HANOI, Vietnam, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has been awarded the Sao Khue Award 2025 for its smart service robot application programming interface (API) solution. This recognition marks the company’s second Sao Khue Award, following its first win in 2023 for the KONE 24/7 Connected Services innovation. Organized by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA), this annual award is among the most prestigious honors in Vietnam’s information technology sector, and this year set a record with 198 awarded solutions.

King Cheng, Managing Director of KONE Vietnam, says: “Receiving our second Sao Khue Award is not just an honor – it is a testament to our unwavering commitment to people flow innovation and impact. Through cutting-edge technology such as service robot API and deep collaboration with partners, we are proud to be shaping cities in Vietnam that are not only more connected and efficient, but also more livable for generations to come.”

KONE’s service robot API leverages Internet of Things (IoT) technology to connect autonomous robots with the company’s elevator control system, enabling them to call elevators and navigate seamlessly across multi-floor buildings. By utilizing real-time data on elevator position, direction, and operational status, the API ensures smooth, efficient robot movements. This technology is ideal for service-intensive environments such as hospitals, medical facilities, hotels, and airports, supporting various service robots such as cleaning, delivery, and ushering.

Currently being pioneered at Phenikaa University Hospital (Hanoi), the API-enabled delivery robots transport medicines and medical supplies 24/7 across different hospital floors via the cloud-connected KONE MiniSpace™ DX class elevators. This innovation significantly reduces staff workload, allowing medical teams to focus on patient care.

As part of the broader KONE digital platform, the API services are hosted on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform, offering seamless access to KONE equipment and data. This cloud-based approach ensures scalability, reliability and cost-effective integration with existing digital infrastructure. Like its other digital solutions, KONE’s API service is certified to ISO 27001:2022 standards for information security management, providing robust data security and cybersecurity. This makes it a reliable solution for enhancing automation and operational efficiency in high-traffic environments.

Aligning with the green and digital transformation trend supporting Vietnam’s sustainable development goals, KONE has actively introduced practical innovations such as KONE DX digital elevators, KONE 24/7 Connect predictive maintenance solution, and KONE UltraRope® ultra-light carbon fiber elevator cables. In 2024, KONE received the industry’s first LOTUS Green Product Certification from the Vietnam Green Building Council for all its 18 elevator and escalator products. That same year, it was featured in the Top 50 Corporate Sustainability Awards by Nhip Cau Dau Tu magazine, acknowledging its commitment to environmental sustainability and technological innovation in creating smarter, green building solutions.

About KONE

At KONE, our purpose is to shape the future of cities. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we move two billion people every day, making their journeys safe, convenient, and reliable with smart and sustainable People Flow®. In 2024, KONE had annual sales of EUR 11.0 billion, and at the end of the year over 60,000 employees in close to 70 countries. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. (HEL: KNEBV).

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ATLANTA, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AMI®, the global leader in Dynamic Firmware for worldwide computing, is pleased to announce that its Aptio V UEFI Firmware will power the Radxa Orion O6 demonstration platform during COMPUTEX Taipei, which will take place from May 20 to May 23 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center.

The Radxa Orion O6 is a groundbreaking high-performance Mini ITX motherboard designed for AI applications, described by Radxa as the “World’s First Open-Source Arm®v9 Motherboard”. The Orion O6 marks an important milestone in small form-factor AI computing, delivering powerful CPU performance, advanced hardware capabilities, a high degree of expandability and robust system firmware directly to the end user.

The Orion O6 includes the CiX P1 – CD8180 System on Chip (SoC), using Arm big.LITTLE™ technology and featuring a quad-core Arm Cortex®-A720 at 2.6GHz, quad-core Cortex-A720 at 2.4GHz and quad-core Cortex-A520 at 1.8GHz with 12MB of shared L3 cache. It runs the Debian® OS and includes an Arm® Immortalis™-G720 GPU, while the NPU delivers 30 TOPs of computing power. The platform also features 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and can expand up to 64GB, along with PCIe Gen4 8-lane connectivity.

Aptio V UEFI Firmware from AMI is known worldwide for its robustness, security, adaptability, and scalability. By combining feature-rich platform packages that are modular and easy to integrate, Aptio V delivers a platform bring-up journey that is efficient, cost-effective, reliable, and on time.

Srivatsan Ramachandran, SVP of Global Strategic Alliances and Ecosystem Development at AMI, commented that “this Radxa Orion O6 demo platform powered by our Aptio V UEFI Firmware represents a great leap forward in AI compute infrastructure targeted at AI applications and edge computing. Aptio V ensures the powerful system configuration, security, and stability required by these advanced platforms are at end users’ fingertips. We are proud to work with CIX and Radxa on this demo highlighted at COMPUTEX and excited to see how the industry will react.” 

Immortalis™, big.LITTLE™, Cortex® and Arm® are trademarks / registered trademarks of Arm Limited. Debian® is a US registered trademark of Software in the Public Interest, Inc., managed by the Debian project. Aptio® is a registered trademark of AMI US Holdings in the US and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the respective properties of their owners.

About AMI
AMI is Firmware Reimagined for modern computing. As a global leader in Dynamic Firmware for security, orchestration, and manageability solutions, AMI enables the world’s compute platforms from on-premises to the cloud to the edge. AMI’s industry-leading foundational technology and unwavering customer support have generated lasting partnerships and spurred innovation for some of the most prominent brands in the high-tech industry.

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World’s first 19-inch 2U rugged edge AI GPU computer with PCIe 5.0 and 600W GPU support, delivering up to 4000 AI TOPS, unveiled at Computex 2025

KEY POINTS

Breakthrough AI performance: Supports 600W GPUs with PCIe® 5.0, delivering up to 4000 TOPS for real-time training and inferenceIndustrial-grade versatility: Modular 2U 19-inch rack-mount design with flexible installation, wide-temperature tolerance, and tool-free GPU maintenanceRobust reliability: Built-in cybersecurity with IEC 62443-4-1 compliance and iBMC remote management for secure, resilient edge deployment

TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ASUS IoT, a global leader in AIoT solutions, today showcased at Computex 2025 the all-new RUC-1000-series rugged-rack edge AI computers, designed to meet the evolving demands of industrial AI applications.

The RUC-1000 series includes RUC-1000G and RUC-1000D both featuring the latest Intel® Core™ Ultra 200S series processors and dual DDR5 6400 MHz SO-DIMM slots supporting up to 64GB of memory. In particular, RUC-1000G comes with industry-leading 600W GPU performance up to 4000 AI TOPs, PCIe® 5.0 high-speed data transfer, a standardized 2U 19-inch rack-mount design, and modular configuration.

RUC-1000 series is optimized for machine vision, autonomous vehicles, intelligent video analytics, generative AI, and smart factory automation.

Extreme AI performance with high-speed GPU support

RUC-1000G is the world’s first edge AI GPU computer supporting 600W GPUs with PCI Express® (PCIe®) 5.0, achieving up to 4000 TOPS of AI performance. This enables ultrafast AI training and real-time inference for complex workloads. Designed for perception AI and computer vision applications, it operates reliably in extreme conditions (-25°C to 60°C). An advanced heat-dissipation system, which isolates the main system from the GPU chassis, ensures non-throttling performance even in harsh industrial environments.

Standardized, modular design

As the industry’s first 2U 19-inch rack-mount edge AI computer built for 600W GPUs, RUC-1000G is fully compatible with NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition series GPUs. It supports multiple standardized rack configurations, including full-rack (19-inch), half-rack (half-width), and 2U-height designs, ensuring seamless integration into existing industrial deployments. Flexible mounting options, including wall and desk mounts, enhance adaptability. The renowned ASUS Q-Release Slim design further simplifies maintenance by enabling tool-free removal of graphics cards, reducing mechanical risks.

RUC-1000D rugged edge computer

As for RUC-1000D, it is a half-rack (half-width), embedded fanless edge computer, supporting RAID 0/1/5/10 configurations with an optional hot-swappable SSD chassis for up to six 2.5-inch SSDs. It offers extensive I/O, including 10GbE LAN, dual 2.5GbE LAN, ten USB, and six COM ports for expandability. RUC-1000D also has one M.2 M key (NVMe), dual M.2 B keys (4G/5GNR/CAN bus) and an M.2 E key (WiFi 6) for outstanding connectivity. Built for demanding edge applications, it even has an extended temperature range (-25°C to 70°C), making it ideal for factory automation and smart city deployments.

Advanced cybersecurity and remote system management

To protect critical data, RUC-1000G and RUC-1000D comply with IEC 62443-4-1 cybersecurity standards ensuring robust protection against cyber threats. Additionally, the integrated iBMC module supports out-of-band (OOB) management, enabling remote monitoring, rapid system recovery, and reduced operational downtime. For stability, both are equipped with MIL-STD-810H certification and 8-48V wide-range DC-in with ignition control for demanding edge applications.

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About ASUS IoT

ASUS IoT is a sub-brand of ASUS dedicated to the creation of incredible solutions in the fields of AI and IoT. Our mission is to become a trusted provider of embedded systems and a partner in the AIoT solutions ecosystem. ASUS IoT strives to deliver best-in-class products and services across diverse vertical markets – providing convenient and efficient environments for people everywhere.

About ASUS

ASUS is a global technology leader that provides the world’s most innovative and intuitive devices, components, and solutions to deliver incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. With its team of 5,000 in-house R&D experts, the company is world-renowned for continuously reimagining today’s technologies. Consistently ranked as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, ASUS is also committed to sustaining an incredible future. The goal is to create a net zero enterprise that helps drive the shift towards a circular economy, with a responsible supply chain creating shared value for every one of us.

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