As you may know, at ComTech we track more than 80 vendors of ETRM / CTRM technology around the globe. While many are well-known names in the industry, those serving the top global commodity traders, there are a number that have established themselves in a niche and have,...
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Comtech advisory has released a new white paper on Commodity Management discussing EKA‘s positioning in that industry segment. Here is the introduction to that paper; Rapid global population growth combined with increasing urbanization is driving demand for raw materials of all kinds. By 2030, it is estimated that...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission voted today to allow hedge funds and other private investment firms to start publicly advertising for investor dollars, something that has been strictly off-limits since the 1930’s. With this change, firms will no longer have to limit their fund raising to direct contacts...
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While doing a bit of research for an upcoming ComTechAlert article, I was reviewing oil production stats for the US and was a bit surprised by the numbers. Much of the attention paid to the increasing crude production in the US is focused on the Bakken field in...
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Eka announced this morning that they had purchased Calgary-based EnCompass Technologies. According to the press release, “All employees of EnCompass have joined Eka, and the two co-founders, CEO Andy Bout and COO Stewart Brightman, will take key leadership roles in the combined organization. Andy and Stewart will be...
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The Christian Science Monitor published an article yesterday that noted that the increasingly infamous Chinese military hackers have been having their way with a number of US pipeline companies. As noted in the article, “From December 2011 through June 2012, cyberspies targeted 23 gas pipeline companies with e-mails...
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