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--- =09Danae Umbower =0901/21/00 07:58 AM =09=09=20 =09=09 To: Scott Pleus/Enron Communications@Enron Communications =09=09 cc:=20 =09=09 Subject: Enron Communications Changes Name to Enron Broadband Servic= es (EBS) ----- Forwarded by Danae Umbower/Enron Communications on 01/21/00 07:59 AM= =20 ----- =09EBS Office of the Chairmen =09Sent by: Joe Litton =0901/20/00 06:33 PM =09=09=20 =09=09 To: Nancy Young/Enron Communications@Enron Communications =09=09 cc:=20 =09=09 Subject: Enron Communications Changes Name to Enron Broadband Servic= es (EBS) Enron Communications Changes Name to Enron Broadband Services (EBS) New Name Reflects Refined Strategy for Revolutionizing Broadband Networks a= nd=20 Applications FOR INTERNAL RELEASE: January 20, 2000 Houston/Portland =01)Enron Corp (NYSE: ENE) today unveiled a new identity f= or=20 its broadband services unit, Enron Broadband Services (EBS), formerly Enron= =20 Communications. The new name underscores Enron=01,s vision of creating a gl= obal=20 platform for premium broadband delivery services. =20 At the heart of Enron Broadband Services=01, vision are four components th= at=20 will change the way broadband applications are developed and delivered: ? The Enron Intelligent Network (EIN), a state of the art high capacity fib= er=20 optic network=20 ? Enron=01,s Broadband Operating System (BOS) ? Bandwidth intermediation for real-time bandwidth-on-demand ? Enron=01,s application services for managing and delivering streaming con= tent=20 =01&Enron Broadband Services is uniquely positioned to lead the way in busi= ness=20 broadband services and applications,=018 said Ken Rice, CEO of Enron Broadb= and=20 Services. =01&We see a future in which the Broadband Operating System has t= he=20 most applications written to it, the EIN hosts more content than any other= =20 network, and EBS is the world=01,s largest aggregator of bandwidth.=018 =20 About Enron=01,s Solution The Enron Intelligent Network is based on a distributed server architecture= ,=20 a pure Internet Protocol strategy, Enron=01,s global fiber and satellite=20 distribution, and the embedded software intelligence that sets it apart fro= m=20 other network providers. The Enron Intelligent Network and the Enron=20 Broadband Operating Sysytem enable a new breed of application services,=20 called ePowered Services, which transport rich media and live, streaming=20 video, up to 50 times faster than the public Internet. A carrier using Enro= n=01, s technology can transmit a broadcast quality 5-gigabyte video file, such a= s=20 a full-length movie, in 16 seconds =01) something that takes seven hours on= a=20 T-1 line.=20 The Enron Broadband Operating System provides the intelligence to the Enron= =20 Intelligent Network. It acts as a control system through a series of softwa= re=20 interfaces that connect it to all the elements of the network, both the=20 physical elements and the software components. The BOS makes all the elemen= ts=20 of the network subject to dynamic change and optimization =01) a key requir= ement=20 to enabling the next generation of applications on the Internet and=20 guaranteed quality of service. For example, the BOS makes it possible to= =20 optimize the use of bandwidth capacity and engage in bandwidth trading,=20 resulting in tremendous cost-savings for companies who will only pay for th= e=20 bandwidth they use.=20 About Enron Broadband Services Enron Broadband Services, formerly Enron Communications, is a leading=20 provider of high quality, broadband Internet content and applications. The= =20 company=01,s business model combines the power of the Enron Intelligent Net= work,=20 Broadband Operating System (BOS), bandwidth trading and intermediation=20 services, and high-bandwidth applications, to fundamentally improve the=20 experience and functionality of the Internet. Enron introduces the Broadban= d=20 Operating System (BOS) to allow application developers to dynamically=20 provision bandwidth on demand for the end-to-end quality of service necessa= ry=20 to deliver broadband content. Enron has also created a market for bandwidt= h=20 that will allow network providers to scale to meet the demands that=20 increasingly complex applications require. A wholly owned subsidiary of=20 Enron Corp. (NYSE: ENE), Enron Broadband Services can be found on the Web a= t=20 www.enron.net. Enron Corp is one of the world=01,s leading electricity, natural gas and=20 communications companies. The company, which owns approximately $34 billio= n=20 in energy and communications assets, produces electricity and natural gas,= =20 develops, constructs and operates energy facilities worldwide, delivers=20 physical commodities and financial and risk management services to customer= s=20 around the world, and is developing an intelligent network platform to=20 facilitate online business. Enron=01,s Internet address is www.enron.com, = and=20 the stock is traded under the ticker symbol, =01&ENE.=018
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