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Amphora Upbeat

During the lockdown, I have been checking in with many of the vendors to see how things are and this week was no exception as I talked with Ivan O’Toole of Amphora to see how things were. Ivan enthused about the state of play for Amphora much to...
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Upcoming webinar – 5 best practices to ensure you are ready for the next trading disruption

I’m looking forward to participating in a joint webinar with Eka’s Collin Cooper next week, Thursday June 25, in which we will look at 5 best practices to ensure you are ready for the next trading disruption.  To register to attend, please click here.   Continue reading Upcoming...
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Join Me ….

This afternoon (European time) as I moderate a panel on Legacy CTRM software…. at energy trading week online.   Continue reading Join Me ….. This article appeared first on CTRM Center....
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Crunching the Numbers

I’m starting to do the analysis on the Vendor Perception Survey results where we experienced a record response – our thanks to all who participated. After eliminating incomplete responses, vendor responses and those that shall we say, seem suspect, there are 292 valid responses. That is great news...
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Looking Forward to Energy Trading Week Online

Time flies and it’s already time for ETW Online next week! Once again, we will be participating and I will be moderating a panel discussion on the final day of the event at 3pm UK time titled -LEGACY SYSTEMS AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS: HOW DO YOU GET THE BEST...
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Last Chance on the Vendor Perception Study

This week is the last week that the vendor perception survey will be open for responses. Overall, it looks like a very good response and it will be interesting to compile the results. More responses? We still seek end users of Commodity Management or CTRM software or Consultants/SI’s...
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Procuring CTRM

The Request for Proposal (RFP), often following the Request for Information (RFI), has long been the key selling/buying document, depending on which way you look at things. The process would usually go something like; 1. Requirements definition 2. Vendor research 3. RFI 4. RFP 5. Vendor demonstrations 6....
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Energy One Acquisition of eZ-nergy Complete

Today, the acquisition of eZ-nergy by Energy One was officially announced as completed by Energy One CEO, Shaun Ankers via an announcement on the ASX. In that announcement, Shaun stated, “eZ is a great business, with 45 customers in 9 countries of the EU energy trading market. We...
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FIS Sees Secure Cloud Delivery of CTRM and Risk analytics Offering Benefits

Like other vendors, FIS has been busy during this lockdown period, Ms. Irina Reitgruber, of FIS Energy & Commodities, told me last week during a catch up call. “We have seen many people looking for solutions and have been busy doing demos and following up with sales pipeline...
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CTRMRadio Participation

We run a reasonably popular podcast called CTRMRadio. We cover topics related to CTRM and commodities 6 times per year. We are planning a number of episodes for the remainder of this year and we are looking for guests who can speak to these topics – if you...
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