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---------------------- Forwarded by Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT on 05/23/2000=
=20 06:33 PM --------------------------- Traci Warner@ENRON COMMUNICATIONS on 05/23/2000 04:07:11 PM To: Titman@mail.utexas.edu cc: Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT@ECT=20 Subject: Enron Broadband Services Dear Sheridan,=20 Thank you for taking time to speak with Brad Nebergall, Vince Kaminski and= =20 myself regarding distance learning for the University of Texas Energy and= =20 Finance program. We enjoyed speaking with you regarding your plans for=20 taking the classroom to the web and feel that there are numerous=20 opportunities for Enron and UT to work together on this venture.=20 As you requested, I am sending you additional information on the services= =20 that can be provided by Enron Broadband Services (EBS). EBS offers two=20 distinct product offerings that could be provided to UT students. =20 1) EBS offers our customers a full spectrum of bandwidth services. This=20 includes dark fiber, OCX-lambdas, DS3 and above circuits, and bandwidth=20 management solutions. Our focus is to help the enterprise customer add val= ue=20 and flexibility to their bandwidth service needs with features such as=20 bandwidth "on demand". EBS owns over 18,000 miles of fiber optic cable tha= t=20 provides EBS with an extensive network in the USA and Canada. =20 2) Enron offers a full turn-key streaming media service called e PowerTM = =20 MediaCast. This service can involve the entire management of the entire=20 process from filming through encoding, hosting and streaming or to supply t= he=20 specific services that a client could need. Each client would access the= ir=20 client's media through an URL embedded on the appropriate client=20 website(s). The content can streamed live or stored to be played=20 on-demand. EBS can deliver the streams at bit rates from 20kbps to 1Mbps o= r=20 higher. There are no additional resources (hardware, software or human)=20 required by a client to use our product. =20 Our current customers has found the superior quality of e PowerTM =20 MediaCast.has improved their ability to deliver a clear corporate philosoph= y=20 and increase their customer retention. The e PowerTM MediaCast Network ha= s=20 a distributed server architecture supported by a private global fiber and= =20 satellite network (a pure Internet Protocol strategy) with embedded softwar= e=20 intelligence that sets it apart from other network providers. The EBS e pow= er=20 TM private network has dedicated servers in over 200 cities in the USA and= =20 Canada. After the service is initiated, each client can access to reporti= ng=20 of the viewership statistics for your content on the EBS Intranet Site=20 (www.epoweronline.com) that is updated on a daily basis. Each client is=20 provided with a User ID and Password. EBS guarantees their customers a=20 superior quality of service level. =20 Our customers have found three major benefits. First, Enron stores our=20 clients' content on our servers which reduces the strain on clients' centra= l=20 servers and Website. Second, Enron constantly monitors its clients' sites= =20 and updates its servers regularly to keep the data fresh. Finally, Enron= =20 sharply cuts the time it takes a viewer to receive our clients' content by= =20 delivering the media across Enron's private network and with the use of=20 software (bandwidth operating system) that decides within milliseconds whic= h=20 Enron server can deliver the fastest. To do that Enron servers, which=20 deliver our customer=01,s content, are located in over 200 cities in the US= and=20 Canada. This places your content close to the end user (typically, "one-ho= p"=20 away), and allows up to 500,000 simultaneous viewers at any time. This=20 enables high quality, rich media to be streamed without delay and congestio= n=20 to an end user's desktop. In fact, Enron recently announced plans to insta= ll=20 18,000 of our media servers (Compaq and Sun) into our global Data Centers= =20 over a three year time period to extend our service domestically and=20 internationally. We offer two internet sites to browse that demonstrates the true TV-like=20 experience of the e PowerTM MediaCastexperience. =20 1) http://www.enron.net/mediacast =20 a) User name and login ID are both - epower4.=20 2) http://www.enron.net/finance/srv_demo/enron/ms1250.html a) Once you are at this page called Today's Feature - click on the ACME TV= =20 and chose one of the channels b) Chose the speed of your video player (either REAL or WindowsMedia Playe= r) c) Hit the play arrow button on the "Screen" that pops Finally, I estimate the cost per student to stream the course would be=20 approximately $75.00. Please remember this price is for the streaming only= ,=20 and is priced on a per MB delivered basis. In addition, there will be a fl= at=20 monthly charge to administer the program. Production and encoding can be= =20 provided at an additional cost. Therefore, if the stream rates in my=20 assumptions listed below change, our pricing will change slightly. As you= =20 will see the cost for the streaming would be a minimal and would not prohib= it=20 the students from taking the course on-line. I apologize that we do not ha= ve=20 any example distance learning clips that we are able to share with you at= =20 this time. However, I would be happy to demonstrate our capabilities to yo= u=20 on your desktop, if you are interested.=20 I look forward to discussing with you in greater detail how either of these= =20 services could be used to expand the reach of the University and its course= =20 offerings. I will contact your office at the beginning of next week to= =20 continue this discussion. If you would like to contact me prior to next=20 week, please do not hesitate to call me at 713 853-3242. =20 Sincerely, Traci Warner Director, Central Region Origination Enron Broadband Services Phone (713) 853-3242 Cell (713) 705-7201 Price Quote Assumptions: 100 Students enrolled 30 hours of course work per semester Encode at 4 rates - 28K, 56K, 100K, 300K # of students per viewing rate: 15% at 28K 40% at 56K 25% at 100K 20% at 300K
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