Technology
Techno prisoners
IT disasters can bankrupt companies, so software vendors should be available 24-7. But often mergers and sales mean the software supplier no longer exists in its original form. What can the buyer do then? Joel Hanley reports
Weathering the storm
Mandeep Sidhu, Kent Voss and Marty Makulski of Accenture discuss the climatic changes in the energy industry over the past year and how this may impact future trends
Many are called, few are chosen
The market for power trading technology in Europe is mirroring the energy industry in the intensity of its competition. Benjamin Tait reports
Clearing the way?
The German over-the-counter market has been growing quickly in recent years, but a series of shocks has sparked fears of credit risk exposure. Can trading regain recent highs and save the OTC market from credit-wary traders, asks Joel Hanley
Trading software: tailored to maturity
It is critical that an energy company looking to acquire risk management and trading software be aware of its current as well as future needs. By Fred Cohen and Satyan Malhotra
Oil giants look to gas and power trading
Despite the fall of energy trader Enron, Shell and BP are both seeking to develop their wholesale trading side, and have selected Tibco’s systems to help them do so. By Don Stowers