Jeff,

So you decided to take this gig instead of running off to South America to be
a beach bum.  Lucky us!  (There will be plenty of time to be a beach bum
later.)

Congratulations -- I am so happy for you.  As you build your "new
administration," let me know if there is anything I can do to help.  I'd
welcome the opportunity to work with you and Sherri in any capacity.

Terrie James
Sr. Director, Corporate Communication
Enron Broadband Services
713-853-7727 (phone)
713-646-8887 (fax)
terrie_james@enron.net
----- Forwarded by Terrie James/Enron Communications on 12/13/00 06:16 PM
-----

	Ken Lay@ENRON
	Sent by: Enron Announcements@ENRON
	12/13/00 06:01 AM

		 To: All Enron Worldwide
		 cc:
		 Subject: Succession Plan

It is my great pleasure to announce that the Board has accepted my
recommendation to appoint Jeff Skilling as chief executive officer, effective
at the time of their next board meeting on February 12, 2001.  Jeff will also
retain his duties as president and chief operating officer.  I will continue
as chairman of the Board and will remain at Enron, working with Jeff on the
strategic direction of the company and our day-to-day global operations.

Jeff will assume the role at a time when the company is hitting on all
cylinders and is positioned for phenomenal growth.  He is clearly ready for
the job, and after 15 years as CEO of this great company, I,m ready for a
somewhat different role.

Our succession plan has been clear for some time.  This has afforded Jeff and
me the freedom to combine our strengths toward building a company that
continues to exceed everyone,s expectations, including our own.  We look
forward to furthering that relationship as Jeff expands his role.

There are no plans for any other changes in our management team nor broad
shifts in strategy and direction.

Please join me in congratulating Jeff.  I look forward to a great 2001.


In this case,    Ercot Asset gets allocated the expense of the imbalance.   The enpower deals listed below are under this desk.
The financial swap info is going out,  Frontera being the most logical first customer.

Is there anything else from us that you would want?   Im thinking in terms special entries that would notify your group to withold balancing expense from Frontera,  etc.

Let me know what you think.

JMF

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Grace, Rebecca M.
Sent:	Friday, September 28, 2001 7:51 AM
To:	Forney, John M.
Cc:	Jacobson, Michael; Allen, Thresa A.
Subject:	RE: Frontera Proposal for tomorrow

There are two considerations that I can think of.

1)	We need the market clearing prices in Enpower pub code table to accurately book and settle these financial deals.  I have already informed IT of this issue.
2)	If we trade "financial swaps" with customers they MUST have a financial contract with ENA.  This is not necessarily a requirement for Frontera because you can effectuate the trade through ERCOT by buying and selling the physical mw involved.

Question:  When you say you should be allocated the imbalance for HE7-11 as outlined below, do you mean Hourly ERCOT?

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Forney, John M.
Sent:	Thursday, September 27, 2001 4:31 PM
To:	Grace, Rebecca M.; Jacobson, Michael
Cc:	Presto, Kevin M.
Subject:	FW: Frontera Proposal for tomorrow

Rebecca,
For September 28th,  we have sold a financial swap to Frontera for hours ending 7- 11.   We bill them $20,  Enpower #794481,  for various hours.
I will take the floating imbalance price for the following megawatt totals :

he7 - 310 mw's
he8 - 310
he 9- 240
he10 - 140
he 11 - 60

Frontera will be running a resource imbalance for these hours.  (see imbal.  # 794516).       I should be allocated the imbalance charges as listed above and Frontera is responsible for any remaining imbalance for this day..
This is a financial swap that we will be offering our customers and I need your feedback on any requirements that you have in settling this product.

Thanks,
JMF

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Forney, John M.
Sent:	Thursday, September 27, 2001 2:45 PM
To:	Kenneth Parker (E-mail); May, Tom
Cc:	Gilbert-smith, Doug
Subject:	Frontera Proposal for tomorrow

Ken,
As discussed earlier,  I am proposing ramping up late for the onpeak sale that Frontera made for tomorrow.       If we must sell the offpeak hours required to affect a 340 mw onpeak schedule,  I show that we would almost negate all profit from the sale.

I am suggesting starting your ramp beginning hour ending 7 and purchasing a fixed price swap from Enron for the short generation.    Basically,  you sold the preschedule for $21 and we would fix your price for hours ending 7-11 at $20.

The benefit in this swap would be:
hedge against floating price
lock in $1 profit on sale for short portion of the schedule, increasing revenues
avoid losing approximately $10k on selling ramping schedule -  $4 is an optimistic real time sales price at this point,  however,  I used this in the analysis.

Please let me know what you think.      Enron will be offically rolling this swap product out to all of our service customers.
I  think this would be a good fit your company and I would like to try this for Friday's run.

Additionally,   I think that there may be a good down balancing or OOM down  opportunity for tomorrow because of this preschedule.

Let me know what you think,

JForney
713-853-7160

 << File: fronteracalc.xls >>


Errol-

Deal Number QW8614.3 was put in manually as a trade with Dynegy Canada.
However, I looked in Enron Online and it says that the counterparty is Dynegy
Marketing and Trade.

Thanks.


Gillian spoke to Jeff Kinneman and he would like to get whatever
documentation would be required to permit him to execute documents here in
Houston on a going forward basis for Credit.com.  We don't know what it will
take to do this, but it really isn't practical for us to get Jim Derrick or
Mark Frevert to sign.


Jeff,

I appreciate your help. I sent a note to the Prof last week letting him know
your
concerns and asking him to verify once more that a group size of 5 was OK. I
got
his response today that it was. Apparently, my old group was the only one
with 3,
most of the others have at least 4. If there really is a lot of resistance I
will
ask the Professor to assign me randomly to a group. I would simply prefer to
join
one that I chose. I appreciate you're group's helping me out of this awkward
spot,
if they decide to let me in. Let me know,

Thanks,
Christine

Jeff.Dasovich@enron.com wrote:

> Hi Christine:
>
> Yes, forwarded the email you sent last week.  Here's where folks came out.
> First, we think that the folks in your first group are mean.  Second, it's
> a real challenge managing a group of four and there's concern that five
> will break the camel's back.  Suggestion came up that it might be much more
> mangageable if you could try to link up with a smaller group first.  If
> there's a problem finding a smaller group, then we could try to do five and
> hope the ship don't sink?
>
> Sound reasonable?
>
> Best,
> Jeff
>
>
>                     Christine Piesco
>                     <christine.piesco@o        To:
Jeff.Dasovich@enron.com
>                     racle.com>                 cc:
>                                                Subject:     Re: Teams
>                     10/02/2000 01:14 PM
>
>
>
> Jeff,
>
> Have you had a chance to convey what I said to the group, and can I join?
> Professor Aceves was aware that I talked to you about joining your group,
> and
> he sent me an email asking to confirm that I was now in a group. I'd
> certainly
> like to be! As you know, I want to make sure I am in one to do the next
> assignment with. Please let me know, so that if I am joining your group I
> can
> make the meetings and contribute to the next case. I do really appreciate
> your
> help. :)
>
> Thanks,
> Christine
>
> Jeff.Dasovich@enron.com wrote:
>
> > Christine:
> >
> > My apologies.  My schedule melted down after we talked on Monday.  Here's
> > where folks came out.  There's some concern about size.  We're supposed
> to
> > be no larger than 3, but we lobbied Aceves and he apparently Ok'd our
> > "oversized" group.  The other folks in the group--who talked to him
> > originally--are pretty sure that five will violate the rules.  Folks
> > wondered if there were other groups that are smaller than ours that you
> > could hook up with.  Sorry about that---it's a wrinkle that I didn't
> think
> > about when we spoke.  If it gets real ugly trying to find a smaller
> group,
> > let me know.  Fortunately there's not another team case due for two
> weeks.
> >
> > Best,
> > Jeff
>
> --
> Christine Piesco
> Industrials Account Manager
> Oracle Corporation
> 500 Oracle Parkway
> Redwood Shores, CA 94065
> Phone: (650) 506-3640
> Fax: (650) 633-3753
> christine.piesco@oracle.com
>
> (See attached file: christine.piesco.vcf)

--
Christine Piesco
Industrials Account Manager
Oracle Corporation
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Phone: (650) 506-3640
Fax: (650) 633-3753
christine.piesco@oracle.com

 - christine.piesco.vcf


I have some changes to make to the DASH per Mitch's instructions.  Send under
separate cover.


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?	VentureWire
	Tuesday, December 05, 2000	?
?	CONTENTS | COMPANIES | INVESTORS | ADVERTISE | TELL A FRIEND	?
?

	top stories

	* Nokia Targets Wireless Firms with New $500 Million Fund
	* Sun Buys Storage Firm HighGround For $400 Million
	* Partech Int'l Raises $500 Million, Adds Two Partners
	* Women's Network Oxygen Media Gets $100 Million from Vulcan

	TODAY'S FEATURE
	Itchy Feet Take TurboLinux Founders to Mountain View
	By Matthew Sheahan
	You might say Cliff Miller has had a case of wanderlust. more>>

	FREE IPO GUIDE FROM BOWNE

	Everything you need to know before you go public -- from
	the initial decision to perfecting your roadshow. Real-life
	examples and practical tips.

	Click here to download free: http://www.bowne.com/ipo26

	new money

	* Data Exchange Firm Bolero.net Has $50 Million Round One
	* B2B Wireless Tech Firm Mobile-Mind Has $1 Million Round One
	* Digital Rights Firm Elisar Gets $2 Million in Seed Funds
	* Facility Management Firm Avista Advantage Has Series A Round
	* Internet Broadcaster Cidera Raises $75 Million, Drops IPO
	* Law.com Raises $35 Million in Series B Financing
	* Manufacturing ASP SeventhVIEW Gets $2.55 Million in Series A
	* Real Estate Service Firm EZcloser Has $1.6 Million Round One
	* Updating Software Firm Raises $2.5 Million Series A
	* Wireless App Firm TerraWired Closes Seed Round of Funding
	* Athenahealth Secures $30 Million in Second Round
	* Data Communication Firm Ellacoya Gets $52 Million Round Two
	* Marketing Firm QuinStreet Has $40 Million Round Two
	* Training App Firm Knowledge Planet in $47 Million Round Two
	* Data Storage Firm Xdrive Raises $50 Million in Series D
	* Multichannel Firm EdgeMatrix Raises $12 Million
	* Networking Firm Tachion Gets $50 Million Third Round
	* Semiconductor Firm Resonext Gets $21 Million in Round Two
	* Supply Chain App Firm MacroThink Gets $1.4 Million Series B
	* Customer  App Firm Vividence Raises $34 Million Series D
	* Digital Software Firm Pixology Gets $7 Million
	* Film and TV Services Firm Creative Planet Gets $30 Million
	* Packing Marketplace Packexpo Gets $7.5 Million in  Round Two
	* Web Address Firm RealNames Raises $46.5 Million Round Four
	* Capital Equipment B2B Enigma Gets $14 Million in Mezz Funds
	* Palm Ventures Invests in Fitness Tech Firm HealtheTech
	* B2B Web Security Firm Tempest Software Gets $2.5 Million
	* Daleen Technologies Takes $1.5 Million Stake in B2B Network
	* Online Financial Services Firm RunMoney Gets Series C Funds
	* Fragrance Firms Invest in Digital Scent Tech Firm DigiScents

	bad news

	* Kids Online Service Juniornet Lays Off About 40 Workers
	* Multimedia Technology Firm ThingWorld Slashes Staff

	new products

	* WebSwap.com Team Launches Trading Tech Firm Tradia
	* EC Company Changes Name to ADX, Advanced Data Exchange
	* Voice Firm PhoneDomain.com Plans to Launch Voice Platform

	new deals

	* Transport B2B Tradiant Partners with Nine Ocean Carriers

	m&a

	* GreenMarketplace.com Acquires EthicalShopper.com
	* Amateur Sports Site Myteam.com Acquires Mysportsguru.com
	* E-Commerce Firm BlueLight Acquires Defunct Spinway's Assets
	* HR App Firm ProAct Technologies Acquires MyDailyHealth
	* MetroPartners Acquires Insurance Web Site LiveInsurance.com
	* Perishables App Firm TradingProduce.com Acquires Seafood.com
	* Pharmacy Tech Firm SymRx Acquires Cornerdrugstore.com

	new directors

	* Stanford Professor and iSyndicate CEO Join Atesto Board
	* Alcatel Executive Joins SmartPipes Board
	* Medschool.com Taps Web Medical Education Exec for Board
	* Internet Payment Service Planet Payment Names New Director
	* Online Application Firm Fullscope Names Two to Board
	* Software Firm 2Ce Appoints Technology Exec to Board

	new people

	* Online Sourcing Network The Thread Has New CEO, Chairman
	* E-Commerce App Firm HubStorm Names New President and CEO
	* SpectraSwitch Names New President and CEO
	* Wireless Infrastructure Firm W-Phone Names CEO and President
	* GroupServe Names Former P-Com Executive as President
	* aTelo Appoints New CEO; Promotes VP to Position of President

	vc fund news

	* Intel Communications Fund Grows Fund By $300 Million

	vc personnel

	* St. Paul VC Adds Principal to Oversee Public Investments

	vw corrections

	* ViaFone
	* Datek Online Holdings
	* El Dorado Ventures

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	top

	At Optix 2001, in February, in Pasadena...
	...the smartest people in the optical communications business
	will be gathered for THE industry event at the Ritz Carlton
	Huntington Hotel & Spa. Headliners include:

	* Joe Bass, VP & GM, Wavelength Routing Business Unit, Cisco
	* John Bowers, Director, Multidisciplinary Optical Switching
	Technology Center, UC Santa Barbara
	* Patrick Nettles, Chairman & CEO, Ciena
	* Don Smith, President, Optical Internet, Nortel Networks
	* Kerry Valhala, Professor, Applied Physics, Caltech

	Participation at this event is subject to approval and
	limited to senior executives involved in the optical
	communications industry. For your registration pack:http://www.optix2001.com/
Optix2001 -- Toward the Photonic Internet
	February 11 - 14, 2001, Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa,
	Pasadena, CA

	top stories
	?
	Nokia Targets Wireless Firms with New $500 Million Fund
	mail this story? top

	MENLO PARK, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Nokia Venture Partners said it has formed
a new $500 million fund that will invest in startups in the mobile Internet
industry. The new fund, unlike Nokia's previous funds, includes third party
investors: Goldman Sachs, BMC Software, and CDBWebTech and others. In
addition to focusing on wireless technology companies, the new fund, headed
by John Malloy, will  increase its investments in Israel and Asia
Pacific-based technologies. The company has over 25 portfolio companies under
its wing.
	http://www.nokiaventurepartners.com

	Sun Buys Storage Firm HighGround For $400 Million
	mail this story? top

	PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Sun Microsystems announced it is acquiring
HighGround Systems, a developer of storage resource management software, in a
stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $400 million. The
acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2001. Following
completion of the acquisition, HighGround will become part of Sun's Network
Storage organization, which reports to executive vice president Janpieter
Scheerder. Last December, HighGround raised $30 million in a mezzanine round
of financing led by Compaq Computer. Centennial Funds, Eagan Managed Capital,
Highland Capital Partners, Sequel Venture Partners, and Venrock Associates
were also investors in the company.
	http://www.highground.com
	http://www.sun.com

	Partech Int'l Raises $500 Million, Adds Two Partners
	mail this story? top

	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Partech International, a venture capital firm
that provides financing for start-up and emerging growth companies in the
United States and Europe, said it has raised a new $500 million fund. The
firm said the new fund consists of $300 million in Partech International
Venture IV, an early stage investment vehicle, and $200 million in Partech
International Growth Funds, which is focused on expansion and later stage
investments. In related developments, the company said it has added two new
general partners, Nicolas El Baze and David Welsh, to its team. Mr. El Baze
was previously a venture partner with Partech and a co-founder of several
start-ups, including Software International, which was acquired by
Microsoft.  Mr. Welsh joins Partech from Portal Software, a provider of
infrastructure software to the communications industry.
	http://www.partechintl.com

	Women's Network Oxygen Media Gets $100 Million from Vulcan
	mail this story? top

	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Oxygen Media, an integrated online and on-air
network for women, said it completed a $100 million second round of funding
from Vulcan Ventures, and will use the funding to further extend programming
services to its audience. In July, the company had said it planned to raise
$150 million before going public; the company now says that given its current
restructuring, it no longer needs the additional $50 million, and that its
IPO plans are on hold due to market conditions.Oxygen had also put two of its
television shows on summer hiatus and said those shows are now back on the
air. In addition, the company has launched the preview site of its ShopO2
Internet channel. Oxygen has raised almost $400 million to date. Oxygen
investors include ABC, America Online, Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, Europ@web,
Harpo Entertainment, and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
	http://www.oxygen.com

	new money
	?
	Data Exchange Firm Bolero.net Has $50 Million Round One
	mail this story? top

	LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Bolero.net, which provides an online data exchange
for electronic trading communities, said it has closed its first round of
funding, raising $50 million. Apax Partners Europe provided $30 million to
lead the round, which also included Baring Asia Private Equity Fund and Palio
Portfolio. Previous investors Swift (Society for Worldwide Interbank
Financial Telecommunications) and the Through Transport Club have also
reinvested in Bolero.net. The company said it will use the funding to develop
its services, for international expansion, and to bolster its relationships
with clients. Jean Eric Salata, managing partner at Baring will join
Bolero.net's board of directors.
	http://www.bolero.net

	B2B Wireless Tech Firm Mobile-Mind Has $1 Million Round One
	mail this story? top

	BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Mobile-Mind, which builds wireless business
applications and system software for subscriber identity module chips inside
GSM phones and other wireless devices, said it received $1 million in its
first round of funding from the Aurora Funds. The company will use the funds
for product development and hiring engineers.
	http://www.mobile-mind.com

	Digital Rights Firm Elisar Gets $2 Million in Seed Funds
	mail this story? top

	ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Elisar Software, a provider of online
digital rights management and digital content protection technology, said it
received $2 million in seed funding. Murphree Venture Partners led the round,
which also included Telecommunications Development Fund. The funds will
support sales, marketing, and research and development for the company's
digital rights management software product.
	http://www.elisar.com

	Facility Management Firm Avista Advantage Has Series A Round
	mail this story? top

	SPOKANE, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Avista Advantage, a subsidiary of publicly
traded Avista and a provider of Internet-based facility management, bill
consolidaton, and payment services, said it closed a Series A round with
investments from WS Investment Company and Cascade Investment. EnerTech
Capital Partners led the round. The company said it will use the funding to
refine, expand and market Avista Advantage's suite of
facility-cost-management service offerings. The amount of the investments was
not disclosed.
	http://www.avistaadvantage.com

	Internet Broadcaster Cidera Raises $75 Million, Drops IPO
	mail this story? top

	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Cidera, which provides satellite-based
delivery of Internet content, raised $75 million in mezzanine financing,
according to mVC Draper Jurvetson Fund I, which contributed $7.5 million.
Also contributing were Wheatley Partners, Berger Funds, Grupo Pegaso, Munder
NetNet Fund, National Bank of Kuwait, Rare Medium Group, and Trans Cosmos as
well as existing investors The Carlyle Group, GE Capital Equity Investments,
Institutional Venture Partners, Investor AB, MCI Worldcom Venture Fund, and
New Enterprise Associates. According to today's Wall Street Journal,
Maryland-based Cidera also plans to withdraw it planned IPO, which it filed
for in March.
	http://www.cidera.com

	Law.com Raises $35 Million in Series B Financing
	mail this story? top

	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Law.com, which provides online legal
information and applications, said it raised $35 million in its Series B
financing led by U.S. Equity Partners L.P., a private equity investment fund
sponsored by Wasserstein Perella & Co. Softbank Capital Partners also
invested. Law.com will use the funds will be used to deploy the company's
sales infrastructure and for ongoing technical development.
	http://www.law.com

	Manufacturing ASP SeventhVIEW Gets $2.55 Million in Series A
	mail this story? top

	DALLAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- SeventhVIEW, an application service provider for
managing outsourced manufacturing, said it raised $2.55 million in its Series
A round of funding. Previous investor Trinity e-Ventures participated along
with undisclosed individual investors. The company, formerly known as Mfg
Vendor, will use the funds for development of its product, which will enable
manufacturers to collaborate with their vendors via the Internet. The company
expects it to launch in the first quarter of 2001.
	http://www.seventhview.com

	Real Estate Service Firm EZcloser Has $1.6 Million Round One
	mail this story? top

	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- EZcloser, which has created an Internet-based
transaction management system to complete housing and commercial real estate
transactions, said it closed a $1.6 million first round of funding. Buckeye
Investments, Interliant, and individual investors participated in the round.
EZcloser will use the money to expand its marketing efforts and for product
devleopment. The company has developed a system for its users to establish,
negotiate, manage, provide due diligence, close, and archive
multi-participant and document intensive transactions.
	http://www.ezcloser.com

	Updating Software Firm Raises $2.5 Million Series A
	mail this story? top

	DANA POINT, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Digital Transit, which provides software
for updating digital products over wired and wireless networks, said it has
raised $2.5 million in its Series A round of funding led by Nokia Venture
Partners. Other investors in the round include Celerity Ventures and
Windspeed Ventures. The company said it will use the funds to strengthen its
sales, marketing, support and software development capabilities.
	http://www.digitaltransit.net

	Wireless App Firm TerraWired Closes Seed Round of Funding
	mail this story? top

	DENVER, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- TerraWired, a Denver-based wireless
applications and convergent communications provider, closed its seed round of
funding for an undisclosed amount, which came entirely from One Capital. The
funds will be used for general company growth.
	http://www.terrawired.com

	Athenahealth Secures $30 Million in Second Round
	mail this story? top

	WALTHAM, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Athenahealth, a Web-based provider of
practice management services for physicians' offices, said it raised $30
million in its second round of funding, led by Oak Investment Partners.
Previous investors Venrock Associates, Cardinal Health Partners, and Draper
Fisher Jurvetson also participated. Ann Lamont, general partner at Oak
Investment, joined the company's board of directors. The company will use the
funds to continue building its infrastructure, expand its management team,
and for sales and marketing. The company said it will also use the funds to
roll out its new service.
	http://www.athenahealth.com

	Data Communication Firm Ellacoya Gets $52 Million Round Two
	mail this story? top

	MERRIMACK, N.H. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Ellacoya Networks, a provider of data
communications equipment for Internet service providers, said it received $52
million in its second round of funding, bringing total investment to $86
million. The company announced a $34 million first round in May. Goldman,
Sachs & Co. led the round, which included previous investors Lightspeed
Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Centennial Ventures, and
Lighthouse Capital Partners. The company will use the funds for development,
marketing, and sales of its product, Service Generation System, a
carrier-class technology that enables the delivery of broadband application
and content services.
	http://www.ellacoya.com

	Marketing Firm QuinStreet Has $40 Million Round Two
	mail this story? top

	REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- QuinStreet, an online direct marketing
company that builds Internet distribution channels for specialty goods
merchants, said it has closed a $40 million second round of funding.
Investments were provided by St. Paul Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and all
of QuinStreet's previous institutional investors. The company said it will
use the funding for overall growth. The company said it will also expand its
electronic services offering in the direct selling and insurance markets.
QuinStreet has also secured funding from J & W Seligman, Catterton Partners,
Rosewood Venture Group and Venture Strategy Partners.
	http://www.quinstreet.com

	Training App Firm Knowledge Planet in $47 Million Round Two
	mail this story? top

	RESTON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Knowledge Planet, a Web-based corporate training
applications provider, said it has raised $47 million in its second round of
financing. GE Equity and DHM Arcadia Partners co-led the round. Backers
included First Union Capital Partners and AIG Horizon Partners . Previous
investors HarbourVest Partners and Knowledge Universe also participated in
the round. The company said it will use the funds to increase sales and
marketing and for international expansion.
	http://www.knowledgeplanet.com

	Data Storage Firm Xdrive Raises $50 Million in Series D
	mail this story? top

	SANTA MONICA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Xdrive Technologies, a business
database management applications and online data storage firm, said it has
raised $50 million in its Series D round of financing. Strategic partners and
investors that participated in the round include StorageNetworks, Network
Appliance, Aether Systems, Mitsubishi, NEC, Pilot House Associates, and
Softbank. Previous investors, including Goldman Sachs Group, Wit SoundView
Ventures, and J. & W. Seligman & Co., also participated. The company said it
will use the funds to continue developing its new products, Xdrive Enterprise
and Xdrive Express.
	http://www.xdrive.com

	Multichannel Firm EdgeMatrix Raises $12 Million
	mail this story? top

	SINGAPORE (VENTUREWIRE) -- International venture capital firms 3i and
NetworkAsia said they are jointly investing $12 million in EdgeMatrix, a
developer of information infrastructure technology products and professional
services for multichannel communication. NetworkAsia will provide $5 million
and 3i will provide the remaining $7 million through its $400 million Asia
Pacific Technology Fund. The investment completes EdgeMatrix's second round
of funding, which will be used to expand the company's international reach
and for new product development . EdgeMatrix's earlier funding round was
provided by Agency.com, a global interactive consulting and services
company.
	http://www.edgematrix.com

	Networking Firm Tachion Gets $50 Million Third Round
	mail this story? top

	WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tachion Networks, which builds
networking infrastructure equipment, said it closed its third round of
funding with $50 million led by Lehman Brothers Ventures Capital Group.
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgenthaler Ventures, Walden International and
Singapore's EDB Ventures also participated in the round. The company said it
would use the funding to expand production of its convergence system for
service provider central offices. Mike Odrich, managing director and head of
Lehmann Brothers' Private Equity Division, has joined Tachion's board of
directors. The company is also backed by Gabriel Communications, UniDial
Communications, and individual investors. Tachion has raised a total of $84
million to date.
	http://www.tachion.com

	Semiconductor Firm Resonext Gets $21 Million in Round Two
	mail this story? top

	SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Resonext Communications, a semiconductor
company focused on wireless networking markets, said it raised $21 million in
its second round of funding, led by Oak Investment Partners. Previous
investors Norwest Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners also
participated. Bandel Carano, general partner at Oak Investment Partners,
joined the board of directors. The company will use the funds to expand its
staff, product development, and for sales and marketing. Resonext also
announced it had changed its name from NeoSilicon.
	http://www.resonext.com

	Supply Chain App Firm MacroThink Gets $1.4 Million Series B
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	WATCHUNG, N. J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MacroThink, a supply chain applications firm
that focuses on middle market companies, said it has raised $1.4 million as
part of its still-open Series B round of financing. Investors include the
United Investors Group, including Don Keogh, former president and CEO of Coca
Cola, and individual investors including Robert Levy, president and CEO of
Harris Associates; Nina McLemore, president of Regent Capital; and Dirk
Stuurop, former vice chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co. and current chairman of
MacroThink's board. The company said it will use the funds to increase staff
and to commercialize its technology products.
	http://www.macrothink.com

	Customer  App Firm Vividence Raises $34 Million Series D
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	SAN MATEO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Vividence, a customer management
applications firm, said it has raised $34 million in a Series D round of
financing led by Partech International. Other new investors in this round
include J.W. Seligman & Co., Spring Creek Ventures, Techno-Venture Co., and
TechSpaceXchange. Previous investors Angel Investor, L.P., Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital also participated. David Welsh, a
general partner of Partech International, will join the Vividence board. The
company said it will use the funds for corporate growth.
	http://www.vividence.com

	Digital Software Firm Pixology Gets $7 Million
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	LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- 3iGroup, a European venture capital firm said it made
an investment  with London-based investment firm Young Associates of GBP 5
million ($7.25 million) in Pixology, a digital imaging software company.
Pixology has created Piccolo, an image management and Internet printing
application, and Digital Camera Advisor, an in-store demonstrator and content
provider for digital cameras.
	http://www.pixology.com

	Film and TV Services Firm Creative Planet Gets $30 Million
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	LOS ANGELES (VENTUREWIRE) -- Creative Planet, a provider of
business-to-business services for the film and TV production industries, said
it received $30 million in financing from United News & Media, a media and
market information company based in London. In a separate exchange of equity,
Creative Planet acquired from United News & Media "The Knowledge", a database
of film and TV production professionals in the U.K. and Ireland. Under the
agreement, United gains exclusive sales & marketing rights in the U.K. and
Ireland for all Creative Planet products and services. Clive Hollick, CEO of
United News & Media, will join Creative Planet's board of directors. The
company is also backed by Times Mirror Chandler Trust Ventures, J. & W.
Seligman Funds, Chase Capital Partners, Waterview Advisors, PaineWebber
Capital, SunAmerica Investments, East River Ventures, Ares Management, Trekk
Opportunity Partner! s, and others. The company has raised $100 million to
date.
	http://www.creativeplanet.com

	Packing Marketplace Packexpo Gets $7.5 Million in  Round Two
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	FAIRFAX, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Packexpo.com, an Internet marketplace for the
packaging industry, said it raised $7.5 million in its second round
financing. Investors included Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute
(PMMI), Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds, Hickory Venture Group, and a group of
unnamed packaging companies. The funds will go towards general company
operations.
	http://www.packexpo.com

	Web Address Firm RealNames Raises $46.5 Million Round Four
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	REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- RealNames, a technology and
registration processing company that has developed a system for assigning
simplified Web addresses that use common language, said it has raised $46.5
million in its fourth round of financing. New investors in the round include
Strong Capital Management, Munder Capital Management, Digital Island, DWS
Investments, Emigrant Capital, Peak Capital Holdings, and Dentsu.com.
Previous investors VeriSign, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, idealab! Capital
Partners, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs Capital
Partners, Amerindo Investment Advisors, Bowman Capital Partners, and J. & W.
Seligman New Technology Fund also participated in the round. The company said
it will use the funds for corporate growth.
	http://www.realnames.com

	Capital Equipment B2B Enigma Gets $14 Million in Mezz Funds
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	BURLINGTON, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Enigma, a business-to-business
applications firm that focuses on the capital equipment aftermarket, said it
has raised $14 million in a mezzanine round led by Insight Capital Partners.
Further details of the round were not available. The company said it will use
the funds for research and development and to expand sales and marketing.
	http://www.enigma.com

	Palm Ventures Invests in Fitness Tech Firm HealtheTech
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	SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Palm, a publicly-traded provider of
handheld computers, said Palm Ventures, the company's venture investment arm,
invested an undisclosed amount in HealtheTech, which provides consumer health
monitoring technology. This is Palm Ventures' first investment in the
healthcare market. Palm said it will collaborate with the company further to
offer health and fitness products. HealtheTech would not disclose any further
information about the investment. Palm Ventures was formed in September with
an initial $50 million.
	http://www.healthetech.com

	B2B Web Security Firm Tempest Software Gets $2.5 Million
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	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tempest Software, which provides businesses with
secure Internet transport software, said it received $2.5 million in a round
of funding from TH Lee.Putnam Internet Partners.The company will use the
funds to continue development of its technology, as well as for marketing.
	http://www.tempest.com

	Daleen Technologies Takes $1.5 Million Stake in B2B Network
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	BOCA RATON, Fla. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Publicly-traded Daleen Technologies, a
provider of electronic business management technology, took a $1.5 million
minority equity stake in BizProLink, a network of business-to-business online
communities and hosted software applications. As part of the alliance, Daleen
will use BizProLinks' channel to distribute its products and services, and
BizProLink in turn will use Daleen's BillPlex  Plus software, an integrated
billing technology. BizProLink is backed by CrossBow Ventures, NETinvest, and
SMS Securities.
	http://www.bizprolink.com

	Online Financial Services Firm RunMoney Gets Series C Funds
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	SAN DIEGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- RunMoney, an Internet-based registered investment
advisor, said it received an undisclosed amount of Series C funding from
Mellon Ventures. The company said the funding round is still open. RunMoney
announced its launch in May.
	http://www.runmoney.com

	Fragrance Firms Invest in Digital Scent Tech Firm DigiScents
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	OAKLAND, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- DigiScents, a developer of digital scent
technology, said it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from
international fragrance companies Givaudan and Quest International. In
addition to taking equity positions in DigiScents, the two companies will
also have status of preferred fragrance suppliers. Financial details of the
deal were not disclosed. DigiScents has received funding from Pacific Century
CyberWorks.
	http://www.digiscents.com

	bad news
	?
	Kids Online Service Juniornet Lays Off About 40 Workers
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	BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- JuniorNet, which provides parents and adults advice
and information concerning kids and the Internet on its Web site, said
roughly a third of its 120 employees have been let go. The company said the
lay offs, which occurred across all of its departments, were necessary to
ensure the continued progress of its goal of establishing long-term strategic
partnerships and initiatives. JuniorNet, which also produces television
programming, has received funding from the Maryland Public Broadcasting
Foundation, Nebraskans for Public Television, and South Carolina Educational
Communications. The company is also backed by RCN, Euclid Partners, Boston
Capital Ventures, and New World Ventures.
	http://www.juniornet.com

	Multimedia Technology Firm ThingWorld Slashes Staff
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	WATERTOWN, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- ThingWorld, which provides sports and
entertainment multimedia technology, said it has fired 35 employees, about
70% of its workforce, mostly from its headquarters here. The company said it
is looking to sell its assets or technology. In February 1999, ThingWorld
raised $16.5 million in a third round of funding from CMGI@Ventures, Intel,
Microsoft, CYRK, Wasserstein Perella & Co., and the Kraft Group.
	http://www.thingworld.com

	new products
	?
	WebSwap.com Team Launches Trading Tech Firm Tradia
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	PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- The investors and management team of
WebSwap, a buy, sell, and swap Internet site, said they launched a new
company, Tradia, a trading technology company. The new company will operate
two independent subsidiaries: Tradia, a business-to-business infrastructure
provider, and WebSwap.com. Tradia has developed an infrastructure service
called Excelerator designed for business-to-business exchanges and market
makers involved in complex trading environments. Tradia will initially focus
on the corporate barter, retail barter markets, and real estate transactions.
The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Sippl MacDonald
Ventures, Angel Investors LP, and individual investors.
	http://www.tradia.com

	EC Company Changes Name to ADX, Advanced Data Exchange
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	NEWARK, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- The EC Company, which hosts applications for
Internet business suppliers, said it has changed its name to ADX, Advanced
Data Exchange, to better position itself in the Internet business-to-business
industry. The company has strategic partnerships with over 150 companies
including Ace Hardware, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and Newark
Electronics. ADX is backed by several venture firms including Talkot Capital,
Wasserstein Adelson Ventures, Invemed Associates, and iCentennial
Investments.
	http://www.adx.com

	Voice Firm PhoneDomain.com Plans to Launch Voice Platform
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	LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- PhoneDomain.com, a voice-based
technology firm that is developing a platform-independent live voice
interface, said it is planning a January commercial launch of its product,
LivePhoneChat, a service that will allow members to interact anonymously with
other members who share similar interests. PhoneDomain.com received $250,000
in funding from an angel investor in late November, which, in addition to
funding from the founders, completed its seed round at $500,000.
	http://www.phonedomain.com

	new deals
	?
	Transport B2B Tradiant Partners with Nine Ocean Carriers
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	ALAMEDA, Calif.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tradiant, a provider of Internet
business-to-business technology and services for the transportation industry,
said it will join with nine ocean carriers in a partnership that aims to
enable importers and exporters to simplify the process of containerized
transportation. The  multi-million dollar partnership will launch a new
initiative (currently code-named Global Transportation Network, or GTN) early
in the first quarter of 2001. The technology platform will facilitate
transactions between the various parties involved in international trade. The
financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Carriers in the partnership
will receive an equity stake in the company. These partners include APL; CP
Ships, the container shipping business of Canadian Pacific Limited, which
includes ANZDL, Canada Maritime, Cast, Contship Containerlines, Lykes Lines
and TMM Lines; Hanjin; ! Hyundai; K Line; Mitsui OSK Lines; Senator Lines;
Yang Ming; and Zim Israel Navigation Co. GTN will use Tradiant's e-commerce
platform, which includes booking, track and trace, and scheduling
capabilities. GTN will provide extended capabilities tailored for shippers
and carriers, including rate and contract management, cargo forecasting and
allocation. Customers include merchant importers, exporters, freight
forwarders, third party logistics (3PL) providers, and carriers of commercial
freight. Tradiant's investors include Warburg Pincus, ABN AMRO Private
Equity, BEA Systems, Itochu Corporation, and The Megunticook Fund.
	http://www.tradiant.com

	m&a
	?
	GreenMarketplace.com Acquires EthicalShopper.com
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	PITTSBURG, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- GreenMarketplace.com, a Web-based marketplace
for products from ecologically and socially responsible companies, said it
has acquired competitor EthicalShopper.com in a stock transaction. Details of
the deal were not released. GreenMarketplace.com is backed by individual
investors. EthicalShopper.com, which is backed by New World Ventures, as well
as undisclosed individual investors and venture firms, said it will close its
Los Angeles office and that most employees will be absorbed into
GreenMarketplace operations. Josh Knauer, CEO and founder of
GreenMarketplace, will remain CEO of the merged company. Rachel Prishkolnik,
co-founder of EthicalShopper, will become vice president of business
development for the firm.
	http://www.ethicalshopper.com
	http://www.greenmarketplace.com

	Amateur Sports Site Myteam.com Acquires Mysportsguru.com
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	WOBURN, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Myteam.com, a site for amateur sports, has
entered into an agreement to acquire mysportsguru.com (MSG), an interactive
sports site dedicated to team and individual sports instruction, information,
and community, for an undisclosed amount. Myteam recently acquired
substantially all of the assets of soccer ASP Zvia. As a result of the
acquisition, myteam will offer exclusive scaleable content for broadband,
enhanced TV, syndication, and international use. Mysportsguru CEO, Harlan
Stone, will become a senior executive of myteam. Key MSG investors will make
additional investments in myteam.com upon the closing of the transaction. The
mysportsguru.com Norwalk, Conn. office will operate as a wholly owned
subsidiary of myteam.com. Myteam is backed by Canaan Partners, BankBoston,
Comdisco, Cleveland Pacific Equity, Dominion Ventures, Shamrock Capital
Advisors, the Quarterback C! lub, Charles River Ventures, Creative
Technologies, North Bridge Venture Partners, and Trident Capital. Individual
investors from the sports and media industry including Bobby Orr, M.L. Carr,
John Smith, Bernie Kosar, and Larry Rawson are also backers.
Mysportsguru.com's investors include e-COM Partners and Wand Partners.
	http://www.mysportsguru.com
	http://www.myteam.com

	E-Commerce Firm BlueLight Acquires Defunct Spinway's Assets
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	SAN FRANCISCO  (VENTUREWIRE) -- BlueLight.com, an independent e-commerce
company majority-owned by Kmart, said it acquired Spinway, an Internet
infrastructure provider that closed down last Friday, for an undisclosed
amount. Spinway provided the Internet infrastructure for BlueLight's Internet
service. BlueLight will take control of the assets needed to maintain
Internet service for its subscribers. BlueLight will acquire all intellectual
property and selected other assets of Spinway, in addition to retaining a
group of its employees. These assets will be absorbed into the company and
will function as a unit within BlueLight and the company will maintain
Spinway's current network of local Internet dial-up providers. Spinway's
investors included Al Shugart International, Mentor Venture Partners,
Softbank Venture Capital, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, Spectrum Equity
Investors, and NBCi.
	http://www.bluelight.com

	HR App Firm ProAct Technologies Acquires MyDailyHealth
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	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- ProAct Technologies, a provider of human resources,
employee benefits, and financial and health planning applications, said it
has acquired MyDailyHealth, developers of online incentive-based health
management tools for corporate employees, for an undisclosed amount of cash
and a 100% stake in the company. In June of 2000, ProAct Technologies raised
$150 million in a Series D round from Gateway Computers. Other ProAct
Technologies backers include GE Capital and Chase Capital Partners.
MyDailyHealth had no outside investors.
	http://www.proactcorp.com

	MetroPartners Acquires Insurance Web Site LiveInsurance.com
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	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- MetroPartners, an internally-funded provider of
sales and service management services for independent insurance agents, said
it signed a letter of intent to acquire LiveInsurance.com in a stock
transaction. Further financial details of the deal were undisclosed.
Employees of LiveInsurance will remain with the company. LiveInsurance offers
its customers yearly reviews of their insurance policies, free online
insurance quotes, and serves as a marketplace where users can buy insurance
policies online. LiveInsurance is funded by undisclosed individual and
institutional investors.
	http://www.liveinsurance.com
	http://www.metropartners.com

	Perishables App Firm TradingProduce.com Acquires Seafood.com
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	LIVERMORE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- TradingProduce.com, which provides
business-to-business applications for the Internet perishables trading
industry, said it has acquired 100% of Seafood.com, a seafood industry
trading and content Web site. Financial details were not disclosed.
Seafood.com's Bedford, Massachusetts office will be retained as an east coast
TradingProduce.com location. As part of the deal, TradingProduce will expand
its seafood company suppliers, while Seafood.com will continue to provide Web
services. TradingProduce.com is backed by several investors including
vTraction, an affiliate of Rabobank. Seafood.com is backed by Urner Barry
Publications.
	http://www.seafood.com
	http://www.tradingproduce.com

	Pharmacy Tech Firm SymRx Acquires Cornerdrugstore.com
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	ROCKVILLE, Md. (VENTUREWIRE) -- SymRx, a pharmacy technology firm, said it
acquired CornerDrugstore.com, a provider of business-to-business and
business-to-consumer electronic commerce services for the independent and
small chain pharmacy market. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. SymRx,
through the CornerDrugstore brand, will now provide independent and small
chain member pharmacies with online management tools and personalized
e-commerce Web sites. SymRx provides Internet technologies to independent
pharmacies, regional chains, and specialty pharmacies through customized Web
sites. SymRx will build upon CornerDrugstore's technology and customer
service arm in Redmond, Wash., as well as its strategic partnerships with
Pivotal, Nupremis, D.P. Hamacher, and others. SymRx is backed by Oxford
Bioscience Partners and the Pacific Venture Group. CornerDrugstore is backed
by undisclosed individua! l and corporate investors.
	http://www.cornerdrugstore.com

	new directors
	?
	Stanford Professor and iSyndicate CEO Join Atesto Board
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	FREMONT, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Atesto Technologies, an automated Web
testing service, will add Stanford associate professor and Google.com
technical advisor Professor Rajeev Motwani, and iSyndicate CEO Joel Maske, to
the company's board of directors. Backers for Atesto include Argus Capital,
Draper Richards, Labrador Ventures, Staenberg Capital, and Wilson Sonsini
Ventures.
	http://www.atesto.com

	Alcatel Executive Joins SmartPipes Board
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	REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- SmartPipes, a provider of managed IP
services enabling businesses to migrate their corporate networks on to the
Internet, said Krish Prabhu, Alcatel Telecom COO and CEO of Alcatel Americas,
will be joining its board. Smartpipes is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield &
Byers and individual investors.
	http://www.smartpipes.com

	Medschool.com Taps Web Medical Education Exec for Board
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	SANTA MONICA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Medschool.com, a Web-based training
applications firm that focuses on the healthcare industry, said it has named
Dr. Jeffrey Drezner as a board member and as executive vice president. Mr.
Drezner was a former executive vice president and board member of Medscape, a
firm that provides health information and digital health records online, and
founded Healthcare Communications Group, now a subsidiary of Medscape, that
provides online continuing education programs for healthcare professionals.
Medschool.com raised $26 million in a second round of financing led by
Patricof & Co. Ventures last month.
	http://www.medschool.com

	Internet Payment Service Planet Payment Names New Director
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	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Planet Payment, a provider of real-time,
multi-currency, Internet payment services to merchants, said it elected Paul
Noblett to its board of directors. He will still maintain interest in his
company, Noblett  Associates, a business development and systems consulting
firm focused on the payments and communications industries. Mr. Noblett
currently sits on the boards of Merchant Card Management Systems (MCMS),
Diversified Acquiring Solutions (DAS), CellGate Technologies, Global Card
Services (GCS), IVI Checkmate, and Diversified Merchant Resources (DMRi).
Planet Payment is backed by undisclosed American and European institutional
investors.
	http://www.planetpayment.com

	Online Application Firm Fullscope Names Two to Board
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	ANN ARBOR, Mich. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Fullscope, a provider of online
applications and services, said it named William F. Earthman III and Carter
McNabb to its board of directors. Mr. Earthman currently serves as a partner
of Massey Burch Capital, a venture capital firm. He serves on the boards of
Foveon and Usinternetworking. Mr. McNabb is an associate with River Cities
Capital Funds. He currently serves on the boards of Micronics and
PerfectServe. Fullscope is backed by Massey Burch, River Cities Capital
Funds,  EDF Ventures, Operon Partners, Scient, and Wakefield Group.
	http://www.fullscope.com

	Software Firm 2Ce Appoints Technology Exec to Board
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	KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- 2Ce, which develops software and
Web-based applications for businesses, said it has appointed Jerry A. Smith
as the board's fifth member, joining Mel Baiada, CEO of Sengen and founder of
Bluestone Software; Mike Rosen, founder, president, and CEO of 2Ce; Alan
Feltoon, founder and chief strategist of 2Ce; and James Nolen, president of
The Nolen Companies. Mr. Smith is chief technology officer of Systems and
Computer Technology Corp. and was formerly chief technology officer of
Semaphore, both business and technology applications companies. 2Ce raised
its $2.75 million Series A from individual investors in September.
	http://www.2ce.com

	new people
	?
	Online Sourcing Network The Thread Has New CEO, Chairman
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	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- The Thread, an online international sourcing
network for the apparel, textile, footwear and accessories industries, said
it has appointed William N. Anderson as chairman and CEO, replacing interim
CEO Jack Listanowsky, who was named the company's interim chief executive
officer in September and will remain president. Mr. Anderson was chief
merchant and chief marketing officer for Paris-based Carrefour, a global
retail store, where he also headed the company's online service. The Thread,
which is backed by undisclosed individual investors, is pursuing its first
venture capital round. XML Infrastructure Firm Bowstreet, a strategic
partner, has agreed to take a minority interest in The Thread.
	http://www.thethread.com

	E-Commerce App Firm HubStorm Names New President and CEO
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	MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- Hubstorm, which provides turnkey
Internet marketplace and supplier enablement software and services, named
Glenn Abood as the company's president and CEO, replacing founder Dean Drako
as CEO. Mr. Abood will also be joining the board of directors. Softbank
Venture Capital is an investor for Hubstorm.
	http://www.hubstorm.com

	SpectraSwitch Names New President and CEO
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	SANTA ROSA, Calif.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- SpectraSwitch, a designer and
manufacturer of solid-state optical components, named Lindsay Austin as
president and CEO, replacing founder Nick Lawrence, who will be staying on as
vice president of business development. Mr. Austin is the former vice
president and general manager of JDS Uniphase's commercial lasers division.
Backers for SpectraSwitch include Advanced Technology Ventures, E-Tek
Dynamics, CDIB Venture, and NIF Ventures.
	http://www.spectraswitch.com

	Wireless Infrastructure Firm W-Phone Names CEO and President
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	SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- W-Phone, an infrastructure technology
developer for the wireless industry, said that Carleton A. Brown has joined
the company as president, CEO, and a member of the board of directors,
replacing co-founder Peter Shieh who will now serve as CTO and executive vice
president. Prior to joining W-Phone, Mr. Brown served as senior vice
president of business development at Western Integrated Networks. He has also
served as president and CEO of American Lightwave Systems, a subsidiary of
ADC; and president and CEO of ATx Telecom Systems. W-Phone is backed by Acer
and WI Harper.
	http://www.w-phone.com

	GroupServe Names Former P-Com Executive as President
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	ARLINGTON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- GroupServe, which makes wireless and Internet
applications for company team collaboration, said it has appointed Thomas
Stroup as president. He replaces former president Ted Achacoso, who will
focus on his role as CTO. Mr. Stroup was former president of the Personal
Communications Industry Association; president and CEO of P-Com Network
Services, a wireless company; and founder, president, and CEO of Columbia
Spectrum Management, a wireless consulting firm. GroupServe received an
undisclosed amount of initial funding from venture firm ForceNine in January
and is working on raising its Series A round.
	http://www.groupserve.com

	aTelo Appoints New CEO; Promotes VP to Position of President
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	ARLINGTON, Va.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- aTelo, an enhanced communications service
platform vendor, said it appointed Timothy F. Shaw as the company's new chief
executive officer. The company also promoted current vice president of
business development, Huan C. Le, to the position of president. Prior to his
appointment at aTelo, Mr. Shaw formerly was corporate vice president at
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). aTelo is backed by
Draper Atlantic Management.
	http://www.ateloinc.com

	vc fund news
	?
	Intel Communications Fund Grows Fund By $300 Million
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	HILLSBORO, Ore. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Intel Communications Fund, a $200 million
corporate venture-capital program, said it is increasing the size of its fund
by $300 million.  A company spokesman said the fund, managed by Intel
Capital, will include a special focus on wireless businesses.The initial
program was created September 1999 to invest in technology startups in the
networking and communications field. The company is expected to announce
additional details of the fund at the Telecom 2000 conference, now underway
in Hong Kong.
	http://www.intel.com

	vc personnel
	?
	St. Paul VC Adds Principal to Oversee Public Investments
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	MINNEAPOLIS (VENTUREWIRE) -- St. Paul Venture Capital, an early stage venture
capital firm, said Kurt Winters, former vice president and chief investment
officer of American Express Financial Advisors, has joined the firm as its
newest principal. Mr. Winters will oversee St. Paul's direct investments in
publicly traded small capitalization companies, the latest extension of the
firm's venture capital efforts. St. Paul Venture Capital closed a $1.3
billion venture fund in October.
	http://www.stpaulvc.com

	vw corrections
	?
	ViaFone
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	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- An item in Friday's Venture Wire about ViaFone's
second round funding incorrectly described the company's business as a
consumer-based service. ViaFone has changed its focus and now develops
enterprise software for mobile applications.

	Datek Online Holdings
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	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- An item in Monday's Venture Wire about new funding
for Datek Online Holdings incorrectly listed Vulcan Ventures as an investor.
Vulcan has not invested Datek.

	El Dorado Ventures
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	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- An item in last Thursday's VentureWire about El
Dorado Ventures gave an incorrect URL. The correct Web address is
http://www.eldorado.com.

	company index
	top

	2Ce, Advanced Data Exchange, aTelo, Atesto Technologies, Athenahealth.com,
Avista Advantage, BizProLink, BlueLight.com, Bolero.net, Cidera,
CornerDrugStore.com, Creative Planet, DigiScents, Digital Transit, EdgeMatrix
, Elisar Software, Ellacoya Networks, Enigma, EthicalShopper.com, EZCloser,
Fullscope, GreenMarketplace.com, GroupServe, HealtheTech, HighGround Systems,
! HubStorm, Intel, JuniorNet, KnowledgePlanet.com, Law.com, LiveInsurance.com
, MacroThink, Medschool.com, MetroPartners, Mobile-Mind, Mountain View Data,
Mysportsguru.com, MyTeam.com, Nokia Venture Partners, Oxygen Media,
Packexpo.com, Partech International, PhoneDomain.com, Pixology, Planet
Payment, ProAct Technologies, QuinStreet, RealNames, Resonext Communications,
RunMoney.com, Seafood.com, SeventhView, SmartPipes, SpectraSwitch, St. Paul
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---------------------- Forwarded by Bryan Hull/HOU/ECT on 11/17/2000 11:25 AM
---------------------------

Bill Kyle@ENRON
11/17/2000 11:15 AM
To: popo@tisd.net, skyle@gdhm.com, dick@tisd.net, erg@cox-internet.com,
juanito@ev1.net, libby@houston.rr.com, Daniel Diamond/HOU/ECT@ECT, Bryan
Hull/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Fw: THIS SAYS IT ALL

---------------------- Forwarded by Bill Kyle/NA/Enron on 11/17/2000 11:14 AM
---------------------------

	From:  Kathy Mayfield                           11/17/2000 10:32 AM

To: pete@boernenet.com, Kenneth F Neely/HOU/ECT@ECT, Michael Harris/Enron
Communications@Enron Communications, Greg Grissom/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Kathleen
Sullivan/NA/Enron@ENRON, Kay Quigley/HOU/EES@EES,
eric.d.geisler@us.arthurandersen.com, "Morvan, Cole" <cmorvan@kpmg.com>, Bill
Kyle/NA/Enron@Enron, Carole Raulston Myer <cmyer@fwtxusa.org>
cc:

Subject: Fw: THIS SAYS IT ALL

---------------------- Forwarded by Kathy Mayfield/Corp/Enron on 11/17/2000
10:08 AM ---------------------------

Eric Thode
11/17/2000 10:23 AM
To: boberg@teppco.com, dwilliams@teppco.com, kbetts@teppco.com, Gina
Taylor/OTS/Enron@Enron, anelson@teppco.com, wnikolis@teppco.com, Kathy
Mayfield/Corp/Enron@Enron, Kathie Grabstald/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:

Subject: Fw: THIS SAYS IT ALL

Enjoy...

---------------------- Forwarded by Eric Thode/Corp/Enron on 11/17/2000 10:24
AM ---------------------------

"Rick Sinclair" <rickedee@fbtc.net> on 11/17/2000 10:11:24 AM
To: "Paul Hawkins" <phawkins@splitrock.net>, "Remy Chiasson"
<rchiajr@worldnet.att.net>, "Paul" <pldavis@prodigy.net>, "Mom"
<knight-mm@juno.com>, "Lois Rausch" <lois.rausch@teamfinancialinc.com>,
"Lester Phipps" <lesterphipps@yahoo.com>, "Larry R. Davis"
<davislr@hotmail.com>, "Karie Cuningham" <cunninghamkarie@juno.com>, "George
Toly" <gjtoly@sierratel.com>, "Eric Thode" <EThode@enron.com>, "Dodie
Hutchison" <thefarm@fbtc.net>, "David Vieraitis" <DVieraitis@gseworld.com>,
"Corey Bobbitt" <c.bobbitt@worldnet.att.net>, "Chris A George"
<cgeorge@fbtc.net>, "Carol Milder" <carol@milderappraisalservice.com>, "Bo
Murray" <bosha2@fbcc.com>, "Allen LeBlanc" <allenleb@cajun.net>, "Alice A
Brase" <teachpkk@mctcnet.net>
cc:

Subject: Fw: THIS SAYS IT ALL

-----Original Message-----
From: Wood, Mark <mjwood@bechtel.com>
To: Squire, James <jsquire@bechtel.com>; Burke, James <jwburke@bechtel.com>;
'Beck, William' <william.beck@parsons.com>; 'Bloss, Randy'
<RandallWBlossR@aol.com>; 'Carter, Linda' <linda_carter@dell.com>; 'Dale
Ceren' <dale_ceren@ndequality.com>; 'Duplissey, Clyde'
<clyde.duplissey@parsons.com>; 'Evans, Mike' <evansm_gsg@compuserve.com>;
'Hoesel, Dan' <HOESEL10@AOL.com>; 'Jaloway, Tony'
<tony.jaloway@mustangeng.com>; 'Kennedy, John' <john.kennedy@jacobs.com>;
'King, Alan' <alan.king@lyondell-citgo.com>; Kirschbaum, Howard (GSG)
<103734.1664@compuserve.com>; 'Kuehl, Diana' <dkuehl@ctiw.com>; 'Klanika,
Troy' <ra4023@email.sps.mot.com>; 'Montieth, John' <JMont40771@AOL.com>;
'Neuberger, Thomas' <tneuberger@hunterspec.com>; 'Neuville, Hal'
<neuville_h@prosysintl.com>; 'Norine Jaloway (E-mail)' <njaloway@eden.com>;
'paucar01@crelco.com' <paucar01@crelco.com>; 'Pavelka, Randy'
<cpavelka@aol.com>; 'Pysell, Paul' <PFPysell@email.msn.com>; 'Rochelle,
Bill' <rochelle_b@prosysintl.com>; 'Rupp, Ken' <krupp@altec-intl.com>;
'Salter, David (Vera)' <friendshipfarms@datarecall.net>; 'Sansom, Theresa'
<tsansom@sgarch.com>; 'Shepard, Mark' <mark.shepard@jacobs.com>; 'Sifuentez,
Steve' <sqs2335@aol.com>; 'Sinclair, Rick' <rickedee@fbtc.net>; 'Wood, Mark
& Kenna' <markjwood@msn.com>
Date: Friday, November 17, 2000 09:03 AM
Subject: FW: THIS SAYS IT ALL

>
>> Subject: FW: THIS SAYS IT ALL
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3139a - i think people are going to woody's

Benjamin Markey
02/24/2000 01:11 PM
To: Eric Bass/HOU/ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: favor

I'll come find u, here of any body going out to drink tonight?


(Connie Burns in Bill Hogan's office 617-495-1318)  Lunch will be served.


k#  Volume  Delivery Receipt
3.6870  2186  Mgag  Telescoped
3.6869  1622  Mgag  Telescoped
3.6868  692  Mgag  Telescoped
3.6857  15000  Z4  St 65

3.6673  4492  Atlanta  Telescoped
3.6752  116  Atlanta  Telescoped
3.6675  270  Atlanta  Telescoped
3.6750  1925  Atlanta  Telescoped

3.6674  3575  Atlanta  St 85
3.6751  1532  Atlanta  St 85


Holly,

Attached is a sample incumbency certificate.

	"Mitchell, Holly" <hollymitchell@dwt.com>
	07/25/2000 11:10 AM

		 To: "'tana.jones@enron.com'" <tana.jones@enron.com>
		 cc:
		 Subject: Please review (or have the appropriate person review) the attache d
Secretary's Certificate in connection with the ISDA Agreement and let m e
know if Enron find this acceptable. Thanks

 - Secretary's Cert. re Enron.doc


Attached is the Executive Summary, the Module Diagram, and the Priority
Matrix, as promised.

(Note: CL Matrix file contains 2 pages)


Not sure why they are making this request.  I will be on a conference call with them at 11AM.  Please call ASAP with an update on the status of the L/C.

Thanks,
Bill

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	"Janna Blanter" <jxblanter@duke-energy.com>@ENRON
Sent:	Friday, November 16, 2001 10:03 AM
To:	Bradford, William S.
Subject:	L/C amendment

The extension of the letter of credit needs to be delivered to

Kathrine McLendon
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

I am also going to fax this request to Chase.

Janna Blanter
Director, Credit Operations
Duke Energy
5400 Westheimer Court
Houston, Texas 77056
(713) 627-6137
(713) 627-6187 fax


-----Original Message-----
From:  Burk, Bart
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 12:33 PM
To: Gaskill, Chris
Subject: The Price Anderson Act - Nuclear Power

I called the Nuclear Information and Resource Service in D.C. and spoke to a
representative. He mentioned that the Price Anderson Act has brought about
opposition in the past, but has typically breezed through the renewal
process. The NIRS website seemed to more anti-nuclear power focused, so it
was interesting that he did not see the Act as having any trouble in its
renewal.

My perspective is that nuclear power accounted for about 20% of all power
generation last year, and would cause rolling black-outs if ceased. Politics
and recent surveys of the positive turn in public opinion suggests that it
would be highly unlikely for nuclear power to be phased out. Nuclear plants
nearing the end of their initial useful life period - around 30 years - have
already begun an extension process. Five reactors have been licensed for
another 20 years of operation. The WSJ article stated that within the next 15
years, 40% of the 103 licensed U.S. reactors are likely to request similar
extensions.

Independents are buying-up the plants from utilities and taking advantage of
high power prices and low nuclear fuel costs. The new technologies mentioned
in the article suggest that an overrun of construction permits may be filed
in the near future. Smaller megawatt units operate at lower temperatures, and
are thus less susceptible to catastrophic failure if their cooling systems
are crippled. Investment costs are modest, construction times are faster,
power could be supplied in a shorter period of time, and the NRC has improved
the time for the approval process. Companies could re-coup their costs and
make decent profits within a short period, even if there were fears of
negative opposition down the road.

A negative outcome for the Price Anderson Act renewal could slow plans to
build new nuclear plants, but it is likely that existing plants will continue
to operate. At a minimum, base load nuclear power generation should be flat
over the next couple of years.

Bart R. Burk, Jr.
Enron Corporation
Gas Fundamentals Research
Phone: (713) 345-3635