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nGenue’s Natural Gas Focus is Paying Dividends

I recently caught up with Richard Pinos, head of customer success for nGenue (the Houston-based provider of natural gas software for marketers, producers, LDCs, utilities, and pipelines) to get an update on recent new product developments and market activity. On the product front, Mr. Pinos noted that the...
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Are We Headed Down Folly Ave?

I’m a big believer in the power of imagination and always have been. I’m equally a believer in human ingenuity. Unfortunately, I find myself worrying more and more about what I perceive as a disconnect between narrative and reality, and I wonder when someone is going to ask...
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Blockchain – Still Far Off?

By now no one has escaped the overhype of blockchain. When something is so overhyped, I for one get suspicious. I am writing up the disruptive technology report now and I was not surprised to see that in 2021 blockchain appears just as far away from widespread adoption...
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Green Focus on Supply Chains and More

The recent announcement by Brady of a partnership with Carbonchain was a timely reminder that supply chains are a major focus for the push on the environment. In fact, the last CTRMRadio podcast that we did was focused on an innovative initiative between Carbonchain, Polestar, and Vasanda that...
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TradeCloud Set to Revolutionize Pre and Post Trade Communication and Collaboration?

TradeCloud was started 5-years ago by four co-workers from companies like Trafigura who had a lot of expertise and a vision around digitalization in commodities. Its initial focus was on a communications platform for metals commercial users and, based on the success of developing that, a similar platform...
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Agiboo Sees Technology and Architecture Gaining Importance as a Buying Criterion

A conversation with Jan van den Brom of Agiboo is always fun and informative. He is quick to spot trends and this recent conversation was full of Jan’s observations and thoughts. For example, he sees much more interest in technology and architecture as a selection criterion. “The technology...
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Conferences, Panel Discussions and Trends

Last week, I had the pleasure of moderating two separate panel discussions around CTRM at Commodities people’s Commodity Trading Week . I was struck by the expertise of the two panels and how short the time was for really getting to grips with the issues we discussed. Certain...
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A look at Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ acquisition of Pioneer Solutions

With the acquisition of Pioneer Solutions LLC by Hitachi ABB Power Grids, first announced in September of last year, Pioneer’s Financial and Regulatory Risk Management (FARRMS) technology platform has joined Hitachi’s broad Energy Portfolio Management software solution set that covers planning, forecasting, trading, portfolio optimization and market operations...
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Contigo’s New Product Manager Looks to the Future

Recently, Contigo appointed Martin Thomas as Product Manager. Martin joined Contigo with over 20-years of experience in retail and wholesale operations in the UK and European energy markets, and with extensive knowledge of the systems and technologies used to support those operations. As Product Manager, Martin is responsible...
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iRely Sees Technology Increasing in Importance as a Buying Criteria

The CTRM and Commodity Management (CM) marketplace seems to be quite active at the moment, and iRely is also very busy with a lot of possible deals, RFP responses, and implementations of recent wins, Sanjit Paul told me last week. “Mid to large companies appear to be ramping...
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