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The new generation of ETRM systems
plications. Typically, Contigo’s enTrader is deployed
within a broader application and data landscape. This
landscape can include a variety of external systems like
nominations & scheduling, finance and accounting, op-
timization applications and communications. To ensure
customers can effectively integrate enTrader into their
business and technical infrastructures, Contigo take a
multi-faceted approach:
/ p  roviding secure access to all functionality available
through the user interface via a web services API,
/ S
 eamless, out-of-the-box integration to Trayport Joule
Direct, APX, N2EX and EPEX ETS
using the Connect module. The Connect module cap-
tures the raw data from the venue and then applies map-
ping rules and enrichment to convert the raw trade into
an enriched enTrader Trade. The enrichment process
will determine the correct counterparties and agree-
ment, determine the correct product, delivery dates and
notional value and volume and will determine the correct
trader and book. The Connect module is maintained by
Contigo so it is always up to date.
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By providing this integration framework, Contigo is able
to swiftly implement and set up its solution for users.
Contigo has developed an overall set of architecture
principles and adopted specific designs such as a time
series data approach and modular architecture. This
ability to configure and ‘plug in’ custom functionality en-
ables its solution to be implemented rapidly with mini-
mum disruption. These same features allow it to provide
cost effective support and maintenance as well keeping
costs and risks down for its users. The founders of Conti-
go thought carefully about implementation and support
when setting out to design their solutions coupled with
their experiences with other commercial and indeed, be-
spoke solutions. Their choice of technologies enables
delivery in the cloud which, even if the customer settles
on a traditional install, still helps the customer by pro-
viding snapshots of upgrades and work in progress via
the cloud and has helped it gain a reputation for ease of
implementation in the marketplace.
/  a  llowing other providers to “plug in” additional func-
tionality allowing seamless extension to the base
functionality,
/ a  number of other features including standard Excel
import/export and document generation templates.
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