Are You Feeling Lucky?
15 March 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Opinion
In the last – wait for it – 34-years of my career, I have often noticed that there are a lot of people in senior positions that quite honestly... continue reading
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Oil Price Thoughts
14 March 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Opinion
After several years of regulation after regulation aimed at getting a handle on commodity markets and then going after market manipulation, it always amuses me that no one goes... continue reading
Traceability = Increased Profits
13 March 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Ags & Softs, Opinion, Security
One of my routine search terms when looking at news is traceability. The ability to trace something back to its point of origin is increasingly important for a variety... continue reading
CTRM Ecosystems
7 March 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Opinion
Patrick and I like to develop themes for each year and back last year, our theme was CTRM as an Architecture. We kicked off the year with a white... continue reading
Will Blockchain Be the End of CTRM?
2 March 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Commodity Trading, Opinion
It’s difficult not to feel a sense of hype about blockchain – or more accurately distributed ledger technology. Everyday brings a bunch of new announcements regarding blockchain pilots, proof... continue reading
Scalable on a Roll
2 March 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Ags & Softs, Metals, Vendor news & updates
Just recently, I had the opportunity to catch up with Mr. John Crew, Director at Scalable. Scalable has been delivering ERP solutions for the last 30-years across a wide... continue reading
Brady’s Fintrade Readied for Broader Commodity Markets
1 March 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Ags & Softs, Metals, Vendor news & updates
Last week, I caught up with Harry Knott, product marketing manager, at Brady to catch up on progress with the Fintrade product. A physical and financial trading and risk... continue reading
ComTech Advisory and CTRMCenter Launches New Podcast Series – CTRMRadio
28 February 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: CTRMCenter News, Industry News, Opinion, Vendor news & updates
Always looking to find new ways to bring quality content to our readers here on CTRMCenter, ComTech Advisory has launched a new monthly podcast series to be known as... continue reading
Software Selection? Did You Think Of This?
21 February 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Opinion
Being in and around the industry all day, every day, you hear a lot of stories. Mainly war stories. How companies spend a lot of money going through selection... continue reading
Going Off-Topic – Amazon made me a victim of tax fraud & potential money laundering and I want answers!
20 February 2018 | Author: Patrick Reames | Category: Opinion, Security
I know this topic isn’t ETRM, CTRM or CM, but it is about internet security, identity theft, possible international money laundering and a corporation’s responsibility to address issues caused... continue reading
Powel Sees Three Important Technology Trends To act On
20 February 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Vendor news & updates
I spent some time on the phone last week with Arnt Sollie, of Powel, asking about trends in the industry and their own product strategy. The first thing that... continue reading
eZ-nergy Goes Intraday
19 February 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Vendor news & updates
I spoke to Johann Zamboni, CEO of eZ-nergy last week as a follow up to E-World. eZ-nergy is a supplier of European logistics and scheduling software and services for... continue reading
Unicorn Systems Eyes Europe with Lancelot ETRM
16 February 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Vendor news & updates
A couple of weeks back, I took a trip to Prague to meet with local software and service firm, Unicorn Systems. You may not have heard of Unicorn but... continue reading
Aspect post ION acquisition is business as usual…and business is good
14 February 2018 | Author: Patrick Reames | Category: Blog, Opinion, Vendor news & updates
I had the opportunity to visit with Steve Hughes, president of Aspect Enterprise, this week to get an update on their business now that the ION acquisition has closed. ... continue reading
New Cloud-Based Shipping Solution in the Offing
13 February 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Industry News, Vendor news & updates
New cloud solutions abound in and around CTRM at the moment and a couple of weeks ago I spoke to another new venture – Singular Point. The application is... continue reading
When Not Exhibiting Starts the Rumor Mill: E-World Buzzes
12 February 2018 | Author: Gary Vasey | Category: Energy Trading, Industry News, Vendor news & updates
Last week, both Patrick and I spend much of the week in Essen, Germany attending E-World. Last year, we gave it a miss and later heard all sorts of... continue reading