Technology
A clear market leader
How will SunGard’s acquisition of rival vendor Caminus change the market for energy risk management software? Kevin Foster reports
Capturing value from energy supply and trading
Companies that plan to engage in energy trading need to invest in the right personnel, processes and information management tools if they intend to be successful, says David Dunkin, SolArc’s Chief Strategic Executive
Who is left to manage risk?
The exodus of energy trading companies from the market has created a gap in managing risk. David Johnson and Ross Warriner of Protiviti report
New Energy Associates, a Siemens Company, presents the future of ETRM
As generation, trading and retailing companies come out from under the dark cloud to prepare for what looks to be a brighter future, one issue has become critical – the need to upgrade outdated ETRM systems with 21st century architecture, portfolio…
Quality data and solutions for a challenging market
FAME provides today’s uncertain energy market with transparent information and the tools to analyse it
Build in or buy out?
Is it more cost-effective for companies to buy available systems from vendors or to develop and deploy their own energy trading and risk management solutions? Bob Bridger of Vedaris looks into the dilemma faced by many companies
In the mind of a trader
Use of psychological techniques and behavioural studies is an essential part of designing aircraft cockpits. The same principles are now being applied to energy trading screens, as James Ockenden discovers
The software needs of the credit-wary
After a difficult year that shows few signs of getting any easier, it looks like every energy company needs an effective risk system. The software vendors hold the key, but what do energy players need, asks Joel Hanley
TXU finds the right combination
Kevin Foster looks at the reasons behind TXU Energy’s choice of Knowmadic’s Integration Suite data management software, and at the product’s features
EPRM’s list of software vendors and selected client firms
As we have done in previous years, EPRM asked all the companies in this directory to provide a list of their clients. While some have too many to provide an exhaustive list of them here, others have preferred to name a select few or just the types of…
Enel waits on liberalisation
While Italian energy major Enel Group has systems in place to manage its individual market risks, it is delaying any decision on enterprise-level risk management software until Italy decides how it will proceed with energy liberalisation, finds Clive…