Inatech was established in 2002 and historically built custom software solutions before developing software products and transforming itself into a software company four years ago. With around 150 staff and multiple offices around the globe, the company has plainly thrived over that time. Its’ heritage is in shipping...
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From time to time, Comtech welcomes other writers to the blog at CTRMCenter. Gary Craze is already an ad hoc contributor for example. We are happy to report that industry veteran David Calmonson will also be supplying a number of blog articles to the site drawing upon his...
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I had a briefing this morning from Contigo and one of the topics that came up in the discussion was the use of spreadsheets. It’s a truism that almost all trading firms utilize spreadsheets somewhere in their operations. A recent survey ComTech undertook for a study sponsored by...
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Just before Christmas, I had a demonstration from a company called Beacon. The company was founded in early 2014 by Kirat Singh and Mark Higgins, both Technologists with a track record of delivering comprehensive trading technology platforms for banks like JPMorgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman...
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Paragon Energy Software joins the 2016 CTRM Conference as a Bronze sponsor. We very much appreciate their support. As they note on their website, “(Paragon) is comprised of industry experts who each have an average of over 15 years of experience in energy trading and risk management, our...
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Last week, Agiboo unveiled its new Agiblocks by subscription strategy. The concept is actually simplicity itself in that users can sign up for various levels of service on the web and for a simple, all-inclusive monthly fee. The entry price is just 179Eur/month/user for its standard offer. There...
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Last week at FIS’s Customer Summit in Orlando, I had the opportunity to sit and visit with Dr. Markus Seiser, head of the FIS Energy group. In a quick update on the acquisition and integration of SunGard into the FIS organization, he noted that the transition has gone...
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This last week, things got very busy all of a sudden with multiple projects and a host of news and follow up calls to schedule. One thing we are working on is the 2016 Vendor Perception Study which looks really good with a lot of quality data behind...
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Recently, I was approached by another relatively new vendor called Inatech. Inatech is a Glencore company and, as stated on its website, “As part of their Oil division, Inatech benefits from the knowledge and expertise of Glencore in oil trading, hedging and management of the entire oil supply...
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A few years ago, as commodity prices reached new records and heady heights on a daily basis, all the talk was of market speculation. I recall sitting on an Energy Risk panel in Houston and being asked about speculation and prices. My view at the time was that...
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