Wherever energy markets are liberalised a process of transformation takes place – challenging all participants of the industry. Organisations and people have to face uncertainties and manage increasing complexity in their daily tasks. New markets and business models arise. At the same time competition and declining margins as well as market regulations provide a strong impetus for change. Shaping the future is becoming a complex and demanding task. IT-technologies are key to the future of energy markets. Digitalisation, decentralisation and transition to renewable energies will promote this trend. Energy and telecommunication infrastructures are beginning to converge. Within this changing environment IT-solutions and technologies will enable people to manage complexity, keep up with uncertainties and explore new markets and business models. With a clear focus on the energy industry SOPTIM is supporting its clients to shape a successful future with partnership and trust. For more than 40 years SOPTIM delivers IT-solutions and IT-services to customers across Europe. SOPTIMs solutions have proven to meet high demands regarding criteria such as flexibility, scalability, availability, future-orientation, user comfort, operational excellence and IT security. With its broad and unique portfolio SOPTIM covers all market rules. SOPTIM Energy is delivering IT-solutions based on standard software, helping to support and automate standardised as well as regulated processes in the energy industry. SOPTIM Connect is building asset based IT-solutions for individual requirements, realising projects at well calculable risks and costs. SOPTIM Workbench provides IT-specialists for all kinds IT-projects in the energy industry and IT-services covering the complete software lifecycle. As an engineer-minded, middle-sized company SOPTIM attaches high importance to long-term customer relations. More than 100 clients rely on the solutions and services of SOPTIM