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Trading Transformed by Technology

The Seam means the world to your business. No other trading center in the world brings access to trading like The Seam. Our patented system has provided real-time trading power to buyers and seller for more than 30 years. No other marketplace in the world provided the level of experience and security of The Seam. Whether it’s trading physical inventories of cotton, peanuts or other commodities or OTC derivatives, The Seam afford it’s users with an easy-to-use platform with unparalled tools that give you the power to trade more in less time. Most importantly, our technology maximizes your opportunities to get the combination of price and quantity you want. The key is liquidity uniquely provided by a technology powered, connected market. Time and again, users of The Seam are astonished by their ability to get superior marketing results on their own.

Key Markets
• Cleared U.S. Spot Cotton Exchange
• International Cotton Marketplace
• Cleared U.S. Spot Peanut Exchange
• OTC Agricultural Swaps

Business


Uncommon Approaches to Common Sense Ideas

Business technology applications shouldn’t be shrouded in mystery. That’s why our approach revolves around understanding the existing processes involved in business and then focusing solution development on simplification and cost reduction. Our unique approach to business process has proven to reduce complex, time consuming tasks into accomplishments that increase productivity instead reducing your bottom line. We will work with your team to develop business technology solutions that allow you to focus on growing your business not your IT and backoffice costs.

Examples
• Central CCC Loan Management
• Contract String Management
• Internal transaction clearing and cash management

Technology


Innovation Driven By Business

When you think about it, food and fiber providers have been among the world’s great innovative industries. The quality and quantity of both have increased dramatically with superior science and processing. That same commitment to innovation is now available to agricultural business’s information technology. The Seam utilizes the best practices of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to deliver applications that maximize return on investment by users. A leader in the Web 2.0 evolution, The Seam utilizes the Software as a Service (SaaS) model to provide online applications that perform as well in a browser as most desktop or enterprise applications. The Seam is at the forefront of providing cutting edge applications to agricultural organizations from small business to the United States Department of Agriculture. Organizations dedicated to competitiveness are discovering that proven technology outperforms do-it-yourself projects in time-to-market, reliability and cost effectiveness.

Key Benefits
• Rapid business process and application development
• Web applications with desktop functionality and performance
• Eliminates expensive servers, data centers and internal application infrastructure
• Automated, offsite protection of mission critical data