dun bradstreet info credit trading thank keeping us loop b data become one important sources suggest intent use data along available date generate price credit price published externally likely fee free service via web via automated processes option 3 appears best solution us given desire date data possible stuart working credit team define additional data elements credit score financial score likely looking alternatively possible obtain actual data used generate score would allow us generate score addition b need global failure score well currently active europe well us expect move towards asia austrailia time hopefully data available via b connect another consideration term contract would likely prefer longer term contract decide like data cut make sense perspective approach b long term strategic providor customer data would likely make deal maker look good boss eyes give lot negotiating ability give us long term preferential contract looking let discuss bryan mary solmonson 05 05 2000 19 25 john sherriff lon ect ect bryan seyfried lon ect ect cc philippe bibi hou ect ect sally beck hou ect ect stuart ffoulkes lon ect ect subject dun bradstreet info credit trading received preliminary information b think several issues questions raised explored could result better solution money option 1 update frequency current file improved quarterly monthly cost 87 000 usd march 2001 option 2 sure specific data file might interested particularly interested financial stress score credit score example multiple alternatives 2 keep quartlery refresh base data party name etc refresh scores added changed monthly basis cost 1 17 usd per record note 575 000 records file currently financial credit scores making potentially expensive alternative 575 000 x 1 17 672 750 2 b batch ftp updates financial stress scores provided monthly b working solution would provide weekly update customers batch ftp manner committed ready therefore timely updates monthly desired also possible transactionally access records one time using b software cost extremely high 10 52 usd per score option 3 b connect product b connect tool set matching software externally validated reference file credit marketing information b services enables effective integration customer information third party information b information type process information integration capability facilitate ensure accurate identification linkage maintenance customer complete relationship addition b connect assures organizations referential integrity providing automated electronic link b recent b information always transmitted organization updated within local b connect reference file b connect scalable cost typically ranging customer access module cam batch 25 000 cam online 50 000 full information integrator 350 000 data specifics needs option perhaps pursued questions issues 1 b questions regarding use data whether enron customers would offered information fee free explained feel data would offered directly enron customers would used support analysis would available externally via web site etc pricing based upon understanding portrayed usage correctly imperative get better understanding final pricing negotiated 2 specific data elements interested alternatives may vary data element financial stress score credit score reference explored example 3 timeframe needing solution 4 financial stress score credit score available u companies comparable measure global failure score liklihood default bankruptcy available international companies rating score however currently available via batch ftp manner could result additional cost wish pursue obtaining score batch manner 5 pricing also varies whether information used credit analysis risk management decisions versus marketing purposes probably negotiable data thought process repository used credit risk decisions b see decreased usage revenue transactional basis credit departments would like follow please give call 713 853 6079