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Subject: ROAD-SHOW.COM Q4i.COM CHOOSE ENRON TO DELIVER FINANCIAL WEB CONTENT
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HOUSTON =01) Enron Broadband Services (EBS), a wholly owned subsidiary of E=
nron=20
Corp. and a leader in the delivery of high-bandwidth application services,=
=20
announced today content delivery contracts with Road-Show.Com, an online=20
resource for individual investors, and Q4i.com, a financial services provid=
er=20
offering an online broker resource called BrokerIQ.  The two financial=20
services companies will use Enron=01,s ePowered=01v Market Cast and the Enr=
on=20
Intelligent Network=01v (EIN) to enhance the quality and speed of content=
=20
delivery to their investors.  Enron=01,s solution provides TV-quality strea=
ming=20
video with delivery speeds up to 50 times faster than the public Internet.
=01&These agreements reflect the financial services industry=01,s need for =
better=20
and faster delivery of online content,=018 said Joe Hirko, co-CEO of Enron=
=20
Broadband Services.  =01&The Enron Intelligent Network allows visionary=20
companies like Road-Show.Com and Q4i.com to serve their customers with vide=
o=20
to the desktop that has unparalleled speed, clarity and quality.=018
Road-Show.Com is a fully integrated producer of online streaming media.  Th=
e=20
company=01,s Xvenue=01v platform offers clients a turn-key solution for=20
personalized live or on-demand webcast communications.  Road-Show.Com broad=
ly=20
streams the presentations that companies typically give on road shows prior=
=20
to an initial public offering to audiences that include individual and=20
professional investors.
=01&The Enron Intelligent Network and Market Cast technology will allow=20
Road-Show.Com to offer our customers something they have never had access t=
o=20
before =01) real-time company presentations and one of the fastest, richest=
=20
viewing experiences possible.  This will enhance their ability to make full=
y=20
educated investment decisions,=018 said Trey Fecteau, president of=20
Road-Show.Com.=20
Q4i.com provides =01&one-stop=018 advanced technology solutions for financi=
al=20
services companies and their clients.  With its flagship product, BrokerIQ=
=01v,=20
professional brokers and their firms have a complete broker management syst=
em=20
at their fingertips.  Q4i.com will utilize EBS to distribute financial vide=
o=20
clips to clients via its BrokerCity=01v product.  In addition, Enron will=
=20
deliver Q4i.com=01,s live and on-demand streaming video clips of golf resor=
ts,=20
golf courses, golf real estate, equipment and golf travel for Internet user=
s=20
around the world through GolfTV=01v, Q4i.com=01,s online video network.
=01&Our clients now have streaming video features available on their deskto=
ps=20
via Enron=01,s network,=018 said J. Frederic Storaska, chairman and co-CEO =
of=20
Q4i.com.  =01&They not only will enjoy on-demand streaming video of financi=
al=20
and golf information, but they=01,ll have the opportunity to take advantage=
 of=20
special vacation and equipment offers reserved exclusively for our=20
broker-dealers.=018
Enron=01,s ePowered Market Cast Solution
ePowered Market Cast, an application of the Enron Intelligent Network, is a=
n=20
end-to-end streaming media solution for banks, brokerages and other financi=
al=20
services firms.  Using ePowered Market Cast, companies can enhance investor=
=20
relations, conduct virtual road shows and stream analyst presentations from=
=20
their websites.  In addition, ePowered Market Cast is a powerful intranet=
=20
solution for providing real-time financial news, data feeds, training and=
=20
presentations to an internal audience.  The application streams video at an=
=20
average bit-rate speed of 200 kilobits per second (kbps).
The Enron Intelligent Network is based on distributed server architecture, =
a=20
pure Internet Protocol (IP) platform and embedded software intelligence tha=
t=20
sets it apart from other networks.  The EIN=01,s enhanced performance is du=
e to=20
its ability to deliver streaming media content =01&one hop=018 away from th=
e user=20
at the closest EIN edge server.  The result is a TV-quality viewing=20
experience for the user.  In contrast, the public Internet=01,s ability to=
=20
deliver the broadband content businesses need is often hampered by packet=
=20
loss, interference and other disruptions that slow down transmission speed=
=20
and compromise the end user=01,s experience.
About Enron Broadband Services
Enron Broadband Services, formerly Enron Communications, Inc., is a leading=
=20
provider of high quality, broadband Internet content and applications.  The=
=20
company=01,s business model combines the power of the Enron Intelligent Net=
work,=20
Enron=01,s Broadband Operating System, bandwidth trading and intermediation=
=20
services, and high-bandwidth applications, to fundamentally improve the=20
experience and functionality of the Internet. Enron introduces its Broadban=
d=20
Operating System to allow application developers to dynamically provision=
=20
bandwidth on demand for the end-to-end quality of service necessary to=20
deliver broadband content.  Enron is also creating a market for bandwidth=
=20
that will allow network providers to scale to meet the demands that=20
increasingly complex applications require.  A wholly owned subsidiary of=20
Enron Corp. (NYSE: ENE), Enron Broadband Services can be found on the Web a=
t=20
www.enron.net.
 About Enron
Enron is one of the world=01,s leading electricity, natural gas and=20
communications companies.  The company, which owns approximately $34 billio=
n=20
in energy and communications assets, produces electricity and natural gas,=
=20
develops, constructs and operates energy facilities worldwide, delivers=20
physical commodities and financial and risk management services to customer=
s=20
around the world, and is developing an intelligent network platform to=20
facilitate online business.  Enron=01,s Internet address is www.enron.com. =
 The=20
stock is traded under the ticker symbol, =01&ENE.=018