And therefore time to roll out my annual thoughts on the banality of awards when it comes to CTRM software…. For those who do not know, some awards are simply paid advertising. My evidence for this are the various emails we receive from various publications telling us how,...
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As I reflect on what appears to have been a record year for many CTRM vendors in terms of activity levels and new deals and customers, one thing has not changed and that is the number of official press announced deals. Those remain a pretty small number. The issue...
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Amphora’s year continues to go well as it has signed new clients in Dubai and China in the last month bringing its record year closings to a total of seven. David Glasspool tells me it is even possible that the number could be exceeded prior to year-end. These...
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A conversation with Chris Regan of Brady Technologies is always interesting and full of detail and enthusiasm. Brady Technologies is focused on energy markets in Europe these days via a suite of software products that includes an ecosystem of new developments, new acquisitions, and reinvigorated products that it...
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With the energy transition, batteries have become an important asset on the grid to supply some capability to store excess power to use when needed. Needless to say, software to optimize the operation of batteries and dispatch of power from them, has become increasingly needed as well. One...
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The history of CTRM is replete with brand names that came and went. In fact, I could likely name at least 30 right now off the top of my head and with a bit of time, that might even be 50. Most of these would have been acquired...
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I’m not sure how popular audio podcasts are in the commodities industry to be honest. Ours though is likely one of the oldest to have emerged and be launched a few years ago and is still being produced 6 to 8 times per year. Podcasts are made available...
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The US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates again by 0.75% this week saying it was “”very premature” to think about pausing and that the peak for rates would likely be higher than previously expected” according to Reuters. The UK is expected to raise interest rates by a record...
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CHICAGO, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Barchart, a commodity data and technology leader trusted by over 600 agribusinesses representing over 2,000 grain facilities, announces cmdtyView Hedge, the latest digital workflow within Barchart’s AgTech ecosystem. With this innovation, agribusinesses can now automate hedging for physical grain in cmdtyView; a fixture on...
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Every two years we conduct the Vendor Perception Study and this year we have had a record response. I am about half way through totting up all of the data and will then perform the analysis and write the report along with Patrick. However, it is already clear...
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