The CTRM Blog

Continuing our series of conversations with CTRM industry leaders recorded at E-World in Essen last week…

In this episode, we meet up with Dr. Markus Seiser, CEO of IRM and a managing director with OpenLink. Dr. Seiser discusses IRM’s role in the market, both as a CTRM offering and as an optimization platform. He also offers his insights into the market evolution in central/eastern Europe and in Russia, where his company has been very active over the last year or so.

New York, February 15, 2012 — Alarmed by a proliferation of cyber attacks on high-profile businesses, many boards of directors are asking their executive teams one question: “Could it happen to us?” Unfortunately, at most companies, the short answer may well be that it is already happening.

And the end result could be devastating. From vandalizing an organization’s website to shutting down networks, perpetrating fraud and stealing intellectual property, cyber attacks can deal a serious blow to a company’s brand and reputation. Moreover, concerns about data security could also prompt current and prospective customers to take their business elsewhere, and negative reactions among investors may even drive losses in market value.

According to a just issued press release from Allegro, the company saw a greater than 60% year-over-year growth in software license revenues, with a 50% year-over-year increase in new customer signings from 2010 to 2011. The press release names several of those new clients including Saudi Aramco, Capital Power, PAA Natural Gas Storage, EPIC Aviation and Green Plains. Geographically, they note success in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific; with new sales covering crude and crude products, energy utilities, chemicals and minerals.

January 24, 2012 — London – SunGard has extended its Valdi trading solutions suite to provide access to BETa, the European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) launched by the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) in November 2011 to serve retail investors. BETa uses the BSE equity trading platform, and offers trading in foreign shares, with market makers supplying continuous liquidity. The BETa product range, initially restricted to Finnish, French, German and Spanish shares, is expected to be broadened in early 2012, with additional products to become available for trading.

Progress Software Names Mike Gualtieri Vice President, Responsive Process Management Solutions Marketing
Bedford, MA 24-Jan-2012 Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a leading software provider that enables companies to be operationally responsive, announced today that Mike Gualtieri has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing of the Responsive Process Management (RPM) practice.  Formerly with leading research firm Forrester Research, Gualtieri will lead the marketing of the Progress RPM® solutions, which helps organizations sense and respond to threats and opportunities, and helps them stay ahead of the competition through continuous business process improvement.