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Post Shutdown Digitalization Benefits CTRM Vendors

One common theme we have heard almost universally in talking with CTRM vendors since March has been that surprisingly, the lockdown seems to have created more activity. Indeed, several deals have been done and signed over the period and some implemented very rapidly and remotely. We have argued...
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Newly Private Brady Thrives

Recently Brady announced a major new customer in the form of BASF Catalysts which selected Brady’s Trinity™ solution for metals financial trading and risk management. The solution will be deployed by BASF Catalysts in Japan, China, UK and North America, according to the press announcement. According to Debbi...
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CTRMRadio Podcast Series Growing Audience

A couple of year’s ago, we decided to give podcasting a try and in the process, created what was probably the first podcast in the CTRM software space……. CTRMRadio. Initially, we targeted about 6 episodes a year but given the increasing audience, we may make more episodes going...
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Adapt2 – Expanding their (ETRM?) market reach

We recently had the opportunity to visit with Jason Kram, executive vice president of Adapt2, a Houston-based technology provider for North American power market players.  The firm was founded in 2008 and is probably best known as a provider of ISO/RTO market interfaces and settlements capabilities via their...
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Gen10 Sees Collaboration and Cloud as Key Sales Drivers

According to Gen10’s CEO, Richard Williamson, there certainly has been an uptick in interest in CM and CTRM solutions during the lockdown period. However, he also credits Gen10’s messaging which he believes has been helpful in turning interest into action pointing to both its new website and its...
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FIS Energy & Commodities Delivering Containerized Version of Aligne and SaaS Version of XDM

Irina Reitgruber, Product Manager at FIS, told me that “cloud conversations are very active and that there has been a mind shift in the energy sector regarding cloud deployment of applications like CTRM and Risk.” She told us that many firms are now actively seeking ETRM in the...
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The 2020 CTRM Sourcebook is now available

We have just released the 2020 Sourcebook of CTRM Software Suppliers and Products.  This latest addition, with a newly enhanced layout, contains 39 product listing from 31 different vendors and is the most comprehensive and detailed examination of CTRM vendors and their products available anywhere. This new version...
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Aquilon continues to gain traction and is expanding their service lines

It has been about 9 months since we last caught up with Randy Wilson, CEO of Houston-based Aquilon, an innovative company that provides an invoice settlement/reconciliation platform called the Energy Settlements Network, primarily for gas and power market participants. In a recent call with Mr. Wilson, he brought...
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Getting the Best Out of CTRMCenter

CTRMCenter – this website – is actually quite a powerful and information packed website. It may have a number of features and content that some readers are unaware of and so the purpose of this article is to highlight some of these features. Periodically, I update and repost...
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Plethora of CTRM Deals Show CTRM Software Demand Remains Strong

Despite everything 2020 has thrown at us, we continue to see CTRM/CM vendor doing deals. Arriving back after a holiday, I found a couple of things in my email on this topic joining a number of announcements that have been made in the last few weeks – some...
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