Blackline Safety to Make Debut at 2023 EGYPS Exhibition in Cairo

Blackline Safety to Make Debut at 2023 EGYPS Exhibition in Cairo
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Blackline Safety to Make Debut at 2023 EGYPS Exhibition in Cairo

Blackline Safety to Make Debut at 2023 EGYPS Exhibition in Cairo

Blackline Safety Corp. (TSX: BLN) , a global leader in connected safety technology, announced it will be exhibiting at the 2023 EGYPS exhibition, where it will showcase its suite of ground-breaking connected safety devices.

The event is taking place at the Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo, from February 13 to 15 and expects to attract more than 500 exhibitors and 32,000 attendees.

Blackline Regional Sales Manager Samy Karam Gerguis has also been invited to give a presentation at the adjoining EGYPS Technical Conference on February 13 at 2:30 p.m. (Room 1, Session 1), where he will provide unique insight into “How to improve health and safety in the energy industry by using connected wearable technology.”

The EGYPS 2023 Technical Conference brings together global oil, gas, and energy professionals to showcase the latest technical opportunities and challenges, breakthrough research findings, innovative technologies and industry solutions, creating an excellent learning and networking hub for the industry’s technical experts, The Associated Press reported.

At the exhibition, attendees will experience first-hand Blackline Safety’s full suite of award-winning connected solutions, including the new G6 wearable single-gas detector. Featuring cloud connectivity and data insights, the G6 wearable single-gas detector helps users quickly respond to—and prevent—safety incidents and manage compliance. The company’s flagship G7 wearable personal gas detectors will also be on display.

These devices for personal gas detection and lone worker monitoring include built-in connectivity, out-of-the-box deployment, easy integration into existing operations, and a broad gas sensor portfolio from which to choose. Rounding out the exhibit will be the G7 EXO Area Monitor, the world’s first direct-to-cloud area portable area gas monitor that offers rapid deployment, configuration flexibility and versatile mounting systems for placement anywhere.

Commenting on the benefits of Blackline’s solutions, Ahmed Fathi, Engineering Products Head of Department at Blackline’s Oman Distributor of the Year, Mohsin Haider Darwish (MHD ACERE) commented, “As a deep-rooted distributor of fire and safety solutions since the 1980s, MHD ACERE could quickly see the potential of Blackline’s unrivalled connected safety technology. Since day one of our partnership, we have demonstrated to our customers how the product can support them to widen the scope of worker and workplace protection. Customers appreciate what we offer and believe in it. They see it working anytime, anywhere, without special network limitations or configuration requirements. We are proud to represent Blackline Safety.”

Behind every Blackline Safety solution are Blackline Live & Blackline Analytics, award-winning connected safety software that enable organizations to know the moment something happens and manage it through to resolution with world-class emergency management tools. Reports are automatically compiled using data streamed directly from the field, meaning users can monitor, configure and deploy their fleet any time, anywhere.

Blackline Safety is a technology leader driving innovation in the industrial workforce through IoT (Internet of Things). With connected safety devices and predictive analytics, Blackline Safety enables companies to drive towards zero safety incidents and improved operational performance.

Blackline Safety provides wearable devices, personal and area gas monitoring, cloud-connected software and data analytics to meet demanding safety challenges and enhance overall productivity for organizations with coverage in more than 100 countries.

Armed with cellular and satellite connectivity, Blackline Safety provides a lifeline to tens of thousands of people, having reported over 185 billion data-points and initiated over five million emergency alerts. For more information, visit BlacklineSafety.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.



Nintendo Cuts Annual Profit Forecast 10% as Switch Sales Slow

A staff member sorts products at the Nintendo store in Shibuya district in Tokyo November 5, 2024. (AFP)
A staff member sorts products at the Nintendo store in Shibuya district in Tokyo November 5, 2024. (AFP)
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Nintendo Cuts Annual Profit Forecast 10% as Switch Sales Slow

A staff member sorts products at the Nintendo store in Shibuya district in Tokyo November 5, 2024. (AFP)
A staff member sorts products at the Nintendo store in Shibuya district in Tokyo November 5, 2024. (AFP)

Nintendo cut on Tuesday its operating profit forecast for the year to March 2025 by 10% to 360 billion yen ($2.36 billion), as its ageing Switch console loses steam.

The latest forecast is below analyst estimates of a 391.4 billion yen profit.

The Kyoto-based gaming company sold 4.7 million Switch consoles in the first half of the financial year. That compares with 6.8 million units sold in the same period a year earlier.

Nintendo lowered its full-year sales forecast for the console, which is in its eighth year on the market, by 7% to 12.5 million units. That would be down 20% from actual Switch sales of 15.7 million units a year earlier.

It also revised down its annual software sales forecast by 3% to 160 million units.

"For a platform that is in its 8th year in the market, both hardware and software enjoy stable demand and brisk sales," Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa told an online press conference.

"But sales so far fell short of our original projections. Taking into consideration their sales in the first half, we revised our forecasts for both hardware and software, and that led to the earnings revision."

Furukawa said there was no change to Nintendo's plan to announce a successor to its long-lasting Switch console in the current financial year, but did not go into specifics.

Shares in Nintendo closed down 3.9% ahead of the earnings announcements, underperforming the Nikkei average's 1.1% gain.