RMB 19,999 (MYR 12,461) respectively. The Porsche Design Mouse RS can be bought separately of course, it will set you back US$ 109.99 (MYR 456), and EU€ 99 (487) respectively. The Travelpack RS can also be purchased separately at US$ 329.99 (MYR 1,367) and EU€ 299 (MYR 1,471) respectively. No word on availability and pricing for Malaysia just yet.