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Subject: Enron/Compaq Deal: Significant Move IMO



Enron Teams With  Compaq to Provide Capacity for One Million Simultaneous 
Broadband Streams of  Windows Media Player
10:55 EDT Monday, April 10, 2000

    HOUSTON, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Enron Broadband Services, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Enron Corp. (NYSE: ENE) and a leader in the delivery of
high bandwidth applications, announced today an alliance with Compaq, the
largest supplier of computer systems in the world, to enable Microsoft Windows
Media solutions over Enron's fiber optic high-bandwidth network.
    With this agreement, the Enron Intelligent Network(TM) and distributed
Compaq ProLiant servers will provide unprecedented levels of performance and
quality of service for Windows Media applications.  The Enron Intelligent
Network offers high quality of service, reliability and network control for
the delivery of TV-quality streaming video to the fastest growing media
customer base -- broadband Internet users.
    Enron and Compaq have teamed to make this breakthrough in video quality
easy for broadcasters and content providers to enhance the Internet experience
for their customers.  In live demonstrations this week at the National
Association of Broadcasters' show in Las Vegas, NAB 2000, the companies will
showcase how their combined technologies make this possible.
    Enron's video streaming services and the Enron Intelligent Network
optimize Media Player for broadband content, and Enron has selected Compaq as
the preferred platform for Windows Media Server.  As a part of Compaq's
NonStop(TM) eBusiness solutions strategy, Compaq Professional Services is
partnering with Enron to provide a wide range of systems integration services
in conjunction with the newly formed alliance.
    "We are pushing the technology envelope and setting new standards daily,"
said Joe Hirko, CEO of Enron Broadband Services.  "To ensure a highly
reliable, scalable, industrial-strength network on an ongoing basis, Enron's
distributed infrastructure design is continually evolving.  This requires a
regimen of testing and benchmarking.  Compaq has been an invaluable, trusted
partner in helping us further extend Enron's multiplatform capabilities."
    Compaq and Enron engineering teams worked together to simulate the high
volume loads of a live streaming media web event with as many as 10,000 users
streaming broadband Windows Media from a single ProLiant server farm.  They
then translated the results into the Compaq architecture and system design for
Enron's network and collaborated on product testing, quality control and
deployment.
    "Broadband applications are here now and represent a rapidly growing
requirement from Compaq's service provider and enterprise customers," said
Ashok Shah, Vice President North America, Compaq Professional Services.  "We
are pleased to be working with Enron on next generation broadband application
design and delivery in media and entertainment, as well as in areas such as
distance learning, health care and multimedia customer centers.  Enron is an
important reference to our 27,000 Compaq services professionals as we provide
technology leadership and expertise to our client engagements."
    Enron and Compaq will work together to implement Microsoft Windows 
2000internally as well as in product development for future product 
iterations.
The two organizations will collaborate on the development of strategy and best
practices for large-scale, high-volume Windows Media applications and
deployments for service providers and enterprise customers.  Additionally,
Enron will team with Compaq to provide high-bandwidth capability for Compaq
customers.

    About Enron Broadband Services
    Enron Broadband Services is a leading provider of high quality, broadband
Internet content and applications.  The company's business model combines the
power of the Enron Intelligent Network, Enron's Broadband Operating System,
bandwidth trading and intermediation services, and high-bandwidth
applications, to fundamentally improve the experience and functionality of the
Internet.  Enron introduces its Broadband Operating System to allow
application developers to dynamically provision bandwidth on demand for the
end-to-end quality of service necessary to deliver broadband content.  Enron
has also created a market for bandwidth that will allow network providers to
scale to meet the demands that are required by increasingly complex
applications.
    Enron is one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas and
communications companies.  The company, which owns approximately $33 billion
in energy and communications assets, produces electricity and natural gas,
develops, constructs and operates energy facilities worldwide, delivers
physical commodities and financial and risk management services to customers
around the world, and is developing an intelligent network platform to
facilitate online business.  Enron's Internet address is www.enron.com.  The
stock is traded under the ticker symbol, "ENE".

    Contact:  Claudia Johnson of Enron Broadband Services, Inc.,
503-886-0666, or email, Claudia_Johnson@enron.net.

SOURCE  Enron Broadband Services, Inc.