Products Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - C Square

Q. - What is the company's main charter?
A. - C Square specializes in business software and systems needs for the downstream segment of the petroleum industry (supply, trading and marketing), with clients throughout the world. Each consultant is experienced and knowledgeable in technology and petroleum industry.
   
Q. - How long has the company been in Energy Trading Software business?
A. - C Square is an offshoot of Collins Petroleum, dedicated to Petroleum Trading and founded in 1981. C Square was formed in 1990 and has maintained the core employees.
   
Q. - What are the major products and services offered?
A. - Major software products are:

C Square Advanced Trading System (CATS) - Front, Mid and Back Office fully integrated Computer Software Application. Includes all major functions of a trading organization starting from real time price feeds, deal capture and viewer for paper and physical contracts. Extensive Risk Management tools, financial cash management, credit management, scheduling, invoicing and feeds to corporate accounting application are available modules.
Trade and Talk Work Station (TNTws) - A software application suite dedicated to the front office needs of the commodity trading community. Provides interfaces to global commodity prices distributed by major price providers. Trader can view breaking news, daily news summary, market condition, commodities and assessment prices.
Platts Wireless (WAS) - Captures real-time prices and news, formats the information and distributes it to Platts Global alert subscribers' cellular phones. The data is sent via SMS (Short Message Service) format. The subscriber may receive the message in text format at any mobile location and does not have to be at his desktop computer.

Major services provided are Systems Analysis and programming, training, installation support, complete maintenance support and customization of products or development of new products.
   
Q. - Does the company have an international presence?
A. - YES. The company has provided products and services to companies in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. It has sales and support offices in Singapore, support offices in Colorado and San Francisco and the main office in Los Angeles. It also has established alliances with major companies that support worldwide trading organizations.