I met up with Mike Muse, president of Woodlands Solutions, last week to get a look at the company’s Phoenix ETRM product and catch up on the latest developments with the company. According to Mike, since they laid down the first line of code about a year and half ago, Woodlands has signed 3 […]

Houston, TX USA and Brno, Czech Republic--April 6, 2010--CommodityPoint, the premier research, analyst and consulting firm covering commodity markets and technologies, today issued its CTRM Software Vendor and Product Sourcebook. The CTRM Software Vendor and Product Sourcebook is the definitive guide to the commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) software category incorporating listings for thirty-two […]

UtiliPoint IssueAlertBy Patrick Reames
The term “risk management” is broadly used to describe the practice of identifying, measuring, and mitigating any number of unforeseen events that may negatively impact an organization. These events can relate to virtually anything, from natural disasters, malicious acts, market changes, accidents, and equipment failure, to just plain old acts of […]

I had mentioned a couple of months back that Data Management Solutions (DMS) was, based upon market feedback, a company to watch in 2009. They’ve been quietly servicing the natural gas trading and marketing space for around 15 years, but for the most part have been intentionally flying under the radar. While I […]

It appears that Triple Point is continuing their acquisition streak and expanding their product reach. Despite numerous “no comments” from various places, all indications are that they will soon announce the acquisition of Rome Corp, the makers of Rome Energy, the leading credit risk management application in the energy space.
Should this rumor be correct, […]

Open Access Technology (OATI) just announced the opening of a Houston office. According to OATI, the office will provide technical, training, and sales support for the company’s Texas customers. Richard Pinion will be heading the new operation. You can see the complete press release on their website.
An interesting note in the release…”OATI serves […]

UtiliPoint recently completed its Benchmark study of ETRM users in the European Union. The report is now avalable from the UtiliPoint website - here
The management summary of the report is also available as a download from this post.

A New UtiliPoint webinar covering the content of the recently conducted European survey of ETRM users will be delivered by Dr. GM Vasey on April 26th at 11am ET. To register or for more details, please visit hhtp://www.pgsenergy.com/online/u120.html

TRM IssueAlert
Patrick ReamesVP - Energy Trading and Risk Management
Solutions and services providers in the Energy Trading and Risk Management space have been enjoying a record year in 2006. High commodity prices, combined with high volatility, have forced many energy traders/marketers to review their current systems in an effort to ensure that they are as […]

It seems the IPO went very well, raising about $25.5 million US.  They say the money will be used to “fund acquisitions, develop a green credits platform, retire outstanding debt, grow its channel partner base, target other energy-related markets, target utilities and expand its government relationships.”
 Could be very interesting.