Spending on energy trading IT systems is rising, if predictions by Meta Group,a Connecticut-based technology research and consultancy company, are to be believed.

The vendors agree – OpenLink, the New York-based risk management technologycompany says that it has noted an upswing in business since the start of theyear, and other technology vendors say they are enjoying relatively healthy salescompared with last year. “We were expecting modest, if any, growth thisyear,” says Matt Frye, managing