computerworld article fyi several errors like brokering report given fact guy clue enron companies like came okay pr group marketing effort enron market maker message ravi forwarded ravi thuraisingham enron communications 02 05 01 10 54 shelly mansfield 02 05 01 10 49 ravi thuraisingham enron communications enron communications cc subject computerworld article shelly mansfield enron broadband services 713 853 4589 office 713 646 8887 fax 877 929 7889 pager 713 303 4720 cellular forwarded shelly mansfield enron communications 02 05 01 10 51 norman levine 02 05 01 10 08 shelly mansfield enron communications enron communications cc subject computerworld article following computerworld article link enron seeks broker storage deals users ssps lucas mearian technology service providers long talking data storage utility sold open marketplace like electricity natural gas little done pool market resources order hawk surplus disk array capacity exactly subsidiary houston based energy communications conglomerate enron corp launching business business exchange said seek match spare capacity owned storage service providers ssp corporate users want able quickly scale amounts storage available enron broadband services week announced already signed deal waltham mass based storagenetworks inc negotiating similar agreements least six ssps successful analysts said enron business proposition could go far toward generating set operating standards emerging ssp business market mix small large players companies define roles differently said ken weilerstein analyst gartner group inc stamford conn enron plan also could help enterprise level users get additional benefits along storage capacity renting security disaster recovery support added ravi thuraisingham director global bandwidth risk management enron broadband services said new offering include additional security features enron plan standardize set ssp services bundle disaster recovery communications bandwidth capabilities said initially enron total revenue 101 billion last year expects charge users monthly fees 25 55 per gigabyte managed storage depending market conditions length time company expects need capacity try discover market clearing price said thuraisingham adding service tentatively due go online third quarter enron said already signed best buy co one leading retailers consumer electronics computers software u buy storage capacity needs support customer relationship management application storagenetworks connecting users best buy available storage could take anywhere three days three months according thuraisingham enron plan storage capacity owned participating ssps connected existing network switching hubs company currently trades telecommunications bandwidth enron said 18 switching centers pooling points u another seven overseas first company plans focus attention ssps boston metropitan areas necessary networking plumbing easily installed even thuraisingham said enron pretty much initial stages getting ssps speed market enron managing online trades telecommunications bandwidth since spring 1999 later year also launched web site called enrononline oversees trading natural gas electricity commodities quickly became world largest e commerce site said processing 1 billion worth transactions daily norman levine enron broadband services 713 853 5010 norman _ levine enron net