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NCS launches enterprise AI platforms and products; deepens partnerships to accelerate AI-driven business transformation

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Expands Sunshine.AI suite to introduce sovereign-ready AI foundational and physical AI platforms, as well as agentic assistant capabilities Strengthens partnerships across industries including healthcare, transport, and education, to scale AI deploymentAdvances specialist talent to help organisations put AI to work on enterprise-scale transformation across their operationsLaunches a practitioner’s playbook, drawing from 100+ AI projects to guide clients on getting measurable returns from their AI investments

SINGAPORE, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NCS today announced an expanded Sunshine.AI suite of sovereign, enterprise-grade AI platforms and products, formed new sector-specific partnerships, and committed to training next-generation AI talent. Together, these enable organisations to move from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale transformation with the speed, security, and governance they need. The initiatives were unveiled at its annual technology forum, NCS AI Impact 2026.

NCS CEO Sam Liew said, “The real opportunity isn’t incremental improvement. It’s redesigning core operations for exponential outcomes. To deploy AI at scale, organisations need the right partners: those who combine deep industry expertise with enterprise-grade, sovereign platforms built for real-world governance and security. They also need a strong ecosystem behind them. As an AI-led tech services company, this is exactly what we have built NCS to do. As Singapore advances its national AI agenda, we are committed to helping our clients turn that ambition into real, measurable outcomes.”

To enable enterprise-wide AI transformation, NCS brings together platforms, products, specialist talent, industry partnerships, and practical implementation experience. As a result, clients can put AI to work better, faster, and safer, with security and governance built in from the start.

Enterprise-ready platforms and products to put AI into production

For organisations that need to deploy AI within their own environments while maintaining full data control, NCS’ expanded Sunshine.AI suite provides sovereign, enterprise-grade AI with safety, governance, and compliance built in from day one. Built by practitioners for practitioners, the multi-model and multi-modal portfolio spans an AI foundational platform to Physical AI. This includes:

Sunshine.core: the AI foundational platform to build and operate production-grade AI agents. Its library of reusable, mix-and-match components means teams do not need to rebuild common infrastructure.Sunshine.builder: an AI-powered application that lets business analysts build software applications without writing code, translating business requirements into working systems, allowing users to define what they need, analyse how it will work, validate that it meets their requirements, and deploy solutions.Sunshine.chilliclaw: an enterprise-ready AI assistant that embeds agentic intelligence directly into the software employees already use – from productivity suites to business systems such as ERP.Sunshine.commanderAI: a Physical AI platform that connects AI with real-world robotics, it acts as a single command centre for multi-vendor robot fleets, with safety and security controls built for deployment at scale.  NCS also launched RAMP (Robot and AI in-Motion Programme), a by-invitation sandbox where NCS, AWS Generative AI Innovation Centre (GenAIIC), Dell Technologies, and NVIDIA collaborate to build client solutions across Public Safety, Smart Buildings, and Physical Operations.Sunshine.guardian: NCS’ AI safety and assurance engine for agentic AI in production. It follows a simple cycle: watch each agent closely, test it by simulating real attacks, and fix any issues automatically. Along the way, it produces audit-ready records that meet trusted standards.

NCS has also upgraded its proven tools with agentic AI capabilities: Sunshine.coder, which has lifted developer productivity and quality by 15%; Sunshine.operations, which has cut IT incident escalations by 40%; Sunshine.productivity, which saves employees over two hours a week. These upgrades are complemented by Sunshine.kaisense, NCS’ advanced video AI platform for real-time monitoring and analysis.

Sector and technology partnerships

NCS is deploying AI in sectors where it must prove it works under real-world constraints – including healthcare, transport, and education. From helping patients recover faster, to closing learning gaps for students and freeing clinicians from routine work, these partnerships combine the sector’s domain knowledge with NCS’ technology expertise. These demonstrate how AI can deliver measurable outcomes in high-stakes regulated environments, beyond controlled pilots.

Healthcare:  NCS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IHH Healthcare to establish a Joint AI Centre of Excellence. This Centre will co-develop and deploy AI solutions across IHH’s multinational network to enhance clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and cost management.With NHG Health, NCS is deploying agentic AI across pilot areas such as biometric identification, digital pathology, and HR transformation to streamline operations, strengthen clinical workflows, and improve patient outcomes.
 Education:With Ngee Ann Polytechnic, NCS is deploying an AI Tutor that closes individual learning gaps. In a recent pilot, adult learners reported a positive impact. NCS is also embedding its Sunshine.coder tool into the institution’s ICT curriculum to build a pipeline of AI-native talent.

Transport:With South Korea’s Autonomous A2Z, NCS is building an autonomous shuttle service for its employees, integrating the ROii vehicle with NCS’ RobotManager platform to create an operational blueprint for future client projects.

Enterprise AI:NCS is partnering with Alibaba Cloud, a leading global provider of AI infrastructure and the intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, to accelerate the adoption of enterprise AI solutions for diverse sectors across the region. By combining Alibaba Cloud, as well as Qwen’s AI platforms and foundation models with NCS’ expertise in AI governance, security, systems integration, and implementation, the partnership enables organisations to adopt AI securely while optimising performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Physical AI and Healthtech: NCS is expanding into Physical AI and human-centric care through exoskeleton technology and integrated healthcare solutions, working with:Fourier Rehab, a global leader in rehabilitation technology, to deploy medical exoskeletons to accelerate patient recovery.Hypershell, the world’s leading consumer exoskeleton brand, to advance all-terrain exoskeletons that extend mobility beyond the hospital, into daily life and demanding work environments.iMedWay, a leading healthcare IT solutions provider, to deliver comprehensive digital solutions to achieve data-driven efficiency and better patient outcomes.LinkDoc, to bring AI-driven clinical trials and regulatory innovation to healthcare clients across Asia Pacific, strengthening NCS’ healthcare technology offerings. LinkDoc is a healthcare AI technology company transforming clinical trials through data and advanced AI to accelerate research for drugs and medical devices, advancing innovation across the life sciences industry.

Today’s announcements add to the growing ecosystem of best-in-class technology partners NCS has built throughout the year. These include AI leader Mistral AI, data platform pioneer VAST Data, humanoid robotics specialist AGIBOT, and enterprise AI deployment company Lian Xin. Together, they give NCS and its clients access to a comprehensive range of technologies from across the global AI landscape.

Talent and skills partnerships

Scaling AI requires leaders who can combine their deep domain expertise with AI fluency. In support of Singapore’s National AI Strategy 2.0, NCS is building this combination from early-career professionals to C-suite leaders to develop AI talent at every career stage.

For Senior Leaders: NCS is partnering with leading institutions – Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), represented by SJTU Asia-Pacific Graduate Institute, and AI Singapore (AISG), to develop and deliver a range of Applied AI masterclasses. Designed for senior executives, the curriculum addresses the practical challenges of deploying AI at scale, featuring role-specific courses such as AI Economics for finance leaders and AI Governance for risk leaders.For Specialist AI Talent: NCS has partnered with Digital Industry Singapore (DISG) to accelerate its AI transformation and sharpen its competitive edge. Through targeted workforce development, NCS will hire more than 130 AI practitioners over three years, building advanced and differentiated AI capabilities in its AI Central team, as well as specialised expertise in its sectoral teams for Singapore’s connectivity sector. 

A practitioner’s guide to ’10X’ AI returns

NCS today also released the NCS AI Playbook – a practitioner-led blueprint distilled from more than 100 AI projects. It is organised around two questions every enterprise must answer: “Are we doing the right things, and are we doing things right?”

Key points include:

The 3R Framework reframes AI from cost-cutting to value creation: Return on Customer, Return on Employee, and Return on Future.The Five U’s of Failed AI name the root causes of stalled programmes: Unclear cost, Unchanged business processes, Unready data, Ungoverned agent development, and Unknown security and safety risks.The Four Execution Pillars – Cheaper, Better, Faster and Safer – operationalise AI with rigour.Cheaper token strategy and model selection: Every task consumes tokens, and costs compound when left unmanaged. Treating tokens as a managed cost on the balance sheet, monitored and controlled rather than left to run, and matching each task to the right-sized model instead of defaulting to the priciest frontier model, cuts costs by up to 82% and speeds up responses by three to ten times.Better AI-ready data and workflow redesign: AI is only as reliable as the data behind it, so grounding AI in clean, well-governed data sharply reduces the errors and hallucinations that erode trust and create business and legal risk. The biggest gains then come not from bolting AI onto legacy processes, but from reimagining the workflow itself, targeting the right use cases first.Faster NCS AI accelerators: Rebuilding components that already exist elsewhere wastes a substantial share of project effort. NCS’ reusable, pre-tested building blocks cut this out, so teams build once and deploy many times.Safer built-in assurance: As AI begins to act and not just advise, it becomes both a target and a potential threat actor. Safety guardrails and AI-against-AI cyber defence, applied from day one, protect against a fast-evolving threat landscape.

Applied together, these pillars unlock the highest returns, moving enterprises away from low, short-term ROI towards long-term transformative growth. The platforms, partnerships, and talent programmes launched today put these practices into action.

Underpinning these initiatives is a new operating structure that brings sector expertise closer to clients. NCS has reorganised into 10 industry-specific Operating Groups, supported by two Service Organisations: Applications and Communications Engineering (ACE) for AI-agent-led delivery, and Digital Resilience (DR) for secure and resilient operations. This structure is anchored by the newly created AI Central team, which drives strategy, accelerates innovation, and ensures the safe and responsible adoption of AI across the organisation.

About NCS 
NCS is a leading AI tech services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.

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Revolune and Concept Life Sciences Partner to Help Customers Transition Multiplex IF Assays to Flexible New Workflows

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OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Revolune today announced a partnership with Concept Life Sciences to help biopharma and life sciences customers reassess, transfer, and scale multiplex immunofluorescence assays using Revolune’s flexible staining technology, which now supports 4- to 7-plex assays. 

The collaboration addresses a growing market need as customers evaluate alternatives to existing workflows and reconsider how best to support tissue biomarker research. With Revolune now offering 4- to 7-plex assay capabilities, Concept Life Sciences can help customers transfer established assays onto the Revolune platform, preserve valuable panel know-how, and move more easily from existing workflows to flexible, ready-to-use multiplex formats. 

“Many customers are not starting from a blank page — they already have assays, panels, and tissue biomarker strategies they need to preserve while moving toward more flexible workflows,” said Adrian Arechiga, CCO of Revolune. “Concept Life Sciences brings the translational biology, biomarker, and assay development expertise needed to help customers make that transition practically and confidently.” 

Concept Life Sciences is a leading contract research organization serving the global life sciences industry, with capabilities across discovery, development, analytical services, translational biology, biomarker discovery, spatial biology, and end-to-end chemistry. By combining these capabilities with Revolune’s adaptable multiplex immunofluorescence technology, the companies aim to help customers generate decision-ready tissue biomarker insights while reducing the operational burden of assay transfer and implementation. 

The partnership is designed for research teams that want to retain the scientific value of existing workflows while gaining access to a more flexible platform for multiplex staining. Customers can work with Concept Life Sciences to evaluate assay transfer feasibility, optimize panel design, run tissue staining workflows, and connect resulting biomarker data to broader discovery and development programs. 

“We are excited to work with Revolune to support customers who are rethinking how they approach multiplex tissue analysis,” said Adam Davenport, CSO at Concept Life Sciences. “Together, we can help teams transfer existing assays, explore new panels, and apply multiplex immunofluorescence in ways that support meaningful translational decisions.” 

The Concept Life Sciences partnership forms part of Revolune’s broader strategy to build an ecosystem of partners that support adoption across different customer needs — from specialist service execution to assay migration, translational biology, and integrated R&D support.

Meet Revolune and Concept Life Sciences at SITC 2026

Revolune and Concept Life Sciences will both be attending the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting, November 4–8, 2026, in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Meet both teams at SITC at Sundown, a relaxed evening of complimentary drinks, dinner and conversation hosted by Concept Life Sciences on November 6, 6.30-8.30 pm. More information: https://www.conceptlifesciences.com/campaigns/sitc-2026.

About Revolune

Revolune is a life science company dedicated to making multiplex immunofluorescence as accessible and practical as routine tissue analysis. Its reagent technologies help laboratories move rapidly from existing primary antibodies to ready-to-use multiplex kits, simplifying spatial biology workflows and enabling researchers to focus on biological questions rather than assay management. 

About Concept Life Sciences

Concept Life Sciences is a leading contract research organisation (CRO) serving the global life sciences industry. For over 25 years, the company, and its heritage companies, have provided consultative and collaborative drug discovery and development services. Our approach, supported by passionate scientists and world-leading capabilities, enables clients to overcome complex scientific challenges and improves program success rates. The company has successfully helped 29 candidates advance to the clinic.

The company offers sophisticated translational biology services coupled with exceptional end-to-end chemistry capabilities to support drug discovery and development across a range of established and emerging modalities, with the ability to seamlessly integrate capabilities and provide bespoke solutions to address client needs.

Collectively, the company’s high-quality services and commitment to customer service across the drug development pathway enhances efficiency in drug discovery, helping clients advance their drugs to clinic in as little as 32 months, well ahead of the industry average of 60 months.

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From Global Orders to Global Growth: Financial Infrastructure for Mid-Market Exporters

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At the 140th Canton Fair, PhotonPay demonstrates how its stablecoin-centric financial operating system helps growing exporters manage cross-border collections, currency conversion and global payments.

HONG KONG, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — For a growing homewares exporter, a major overseas order brings opportunity, but also an immediate question: how will the business finance production, cover shipping costs and manage cash until the buyer pays?

A furniture manufacturer may need to pay suppliers weeks or months before receiving the final payment. A home décor or festive-goods exporter may be managing several seasonal orders at once, each with different delivery schedules, payment terms and currencies. As the business expands into more markets, tracking incoming payments, converting currencies and paying suppliers becomes increasingly complex.

These are everyday challenges behind international trade. At the second phase of the 140th Canton Fair, themed “Quality Home Life” and featuring furniture, kitchenware, household items, home decorations, gifts and festive products, PhotonPay is highlighting how financial infrastructure can help growing exporters manage these demands as they expand internationally.

Financial Tools for the Next Stage of Growth

Large multinational companies can draw on dedicated treasury teams, established banking relationships and sophisticated systems to manage funds across markets. Smaller businesses may have simpler payment needs. Mid-market exporters occupy a different position: their operations span multiple countries and currencies, while their finance teams often remain lean.

At the same time, production and freight costs must be covered before all customer payments arrive. Receivables may be spread across currencies and accounts, while suppliers expect payment according to their own schedules. Finance teams must track receipts, reconcile invoices and maintain a clear view of available funds.

Across multiple markets and overlapping orders, these tasks can consume significant time and complicate decisions about when and where to deploy cash. Growing exporters need practical tools to coordinate collections, manage funds across currencies and pay counterparties worldwide, without having to build a large treasury function from scratch.

Connecting Fiat and Stablecoin Rails to Global Business

Bank accounts and fiat payment networks remain central to international trade, connecting businesses to local collection methods and established banking relationships. Stablecoins offer an additional way to transfer value across borders, with transactions possible outside conventional banking hours depending on the network and transaction arrangements.

Connecting fiat and stablecoin rails can give businesses more flexibility in managing cross-border funds. For exporters, the practical value lies in connecting the stages of a cross-border financial workflow: receiving customer payments, converting currencies and making funds available for supplier payments and other business expenses.

PhotonPay is built around this connection. As a stablecoin-centric financial operating system, PhotonPay brings together a cross-border financial infrastructure across both fiat and stablecoin rails.

Its multi-asset wallet supports fiat currencies and stablecoins within a unified environment. Local collection capabilities cover 21 currencies, enabling businesses to receive payments in the currencies their customers use. Through integrated on- and off-ramp services, businesses can convert between fiat and stablecoins, while 24/7 foreign exchange allow funds to move across markets at any time. Cross-border payouts in fiat and stablecoins are available across 200+ countries and territories. Card issuing capabilities also allow companies to manage overseas business spending directly from one platform.

These capabilities connect the key stages of cross-border financial operations, and for growing exporters, this provides a more integrated way to manage international payments as their business expands.

PhotonPay also extends its infrastructure to platforms through Embedded Finance. Its APIs enable B2B platforms, marketplaces and other digital businesses to integrate financial capabilities, including accounts, fiat and stablecoin wallets, global payouts and card issuing, into their own products. This allows platforms to build collection, payment and fund management services into existing workflows and extend financial capabilities to their customers.

Financial Infrastructure That Grows With the Business

For mid-market exporters, international growth brings new customers, more markets and greater demands on financial operations. The ability to manage funds across borders needs to keep pace, supporting everything from the next production run to the next supplier payment and the next market entry.

By connecting fiat and stablecoin rails within one financial operating system, PhotonPay helps growing businesses manage cross-border funds with greater flexibility as they scale internationally.

Visit PhotonPay at Area D, Booths DT1714–DT1718, during the 140th Canton Fair.

About PhotonPay

PhotonPay is a stablecoin-powered payment operating system built for global infrastructure. Designed for modern enterprises, PhotonPay enables businesses to send, receive, convert, and settle funds across both fiat and stablecoin rails through a single, compliance-first integration, spanning 200+ countries and territories.

For more information, visit [www.photonpay.com].

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This material is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or investment advice, nor an offer or solicitation for any product or service. The availability, features, and regulatory treatment of PhotonPay’s products and services may vary depending on the user’s location, business model, and the laws and regulations that apply. Any descriptions of functionality, performance, efficiency, cost savings, or compliance support (including, without limitation, references to “real‑time”, “24/7”, “high‑efficiency”, or “compliant” solutions) are aspirational or forward‑looking in nature. Actual outcomes may differ due to market conditions, technological constraints, and regulatory developments, and PhotonPay makes no express or implied representation, warranty, or guarantee as to the achievement of any particular result.

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Rockwell Automation Unveils Record-Breaking Innovation Lineup at Automation Fair 2026

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From AI-powered manufacturing and next-generation control to cybersecurity and digital engineering, Rockwell showcases technologies designed to help manufacturers build the future of industrial operations

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced an expanded product showcase for Automation Fair® 2026. Across the plant floor and enterprise, Rockwell’s latest innovations help manufacturers unlock greater productivity, simplify operations and strengthen resilience in an increasingly complex industrial environment. Together, these technologies demonstrate how AI, automation and digital transformation are reshaping the future of industrial operations.

At Automation Fair 2026, attendees will get an exclusive look at new technologies designed to help manufacturers modernize production, accelerate decision-making and scale innovation with greater confidence. The innovations span Rockwell’s automation and software portfolio showcasing practical applications that address some of the industry’s most pressing operational challenges.

“Production systems today are balancing growth, workforce challenges, cybersecurity threats and the need to adapt faster than ever before,” said Matheus Bulho, senior vice president, software & control, Rockwell Automation. “At Automation Fair 2026, we’re bringing together hardware, software and industrial intelligence in new ways, giving customers the tools to move faster, adapt with confidence and create more resilient and autonomous operations.”

Among the list of record-breaking innovative new technologies being showcased are:

LogixEdge™ Controller, enhancing the power of Logix with new form factors and seamless integration of IT and OT workloads that further amplify Logix’s powerful multidiscipline control and information capabilities, including AI workloads that enable autonomous controlCompactLogix® 5390 Controller, delivering enhanced performance and security with greater scalability for modern production system environments.PointMax™ I/O, a next-generation I/O platform designed to simplify deployment and support high-performance machine applications.Armor™ PowerFlex® 330 Integrated Drive Motor, combining motor and drive functionality in a compact solution to reduce complexity and accelerate installation.EtherNet/IP™ In-cabinet Solution, helping manufacturers simplify what it takes to construct, wire, deploy and manage industrial control systems more efficiently.FactoryTalk® Optix™ Version 1.9 and new OptixPanel™ Pro and PanelView™ Pro graphic terminals, providing expanded visualization capabilities across larger distributed systems, enhanced security and a modern operator experience.FactoryTalk® Conductor™, enabling organizations to orchestrate industrial intelligence and agentic engineering across design, operations and maintenance for their entire operations.FactoryTalk® AssetIQ™, FactoryTalk® Design Workbench™ and FactoryTalk® ResilientEdge™ software, helping customers simplify enterprise OT asset management, streamline engineering and improve resilience of edge deployments.New AI innovations for the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ and AI-powered Quality Management capabilities, bringing practical artificial intelligence to everyday manufacturing workflows.Expanded cybersecurity offerings, including SecureOT™ Platform Managed Services, OT Cybersecurity Assessment Suite, and capabilities designed to support OEMs in building more secure machines from the start

In addition to product announcements, attendees will have the opportunity to experience live demonstrations, engage with Rockwell Automation experts and partners and explore the innovations driving greater productivity, flexibility and resilience across manufacturing.

Registration is now open. Join thousands of industrial professionals at Automation Fair 2026 and be among the first to experience Rockwell’s latest innovations in action. Register today at automationfair.com.

About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 26,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise® to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.

 

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