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Six public reports, all with sources. Each spells out what it means for you — otherwise intel is just noise.

中國經營報 · Market trend09-23

Deloitte: enterprise AI shifts from pilots to production, but nearly half report below-expectation returns

A report by Deloitte China and HKU. In 2026, enterprises in exploration/pilot fell from 36.7% to 24.9%, while those in production rose from 56.0% to 64.4%. Yet 48.5% say returns are below expectations, and 44.4% cannot measure returns at all.

What it means for youAI is no longer about “whether to use it” but “which process pays it back”. That's exactly why SoMate puts AI into the workflow you already run, rather than adding yet another tool.
中國經濟新聞網 · Technology09-24

Alibaba Cloud & Kingdee: enterprises need an “agent operating system”, not a bigger model

At the Apsara Conference, Kingdee pointed to three barriers to scaling enterprise AI: the engineering gap between PoC and scale, capability depreciation from rapid model iteration, and tacit knowledge lost to staff turnover.

What it means for youMuch of your value is “who you know and what they said”. SoMate's first job is to structure and preserve exactly that, so it isn't lost when you change phones.
SAP News Center · Governance09-23

94% are exploring agentic AI; only 15% say their data is ready

SAP notes agent adoption is outpacing data readiness, and recommends architecture that provides trusted context at the decision point and governs agent actions.

What it means for youWhether an agent works depends on trustworthy data. Our 1,200 members have completed background and seniority profiling — a step most rivals skip.
Form3 · Governance09-23

A payments infra provider's stance: let AI agents read, not act

Form3 launched an AI-ready payments platform, initially via an MCP adapter with a read-only agent interface that bars AI agents from initiating or changing payments.

What it means for youThis mirrors SoMate's stance on MCP — agents can query, but never send, refer or reveal identities on their own; outward actions require your confirmation.
中國經營報 · Market trend09-29

Gartner: by 2028, 80% of measurable agentic-AI returns come from specialised agents

Drawing on 107 cases, Gartner says the biggest opportunity is specialisation, and predicts over 40% of projects may be cancelled by end-2027 over cost, unclear value or weak risk controls.

What it means for youGeneral assistants are saturated; what matters is a specialist that understands one domain and one crowd. SoMate focuses on a single audience: people doing business.
參考消息 · Case09-23

Feishu & the Jiangsu Chamber: put AI into a specific task, cut report-making from 2–4 hours to 30 minutes

Raytron used AI for test-report generation, cutting 2–4 hours of processing and writing down to ~30 minutes, with engineers only doing the professional review.

What it means for youAI's value isn't chatting — it's taking over a task you used to do yourself. SoMate takes over “remembering contacts and proactively finding opportunities”.
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