text_combined: fw commercialization back office competitor aquilla fyi aquilla plan described talked martin chavez kiodex confirmed well think bigger issue enterprises starting try build businesses around systems operations think good head start commoditylogic kiodex run even faster gp original message richter brad sent wednesday august 29 2001 10 25 piper greg subject fw commercialization back office competitor fyi original message pacheco leonardo sent wednesday august 29 2001 9 21 richter brad subject commercialization back office competitor brad right aquila riskl 80 similar kiodex offering web based reporting valuation tool software downloads needed difference riskl 80 focuses reporting valuation words riskl 80 offer pricing calculators kiodex seems kiodex risk workbench robust solution provides decision tools price opportunities transacting riskl 80 fact reporting transacting looks commodity logic launches risk valuation modules become direct competitor riskl 80 initial phase riskl 80 offering services gas market soon offer tools power markets riskl 80 products otc trade preview details transactions entered system daily monthly futures forwards reports position exposures daily pal based mark market accounting options valuation report measures exposures due options plus volatility calculations e greeks daily monthly total position summary total picture risk exposure portfolio riskl 80 target market similar commodity logic market target medium small shops technology staff resources run sophisticated reporting valuation house let know questions leonardo original message richter brad sent tuesday august 28 2001 3 45 pm pacheco leonardo subject fw commercialization back office competitor see could take 10 minutes go riskl 80 site give brief download offering seems like kiodex lite product talk brandon know kiodex want make sure space thanks brad original message piper greg sent tuesday august 28 2001 3 10 pm richter brad webb jay gros thomas beck sally pickering mark subject fw commercialization back office competitor opinions gp original message kitchen louise sent tuesday august 28 2001 3 09 pm piper greg whalley greg beck sally subject commercialization back office competitor monday august 27 10 58 eastern time press release source aquila inc aquila launches cost effective energy risk management service kansas city mo business wire aug 27 2001 aquila inc nyse ila news one largest north american wholesalers natural gas electricity risk management organizations today launched riskl 80 sm product provides clients full service management commodity transactions delivered daily weekly monthly via web riskl 80 marketed utilities municipalities energy aggregators small energy marketers well large industrial firms clients typically low volume traders use spreadsheets manage energy transactions product designed meet deal capture portfolio valuation needs clients wish purchase build expensive enterprise wide risk management software system using password protected web interface clients send aquila transactions trades processed company proprietary system client receives daily weekly monthly risk analysis deal pricing reports making possible clients access highly sophisticated trading organization skills important collective knowledge said jennifer fisher aquila vice president head radius group aquila radius group jointly developed riskl 80 sungard trading risk systems leading energy risk management software firm key component riskl 80 package use sungard epsilon software risk analysis client reporting riskl 80 initially handle natural gas transactions power transaction capabilities added near future data available clients includes detailed portfolio valuation evening counter trade previews mark market income reports total position reports well forward curves deal capture value risk calculations additional information available www aquila com www riskl 80 com based kansas city aquila one top wholesalers electricity natural gas north america innovative provider risk management products services company also owns controls diverse portfolio merchant assets including power plants gas storage pipeline processing facilities complementary merchant infrastructure facilities outside north america aquila provides wholesale energy services united kingdom scandinavia germany aquila 80 percent owned utilicorp united nyse ucu news multinational energy company based kansas city 4 million customers operates united states canada new zealand australia louise kitchen chief operating officer enron americas tel 713 853 3488 fax 713 646 2308