Of all the awards given at EPRM’s Awards 2002 in Amsterdam last month, ‘energy software house of the year’ was the most difficult to judge. The energy software business is intensely competitive, and the number of players is continually growing – we’ve polled more than 300 for this technology supplement’s company listings alone. Add to this the thick veil of secrecy that surrounds most deals, even deals that have long ago come to fruition, and it will always be a tough call.

In terms of the EPRM