Brussels office broadband link and IT ,
 Thanks for documenting the proposed expenditure, James.

I will swallow the rental on the new circuit because it is essential in ord=
er=20
to support three or four (rather than two) users in the Brussels office. An=
d=20
the other equipment quotes look OK. So please go ahead and place orders; as=
=20
you know, the lack of capacity on the current link has become insupportable=
 -=20
we are experiencing constant crashes, application impairments and=20
disconnections. I should add that when the time comes for installation we=
=20
will require hardware and software support and training.  And as you know, =
a=20
full Brussels hardware audit, completion of Outlook migration and completio=
n=20
of Windows 2000 migration are outstanding.

What I feel I cannot accept is a continuing charge to my cost centre for th=
e=20
entire old bandwidth contract with Equant, which you have not been able to=
=20
re-negotiate nor terminate. Frankly, the incompetent negotiation of the thr=
ee=20
year fixed capacity link deal by one of your predecessors in 1999, apparent=
ly=20
permitting no amendment during the term, should not become my budget proble=
m=20
in 2001-2. It was clear from the outset with this office that future=20
expansion and/or future closure would be just as likely as perfect stabilit=
y=20
of numbers. (Indeed who would ever want to predict three year stability for=
=20
any aspect of our Enron Europe operations?!) If you do not have the authori=
ty=20
to re-absorb the cost into an IT overhead, then we will have to refer the=
=20
question to Mark Pickering.=20

I am copying my four colleagues because they share with me elements of=20
budgetary reponsibility.=20




From: James Bramwell/Enron@EUEnronXgate on 07/09/2001 10:53 PM GDT
To: Peter Styles/LON/ECT@ECT
cc: =20

Subject: Update

I am in Houston this week and consequently lost today to meetings and just=
=20
catching up on mail and realised that I did not have a price for the Compaq=
=20
iPAQ hand held electronic assistant. Have sent request and will forward fin=
al=20
detail asap. I have made an educated guess for budgetry purposes.

The Nokia device that you mentioned is not supported at present.=20

This is the pricing.=20

Bandwidth (new)=20
The proposed bandwidth is 1Mb. The existing circuit would be continued as a=
=20
backup until contract expiry (o2923 per month)

Costs (new circuit)=20
Rental costs=01;=01;=01; - $3,250.80 per month. (minimum 12 month contract,=
 total=20
$39,395.60)=20
Install charge=01; - $350=20
Router=01; =01;=01;=01;=01;=01;=01;=01; - $4,500 (to be verified tomorrow)=
=20

Laptops=20
Each M300 with accessories =3D o1,335.59 , therefore o2,671.18 total for qt=
y 2=20
iPAQ =3D o400 (to be verified tomorrow)=20


Totals (using an exch rate of 1.41)=20
One off costs =01; =01;=01;=01;=01;=01;=01;=01; =3D $9,180.36 (to be verifi=
ed tomorrow)=20
New Annual recurring =01;=01; =3D $39,395.60=20
Existing Contract=01;=01;=01;=01;=01;=01; =3D $70,064.43 ($4,121.43 (o2,923=
) per month until Nov=20
2002)=20

Regards=20

James=20
james.bramwell@enron.com