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tham Interactive and Enron Communications to
Provide Streaming Media=20 Applications for Powerful Broadband Destinations= =20 11/17 10:24=20 HOUSTON, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ --= =20 Enron Communications, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enron= =20 Corp. (NYSE: ENE) and a leader in the delivery of high- bandwidth= =20 application services, and Gotham Interactive, a leader in building= =20 and distributing content systems for broadband networks, announced tod= ay=20 an agreement to provide broadband multimedia web sites,= =20 high bit rate streaming video and other e-business applications to=20 customers in the financial services, media and entertainment markets. Gotham=20 Interactive will use Enron Communications' ePowered Media Ca= st=20 service, which provides TV-quality streaming video delive= ry=20 at up to 50 times faster than the public Internet and provides the= =20 high bit rate applications necessary for the rich, reliable web site=20 experience the enterprise demands.=20 The two companies will jointly=20 market and sell one-stop media distribution and integration=20 solutions to dot com businesses that transmit high-volume, time sensitive=20 Internet content. Examples include interactive video roadshows and streamed vide= o=20 shareholder announcements in the financial services sector, and re= al=20 time news programs and feature-length movies in the entertainment and= =20 media market. The joint arrangement promotes the delivery by Enron an= d=20 Gotham Interactive of TV-quality streaming media to Internet=20 desktops.=20 "Enron's unparalleled technology= =20 will help us achieve our goal in providing web customers with a=20 rich, fulfilling broadband experience," said Michael Sepso, co-CEO of=20 Gotham Interactive. "We look forward to combining the advanced Interne= t=20 streaming media capabilities of Enron's ePowered Media Cast Servi= ce=20 with Gotham's technology acumen and broadband distribution= =20 partner relationships to help us propel the broadband marketplace,= "=20 continued Rafi Kronzon, co-CEO of Gotham Interactive.=20 The enabling network behind=20 ePowered Media Cast is the Internet Protocol (IP)-based Enron=20 Intelligent Network=01v. The Enron Intelligent Network offers enhanced performan= ce=20 due to its ability to store content "one-hop" away from the user at t= he=20 closest ISP server as well as greater scaling capability to handle peak= s=20 in demand with extremely high reliability and quality. Enron's= =20 solution is in contrast to the public Internet's capabilities to delive= r=20 broadband content, which is often hampered by packet loss,=20 interference, and other disruptions that slow down transmission speed and=20 compromise the end user's viewing experience.=20 "The combined power of Enron's=20 ePowered Media Cast with Gotham's broadband design experience will= =20 jumpstart the adoption of mission-critical applications in= =20 the financial and media sectors. It exemplifies our ability to=20 revolutionize the way businesses use the Internet," said Joe Hirko, CEO of= =20 Enron Communications.=20 About Gotham Interactive=20 Gotham Interactive is a leader in= =20 developing innovative broadband platforms that provide efficient= =20 content delivery to a variety of hardware devices. In addition to applying= =20 its technical prowess to platform design, Gotham Interactive is the only=20 broadband outfit that is committed to getting its' clients content deal= s=20 with the leading broadband distribution networks. Gotham has several=20 strategic partners including Veon, ClearBand and Cisco Systems. Goth= am=20 Interactive is the East Coast Manager of Cisco's Broadband=20 Builder's Alliance, an emerging Broadband trade group.=20 About Enron Communications=20 Enron Communications delivers the= =20 Enron Intelligent Network=01v, a Pure IP=01v broadband overlay to the= =20 Internet and provides rich, multimedia ePowered=01v application services= that=20 enhance online commerce and communications. Enron=20 Communications offers ISPs and networks providers a range of bandwidth=20 transport solutions that enable businesses to handle high traffic and high b= it=20 rate needs. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Enron, Enron Communications ca= n=20 be found on the web at www.enron.net.=20 Enron is one of the world's leadi= ng=20 electricity, natural gas and communications companies. The=20 company, which owns approximately $34 billion in energy and=20 communications assets, produces electricity and natural gas, develops, constructs= =20 and operates energy facilities worldwide, delivers physical=20 commodities and financial and risk management services to customers= =20 around the world, and is developing an intelligent network platform t= o=20 facilitate online business. The stock is traded under the ticker symbol,= =20 "ENE."=20 Contact: Claudia Johnson of Enron= =20 Communications, 503-833-4435, or email, claudia_johnson@enron.net;= =20 or John Murphy, email, jmurphy@mprm.com, or Jim Bolen,= =20 both of mPRm Public Relations, 212-268-3080, for Enron=20 Communications.
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