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Top Stories:

o e4e Launches With $125 Million to Build Net Services Firms
o WeddingChannel CEO and Three Execs Resign
o Xclerate Lays Off 36 Support Staff  But Will Hire Techies
o Online Pet Store Petopia Cuts Staff by 60%

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diligently for aliens than he has.

He's Dr. David Anderson, the director of SETI@home,
the largest and most successful computing project in
history, and the CTO of a distributed computing start-up.
He'll speak about some of the challenges, issues, and
limitations of the exploding field of distributed computing at

Technology Outlook 2000:
The future of pervasive computing

December 4 and 5, San Francisco
http://www.tpsite.com/tp/conf/to2000/?vw=20001031
A VentureWire investment conference.

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Also in This Issue:

New Money:
o Wireless Application Firm Mobileum Gets $45 Million Series A
o Network Service Firm Bang Networks Has $18 Million Series A
o Semiconductor Firm Ziptronix Secures $6.5 Million Round One
o Telcom Software Firm WhisperWire Lands $14 Million Series A
o First Round for Real Estate Industry Financial Services Firm
o Handheld Service Provider Ubiquio Closes Series A Round
o Travel Package Site Site59.com Gets $10.5 Million Series B
o iMagicTV Gets $15 Million From Cisco and AOL
o Latintech, GP Fund Tech Services Firm Solvo, U.S. Subsidiary
o Sylantro Systems Raises $55 Million Series C Round
o Content Tech Firm Digital Fountain Has $20 Million Series C
o Mortage Marketplace IMX Exchange Gets $18 Million Round Six
o Mobile Communications Firm PopSystems Gets 3i Finland Funds
o ASP for Localized Content Lasoo Gets Shaw Ventures Funding
o Provider of Software Translation Services Raises  $696,000
o Spanish VC Talde Takes 27% Stake in IT Consultant Solmicro

New Products:
o C1 Communications and Wispra Form New Communications Firm

New Deals:
o Scout Electromedia Shuts Down After Idealab! Pulls Back
o Princeton Review Takes Stake in Education ASP SchoolNet

M&A:
o Precise Acquires Management Firm Savant for $20 Million
o EntrePort to Buy University.com for $15.4 Million
o Quest Software Buys Monitoring Firm OnWire Technologies
o Rediff.com to Buy U.S.-Based Indian Portal ThinkIndia.com

New Directors:
o Online Seminar Provider AvidLearn Names Board of Directors

New People:
o Integral Access Appoints Former Lucent Manager As CEO
o NotifyMe Networks Names Former Microsoft Executive as CEO

VC Fund News:
o Antfactory and Nikko Securities Form $27.7 Million New Fund
o Eos Internet Ventures Restructures as Holding Company
o Macceleration I KY Launched With $2.5 Million Investment

VW Corrections:
o Notara

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P2P OR NOT P2P?

We've heard distributed computing and peer-to-peer networks
will change computing. But how? Dozens of companies are
making bids for pieces of the P2P pie. Some of them will
succeed, but many will fail. Industry Futures,one of five
expert panels at Technology Outlook 2000, will examine the
business plans and challenges in distributed computing:

David P. Anderson, CTO, United Devices
Shishir Mehrotra, President & CEO, Centrata
Andreas Stavropoulos, Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Steve Stephansen, President & CEO, WebV2

Only at Technology Outlook 2000:
The Future of Pervasive Computing
December 4 and 5, San Francisco
A VentureWire investment conference.
http://www.tpsite.com/tp/conf/to2000/?vw=200010312

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======= Top Stories =======

o e4e Launches With $125 Million to Build Net Services Firms

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- e4e, an operating company
that will build and fund Internet services startups,
said it launched with $125 million in capital. The
company is backed by Global Internet Ventures, LNM
Internet Ventures, Walden International, Canaan
Partners, and individual investors. e4e, which has
been operating since May, was founded by K.B. Chandrasekhar,
chairman and CEO of Jamcracker and founder of Exodus
Communications and Somshankar Das, a former partner
with Walden International. Mr. Chandrasekhar will
serve as chairman and Mr. Das is president and CEO.
e4e said it will focus on building companies in
five markets: network management service, managed
IT services, IT consulting and implementation services,
wireless data services, and customer relationship
management. e4e is already working with Aztec Software,
an online engineering and Internet infrastructure
company, and e4e Labs, a high-tech incubator in
India.
http://www.e4einc.com/
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o WeddingChannel CEO and Three Execs Resign

LOS ANGELES -- WeddingChannel.com, an online wedding
planning and content resource, said its chief executive
officer Rebecca Patton is stepping down along with
three members of her management team. Ms. Patton,
who will remain on the company's board of directors,
will be replaced by company president Adam Berger,
who will now hold both posts.  A company spokesperson
said relocation issues were the problem, noting
that the company plans to move its San Francisco
offices to Los Angeles and that Ms. Patton and the
three executives were unwilling to move. Ms. Patton
was CEO of San Francisco-based online wedding gift
registry Della.com before it merged with L.A.-based
WeddingChannel in April. WeddingChannel's sales
office will remain in San Francisco. WeddingChannel
is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, RRE
Investors, Goldman Sachs, Trinity Ventures, MSD
Capital, idealab!, MacAndrews & Forbes Capital Holdings,
and a number of public corporations.
http://www.weddingchannel.com/
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o Xclerate Lays Off 36 Support Staff  But Will Hire Techies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Xcelerate, which provides
services for business-to-business Internet commerce,
said it laid off 36 workers, reducing its staff
to approximately 300. The company said it is restructuring
to bring the company to profitability at a more
rapid pace.  Most of the cuts were in overhead and
support staff, with some cuts among designers and
marketing strategists. The company also said it
was looking to hire about the same number of workers
for technical jobs. Xcelerate raised a $35 million
second round of funding this past spring and is
backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, the Carlyle
Group, and idealab! Capital Partners. Xcelerate
said the restructuring was initiated by the company's
management.
http://www.xcelerate.com/
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o Online Pet Store Petopia Cuts Staff by 60%

SAN FRANCISCO -- Online pet supplies store Petopia.com
said it is laying off approximately 120 employees,
or 60% of its staff. The company said it has been
trying to secure additional funding since the spring,
and that it considered merging with a competitor
or aligning with Petco, the publicly traded pet
store which holds a 26% stake in the company, but
that it has been unsuccessful. Petopia will retain
about 77 employees but is cutting staff in every
department, including marketing, merchandising,
order fulfillment, warehousing, human resources,
finance, and its Web team. Two departments, corporate
communications and business development, are shutting
down completely. Petopia will keep its Web site
functioning and continues to look for funding. The
company has received investments from Greyrock Capital,
Attractor Investment Management, BancBoston Ventures,
Comdisco, Europe@web, Petco, and Technology Crossover
Ventures.
http://www.petopia.com/

======= New Money =======

o Wireless Application Firm Mobileum Gets $45 Million Series A

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Mobileum, which provides software
for wireless commercial applications and carrier
services, said it raised $45 million in its Series
A funding. The round was led by Shelter Capital
Partners and included investments from Accretive
Technology Partners, BEA Systems, MC Capital, MC
Silicon Valley, Mitsubishi International, and Tibco
Software. The company said it will use the funding
for the deployment of its mobile commerce software.
http://www.mobileum.com/
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o Network Service Firm Bang Networks Has $18 Million Series A

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bang Networks, which provides real-time
network services, said it raised $18 million in
its Series A funding. The round was led by Sequoia
Capital and included investments from Western Technology
Investment, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and
Angel Investors. Individual investors Netscape Communications
co-founder Marc Andreessen, Network Appliance CEO
Dan Warmenhoven, MIT Media Lab chairman Nicholas
Negroponte, First Call founder Jeff Parker, and
Goldman Sachs managing director Randall Blumenthal
also participated in the funding. The company's
management includes former executives from Sony,
Lucent, Intel, and News Corp. The company said Mark
Kvamme from Sequoia Capital, and Dan Warmenhoven,
CEO of  Network Appliance, will take seats on the
its board of directors as a result of the financing.
http://www.bangnetworks.com/
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o Semiconductor Firm Ziptronix Secures $6.5 Million Round One

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Ziptronix, a wafer-scale
semiconductor integration firm, said it raised $6.5
million in its first round of financing, led by
Alliance Technology Ventures. The company is a spin-off
of Research Triangle Institute (RTI). It is based
on a new technology to integrate semiconductors
of many types, materials, and functions within existing
semiconductor wafer fabrication processes. The company
plans to use the funds to license the technology
to large semiconductor firms, produce integrated
parts for electronic firms, and for product development.
http://www.rti.org/
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o Telcom Software Firm WhisperWire Lands $14 Million Series A

AUSTIN, Texas -- WhisperWire, a startup that is
developing software for telecom carriers, said it
completed a $14 million Series A round of financing
led by Austin Ventures. Other investors include
Bob Allen, former chairman and CEO of AT&T, Reed
Hundt, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications
Commission, and Comdisco Ventures. Mr. Allen has
been named to the company board of directors.
http://www.whisperwire.com/
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o First Round for Real Estate Industry Financial Services Firm

MUNDELIN, Ill. -- Circle Group Internet, a multi-service
Internet investment bank, announced CGI Capital,
its investment arm, has made an undisclosed investment
in MortgageBankingCenter.com, which provides financing
and closing-stage transactions services for the
real estate industry. The investment is part of
MortgageBankingCenter.com's first round of funding,
which also involved undisclosed institutional and
individual investors. Richard Levy, managing director
of CGI Capital, has taken a seat  on the company's
board of directors. MortgageBankingCenter.com is
looking to raise $7 to $10 million in its second
round, which is expected to begin in Decemeber.
http://www.mortgagebankingcenter.com/
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o Handheld Service Provider Ubiquio Closes Series A Round

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ubiquio, a handheld service provider
that manages mobile devices for business customers,
said it has closed its Series A round of funding
from Andcor Companies, Backfin Capital, StartUpFund
I and Capitalyst Group, Intranet Solutions, Risdall
Linnihan Advertising, and individual investors.
The company declined to say how much it had raised,
but said it will use the funding to offer additional
services, expand its sales and marketing, and for
working capital.
http://www.ubiquio.com/
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o Travel Package Site Site59.com Gets $10.5 Million Series B

NEW YORK -- Site59.com, a last-minute entertainment
and travel package Web site, said it completed its
$10.5 million Series B round of funding led by iFormation
Group. Accor, Bass Hotels and Resorts, and National
Leisure Group also joined the round. Site59, which
launched in May,  was incubated and backed by The
Boston Consulting Group. The company has raised
$14.5 million to date.
http://www.site59.com/
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o iMagicTV Gets $15 Million From Cisco and AOL

SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick -- iMagicTV, which provides
content distribution systems via television and
other network services, said it has secured $15
million in pre-IPO funds from Cisco Systems and
America Online. The company, which filed for an
initial public offering last week, has also received
funding from Alcatel, Whitecastle Investments, and
Celtic House International.
http://www.imagictv.com/
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o Latintech, GP Fund Tech Services Firm Solvo, U.S. Subsidiary

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian firms Latintech Capital
and GP Investimentos said they invested in Solvo,
which provides mission-critical technology services
to businesses. The company will use the funds for
development of its Boston-based subsidiary Automatos,
which will provide Internet-based technical support
and remote management services.
http://www.gpinvestimentos.com/
http://www.solvo.com.br/
http://www.automatos.com/
http://www.latintechcapital.com.br/
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o Sylantro Systems Raises $55 Million Series C Round

CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Sylantro Systems, which develops
a applications-enabled software for voice services
over the Internet, said it raised $55 million in
its Series C round. The round was led by Bowman
Capital and included investments from Bank of America,
JP Morgan, Azure Capital Partners, the CIT Group,
Pyramid Technology Ventures, and Stanford University.
Sylantro's initial backers, including Mayfield Fund,
Accel Partners, Vanguard Venture Partners, and Hook
Partners, also participated. The company has raised
more than $75 million since its founding. Spencer
Punter, general partner with Bowman Capital, will
take a seat on the company's board of directors
as a result of the funding.
http://www.sylantro.com/
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o Content Tech Firm Digital Fountain Has $20 Million Series C

SAN FRANCISCO -- Digital Fountain, which develops
technology for high-volume content delivery, said
it raised its Series C round of funding for $20
million. The company's latest funding brings its
total capital raised to $27.5 million. New investor
Matrix Partners led the round, which included previous
investors Adobe, Cisco Systems, Granite Ventures,
Sony, and Texas Instruments. Andrew Verhalen of
Matrix Partners will sit on the company's board
of directors. The company will use the funding for
further technology development, organizational growth,
and increasing its manufacturing and sales capabilities.
The company's technology combines mathematical algorithms
with standards-based IP multicasting to provide
delivery of content from a single source to an unlimited
number of recipients.
http://www.digitalfountain.com/
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o Mortage Marketplace IMX Exchange Gets $18 Million Round Six

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- IMX Exchange, an Internet-based
marketplace for the wholesale mortgage industry,
said it has secured $18 million in its sixth round
of financing, led by previous investor Hummer Winblad
Venture Partners. Previous investors Lehman Brothers,
ABN AMRO, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Technology Crossover
Ventures, and Presidio Venture Partners also participated
in this round. The company said it will use the
funds to further develop its Web-based products
and workflow tools scheduled for January release.
IMX Exchange is also backed by BancBoston Capital,
Citicorp,  Intel, and board members Derek Proudian,
a former partner of Mohr Davidow Ventures, and William
Lacy, former chairman and CEO of MGIC Investment.
The company has raised $73 million to date.
http://www.imxexchange.com/
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o Mobile Communications Firm PopSystems Gets 3i Finland Funds

ESPOO, Finland -- Popsystems, which develops software
products for mobile communications, said it received
an undisclosed amount of funding from 3i Finland.
As a result of the funding 3i will receive a 20%
equity stake in the company. Popsystems said it
will use the investment to develop an information
management product, Addpop. The company's president,
Kare Souru, said the company intends to expand into
the U.S. and Asian markets.
http://www.popsystems.com/
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o ASP for Localized Content Lasoo Gets Shaw Ventures Funding

CALGARY, Alberta -- Shaw Ventures said it invested
in Lasoo.com, an ASP that delivers public and corporate
data in the form of relevant local content tailored
to the user's specific location. Financial details
of the investment were undisclosed.
http://www.lasoo.com/
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o Provider of Software Translation Services Raises  $696,000

HELSINKI, Finland -- Multilizer, which provides
software translation serviced aimed at helping software
developers produce code in multiple languages, said
it raised FIM 20 million ($696,000) in its most
recent round of funding. The round was solely funded
by Miraimon, a Finnish investment company. The company
said it will use the financing for marketing and
product development.
http://www.multilizer.com/
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o Spanish VC Talde Takes 27% Stake in IT Consultant Solmicro

BILBAO, Spain -- Spanish IT consultant Solmicro
said Spanish venture fund Talde took a 27% stake
in the company.  Solmicro said the funds will be
used for its national expansion.
http://www.solmicro.com/

======= New Products =======

o C1 Communications and Wispra Form New Communications Firm

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario -- C1 Communications, which
provides small and medium-sized businesses with
telecommunications services, said it signed a letter
of intent with Wispra Networks, a venture of Wispra,
TD Capital Group, and XO Communications, to create
a voice, data, and Internet communications company
in Canada. The new company will be called XO Communications
Canada and will be led by Tony Cassetta as chief
executive officer. Mr. Cassetta was C1 Communication's
president and chief operating officer. The rest
of C1 Communication's management team will become
management of XO Communications Canada. The company
said it will expect investments from TD Capital
Group, New Brunswick Investment Management, Alta
Communications, Charlesbank Capital Partners, Wispra,
and XO International.
http://www.c1communications.com/
http://www.wispra.com/

======= New Deals =======

o Scout Electromedia Shuts Down After Idealab! Pulls Back

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scout Electromedia, developer of
the Modo wireless information service, confirmed
reports of its demise, citing a lack of funding
to maintain its operations. The company said in
a statement that it received an enthusiastic response
from consumers, but did not have the funding it
needed to support its operations until profitability.
Sources close to the company say that a decision
by idealab! to stop funding the company triggered
the shutdown, though Scout's aggressive marketing
spending also contributed to the cash drain. Idealab!
declined to comment but released a statement on
Scout Electromedia's behalf noting that it was a
minority shareholder. Idealab, which pulled its
planned IPO earlier this month, was the lead investor
in the company's $18 million second round this past
spring. Scout Electromedia was also backed by Chase
Capital Partners, Flatiron Partners, and TechFund
Capital.
http://www.idealab.com/
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o Princeton Review Takes Stake in Education ASP SchoolNet

NEW YORK -- The Princeton Review, a provider of
test preparation and college admissions services,
said that it will partner with and make an undisclosed
equity investment in SchoolNet, an ASP that offers
education management products for K-12 school districts.
The alliance includes development and distribution
agreements for Princeton Review's Homeroom.com,
a Web-based educational tool. SchoolNet will customize
its executive school district report provider system,
Account, and add the service to Homeroom.com, a
new application that will enable school administrators
to monitor and analyze their students' performance.
A representative from Princeton Review will join
SchoolNet's board of directors. Princeton Review's
investors include SG Capital and Olympus Partners.
SchoolNet is backed by SWWT, Seavest, Quad Capital
Partners, and individual investors.
http://www.princetonreview.com/
http://www.schoolnet.com/

======= M&A =======

o Precise Acquires Management Firm Savant for $20 Million

WESTWOOD, Mass. -- Publicly-traded Precise Software
Solutions, a provider of performance management
technology, said it acquired Savant, a developer
of performance management products and services,
for $20 million in cash and stock. Savant employees
and management will remain with the company. Precise
plans to use Savant's technology and product, Savant
Diagnostic Center, which provides a real-time illustrated
view of database and application activity, to expand
the company's services. Savant is backed by individual
investors.
http://www.precise.com/
http://www.savant.com/
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o EntrePort to Buy University.com for $15.4 Million

SAN DIEGO -- EntrePort, a developer of business-to-business
electronic learning portals aimed at sales professionals,
said it has signed an agreement to acquire University.com,
a learning service provider that develops, hosts
and manages private label online universities, for
about $15.4 million. EntrePort said it will eventually
change its name to University.com and will combine
University.com with its e-learning portal, iSucceed.com,
in the company's real estate division. Earlier this
year, University.com, which was funded by individual
investors, launched an online learning program for
its first customer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate.
http://www.university.com/
http://www.entreport.com/
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o Quest Software Buys Monitoring Firm OnWire Technologies

BOSTON -- OnWire Technologies, which provides real-time
monitoring and troubleshooting services for Oracle-based
applications, said it has been purchased by publicly
traded software company Quest Software for an undisclosed
amount of cash and stock. OnWire has been absorbed
into Quest Software, will remain in Boston, and
has retained all but one employee, president and
founder Peter Buchthal. OnWire Technologies has
been backed by individual investors.
http://www.quest.com/
http://www.onwiretech.com/
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o Rediff.com to Buy U.S.-Based Indian Portal ThinkIndia.com

MUMBAI, India. -- Rediff.com India, an Internet
portal that provides the Indian community in India
and abroad with interest specific channels, local
language editions, and other services, said it is
acquiring the US-based Indian portal ThinkIndia.com
for an undisclosed amount. The combined companies
will operate as Rediff USA. ThinkIndia was funded
by North American venture capitalists and several
individual investors.
http://www.rediff.com/

======= New Directors =======

o Online Seminar Provider AvidLearn Names Board of Directors

CHERRY HILL, N.J -- AvidLearn, a provider of online
seminars, customized training, and continuing education
for individuals and corporations, announced the
company's board of directors. In addition to the
company's founder and chief executive officer, Ed
DuCoin, the board includes Peter Colella, Jr., managing
director, Colmen Capital Advisors; David T. DuCoin,
chief executive officer, Creative Marketing Solutions;
Larry Evans, executive vice president and founding
principal of Right Management Consultants; and James
Ksansnak, vice chairman, Aramark Corporation. The
company is backed by Mr. DuCoin and is currently
seeking Series A venture financing.
http://www.avidlearn.com/

======= New People =======

o Integral Access Appoints Former Lucent Manager As CEO

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Integral Access, which provides
intellgient IP-based systems for integrated communications
service providers, said it named Jack Cicon as president
and CEO. Mr. Cicon most recently served as manager
for Lucent Technology's multi-service access products
business unit. Integral Access is backed by investors
including Star Capital Group, Ascent Venture Partners,
BancBoston Ventures, Canaan Ventures, Coral Ventures,
Prism Venture Partners, St. Paul Venture Capital,
and Singapore-based Ssang Yong and Technology Fund.
http://www.integralaccess.com/
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o NotifyMe Networks Names Former Microsoft Executive as CEO

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- NotifyMe Networks, a developer
of interactive alerting platforms, said it named
Chuck Dietrick as chief executive officer. Mr. Dietrick
previously served as a general manager for Microsoft
and is chairman of the board at Cerebellum Software.
NotifyMe Networks' technology enables businesses
to provide time-sensitive information to customers,
suppliers, partners, and employees by phone, pager,
or email. The company is backed by Attractor Investment
Management and board members Halsey Minor, co-founder
and CEO of 12 Entrepreneuring, and Marc R. Benioff,
chairman of salesforce.com.
http://www.notifyme.com/

======= VC Fund News =======

o Antfactory and Nikko Securities Form $27.7 Million New Fund

TOKYO -- Nikko Securities and Antfactory Holdings
said they have created Antfactory Japan, a joint
venture that will provide incubation services in
Japan, with an investment of 3 billion Yen ($27.7
million). Antfactory said it intends to build a
team of 30 to 40 people in Tokyo that will be fully
integrated with its current incubators. The two
firms said they intend to raise more capital from
Japanese and international investors. Antfactory
has incubators located in fourteen countries and
is backed by a consortium of investors including
Citigroup, Allianz, Lloyds TSB, and Andersen Consulting.
http://www.antfactory.com/
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o Eos Internet Ventures Restructures as Holding Company

LONDON -- Eos Internet Ventures, which provided
seed capital and development services for startups,
said it was restructuring into a holding company
and will cut an unspecified number of staff in an
effort to safeguard the existing assets in its portfolio.
The company's new focus will be ensuring its portfolio
investments are able to secure the funding they
require. Companies in the portfolio include Foodoo.com,
a food related site; Smove, which provides services
for movers and home owners; Jitstream, a site developer
and consulting service; and Complete, which provides
customer relationship management and logistics services
to businesses.
http://www.eosventures.net/
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o Macceleration I KY Launched With $2.5 Million Investment

HELSINKI -- The Macceleration I KY, a venture fund
primarily for seed and start-up stage companies,
launched with an investment of EUR 3 million ($2.5
million) according to investor Menire. Menire contributed
approximately $1.4 million as a member of an investment
syndicate. The fund will invest in wireless, financial
value added services application developers and
will have a maximum of EUR 5 million ($4.1 million)
under management.
http://www.menire.com/

======= VW Corrections =======

o Notara

NEW YORK -- A story in Friday's VentureWire about
the appointment of Mark Dowley to Notara's board
of directors incorrectly described Mr. Dowley's
position at Momentum Worldwide. He is chairman and
chief executive officer.

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That's PTV--personal television--coming to the consumer
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Julie,

Could you print off the current work request report by 1:30 today?

Gentlemen,

I'd like to review this today at 1:30 in our office.  Also, could you provide
me with your activity reports so I can have Julie enter this information.

JD


We have attempted to operationalize the Alliance - AOS contract between Enron
North America and Crestar (now Keyspan) as follows:

8:00 am - Alliance announce the % of AOS that will flow the next gas day
(weekend)

9:00 am - Crestar (Keyspan) determines economic viability and informs Enron ,
by phone, of AOS volumes to Enron's central cash desk
               (Patrice Thurston)
  *** The deal will be 'done' at this time as per the AOS contract.

  (Note --  Crestar is in the process of assigning a portion the AOS contract
to BP.  After this assignment has been approved by Enron,
   BP and Crestar will notify Enron of daily AOS volumes)

9:45 am - Enron informs Crestar (Keyspan)   { and BP after contract
assignment}  the contract numbers, volumes, pipelines, and other required
 nominations information
 - Crestar (Keyspan) {and BP after contract assignment}  will nominate on
Alliance to ENA

10:30  - Nominations deadline (1st cycle)

12:00 - Pipelines will (should) confirm all nominations

(all times are MST)

If you have any questions please contact me ASAP.

Contact list - this is an incomplete this so please e-mail me the updated
info and I will compile and distribute the  complete list

Enron North America - Patrice Thurston 713-83-5772   /  Mark
Enron  Canada Corp. - Grant Oh  403-974-6778  ,,  Liz Prior 403-974-6725

Crestar / Keyspan - Bruce Kohrs 403-205-7684 ,   Jim Pearson,    Gerry Kurtz

BP - Elizabeth Bartnes
BP - Kelvin Williams 403-233-5738

Kelvin please e-mail Patrice and myself an accounting contact name and number
so that we can our accounting people ready.

Thanks,

Grant


Do not update links when opening file.

Adam Johnson
EnronOnline


Lance,
 attached is the list of audits that would be Schedule 5.12 b.  These are,
with the exception of the Dabhol July 2000, audit , operational assessments
which include operations, safety and environmental audit sections.  The
Dabhol audit is environmental only.

It may be beneficial for Donnie Roark of Vinson and Elkins to give me a call
to discuss the reports prior to copying.  My phone is 713-646-7648.


Ina,

Will you please add the following fax number to the fax memory button that
Pete Keavey uses to submit daily prices.  The NGW fax number is 202-347-8089.

Anne,

Starting tonight, will you add NGW to the monthly bidweek email and index
postings.  Send the documents to SSpeaker@energyintel.com

Thanks,
Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: 	Hayden, Frank
Sent:	Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:39 AM
To:	Dalia, Minal
Subject:


These guys don't give up.  I'll forward any information Tino gives me on
their latest DOE strategy.  Rockey--do you have any interest in following up
on Tino's Wichita project??  I don't know how far it is from any of our
lines, but it may be worth a chat.  DF
---------------------- Forwarded by Drew Fossum/ET&S/Enron on 06/30/2000
02:08 PM ---------------------------

Tino Monaldo <tmonaldo@mrg-llc.com> on 06/30/2000 01:05:37 PM
To: "'dfossum@enron.com'" <dfossum@enron.com>
cc:

Subject: Power plants

Sorry you are feedling bad. Hope reading email doesn't hurt. I'll try and be
brief.
1. We have an opportunity to acquire a? 35MW? cogeneration facility in Kansas
that is from the early 1980's and rarely used. We may want to talk about a?
joint project. Can I borrow some expertise via a phone call fom you to your
electric gurus to let me know what the spot market into KC and Wichita looks
like.

2. I met with DML and we intend to propose a deal that has us charging only
for the generation and for DOE to assumme the risk and or reward of the cost
of gas.Before you have any conversations with Dennis or your folks give me a
call so we can flesh this out. We have DOE meetings scheduled for 7/24-25th
so it is a busy month. Our consultant's are reviewing the DOE data we?
received. I''l let you? know what we learn.They may have a bigger steam load
than I would have guessed.


----- Forwarded by Tana Jones/HOU/ECT on 06/14/2000 08:57 AM -----

	Gene Diers@ENRON
	06/12/2000 02:56 PM

		 To: Tana Jones/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 cc: Mark Holsworth/Corp/Enron@ENRON
		 Subject: D'Aarcy, Masius, Benton & Bowles USA, Inc. - Project Services
Agreement

 You forwarded to me a letter from Enron Corp. to the above vendor
authorizing the use of a subcontractor by the name of Jason Yang.

The letter is non-specific as to name and title but since the work is for the
Online Project, I would imagine that Philippe Bibi would be the appropriate
person.

I have not submitted the letter to Philippe for signature for two reasons:

(1) We do not have the original Agreement for Project Services.  I don't know
who executed it but it is not in our files.
(2) There are actually a couple of standard subcontractor agreements that we
ask the Contractor and Sub-Contractor to execute.  I am attaching electronic
copies to this e-mail and printed copies to the hard copy which I am
returning to you along with the original letter.

If we find the person (Corporate Officer) who signed the original Agreement
for Project Services, we should have that person sign all of these documents
and then formally transmit them to the vendor.  We need the original
agreement before we can proceed.

Please call me if I can be of help.

The subcontractor agreements are attached below.  gene


Prices in the January 6, 2002 Real-Time Market are correct.

Prices in the January 7, 2002 Day-Ahead Market are correct.

Please note that Market Monitoring will no longer be reserving prices due
to ECA-B.  Code modifications were made on December 20th to automate the
ECA-B price replacements.  Current real-time prices reflect any necessary
changes due to ECA-B.

This e-mail information is a copy of the official posting which can be
found at the following address of our website:
http://mis.nyiso.com/public/htm/OperMessages/CurrentOperMessages.htm#mm

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---------------------- Forwarded by Cooper Richey/CAL/ECT on 05/03/2001 12:13 PM ---------------------------
To:	Everyone_in_ECT_Calgary, Everyone_In_ECT_Toronto, Everyone_in_ECT_Montreal
cc:
Subject:	Employee News!

	Please welcome the new faces at Enron........

Tyler Seminuk became a full-time employee on May 1st in the Power Trading group reporting to John Zufferli. Congratulations Tyler!

Stephane Brodeur has moved back (again) from Toronto on May 1st!  Stephane has resumed his place in Trading reporting (again  :-) to Jon McKay.   Please welcome Stephane back - before he transfers again.

Brad Merchant and Robert Schorn started May 1st as Power Settlement Co-op Students reporting to Mark Dupuy. Welcome Brad and Robert.

Cindy Tu started May 1st as an Administrative Assistant II in Toronto reporting to Scotty Gilbert.  Please welcome Cindy.

Marnie Rojo started May 1st in Toronto in a Staff position reporting to Scotty Gilbert.  Welcome Marnie!

Scott Campbell starts with EES Canada in the Calgary office on May 7th reporting to Rob Milnthorp.   Welcome Scott!

Paul Dunsmore starts on May 14th as an Analyst and he's one of our "Super Saturday" recruits starting this year. Please welcome Paul!

Coreen Herring is starting on May 14th in a Staff, Logistics position reporting to Kevin Heal.  Welcome Coreen!

(Mr.) Carey Bingham starts on May 14th reporting to Richard McKeel as a Specialist, IT Development.  Welcome Carey!

Fino Tiberi starts on May 15th as a Manager, Gov't Affairs in Calgary reporting to Aleck Dadson.  Please welcome Fino!

Farewell.....

Jai Hawker resigned his position in Trading on April 19th to pursue a career in Professional Golfing.  Good Luck Jai!

Brian Kristjansen has resigned from Risk and will be leaving us on May 4th.   Best Wishes Brian!


Tana -

Attached is the form fee agreement that we should start to use.  It is based
upon the TFS form which is currently consistent with the manner in which the
site will work (e.g., no more on line BETA).  Please confirm with Bob that it
is acceptable.  Once confirmed, please use as you need.

Thanks.  If you need me, call me.  I'll check in with you in the am.

Mark
Senior Counsel, EWS
Phone:     713-345-8897
Facsimile: 713-646-3490
E-Mail:      Mark.Greenberg@enron.com


Employees who ride Metro bus routes 214 and 216 please note that Monday,
November 13, 2000, the buses will return to their normal route on Lousiana
instead of Milam for the afternoon.


---------------------- Forwarded by Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT on 04/13/2001
08:44 AM ---------------------------

jim enright <jimenright@yahoo.com> on 04/13/2001 08:10:10 AM
To: Joseph D Terrell <joes944@sprintmail.com>, mary tomassetti
<marytomassetti@hotmail.com>, dennis wilson <Dennis.J.Wilson@hrb.com>, greg
mansfield <gregory_mansfield@hotmail.com>, joe gatto <jpgatto@aol.com>, Ken
Gold <kengold@lucent.com>, d d anderson <dd139@aol.com>, steve barbuto
<Buto101@aol.com>, Marty Eggener <zeggener@execpc.com>, jim biggers
<biggerj@mps.bellhowell.com>, commander cody <gfrayne@ix.netcom.com>, mike
dawson <ddawson01@earthlink.net>, mark emerick <getty01@aol.com>, marie
enright <mariee@sprintmail.com>, nancy enright <enright.nk@pg.com>, tom
everding <tcneonmeat@aol.com>, john freund <freundj@hotmail.com>, george
fuller <george@summitanalytics.com>, mary gatto <maryz96296@aol.com>, Joanne
Gunter <jgunter@att.com>, hal hirsh <hal@summitanalytics.com>, ed hollwedel
<edhollwedel@aol.com>, les hutchinson <jayjayhutchinson@aol.com>, vince
kaminski <vkamins@ect.enron.com>, cynthia lee <leec5@calbt.com>, cynthia lee
<shoupinlee@yahoo.com>, Jamie Mastrio <jamie@youritllc.com>, toby mills
<rtmills@swbell.net>, ric mullen <ricmullen@juno.com>, rick mullen
<rickmullen@pocketmail.com>, ZBIG NAUMOWICZ <qbszn@aol.com>, susan paulovich
<spaulovich@ra-corp.com>, thu pham <cpham@rosenman.com>, kathy pink
<kpink@accorto.com>, a robson <angelique16@juno.com>
cc:
Subject: Fwd: It's Started

Note: forwarded message attached.

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Subject: It's Started
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Statement from the U.S. State Department

For eight years China has had its way with the U.S. Now the
"Paper Tiger" is beginning to show teeth and muscle. The days of
tempting to bully the U.S. are to come to an end. The China pilot
was in gross error, and China should apologize to the U.S. for
his reckless behavior. We have this on film. Therefore, the
attached is appropriate.

 <<US_apology.jpg>>

 - US_apology.jpg


Carol St. Clair
EB 3892
713-853-3989 (Phone)
713-646-3393 (Fax)
carol.st.clair@enron.com
----- Forwarded by Carol St Clair/HOU/ECT on 07/11/2000 05:44 PM -----

	Jeff Blumenthal
	07/11/2000 05:42 PM

		 To: Carol St Clair/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 cc:
		 Subject: Re: questionnaire on Internet trading on commodities.DOC

Carol,

I've reviewed the attached questionnaire and have the following comments:

1.  Section 5. --  I am not aware of any restrictions on the ability of a
non-Mexican entity to offer financial derivatives to Mexican counterparties
where such countparties are "vetted" before trading commences.  It seems
that, for so long as derivatives are not offered to the public at-large, then
such an offerings can be made.

2.  Section 9(c) -- A withholding tax, as well as value-added tax, will apply
to payments made by a Mexican counterparty to a non-Mexican entity pursuant
to certain financial derivative transactions.  In addition, a non-Mexican
entity making payment to a Mexican counterparty will be required to pay
Mexican value-added tax pursuant to those certain transactions.  (Please
refer to the e-mail that I sent yesterday, which indicates that payments
pursuant to those 16 financial derivative transaction descriptions provided
to me by Jaime Williams will not be subject to any Mexican withholding or VAT
tax since they fall outside of the regime that would otherwise subject such
payments to Mexican tax.)  I have been working extensively with Mexican tax
counsel on these issues, so please consider Rich, Heather y Mueller's "No"
response as relevant only to a tax applicable to transactions conducted
through the internet (and not with respect to the underlying transaction).

Please call me at ext. 35777 with any questions.

Best regards.

   Carol St Clair                07/11/2000 09:53 AM

To: Jeff Blumenthal/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: questionnaire on Internet trading on commodities.DOC

Jeff:
FYI.  Let me know if you have any thoughts on this.  Mark and I hope to talk
with Pablo sometime tomorrow.
Carol

----- Forwarded by Carol St Clair/HOU/ECT on 07/11/2000 09:52 AM -----

	"Pablo Perezalonso" <pperezalonso@rhm.com.mx>
	07/07/2000 08:52 PM

		 To: carol.St.Clair@enron.com
		 cc:
		 Subject: questionnaire on Internet trading on commodities.DOC

  Attached please find an initial draft of the questionaire. We are still
working on it and we will send a revised draft next week.

Regards

Pablo Perezalonso Egu?a
Ritch, Heather y Mueller, S.C.
pperezalonso@rhm.com.mx
tel: (52) 5-2076533

 - questionnaire on Internet trading on commodities.DOC


We are continuing work to ensure our new online trading system, UBSWenergy, is ready for launch on the week of Feb. 11, which is the week following the anticipated Enron/UBS Closing Date of Friday, Feb. 8.

To assist in this process, we are planning an online trading simulation for Thursday, February 7 from  0900 to 1100 (CST). It is planned to include all  traders, originators, mid/back-office staff and IT teams who would normally be involved with electronic trading.

Purpose of the simulation - The simulation will test our "live" trading environment (restricted to internal access only) and will:

Test the integrity and functionality of the system and related processes (including credit, risk, legal, operations, etc.)
Provide an opportunity for traders to verify their products and product setup
Demonstrate how the trading system and processes work to UBS staff visiting next week

Nature of the simulation - The simulation will include testing of all processes related to trading and mid/back-office functions:

Credit, Legal, Risk, Operations, and other groups:
Profile tests for "external" customers (role-played by Originators)
Profile tests for internal users (traders, back-office, etc.)
Data and Process checking as completed transactions flow through Mid/back-Office systems

Traders and Originators:
Traders will be managing their individual books and associated products. Although we may be restricted to certain financial products on launch day, both physical and financial will be available during the simulation. Each trader will be asked to manage their individual position and profitability goals for the simulation.
Originators and others will be asked to play the roles of counterparties. Credit limits, etc. will be tested during the simulation.

Information Technology:
Will assist in preparing data on the system for the simulation.
After the simulation is over, will work with the relevant groups to test the trade-data in various systems and risk books
Will ensure all simulation data is removed from the system after the simulation is complete.

Next steps

Traders and Originators will be contacted prior to simulation day to ensure they have appropriate access to the system.
Originators will be assigned specific roles. You should expect to receive an email and/or handout on or before Wednesday, Feb. 6.
UBSWenergy personnel will be meeting with back office personnel over the next several days to ensure everything is in place for the simulation.

Summary

This simulation is an important step towards re-launching our trading business. We appreciate the participation of everyone involved as we prepare for the public launch of UBS Warburg Energy and the UBSWenergy trading platform.

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas regarding this simulation, please feel free to contact Bob Shults (30397) or myself (31861).

Regards,
Dave Forster
713.853.1861
E-Mail:	David.Forster@enron.com


Terry Donovan
Brenda Herrod
Mary Lynn Ruffer
Tim Belden
Jeff Richter
Anthony Dayao
Kevin Presto
Rogers Herndon
Don Black


---------------------- Forwarded by Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT on 09/15/2000
04:56 PM ---------------------------

"Btu" <subs@Btu.net> on 09/15/2000 04:39:03 PM
To: "Btu Weekly" <>
cc:
Subject: Btu Weekly

Attached is the latest issue of Btu Weekly.

e-mail: info@Btu.net
phone: 732-758-8222
fax: 732-758-8286

 - wg091800.pdf


Thank you for registering for the eRisks iConference
"Quantifying Mid-Market Default Risk: Estimation & Validation of Internal
Grades for Basle & Securitization"

Featuring Eric Falkenstein, Vice President of Moody's Risk Management
Services

The iConference is scheduled for
Wednesday, October 18, 2000 at 12:00 noon EDT, 5:00 p.m. London.

Following are the details you will need to access the event.
You may wish to save or print this page for future reference.

1. Dial 1-800-275-3210 (U.S.) or 973-628-6885 (International) to listen to
the audio for this program. Audio is available by telephone only.

2. Wait for an operator and give the following code: "eRisks iConference."
Music will play until the webconference begins.

3. Join the web-based portion of the program to see slides, participate in
polls and ask questions.
  - Open Netscape or Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher.
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If this is your first Communicast event, you may wish to test your computer.
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If you require further assistance, contact support@communicast.com.


Oak -11 or Atl +11  ????

Bet voided

John J Lavorato@ENRON
11/23/2000 09:42 AM
To: John Arnold/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject:

250 per

New England +6
Over 37 1/2 NE/DET
Minn -7 1/2
Buff +3 1/2
Miami +5 1/2
Phil +6 1/2
Clev +16
Chic +7
Oak +11
Jack +3 1/2
Den -3
KC -2
Giants/Ariz over 38

Current 3730


This reflects trading through 2:45.  Only Calpine is notably down.
-jay


You can come down  to EB305, today at 1p.m. and pick up your packages to
start parking at the new garage on MONDAY, APRIL 10th. There will be a table
set-up across from the front desk, be prepared to show your Enron I.D. badge.

Please make sure that you bring your Allen Center/MET card with you, you will
not get a package without your present parking card. You will be able to get
out of the Allen Center/MET garage at the end of the day.


Allready in the works, but thanks for the reminder.

Errol


BELATED CONGRATULATIONS PARTY

Celebrating Shonnie Daniel's

February 2000 Promotion
to
Assistant General Counsel

TODAY - October 26, 2000 at 5:30 PM
Grappino di Nino
(West Dallas behind Nino's)

(invitees backdated to 2/2000)


Trina:
Could you please


Sara -

This looks okay, considering the relative lack of information.

Dale

Lucy Ortiz
07/26/99 03:32 PM
To: Sara Shackleton/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Dale Neuner/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Sample Lumber Swap

Please review the attached sample swap confirmation.
Like I said, Rob Scheuer is trying to create the Lumber Market and would like
to use ISDA documents in the future.
He will be passing this sample swap confirmation out to many potential
customers.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me.

Many thanks and kind regards,

Lucy


Please share the following announcement with your associates.
*************************************************************************

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM ON
QUANTITATIVE AND COMPUTATIONAL FINANCE

Friday, April 7th, 2000
Auditorium of MARC Bldg. on the Georgia Tech Campus

Sponsored by
the DuPree College of Management,
the College of Engineering  School of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
and the College of Sciences  School of Mathematics.

PROGRAM:

12:30 - 12:40   Welcome
                        Michael Thomas, Provost of Georgia Tech

12:40 - 12:45   Introduction of the First Speaker

12:45 - 1:30    Walter J. Muller III, Bank of America
                        "Interest Rate Models for Pricing Fixed Income
                        Securities"

1:30 - 1:40     Q&A and Introduction of the Second Speaker

1:40 - 2:25     Steven L. Allen, Chase Manhattan Bank
                        "Management of Market Risk -- What Can We Learn
                        from the Experiences of 1997 and 1998?"

2:25 - 2:45     Break

2:45 - 2:50     Introduction of the Third Speaker

2:50 - 3:35     Billy Thornton, Invesco Capital Management
                        "Optimal Portfolio Construction and Risk Control"

3:35 - 3:45     Q&A and Introduction of the Fourth Speaker

3:45 - 4:30     Ron Dembo, Algorithmics, Inc.
                        "Measuring the Risk of a Large Financial Institution"

4:30 - 4:40     Q&A and Introduction of the Fifth Speaker

4:40 - 5:25     Alexander Eydeland, Southern Company Energy Marketing L.P.
                        "Energy Derivatives"

5:25 - 5:40     Closing/Extra Time
5:45 - 6:30     Reception

Short Biographies of the Speakers are given below.

*********************************************
REGISTRATION:

There is no charge for attendance at the Symposium.
However, space is limited, so we do encourage you to
let us know that you will be attending. Please send the
following information before Wednesday, April 5, 2000.

Conference: "QCF"
First Name:
Last Name:
Company/Institution:
Department:
Address:
City:
State/Province:
Zip/Postal Code:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:

to

Robert Kertz
E-mail:  kertz@math.gatech.edu
Fax:     404-894-4409

**************************************
LODGING:

You can make your own hotel arrangements with one of the many hotels in
town.  Some hotels close by Tech's campus are:

        Holiday Inn Express (404-881-0881),
        Days Inn, 683 Peachtree Street (404-874-9200),
        Renaissance Hotel, W. Peachtree Street (404-881-6000),
        Marriott Courtyard, 1132 Techwood Drive (404-607-1112), and
        Regency Suites, 975 West Peachtree Street (404-876-5003).

In all cases, ask about the Georgia Tech rate.

*************************************
LOCATION:

The conference will be held in the first floor auditorium of the
Manufacturing Research Center (MARC Bldg.), 813 Ferst Drive,
on the Georgia Tech Campus in Atlanta, Georgia.

MAP:

A map of campus can be found on the web at http://gtalumni.org.  The
conference is in the Manufacturing Research Center (#126 on the map),
which is the rectangular building directly north of the Groseclose
building (#56 on the map) and the Instructional Center (#55 on the map).

DIRECTIONS:

(Additonal directions can be found at the website
http://www.marc.gatech.edu/directions.html
associated with the MARC Building)

By MARTA: Take the North-South Marta train ($1.50) to the North Avenue
exit.  The station is on the northeast corner of West Peachtree and North
Avenue.  Walk west along North Avenue past the Varsity and over the
expressway.  After the football stadium, take the steps up and enter the
campus.  Walk diagonally across the campus and ask some students where to
find the Manufacturing Research Center.

By car, if you are entering Atlanta from I-20 or while traveling north on
I-75 or I-85:
I-75 and I-85 merge in Atlanta to form I-75/85.  (If you are on I-20, go
north on I-75/85 in the center of Atlanta.)  Exit the expressway at Exit
100 which is the Spring Street and West Peachtree Street exit.  Turn left
at the second light onto West Peachtree Street.  Turn left at the first
light onto North Avenue.  Travel west on North Avenue and follow the signs
to the "Center for the Arts".  These signs will ask you to turn right onto
Tech Parkway which is the second traffic light along the GT campus, then
turn right at the first light, and then you are forced to turn either
right or left onto Ferst Drive.  Now go to the parking directions section
below.

By car, if you are entering Atlanta while traveling south on I-75 or
I-85:
I-75 and I-85 merge in Atlanta to form I-75/85.  Exit the expressway at
Exit 100 which is the North Avenue exit.  Turn right at the top of the
ramp onto North Avenue.  Travel west on North Avenue and follow the signs to
the "Center for the Arts."  These signs will ask you to turn right onto Tech
Parkway which is the second traffic light along the GT campus, then turn
right at the first light, and then you are forced to turn either right or
left onto Ferst Drive.  Now go to the parking directions section below.

PARKING DIRECTIONS:

Turn right onto Ferst Street, then turn left into the student center
driveway which is the second driveway on your left.  There is a fee of $4.
Walk north past the Instructional Center to the Manufacturing Research
Center.

*****************************************************************************

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

Professor Robert Kertz
by email at     kertz@math.gatech,edu,
by fax at               404-894-4409,
by phone at     404-894-4311 or
by regular mail at
Professor Robert Kertz
School of Mathematics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0160.

*******************************

BIOGRAPHIES OF SPEAKERS

Steven L. Allen
Managing Director, Market Risk Management for Derivatives
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York

Steve Allen is a Managing Director in the Market Risk Management group of
The Chase Manhattan Bank, heading the Derivatives Product team.  He began
his Career in 1967 with Chase, where his assignments included Deputy Director
of Management Science and Manager of Modeling and Systems for the Asset-
Liability Committee. From 1981 through 1991, he was Director of Research for
Chase's trading activities, in charge of the development of models and
analytics.  His risk management career began in 1991 with the North American
Division of Union Bank of Switzerland, where he was Market Risk Manager for
Fixed Income Products.  He took his current position in 1995 with Chemical
Bank, rejoining Chase by benefit of merger.
Steve studied mathematics as an undergraduate at Columbia College and as a
graduate student at New York University's Courant Institute.  He currently
teaches Risk Management in the Masters Program in Mathematics in Finance at
Courant.  He is co-author of "Valuing Fixed Income Investments and Derivative
Securities".
*******************************
Ron S. Dembo
President and Chief Executive Officer
Algorithmics, Inc.
Toronto

Ron Dembo is President and Chief Executive Officer of Algorithmics, Inc.,
a leading provider of innovative enterprise-wide financial risk management
software, which he founded in 1989. Before founding Algorithmics,
he created and managed a group at Goldman Sachs responsible for
fixed income optimization modeling. Prior to that, he held several
positions in academia. From 1976 to 1986, he served as an Assistant and
Associate Professor of Operations Research in Computer Science at
Yale University, and as a visiting Professor for Operations Research at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. Dembo obtained a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of
Waterloo, Ontario (1975). He has written and published over 50 technical
papers on finance and mathematical optimization and holds two patents
for portfolio replication. His latest book on risk, "Seeing Tomorrow:
Weighing Financial Risk in Everyday Life, which he co-authored with
Andrew Freeman, was published in May 1998 by Wiley in the U.S. In October
of 1998, Dr. Dembo was honored with Ernst & Young's Ontario Entrepreneur
of the Year Award for Financial Services for the efforts in developing
Algorithmics into one of the world's premier risk management companies.
He also received a special citation at the National Entrepreneur of the
Year Award for Knowledge Commercialization.
*******************************
Alexander Eydeland
Vice President, Head of Research
Southern Company Energy Marketing L.P.
Atlanta

Alexander Eydeland is Vice President and Head of Research at
Southern Company Energy Marketing. He is responsible for the development of
analytical tools used in pricing, hedging and structuring energy derivative
products and in managing energy assets.  Prior to this he was an Associate
Professor of mathematics at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and then
occupied various positions at research, trading and structuring departments
at First Boston Corp., Lehman Brothers Inc., and Fuji Capital Markets Corp.
He also holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences.

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Walter J. Muller III
Senior Vice President
Quantitative Finance
Bank of America
Atlanta

Walter Muller is head of the Quantitative Finance Department at Bank of
America.  He has a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
Mathematical Economics and has over 15 years experience in the marketplace.
His group, Quantitative Finance, has responsibilities in Corporate Treasury,
Risk Management, and Mortgage Servicing.  These activities require model
development for valuation, hedging, and risk aggregation; model review; and
price verification.

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Billy Thornton
Director of Quantitative Research
INVESCO Capital Management
1360 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA  30309

Billy Thornton is a partner at INVESCO and director in the
quantitative research group.
Billy began his career in 1979 as a management consultant at
Andersen Consulting, before joining BellSouth as a regulatory
economic analyst in 1981. Billy next moved into academia as a
finance professor teaching corporate finance for the undergraduate,
graduate and executive programs at Goizueta School of Business,
Emory University.  While a professor at Emory, he spent a year as
a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta researching
special projects. Continuing to teach corporate finance, Billy joined
Clark Atlanta University in 1995. During this time, he also worked as
a consultant with Watson Wyatt Worldwide performing asset allocation
consulting, and executive education and training.
Billy joined INVESCO in 1998 to head INVESCO's department of quantitative
research. His team of analysts performs statistical modeling, researches
investment strategies, and sets risk management controls.
Billy earned a B.S. in mathematics from Clark Atlanta University in 1977
and an M.S. in statistics from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1979. He
graduated from Harvard University, earning a Ph.D in financial economics
in 1989 jointly from the Harvard Business School and Harvard Department
of Economics, and also receiving his M.S. in business economics in 1987.
Billy was a member of both Leadership Atlanta, class of 1994, and
Leadership Georgia, class of 1996.
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Tana -

I finalized the Tradespark NDA since I know you are busy with Prebon.
Michael Bridges called me this morning wondering where the final was.

If you could print the attached on the proper letterhead, I will initial it
and we can get it to Michael.

Thanks.

Mark
Senior Counsel, ENA
Phone:     713-345-8897
Facsimile: 713-646-3940
E-Mail:      Mark.Greenberg@enron.com


New slogan is out: "Cheney needs a heart; Bush needs a brain."


I cannot play on Thursday but thanks for letting me know.  Could you check
with Steve and his wife for their availability on Sunday.  I emailed him but
wanted to make sure he got it.  Thanks.

TGBOLDIG@aol.com on 05/22/2001 05:42:37 PM
To: <cegann@dow.com>, <Stanley.Horton@enron.com>
cc:

Subject: Golf Thursday

We have a 9:00 tee time Old Course

Tom


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Please read the e-mail below. Let's take advantage of the many politicians etc. trying to grab some attention from our terrible situation. We need our severance packages of some sort.
It cannot hurt to log on and get some attention to our plight......severance. It takes about 2 minutes tops and automatically faxes for you!

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/enronworkers2/xbsxeavbbn

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From:  <peoplepower@aflcio.org>
To: Michelle Foust <lmfoust@aol.com>
Date: Friday, March 1, 2002 11:24:46 GMT
Subject:

Dear Michelle Foust,

You and other e-Activists helped bring laid-off Enron
workers closer to justice this week. On Feb. 27, a
bankruptcy court judge ordered Enron to create a fund
for laid-off workers' emergency expenses and told creditors
to negotiate a fair severance settlement.

After you and other e-Activists sent thousands of faxes
to Enron and its creditors, the bankruptcy court asked
for three things. First, Enron should provide immediately
a $5 million fund to pay emergency expenses for laid-off
workers. Second, Enron and its corporate creditors--including
CitiGroup, J.P. Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and the Bank
of New York--must negotiate with laid-off Enron workers
to reach a fair severance settlement. The workers,
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by Tuesday, March 5.

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Dear Steve and Bill,

In case you have not already seen it, I thought you might be interested in
the recent posting on a French website of an announcement of Andre LeGallo's
departure from Enron and some commentary about the company's purported links
to the CIA and the US political establishment.

This website can be accessed at www.intelligenceonline.com.  It is believed
to be published by French persons with close connections to the French
security services and also, reportedly, to Israeli intelligence.  The
website includes free content (of which this report was a part) and premium
content available on a subscription basis only.  The Andre LeGallo posting
could reflect the purely detached academic/professional interest of the
publishing entity.  It is also worth considering that it would be a
convenient document for one of your competitors to pass on to a foreign
government with whom you might be negotiating, particularly if that
government had elements or constituencies sensitive to the perception of
links to U.S. intelligence.

Please let me know if you would like any further information on this matter.

Best regards

Edward

(INTELLIGENCE NEWSLETTER #376 - 17/02/2000)
UNITED STATES : Enron Loses Intelligence Star
The U.S. gas and electricity utility Enron has parted ways with Andre Le
Gallo who was in charge of dealing with the group's most sensitive cases. A
former CIA official known for his extreme discretion, Le Gallo quit the
Houston-based company in January to open his own business intelligence firm,
AJL Global Risks Solutions.
His recent departure was known to only a few North American consultants. In
his job as Enron's vice president for security, Le Gallo had worked behind
the scenes on all of the difficult cases facing the group that required
maximum confidentiality.
Some believe his career with Enron served to underline the close links that
reportedly exist between the company and the CIA. The first claims to that
effect were made in the early 1990s when Kenneth Lay, founder and president
of Enron appeared as a major financial backer of then-U.S. president George
Bush. It was said Enron won favors from the American intelligence community,
with the White House's blessings.
One instance supposedly occurred in June, 1992 in India when Enron's local
affiliate Dabhol Power Company won the right to operate on huge gas
resources at Maharashtra near Bombay, in highly controversial circumstances.
At the time, Indian political leaders suspected the American ambassador in
New Delhi, Franck Wisner, of having asked the CIA station chief in the
Indian capital to ensure Enron won the contract. A few years later, on Dec.
15, 1997, the same Franck Wisner was named a director of Enron Gas & Oil Co.
In a further example of ambiguous links, the State Department is accused of
also backing Enron in 1993 in negotiations for a contract to restore oil
wells on the Shuaiba field in Kuwait that had been damaged during the Gulf
War. Enron got the contract even though its bid was less advantageous than a
lower bid submitted by Germany's Deutsche Babcock. The existence of ties
between the former Bush administration and Enron can be seen in a new light
in view of the coming presidential campaign in the U.S. According to a
report by the Federal Election Commission, Bush's son --George W. Bush --
has already used an aircraft owned by the Enron company seven times since he
began his race for the presidency.

Copyright 2000 Indigo Publications
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Mark, Which Enron entity is contemplating making a purchase of a gathering
system?????

	Mark Whitt@ENRON
	Sent by: Mark Whitt@ENRON
	11/27/2000 01:30 PM

		 To: Arvel Martin/HOU/ECT@ECT, Audrey O'Neil/HOU/ECT@ECT, Becky
Caudle/HOU/ECT@ECT, Christopher K Clark/HOU/ECT@ECT, Don Rollins/HOU/ECT@ECT,
Gerald Nemec/HOU/ECT@ECT, Joan Quick/HOU/ECT@ECT, Mark
Castiglione/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Mark Whitt/NA/Enron@Enron, Nick
Cocavessis/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Rusty Belflower/NA/Enron@Enron, Scott
Josey/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Teresa G Bushman/HOU/ECT@ECT, Walt D
Hamilton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Brian Redmond/HOU/ECT@ECT, Barbara N Gray/HOU/ECT@ECT,
"Ken" <kckrisa@apex2000.net> @ ENRON, jjosborne@apex2000.net
		 cc:
		 Subject: Wildhorse/Tom Brown Acquisition

__________________

I spoke with Bob Mustard of Tom Brown today and we are going to get access to
the Wildhorse information on Wed. Nov. 29 at 1:00 MST in the Kinder Morgan
offices.  We will have until Christmas to agree on a value for the assets we
have an interest in acquiring.  Tom Brown plans to have a Data Room open Jan.
3-12 to sell all of their Pieceance and Uintah gathering assets.  If we have
agreed on a value for this system by Christmas then they will not include
these assets in that Data Room.  Let's discuss the particulars in the Tues
morning meeting tommorow.

Mark


As far as your email questions, my responses are following:

1.  The list I have provided you is the only list that exists on financial
counterparties.  There is no Excel spreadsheet to follow.
2.  Duke Energy Corporation.  At Mark's direction, I am sending his note
below regarding utilities.  Again, until we do the due diligence on a utility
counterparty we have no way of knowing what kind of local, state or federal
regulation or approvals they may be subject to.   We currently have masters
in place with only about 10 utilities/govt's.  We are in the process of
negotiating another 30.  Until those masters are executed and we have the
relevant resolutions, authority documents and/or legal opinions, I cannot
approve them for online trading.  I have made every effort to search company
websites and elicit from Credit whether a counterparty is a regulated utility
or not.  If I cannot tell by the information available to me, additional due
diligence will be needed to see if they are subject to local, state, or
federal regulation.   Mark can override any decision I have made, I can only
make decisions within the guidelines the attorneys have set for me.
3.  Montana Power Trading and Marketing Company is a subsidiary of a
regulated utility.  I am unable to determine from Credit or their website
what type of regulation they might be subject to.  The note is true that
Credit says they are getting out of the business anyway.
4.  Petrotemex.   Per my conversations with Mark and our advice from counsel,
unlike U.S. and U.K. counterparties, Mexican counterparties are not able to
enter into derivative transactions unless their articles and bylaws
specifically provide for these types of transactions.  We will not know this
until the due diligence is completed, so I am supposed to say "no" for
Mexican counterparties we do not have a master swap agreement in place with.
5.  PSEG. It is an energy services company; however, it is also not an
eligible swap participant (or "ESP").  CFTC regulation limits the derivatives
trading we may do to certain types of counterparties that meet certain
financial requirements (large, institutional type investors, companies,
banks, etc).  Corporations and partnerships have to meet certain net worth
and asset levels or we cannot trade financially with them.  Whenever I say
"not ESP" or "not eligible swap participant" it means they have not met the
financial net worth test.
6.  The American Coal Company.  See prior note.

---------------------- Forwarded by Tana Jones/HOU/ECT on 10/13/99 04:21 PM
---------------------------

	From:  Bob Shults                           10/12/99 10:15 AM

To: Tana Jones/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Online Derivatives Trading with Regulated Utilities

Does this mean that we have 10 utilities that are approved to trade?  What
are we doing with the other 30-40?
---------------------- Forwarded by Bob Shults/HOU/ECT on 10/12/99 10:14 AM
---------------------------
To: Louise Kitchen/LON/ECT@ECT
cc: Tana Jones/HOU/ECT@ECT, Debbie R Brackett/HOU/ECT@ECT, William S
Bradford/HOU/ECT@ECT, David Port/LON/ECT@ECT, Bob Shults/HOU/ECT@ECT, David
Forster/LON/ECT@ECT, Sara Shackleton/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Online Derivatives Trading with Regulated Utilities

We have not decided "to prevent any regulated utility from completing any
financial transactions" online.  If we have already satisfactorily concluded
the necessary due diligence with respect to a particular utility, they will
be approved.  It is only with respect to those utilities which have not yet
been researched that we are withholding approval.  The due diligence required
involves asking the utility for certain information concerning their
organization and regulatory situation, hiring local counsel in the relevant
state and having research done into the laws and regulations in place there
and into any public utility commission orders respecting the particular
utility in question, and on occasion requesting an opinion letter from the
utility's counsel.  We usually begin that process only when a trader believes
there is a likelihood of a sufficient volume of trading with the utility to
justify the time and expense.  FYI, the due diligence process has in the past
revealed circumstances which prevented the utility from trading derivatives
or required actions to authorize such trading which had not been taken.

A recent count showed about 10 executed master agreements and another 30 to
40 in one stage or another of the due diligence/negotiation process.

Louise Kitchen
10/06/99 02:46 PM
To: Mark E Taylor/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tana Jones/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Debbie R Brackett/HOU/ECT@ECT, William S Bradford/HOU/ECT@ECT, David
Port/LON/ECT@ECT, Bob Shults/HOU/ECT@ECT, David Forster/LON/ECT@ECT
Subject: Customer Data

On Friday we will be receiving the remaining customer list from credit, due
to the timescales I am asking for turnaround on the customer matrix and
master agreement review by the end of play Tuesday 12th October.

Any problems with this please notify me immediately as we are now running up
against very tight deadlines in terms of getting all of the information in
the system for the launch schedule.

Thanks

Louise

Mark,
On another note we are requesting a review of the blanket decision which has
been made to prevent any regulated utility from completing any financial
transactions, if we are not prepared to do the due diligence on which ones
can transact and which ones can not - is this our responsibility or theirs?
ie their decision whether to trade or not.
Louise


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Doug, I believe this invoice from Consumers should be paid by CES.  Cora gave
a description of the invoice below.  Let me know what you think.

Thanks
---------------------- Forwarded by Chris Germany/HOU/ECT on 05/08/2000 07:36
AM ---------------------------

Cora Pendergrass@ENRON
05/05/2000 08:11 AM
To: Chris Germany/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: Consumers Energy

The title transfer fee is much like Michcon's in that if you move gas from
one marketer to another such as Columbia Energy Services to TXU instead of
nominating directly to the end user themselves they charge you a title
transfer fee.  TXU is the agent for Dahlmer Chrysler who is CES' end user
customer.  Therefore if Columbia were able to nominate from their pool
DIRECTLY to Dahlmer Chysler  they would not be charged the title transfer
fee.   However since TXU is there agent and CES has to nominate to TXU
(marketer to marketer) they are charge the fee.


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Tyrell Harrison


Very strong need for people in Japan next august.  I'd like to get some
people interested in helping start there, or get there after some enron
indoctrination.  Thanks.  Jeff

From: Michele Nezi Marvin@ENRON COMMUNICATIONS on 10/02/2000 01:56 PM
To: Suzanne Farrow/HOU/EES@EES@ENRON, Jeffrey A Shankman/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Kristin Gandy/NA/Enron@Enron
Subject: Re: Opportunities in Japan

I asked Tess about Japan while we were up at Wharton and she wanted to try to
remain under the radar screen as far as her Japanese expertise because she
was trying to get some personal issues resolved.  She also wanted to stick it
out in the Steel Group until some of the uncertaintly was resolved.

I agree that we should put Chris on the resume list.  I am very hesitant to
guarantee or even indicate where people would go once they get to Enron
during the interview process.  I know that last year we were looking for
people who were interested in Asian opportunities (especially Korea and
China), yet by the time these folks started we no longer had opportunities
available there, leading to a lot of disappointment and disenchantment with
Enron.  Jeff, how likely is it that we will still have a strong need for
people in Japan next August?

Michele Nezi Marvin
Manager
Enron Broadband Services
(713)853-6848

	Suzanne Farrow@EES
	10/02/00 01:52 PM

		 To: Jeffrey A Shankman/HOU/ECT@ECT
		 cc: Kristin Gandy/NA/Enron@Enron, Michele Nezi Marvin/Enron
Communications@Enron Communications
		 Subject: Re: Opportunities in Japan

I think he has a strong resume.  He's definitely worth putting on the
interview list.

As for Japan opportunities, is there a way to get Tess Dyar plugged into
those?  She just started (from Wharton) after spending nearly 10 years at
Goldman in Japan.  She definitely has an interest in continuing her work with
the country.  I think she's been a little disappointed since getting here and
seeing APACHI dissolved.

Suzanne

To: Kristin Gandy/NA/Enron@Enron
cc: Michele Nezi Marvin/Enron Communications@Enron Communications, Suzanne
Farrow/HOU/EES@EES
Subject: Opportunities in Japan

what do you guys think.  Jeff
If he is good, we have a lot to do in Japan.
---------------------- Forwarded by Jeffrey A Shankman/HOU/ECT on 10/02/2000
01:47 PM ---------------------------

"Chris Handte" <handtec@wharton.upenn.edu> on 09/26/2000 10:06:14 PM
To: <jeff.shankman@enron.com>
cc:
Subject: Opportunities in Japan

Hi Mr. Shankman,

I am a second year finance major at Wharton.  I left a voice mail for you
the other day in which I mentioned my interest in pursuing finance
opportunities in Japan.  I have extensive experience in Japan and am looking
to go back and take advantage of some of the fascinating changes that are
occurring over there.  I will try calling you again this Thursday to
hopefully discuss Enron's strategies and opportunities more specifically.  I
have attached my resume for your consideration.  I look forward to talking
to you.

Sincerely yours,

Christopher Handte
________________________________

Christopher Handte
Wharton MBA Candidate, Class of 2001
4300 Spruce Street, Apt. C-104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-382-8744
E-Mail: Christopher.Handte.wg01@wharton.upenn.edu

 - RESUME - Christopher Handte.DOC


Updated Information on
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These are revised schedules for Jan, Mar, &  Apr 2000 and the estimate
(scheduled) volumes for May.
The prices were revised to capture Texas General storage revenue (fuel
retention) in Jan, Mar, & Apr.  The fuel volumes are shown as a zero buy
price for the storage book.
The April also has volume true-ups due to actual metered volumes. (Schedule
6).  Another adjustment was made in April to true up the cumulative facility
balance, (4,295 mmbtu).

Thanks,
Kenny


I have incorporated the following adjustments:

In the web description, David Forster is adamate that we use 'Fin Curr Swap'
in leiu of 'Curr Par Fwd'. In the event that we offer this product externally
we need to be poised to demonstrate that we offering the same Product both
internally and externally. We understand that this could be viewed as a
series of Forwards, but it is, in fact, a swap, as we are paying Fixed
Amounts vs Floating Amounts in a like currency.

In the web description 'CAD/USD' has become 'CAD/$-m' to designate USD per
month.

I have included a blurb on how we derive at the Notional Quantity per
Determination Period.

I have removed the 'CAD' from 'CAD Fixed Amounts' and 'CAD Floating Amounts;
because we state what the Contractual Currency is, it's redundant, and
removing it allows us to open up to other currencies.

I've indicated that the unit of volume is in 1,000,000 USD.

Comments, please; but I think we are there, and will commence building this
in Production today.

Dale


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I never did this. Sorry. What do I need to do at this late juncture?

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Janette Elbertson
Sent:	Thursday, May 31, 2001 8:08 PM
To:	Peter Keohane; Richard B Sanders; Elizabeth Sager
Cc:	Sharon Crawford; Twanda Sweet
Subject:

Attached is the Top North America Legal Risks report.  Mark Haedicke would like you to update this report.  Many thanks.

 << File: ENA Legal Risk Memo2.doc >>

Janette Elbertson
Enron Wholesale Services
Legal Department - EB3326
Telephone:  (713) 853-7906
Fax:  (713) 646-2600
janette.elbertson@enron.com


I actually did get that last e-mail, but somehow it ended up buried at the
bottom of my in-box, just like so many other things. As far as the Blazer
ticket trade, I believe I bought a call from you on the Laker game, and you
bought the option from me on the Cavaliers - so I can choose to exercise on
12/13 at 7 p.m., and you can choose to exercise on 1/16 at 7 p.m. In other
words, no matter what happens, I'm going to both games. Got it?

As far as good stories from that night, I probably have the best, or at least
one of the more hilarious, of those circulating the floor. And no, it has
nothing to do with me. Ask me about it later, and I might be able to give it
up for firm delivery of a seat at next week's game. Think about it.

Kate


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