Blogging has become more common among E/CTRM Vendors and this page is a summary of recent blog posts from vendor blogs.
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- iRely Announces the Dates of Its 2012 Customer Conference17 January 2012, 12:00 am
January 17, 2012 Fort Wayne, IN - Today iRely announced that its annual customer conference will again be held at the Gaylord Opryland Conference Center and Resort in Nashville, TN. The dates of the conference will be July 25-27, 2012. Conference material will include networking events, round table training and discussion, vendor booths, and more. All iRely customers are invited to attend. More information will be sent out in the coming months.... - iRely Releases a Custom Reporting Application10 November 2011, 12:00 am
November 10, 2012 Fort Wayne, IN - iRely announced today that they have extended the functionality of their iGuide: Dashboard Evolved product to included extensive customize reporting capabilities. This reporting engine will allow for customers to create custom reports as well as information panels, charts, and graphs from SQL compliant queries. Read more...... - iRely Acquires Comtech Solutions8 August 2011, 12:00 am
August 8, 2011 Fort Wayne, Indiana - iRely, LLC and Comtech Solutions today announced the acquisition of Comtech Solutions by iRely. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more...... - iRely Acquires Summit Software2 March 2010, 12:00 am
March 2, 2010 Moorestown, New Jersey and Fort Wayne, Indiana - iRely, LLC and Summit Software, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Summit Software by iRely. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more......
- Part 2 Request for Proposal- RFI RFP for Middle-office Risk Software21 February 2012, 6:38 pm
Part 2 of 3 Blog Series Part 2 Middle-office Enterprise Risk Mgmt. ERM Etrm Software Request for Information- RFI & Request for Proposal-RFP Considerations: In today’s competitive commodity energy trading and risk management C-ETRM software system vendor space vendors are accustomed to responding to a variety of Requests for Information-RFI and/or Request for Proposals -RFPs for enterprise risk management and commodity trading risk systems. That being the case, it is important ... - Part 1 Request for Information/Proposal- RFI RFP for Etrm Software13 February 2012, 1:55 pm
Part 1 of 3 Blog Series Request for Information- RFI & Request for Proposal-RFP Process Defined for Ctrm-Etrm (C-ETRM) Software: Technical, Security & Front-office Considerations -Part 1 In today’s competitive commodity energy trading and risk management C-ETRM software system vendor space vendors are accustomed to responding to a variety of Requests for Information-RFI and/or Request for Proposals -RFPs for enterprise risk management and commodity trading systems. Th... - Top Considerations for Best Commodity Trading Software -CTRM System7 February 2012, 11:43 pm
Looking for the latest in Commodity Trading Software Platform Architectures that require no coding to implement and manage? Like the Iphone was to the cell phone industry, new template and formula-driven commodity trading and risk managment- CTRM architectures are blazing a new path in the commodity trading space ....These systems are so easy-to-use and configure, you can implement them yourself? Run your hedge fund like a professional with straight-through processing from commodity, equit... - Best Etrm Software Architecture Review Formula-based Vs. Hard Coded4 February 2012, 12:06 am
Formula-driven Vs. Hard Coded ETRM Architectures- Differences & BenefitsWith a host of options, features, functions, benefits and architectures available in the Ctrm-Etrm (C-Etrm) software space there remains some important differences to consider when embarking on a C-Etrm software system purchase. First, let’s distinguish the difference between hard coded software (Traditional Etrm Software) and new template-based and/or formula-driven architectures. Hard coded software means that it... - The Basics of Developing an Energy Risk Management Policy- ERM24 January 2012, 2:36 am
The following is a guest post from Mike Corley, Risk Consultant, founder and president of Mercatus Energy Advisors. How does one develop an energy risk management policy when nothing of the like currently exists within the organization? Start by defining the purpose(s) of the policy. As an example, the purpose of an oil and gas producer's risk management policy might read as follows: To ensure continuity of exploration and production in adverse market conditions To guarantee that revenue and ca... - Best ETRM-CTRM Trading & Accounting Back-office Software System23 January 2012, 10:24 pm
Built from the back-office forward by industry professionals, Pioneer Solutions offers a top-in-class energy trading back-office software (stand-alone) module called "SettlementTracker." The product features a flexible and malleable no coding needed formula-driven architecture for management of all energy wholesale and retail contracts including shadow settlement, bi-laterals and more! Some the largest Utilities in the world rely on Pioneer's "SettlementTracker" as a stand-alone billing engine ... - Announcing Advanced Emissions GHG OLAP Cube Reporting -EMIS Software22 January 2012, 5:00 pm
Pioneer announces advanced OLAP cube reporting feature for Enterprise Environmental & Emissions Management Information System-Emis-OLAP definition OnLine Analytical Processing-OLAP decision support software allows the user to quickly analyze information that has been summarized into multidimensional three dimensional views and hierarchies. OLAP tools are used to perform advanced Emissions and Environmental trend analysis and compliance insight. They enable users to drill down into masses of... - Advanced CTRM-ETRM System OLAP Cube Reporting Feature- "TRMTracker"16 January 2012, 2:52 pm
Pioneer announces advanced OLAP cube reporting feature for CTRM-ETRM "TRMTracker" -OLAP definition OnLine Analytical Processing-OLAP decision support software allows the user to quickly analyze information that has been summarized into multidimensional three dimensional views and hierarchies. OLAP tools are used to perform advanced CTRM-ETRM trend analysis and risk insight. They enable users to drill down into masses of CTRM-ETRM statistics in order to isolate trends for advanced deci... - Best Enterprise Risk Management- ERM Risk Software System defined3 January 2012, 2:49 pm
What makes a risk software system an Enterprise Risk Management -ERM software system? ERM Defined ERM Defined- Enterprise Risk Management is the process of consolidating enterprise risk buckets: operational/operations risk, credit risk, market risk, geo political risk and regulatory risk into a central repository for the purpose of deciphering, consolidating, analyzing, quantifying, calculating, measuring, simulating and generating meaningful risk metric outputs for advanced corporate or enterp... - Advanced Energy Shadow & Bi-lateral Contract Settlement Software26 December 2011, 2:29 pm
Struggling with billing and settlement of complex energy contracts? Search no more, Pioneer Solution of Denver Colorado, offers a top-rated, easy-to-use and easily integrated template and formula-driven, comprehensive energy billing & settlement software system designed for Utilities. Pioneer's "SettlementTracker" is designed to manage all shadow, retail, wholesale and bi-lateral contracts for Utility back-office business processes. The back-office of ch...
- The New EU Regulations: Are You Prepared?14 February 2012, 7:20 pm
The 2,000 page Dodd-Frank Act is the US government’s response to the financial crisis. While it was signed into law well over a year ago, the finer points are still being negotiated, clarified by lawyers, and challenged by Wall Street players. For energy and commodity firms operating in Europe, this is a cautionary tale – the European Union (EU) is introducing an alphabet soup of directives and legislation affecting the financial and commodity markets including the Regulation of En... - Urge to Converge7 February 2012, 10:20 pm
If you get the feeling that we’ve been here before, you’re right. I’m talking about the convergence efforts of the two accounting standards organizations - FASB and IASB. After all, they have been at it for nearly ten years, so the probability of my addressing it at one time or another are quite high. Well, at the end of January the two boards renewed their efforts to find common ground in the development of standards and disclosure requirements. “The boards ... - Deloitte Reports Factors Facing Global Mining Industry Are Moving to a New Level of Extremity24 January 2012, 4:57 pm
Deloitte just released an outstanding report, Tracking the Trends 2012, on the top 10 issues mining companies may face in the coming year. Some of the top challenges include rising capital costs, commodity price chaos, government taxes, and growing labor shortages. Many of these issues have a familiar ring. However, the Deloitte reports warns that: “The factors influencing the global mining industry are moving to a new level of extremity.” The report is full of practical suggestions ... - Triple Point Software to Power Sirius Solutions’ Derivative Valuation & Hedge Reporting Practice19 January 2012, 9:46 pm
Recognizing that it needed a state-of-the-art software solution to effectively manage derivative valuation and hedge reporting for its clients, business consulting services firm Sirius Solutions chose Triple Point’s Commodity XL for Hedge Accounting™. Sirius is the latest in a long line of companies who are realizing that they need sophisticated technology solutions in order to manage the numerous, complex regulations that make hedge accounting a herculean task. The firm will be... - Sempra Reborn as Freepoint Commodities18 January 2012, 9:08 pm
Sempra was an amazingly successful commodities trading organization in the 1990s and 2000s before forming a joint venture (being sold) with RBS in 2008. At one point, Sempra had 44-straight profitable quarters. I recently read a very interesting article about how newly-formed Freepoint Commodities, which launched its North American operations in March of 2011, is really a “restart” of Sempra. David Messer, the former CEO of Sempra, is the CEO of Freepoint. In ... - Top Commodity Management Blog Posts of 201212 January 2012, 1:57 am
The Commodity Management Blog has been closely following the top Commodity Management issues throughout the year. Not surprisingly, posts discussing Dodd-Frank top the list. Below is a complete list of the 10 most popular posts over the past 12 months based on views and shares. We thank you for following us and hope these posts have provided valuable tips on how to manage commodities smarter. 1. Preparing for Dodd Frank Economic Terms 2. The Treasury Function and Commodi... - US Ethanol Tax Breaks and Import Tariffs Have Expired5 January 2012, 8:43 pm
With the start of the new year, the US Legislature did not renew the 45-cent-per-gallon tax incentive for producing ethanol-blended gasoline or the 54-cent-per-gallon tax on foreign ethanol imports. The incentive cost taxpayers about $6B per year. This ends thirty some odd years of government support for the biofuels industry. The real beneficiary could be Brazil’s sugarcane/ethanol industry. UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, issued a press rele... - 2012: A Year of Volatility?4 January 2012, 6:55 pm
A December Financial Times article that reported oil price volatility in 2012 could swing between $50 and $150 a barrel might prove quite prescient. The story, “Fat-tail fears catch oil traders between $50 and $150 bets,” noted that investors are concerned about events that could cause large swings in oil prices. On the one hand, eurozone debt issues could drive oil prices much lower, but on the other hand, a crisis with Iran (or elsewhere in the Middle East) could send prices... - IFRS 9 and Component Hedging2 December 2011, 6:45 am
Out of all the changes put forth in IFRS 9 with regard to Hedge Accounting, one that will likely be well received will be the ability to hedge the risk components of non-financial items. This is big news to many companies out there, in particular the foods industry and airlines. Under IAS 39 and current FASB rules, they are not allowed to isolate the risk associated with a component of the risk being hedged. For instance a company that produces baked goods must hedge the overal... - Triple Point’s “Port Management” Software Wins Prestigious International Bulk Journal Award30 November 2011, 3:40 pm
Triple Point’s QMASTOR PortVu bulk terminal management system has won the prestigious International Bulk Journal (IBJ) IT Solutions Award and was recognized for delivering a significant, measurable return-on-investment. QMASTOR PortVu was honored with this award because it is the only complete, integrated bulk terminal management system that manages all the complexities of port operations. It is a proven, multi-lingual solution that is being used across the world by leading resource...
- MF global: Defining risk management failure17 February 2012, 3:14 pm
The failure at MF Global has sparked much debate within the financial industry, not least around the apparent shortfall of risk management at the institution. This raises an interesting question about what a good risk management program should be expected to achieve. When thinking about risk management, it is important to understand the objectives and parameters of what the term “risk management” can mean. Some important definitions are:... - Participation versus investment vehicles: where should we focus?15 February 2012, 9:25 pm
According to InvestorWords.com, a defined contribution plan is “A company retirement plan, such as a 401(k) plan or 403(b) plan, in which the employee elects to defer some amount of his/her salary into the plan and bears the investment risk.” While there are many other sources for this definition, I chose this one for a reason. The primary purpose for participating in a defined contribution plan is for participants to save for their own retirement. While I sometimes understand people need to... - Repo rising to fill the funding need14 February 2012, 3:55 pm
As small regional banks, such as in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), struggle to find funding, they are increasingly turning to the repo market. In fact, one local GCC banker has claimed that more repo has been done in the past 12 months than in the last 10 years. Is this an issue to worry about? As with many things, the answer lies in the details.... - Fragmentation, regulation and globalization drive new demands for compliance processes and workflow10 February 2012, 8:35 pm
Compliance is complex and expensive—but not as expensive as non-compliance. Fragmentation, continued regulatory changes, and globalization of regulation are among the top concerns for most securities firms today.... - Creating a comprehensive mobile policy9 February 2012, 6:46 pm
Today’s economic climate has led many financial services firms to shift technology investments to areas that help reduce costs and improve overall workforce productivity. Increasingly, these investments include mobile solutions – and updating the enterprise infrastructure that is necessary to deploy and support them.... - Is settlement unsettling?7 February 2012, 7:25 pm
Have settlement fails become unsettling? In a time when industry participants are grappling with numerous daunting challenges spanning financial regulation, cost control, and operational efficiency, settlement fails have suddenly become a newsworthy concern. Why? On February 1, 2012, the Treasury Market Practice Group (TMPG) expanded penalties to cover mortgages and agency debt fails.... - Does the disclosure of fees mean huge savings for millions of Americans with a 401k?7 February 2012, 4:24 pm
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article 401k Plans Step into the Sunshine: New Labor Department Rules Will Require Fee Disclosures, “The rules governing America’s most popular retirement vehicle are about to change, and that could mean huge savings for millions of workers building nest eggs for the future.”... - What do risk management and the super bowl have in common?6 February 2012, 5:30 pm
This blog post originally appeared on TabbFORUM here. “The best defense is a good offense” may be one of the most oft-repeated sayings in sports, and it is a generally useful outlook in many situations. There are times, though, when the opposite is true. When a Super Bowl is won by a mere 4 points in a game that saw a defensive score in the first quarter and a key interception later in the second half, there are a lot of New Yorkers who would say that a strong, reliable defense is a prerequ... - Top 5 A/P trends for 20121 February 2012, 3:51 pm
The current economic climate is forcing companies to pursue lean operations as strongly as ever. It’s a message that we hear at SunGard, and that you may hear from your employer as well. Lean operations are driven by the understanding that only the most efficient organizations survive. The latest issue of Financial Operations Matters, published by the Institute of Financial Operations contained the article, “Are you ready for lean A/P? 4 Trends to watch in 2012.” As the article highlig... - Making sense of MiFID 227 January 2012, 5:05 pm
Interested parties have now had time to digest the European Commission’s October MiFID 2/MiFIR proposals, and major questions have been raised by a wide range of people. Looking briefly at the main areas of debate: Transparency is clearly the Commission’s central watchword in seeking to protect the interests of retail investors, but the big question is whether overly prescriptive regulation of dark pools may damage the ability of asset management firms to trade optimally on behalf of their ...
- David Calmonson talks to Commodity Point21 February 2012, 12:00 am
David Calmonson talks to Patrick Reames from Commodity Point about Contigo at E-World 2012.... - New Video : What Makes Contigo Different2 February 2012, 12:00 am
Jon, Ade and Simon present why Contigo is different...... - Contigo has a vacancy for an experienced Project Manager18 January 2012, 12:00 am
Team Contigo is expanding, we have a vacancy for an an experienced Software Project Manager.... - News Letter - December 20119 December 2011, 12:00 am
Follow the Link to access Contigo's December 2011 Newsletter.P>... - Contigo's Jon Yeomans talks to Commodities Now1 December 2011, 12:00 am
Jon Yeomans provides his views on the European Energy Mix for the December 2011 edition of Commodities Now... - Contigo attend the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards27 November 2011, 12:00 am
The Deloitte 2011 UK Fast 50 and EMEA Fast 500 Technology wards were announced on Thursday 24th November at a special ceremony held in the historic Tower of London. The Awards were presented by Deloitte partner David Halstead with a key note address on the future of technology by the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones.... - enTrader achieves a Commodities Now 'Special Commendation'18 November 2011, 12:00 am
The 2011 global Commodity Business Awards were announced on Wednesday 16th November at a special ceremony in London. The Awards which were hosted by celebrated British broadcaster and comedian, Simon Evans, were presented by a variety of commodity market dignitaries.... - News Letter - November 20116 November 2011, 12:00 am
Follow the Link to access Contigo's November 2011 Newsletter.... - All enTrader Suite products are built with the Contigo Jazz Framework “at their heart”3 November 2011, 12:00 am
Applications developed using Contigo’s Jazz Framework are robust, are delivered more quickly, and benefit from a consistent user experience.... - Ovo Energy27 October 2011, 12:00 am
Ovo are a new, dynamic player in the UK Power and Gas Retail market and are using enTrader to manage their Gas and Power wholesale trading and manage their energy portfolio. They chose enTrader due to speed of implementation and the flexibility of the solution....
- Business Application Software Engineer13 February 2012, 11:17 am
Company description: Energy Solutions is a world leader in pipeline management software for the oil & gas industry. Our state-of-the-art software enables the world’s energy companies to safely and economically transport oil and gas over thousands of miles, above ground, below ground and under the sea. We offer advanced solutions with business and technical applications [...]... - Simulation Software Developer10 February 2012, 4:17 pm
Energy Solutions is an energetic, global company with opportunities for highly-trained professionals interested in advancing the state-of-the-art in pipeline management systems. Our primary office locations are in Houston (USA), Stockton-on-Tees (UK) and Hyderabad (India). Contact the HR Department Location – Houston, Tx Product – PipelineManager Reporting Structure – You will be reporting to the Development [...]... - Marketing Manager – Houston, TX8 February 2012, 12:00 pm
Energy Solutions is an energetic, global company with opportunities for highly-trained professionals interested in advancing the state-of-the-art in pipeline management systems. Our primary office locations are in Houston (USA), Stockton-on-Tees (UK) and Hyderabad (India). Contact the HR Department This is a hands-on position where you will work directly with the Vice President of Marketing to [...]... - Project Engineer – Houston, TX8 February 2012, 11:14 am
Energy Solutions is an energetic, global company with opportunities for highly-trained professionals interested in advancing the state-of-the-art in pipeline management systems. Our primary office locations are in Houston (USA), Stockton-on-Tees (UK) and Hyderabad (India). Contact the HR Department This is a hands-on position where you will configure, install, and fine tune Energy Solutions’ pipeline [...]... - Synthesis® Release 10.2 is now available!31 January 2012, 9:42 am
Release 10.2 is Now Available! 31 Jan 2012, Houston, TX EnergySolutions® International is pleased to announce the latest release of Synthesis®. New in Release 10.2 Orders & Planning Minor Fixes on PTO and RECON with Deleted Status. Scheduling & Forecasting New and enhanced Connecting Carrier and Forecasted Rack Demand UI. Additional algorithm to calculate and populate [...]... - Energy Solutions International Successfully Implements Synthesis for True Companies24 January 2012, 9:31 am
Energy Solutions International today announced the successful implementation of its Synthesis logistics management solution for Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipelines in Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana. Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipelines needed a system to help it manage its nominations to invoice cycle, to migrate off its mainframe system and to provide an online portal [...]... - PipelineManager release 3.4.2 is now available!16 January 2012, 9:56 am
Release 3.4.2 is Now Available! 16 Jan 2012, Houston, TX PipelineManager release 3.4.2 is now available! This is a Service Pack release addressing critical issues found in earlier releases New in Release 3.4.2 Significant SPR Fixes Various enhancements and fixes Upgrading your installation to this Version is highly recommended. For customers who wish to take advantage of [...]... - Energy Solutions International welcomes new CEO TengBeng Koid5 January 2012, 4:30 pm
Experienced energy sector executive to lead growing Houston-based software company Houston, TX., January 3, 2012 — Energy Solutions International, Inc. (“ESI”), a leading provider of oil and gas pipeline management software and services, today announced the appointment of TengBeng Koid as the new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. [...]... - Gujarat State Petronet Limited14 December 2011, 12:10 pm
Gujarat State Petronet Limited Selects Energy Solutions International for Gas Pipeline Project Energy Solutions International (ESI) is delighted to announce that Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) has decided to expand their deployment of PipelineStudio. GSPL originally deployed PipelineStudio back in 2004. Recently a GSPL led consortium has been awarded a contract from Petroleum and Natural [...]... - LE MAGHREB du 27 novembre 201129 November 2011, 11:29 am
Energy Solutions ‘Oil & Gas Pipeline Management Seminar’ features in Algerian Press Energy Solutions on Wednesday November 16th hosted the Algerian Oil & Gas Pipeline Management Seminar in the Hilton Algiers Hotel, Algiers. Such was the success of the event that it has been featured by the local Algerian Press. You can read the Press Report here. [...]...
