Triple Point Executive Michael Schwartz to speak with other leading agricultural trade experts at Trade and Agricultural Commodity Finance Brazil in Sao Paulo, May 24-25, 2006

May 09, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
Triple Point Technology, Inc.
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TRIPLE POINT EXECUTIVE MICHAEL SCHWARTZ TO SPEAK AT TRADE AND AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY FINANCE BRAZIL IN SAO PAULO
First major conference to examine patterns in global agricultural commodity trading presents trade experts from Citigroup, ABN AMRO, Chicago Board of Trade, New York Board of Trade, Cargill, ING Bank, Triple Point and other industry leaders

WESTPORT, Connecticut, USA (May 10, 2006) – Triple Point Technology, Inc., the leading global supplier of cross-industry software platforms for the supply, trading, marketing, and movement of commodities, announced today that Triple Point chief marketing officer Michael Schwartz will join other softs and technology experts as a featured speaker at Trade and Agricultural Finance Brazil, May 24-25, 2006. He will introduce best practices and solutions in risk management, showing how advanced systems can help companies adapt to changes and seize opportunities in today’s global softs market.

Trade and Agricultural Commodity Finance Brazil is sponsored by AgraFNP, the leading analyst on Brazilian agriculture and agribusiness; IBC do Brasil, the leading conference organizer in Latin America; and Agra Informa, the leading specialist information group for the global food and agriculture industries. This major conference is the first to bring together leading producers, traders, and financiers to look at rapidly changing global patterns in world softs commodity trading, physical and financial. It will provide a special focus on Brazil, a major agricultural producer and exporter, and on financing the agricultural commodity supply chain. Industry experts from Citigroup (NYSE: C), ABN AMRO Bank (NYSE: ABN), Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), Cargill, Banco do Brasil (BB), Hedging-Griffo, ING Bank (ING), and other leading organizations will also be presenting.

“Brazil has witnessed phenomenal growth in soft commodity trading, with easier access to Brazilian agricultural commodities and a broader range of structured commodity products,” said Schwartz. “Triple Point has built its solutions specifically to support complex, high-volume, global transactions. The best practices that our solutions support in trading, risk management, and logistics make it possible to find opportunities across the value chain and turn risk into an advantage.”

Schwartz offers extensive experience in helping companies apply software technology to achieve extensive business improvements. He has 21 years’ experience in support of companies, from start-ups to established organizations, including Information Builders, eXcelon Corporation, C-bridge Solutions, and IBM.


About Triple Point Technology Inc.
Triple Point Technology is the leader in trading, risk management, scheduling and logistics solutions for commodities, including power, oil, gas, coal, metals, agricultural products, and freight. Triple Point Commodity XL profitably integrates physical and financial markets from the front-to-back office for all commodities on a real-time next-generation platform. Triple Point's award-winning solutions are used by more than 25 percent of both Global 500 commodity trading companies and Global 500 energy companies. Founded in 1993, and headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, USA, Triple Point serves clients from five development and support centers located around the globe. More information is available at www.tpt.com.