On October 24, at the 26th China International Software Expo (CISE), the list of the "Top 100 Companies in Software and Information Service Competitiveness for 2024" was released by the China Electronic Information Industry Federation. iSoftStone secured a spot in the Top 20 once again due to its outstanding industry performance and innovative capabilities. This achievement signifies that iSoftStone's leading position in the software and information technology services sector has been widely recognized within the industry.
On the evening of October 25, 2024, iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd. (301236.SZ) released its Q3 report for 2024. The report indicates that the company's "Integrated Software-Hardware" strategy has driven a significant increase in business scale, with operating income of 22.208 billion yuan in the first three quarters of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 73.07%; the company's net profit attributable to the shareholders of the listed company increased rapidly, with a sequential growth of 144.38% and 86.99% in the second and third quarters, respectively, and a year-on-year increase of 53.82% in the third quarter, with net profit turning positive by the end of the third quarter.
On October 24, the 7th World Voice Expo and the iFlytek 1024 Global Developer Festival grandly kicked off in Hefei. The event was hosted by the Anhui Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology and the Hefei Municipal People's Government, with co-hosting by iFlytek Co., Ltd. and other organizations. As a long-term strategic partner of iFlytek, iSoftStone was invited to attend the event and received the "Annual Best Industry Pioneer Award", showcasing its new products under the brand MECHREVO.
On October 24, the 2024 CIDEE was grandly held in Shijiazhuang (Zhengding). As an invited enterprise, iSoftStone actively participated in various activities of the conference. During the event, iSoftStone utilized visual software and hardware to combine popular science explanations with voice recognition annotation, dynamic data collection and annotation of human bodies, and dynamic data collection and annotation of robotic arms, showcasing intelligent scenarios of data annotation comprehensively.
On October 22, Wind released its "Top 100 ESG Best Practices of Chinese Listed Companies in 2024" list. iSoftStone earned an AA ESG rating for the second year in a row, thanks to its exemplary practices and outstanding performance in environmental protection, social responsibility, and corporate governance. iSoftStone ranked first in the information technology service sector, securing a spot on the prestigious list.
The China Software Industry High-Quality Development Report (2024) (referred to as the "Report"), compiled by the China Software Industry Association, was recently released. The Report aims to provide a scientific and objective overview of the current status and trends of China's software industry, offering insights to support the industry's high-quality growth. Thanks to its exceptional performance and innovative capabilities, iSoftStone secured the 19th spot in the "Top 100 Leading Software Companies in China for 2024" list featured in the Report.
From October 14 to 18, during the highly anticipated GITEX GLOBAL 2024, Huawei hosted a rich agenda of summits, thematic forums, and round-table meetings, collaborating with customers and partners to accelerate industry Data-AI transformation. As a partner of Huawei going global together for success, iSoftStone actively participated in various events at the exhibition, signing a strategic cooperation memorandum with Huawei for Saudi Arabia and being honored as an "Outstanding Collaboration Partner".
Recently, iSoftStone and the Bank of Hangzhou held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony in Hangzhou. This signing marks the comprehensive deepening of their strategic partnership in the digital finance sector, aimed at exploring win-win models through resource sharing and complementary advantages, and promoting the innovative development of digital finance.
On October 14, the GITEX GLOBAL 2024 exhibition, one of the world's largest tech expos, kicked off in Dubai, UAE. As a diamond-level sponsor, Huawei showcased a wealth of global industry Data-AI innovation practices. iSoftStone, as an significant partner of Huawei in global deep collaboration, was invited to attend the conference, where they jointly launched industry solutions with Huawei Cloud and ecological partners, and jointly initiated the "Middle East and Central Asia Hybrid Cloud Pioneer Program".
On October 15, at the centralized signing ceremony for humanoid robot industry projects in Xishan, Wuxi, the iSoftStone Humanoid Robot Headquarters project was officially signed and settled. iSoftStone also signed an agreement with Xishan Economic and Technological Development Zone and Jiangnan University for the Embodied Intelligence Joint Laboratory project. Liu Tianwen, Chairman and CEO of iSoftStone, attended the event and delivered a speech. He was also invited to witness the opening of the Xishan Humanoid Robot Industry Park.