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IDC Identifies IT Companies Assisting Mining Organisation Become Agile
IDC recently published a new report “Creating Agile Mining: Vendor Led Innovation in the Mining Sector”.
The report outlines success factors for mining companies’ seeking to create agile mining organizations – leadership vision and commitment, cultural change, and innovation, and putting required capabilities in place as a foundation.
The report puts the spotlight on a selection of vendors that are helping mining organizations become agile in an industry that is otherwise not known for its innovation, technology leadership or agility.
The vendors cited in this research’s use cases include SAP, Accenture, TCS, Wipro, Schneider Electric, Cisco and Infosys.
IDC Worldwide Energy Insights’ Research Director, Emilie Ditton, notes that “Mining companies are at the beginning of a transformation to create agile and resilient operations within an interconnected value chain; creating the ability for far greater responsiveness and control.”
Furthermore, Ditton observes that, “companies are faced with challenging operating environments and, for many, sustained lower level commodity prices. As a result, available technology choices are creating the opportunity to reshape and integrate value chains through enabling data at scale across the business, and to move beyond the siloed approach that has typified the use of data by mining companies.”
IDC’s 2017 Predictions for the mining sector detailed in IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Mining 2017 Predictions, November 2016 , highlights major initiative areas across mining for the next three years. Three of the ten predictions made by IDC for the mining sector demonstrate the focus of the engagements which includes the following:
Agile Mining: By 2017, 20% of miners will achieve operational excellence through the manufacturisation of mining, implementation of Lean approaches, and standardization of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and operational software integration. Examples provided from SAP, Wipro and Schneider Electric.
Building a Digital Core: By 2020, every leading miner will have implemented an integrated digital core across enterprise and operations. Examples provided by Accenture and Cisco.
Getting the Foundations Right: In 2017, investments in mobile connectivity, security, and cloud by 70% of mining companies will lay the foundation for the digital mine. Examples provided by Accenture, Cisco, Schneider Electric, TCS and Wipro.
Most of the engagements identified in “Creating Agile Mining: Vendor Led Innovation in the Mining Sector” relate to the creation of the foundations for agile mining – connectivity, security, data management and cloud based capabilities – or about enabling data optimization within and across processes. The creation of mining value chains that can respond to internal variability and external change, and provide the basis for a resilient organization will be the basis of competitive differentiation for mining companies going forward, and so this area is a priority for investment.
Ditton observes that “Choosing the right partners to enable this transformation, and particularly understanding where capabilities provided by external partners are required within the skills and capabilities roadmap companies have is a critical element of success.”
Agile mining operations involve bringing together elements across smart mining, digital mining, automation and the integration of all these pieces enabling the flow of data across the business from the enterprise to the operator. Fundamental within this is the interconnection between operational and enterprise data, systems and processes, enabling mining companies to collect and respond to insights in real time or in the required time horizon.
“Mining companies that are able to create operations that are agile and responsive through creating visibility and control within and between operational and enterprise processes will outperform the industry,” said Ditton. “Creating value and insight from data requires far more than having the right technology capabilities in place, but the technology is a critical enabler.
Temu, the global online marketplace, has joined the International Trademark Association (INTA) as a corporate member and serves on its Anti-Counterfeiting Committee.
INTA is a global association that brings together more than 6,700 organizations, representing over 37,000 trademark professionals and brand owners across 181 countries. By joining INTA, Temu deepens its commitment to building a trusted online marketplace and advancing global IP protection through broader, cross-industry collaboration.
“INTA welcomes TEMU’s willingness to engage in anticounterfeiting initiatives, including in the Association’s annual Anticounterfeiting Workshop and Online Takedown Certificate Program which serve to share best practices and connect stakeholders,” said Alastair Gray, Director of Anti-Counterfeiting, INTA. “Constructive collaboration with these efforts can contribute to the protection of intellectual property rights for INTA members and support the removal of counterfeit products from the platform which ultimately protects consumers.”
At the 2025 INTA Annual Meeting held in San Diego in May, Temu participated in the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee Roundtable, serving as a moderator to facilitate discussions among brand owners, online platforms, and government officials on emerging technologies, best practices for collaboration, and strategies to strengthen global anti-counterfeiting efforts.
“Joining INTA and serving on its Anti-Counterfeiting Committee reflects Temu’s ongoing commitment to ensuring a trustworthy online shopping experience,” said a Temu spokesperson. “We value collaboration with industry peers and stakeholders and are dedicated to advancing collective efforts in intellectual property protection.”
Temu also participates in INTA-led online workshops, including the Online Platform Notice and Takedown Certification Program, which outlines the latest procedures and best practices used by e-commerce platforms and social media companies. These workshops aim to enhance the quality and accuracy of rights-holder notices, promoting more effective takedown processes and content moderation.
Since launching in 2022, Temu has made significant investments in IP enforcement. Its measures include comprehensive seller vetting and compliance training, 24/7 algorithmic monitoring with manual review, a dedicated IP protection portal and brand registry to streamline takedown submissions, and an internal enforcement team that handles claims with speed and accuracy.
China’s Huawei Technologies unveiled an AI computing system on Saturday that an industry expert said rivals Nvidia’s most advanced product, as the company aims to expand its footprint in the country’s booming AI sector.
The CloudMatrix 384 system made its public debut at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), a three-day event in Shanghai, attracting a large crowd to Huawei’s booth with its showcase of cutting-edge AI innovations.
The system has attracted significant interest from the global AI community since Huawei (HWT.UL) first introduced it in April. Industry analysts see it as a direct challenger to Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72, the most advanced system-level offering currently available from the U.S. chipmaker.
In an April article, Dylan Patel, founder of semiconductor research firm SemiAnalysis, stated that Huawei now possesses AI system capabilities that could surpass those of Nvidia.
Huawei staff at its WAIC booth declined to comment when asked to introduce the CloudMatrix 384 system.
A spokesperson for Huawei did not respond to questions.
Huawei has become widely regarded as China’s most promising domestic supplier of chips essential for AI development, even though the company faces U.S. export restrictions.
Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang told Bloomberg in May that Huawei had been “moving quite fast” and named the CloudMatrix as an example.
The CloudMatrix 384 system features 384 of Huawei’s latest 910C chips and, according to SemiAnalysis, surpasses Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72 in certain performance metrics, despite the latter using 72 B200 chips.
SemiAnalysis attributes this performance advantage to Huawei’s strong system design, which offsets the lower power of individual chips by leveraging a greater number of them and incorporating system-level innovations.
Huawei describes the system as utilizing a “supernode” architecture that enables ultra-high-speed interconnectivity between chips.
In June, Zhang Pingan, CEO, Huawei Cloud confirmed that the CloudMatrix 384 was already operational on Huawei’s cloud platform.
Transcorp Hotels Plc has delivered a stellar performance in the first half of 2025, recording a 60% year-on-year surge in revenue to ₦47.57 billion, up from ₦29.72 billion in H1 2024. Gross profit climbed 71% to ₦36.21 billion, maintaining a strong 76% margin despite inflation and operational headwinds.
The hospitality giant, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc, also announced an interim dividend payout of ₦1.024 billion — offering ₦0.10 per 50 kobo ordinary share to shareholders.
In a bold move, the company unveiled Nigeria’s largest corporate venue — the 5,000-seat Transcorp Centre — staking its claim as the new leader in event hospitality. Chairman Emmanuel Nnorom described the results as proof of Transcorp Hotels’ transformative strategies and unwavering investor commitment. MD/CEO Uzo Oshogwe attributed the success to relentless execution and a resilient business model.
Transcorp Hotels, renowned for iconic assets like Transcorp Hilton Abuja and its digital platform Aura, says it isn’t just leading Nigeria’s hospitality sector — it’s redefining excellence across Africa.
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