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2014 ETRM / CTRM Vendor Perception Study Commodity Technology Advisory llc Market Leadership Perceptions Figure 12: Considered to be Market Leader in ETRM/CTRM Overall CTRM/ETRM Market Leader Don't Know OpenLink Endur Allegro None Triple Point SunGard DBC Smartsoft EKA ComFin Bulldog Affinity Calvus Solutions Generation 10 SAP OATI Agris Amphora VuePoint Brady OpenLink Right Angle When asked who they considered to be the leader in the ETRM/CTRM markets, 27% of the survey respondents indicated they didn’t know who the leader would be. Of the vendors named, 24% indicated OpenLink’s Endur product as the leader in the market, followed by Allegro with 18%. In Europe, OpenLink’s Endur was noted about twice as often as Allegro; however, in North America, the two companies/products were noted equally as market leaders (Figure 12). 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Asia-Pacific Europe NAM Middle East SAM Overall Energy Commodities Figure 13: Leader - Overall Energy Commodities When asked to name a leader in the energy commodities space (regardless of the type of energy), 24% indicated OpenLInk was the leader, with 18% noting Allegro. Those that felt there was no singular leader comprised 9%, followed by SunGard with 6% and Triple Point with 4% (Figure 13). Don't Know OpenLink Allegro None SunGard Triple Point Trayport Contigo SolArc Calvus OATI SAP Brady 0% 10% 20% Asia-Pacific Europe NAM 30% 40% SAM Middle East When asked to name a leader in managing electric power trading, OpenLink was again the vendor named most often, and again was followed by Allegro. However, though OpenLink was clearly considered to be the leader in Europe, Allegro was considered the leader in the North American market. Though 12% felt there was no leader in the power trading space, SunGard was noted by 7% of the respondents. Don't Know OpenLink Allegro None SunGard OATI Contigo Triple Point Brady PCI Ventyx Calvus SolArc 10% 20% Asia-Pacific Europe NAM Much like the market leader in ETRM/CTRM, OpenLink was named more often