?
?	'VentureWire'
	Tuesday, November 21, 2000	?
?	CONTENTS | COMPANIES | INVESTORS	?
?

	top stories

	* The Sprout Group Raises $1.6 Billion in New Fund
	* Suez Lyonnaise Takes 30% of Europatweb with $255 Million
	* Lockheed Spin-off TeraConnect Raises $40 Million Round One
	* Yazam Chief Executive Yaacov Ben-Yaacov Resigns

	INFINITY IN THE PALM

	What Scotch is to tape, what Xerox is to photocopies, what
	Kleenex is to facial tissue, Palm is rapidly becoming to
	handheld computers. Come listen to the man responsible for
	a brand so successful it's getting stuck to his competitors'
	products. Carl Yankowski is the CEO of Palm Computing, and
	he's just one of six keynote speakers at Technology Outlook
	2000. You'll also hear from:
	* Michael Ramsay, CEO of TiVo
	* Henry Yuen, CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide International
	* Claude Leglise, VP, New Business Group & GM, Home
	Products Group, Intel
	* Michel Mayer, GM, Pervasive Computing, IBM
	* Larry Smarr, Professor, Department of Computer Science
	and Engineering, UC San Diego

	Technology Outlook 2000: The Future of Pervasive Computing
	December 4 and 5, San Franciscohttp://technologicpartners.com/tp/conf/to2000/

	new money

	* Software Firm Valaran Raises $10.2 Million First Round
	* Heathcare Tech Firm Eko Systems Gets $2.3 Million Round One
	* Network Security ASP NetPlexus Has $5 Million First Round
	* Software Firm PowerLoom Raises $1.1 Million Seed Round
	* Software Firm SmartSignal Closes Round One at $7.4 Million
	* Waveguide Components Firm Optical CrossLinks Gets Seed Funds
	* Wireless Services Firm NearMe Raises First Part of Series A
	* Data Communication Firm Bravida Lands $33 Million Series B
	* E-Business Firm TIS Worldwide Gets $23 Million in Round Two
	* E-Learning System Firm WebCT Closes $70 Million Sixth Round
	* HyperTrust, Hosted Security Firm, Has $1 Million Funding
	* Camp Web Site Iluvcamp.com Receives $2.1 Million Series B
	* Online Aplications Firm Fullscope Gets $10 Million Round Two
	* Internet Consulting Firm CyberTouch Secures $6 Million
	* Optical Wireless Firm fSona  Raises $18.4 Million Series C
	* Web Publisher BizSpace Secures $1.2 Million in Third Round

	bad news

	* Independent Web Network Bla-bla Cuts Staff by 30%
	* CheMatch.com Lays Off 8 Employees But Expects More Funding

	new products

	* Linux-Based Net Service Apps Developer Filanet Launches
	* Investment Consortium Led by CVC Asia Launches Mercury Corp.
	* HR Tech Firm TalentPoint Changes Name to Kenexa
	* Monitoring Firm Gecko Software Now Eccord Systems
	* Online Software Firm iSwag.com Changes Name to Develos

	m&a

	* E-Payment Firm Trintech Buys Globeset for $31 Million
	* Government Web Services Firm Netgov.com Acquires Gov24.com
	* Global Supply Chain Firm FreeBorders Buys Applied Intranet
	* Palmspring Acquires Mobile Generation, Now Called Handmark
	* Wireless Firm Stellcom Acquires Interface Firm Digital Asylu
	* XML Provider Cape Clear Acquires Java Tech Firm Orbware

	new directors

	* Transcription Firm WordWave Adds Mainspring Exec to Board
	* AT&T'S Bruce Goemaat Named to ASP Mi8's Board of Directors
	* Auto Site Developer BVerticals Appoints Auto Exec To Board
	* Red Oak Software Names Information Technology Execs to Board
	* Telecomm Broker Chapel Hill Broadband Names First Chairman

	new people

	* Multimedia Firm KeeBoo Appoints Bertelsman Exec as CEO
	* Global Telecom Provider edge2net Names New CEO, Chairman
	* Net Marketplace Apps Developer TechTrader Announces New CEO
	* Multimedia Tech Firm ViaGate Technologies Announces New CEO
	* New CEO, President Named At Wireless Tech Firm TracerNET
	* Sales & Marketing Apps Firm Promptu Appoints Tech Exec CEO

	vc fund news

	* British Telecom Establishing New Incubator, Brightstar
	* At First Close, Odin Capital Has $40.6 Million For New Fund
	* Electronics for Imaging Starts Venture Fund with $20 Million

	vc personnel

	* ETF Group Opens Two More European Offices

	TOP STORIES... NEW MONEY... BAD NEWS... NEW PRODUCTS... M&A... NEW
DIRECTORS... NEW PEOPLE... VC FUND NEWS... VC PERSONNEL

	Where will you find the world's leaders in the optical
	communications industry discussing the latest trends,
	developments, and future direction of the field?
	Optix2001 Feb 11-14 in Pasadena CA.

	Be on the cutting edge of optical communications technology
	with industry experts and scholars such as Joe Bass, VP and
	GM of the Wavelength Routing Business Unit at Cisco Systems,
	and John E. Bowers, Professor and Director of the
	Multidisciplinary Optical Switching Technology Center at
	UC Santa Barbara.

	Also participating are CEOs from the top 48 optical
	communications organizations, providing attendees with an
	unparalleled inside look at the companies and players in
	this dynamic field.

	Participation at this event is subject to approval and is
	limited to senior executives involved in the optical
	communications industry. For your registration pack link to:
	communications industry. For your registration pack link
to:http://www.optix2001.com/optix_reg.html

	top stories
	?
	The Sprout Group Raises $1.6 Billion in New Fund
	?	?	MENLO PARK, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- The Sprout Group, a venture capital firm ?that focuses on technology-based companies, said it raised $1.6 billion in ?its eleventh fund. The fund will be used over a three-year period with each ?investment ranging in size from $10 million to $50 million.  Since its ?inception in 1969, the Sprout Group has financed more than 350 companies and ?raised nearly $3.5 billion in committed capital. The company raised $860 ?million in its previous fund.    ?	http://www.sproutgroup.com?	?	Suez Lyonnaise Takes 30% of Europatweb with $255 Million?

	PARIS (VENTUREWIRE) -- Group Arnault announced that Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux
would take a 30% equity stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary Europatweb with
an investment of EUR 300 million ($255 million). Four of Europatweb's 50
company holdings that will not receive investment from Suez Lyonnaise are
expected to reach separate marketing agreements with the company. The
investment comes as part of a larger agreement between Group Arnault and Suez
Lyonnaise. This past June, Group Arnualt said that Europatweb would not make
a previously planned initial public offering. Europatweb was launched last
year with EUR 500 million ($425 million).
	http://www.europatweb.com

	Lockheed Spin-off TeraConnect Raises $40 Million Round One
	?	?	NASHUA, N.H. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Optical component company TeraConnect said it ?completed its spin off from Lockheed Martin company Sanders with a $40 ?million first round funded by Goldman Sachs, Kodiak Venture Partners, and ?Spectrum Equity Investors. The company said it will use the funding for ?further product development. Kodiak Venture Partners managing general partner ?Dave Furneaux is chairman of TeraConnect's board of directors. TeraConnect ?develops optical components for router, server, and telecommunications ?infrastructure markets. Telephone 603-885-2988.?	?	Yazam Chief Executive Yaacov Ben-Yaacov Resigns?

	JERUSALEM (VENTUREWIRE) -- Yaacov Ben-Yaacov, chief executive officer of
Yazam, an investment and acceleration firm for new technology companies, has
resigned, according to a spokesperson for the company. The status of Mr. Ben
Yaacov and Yazam's president, Phillip Garfinkle, has been uncertain for the
past week. The company would not comment on whether Mr. Garfinkle remains
with Yazam. A source at the company said that an executive search firm had
been hired to seek a replacement for Mr. Ben-Yaacov. According to the
company, Yazam has $40 million in available capital and several tens of
millions more under management. Despite the surrounding turmoil the company
continues to make investments, including the approval of $3 million in
funding for three new startups confirmed by the company's committment
committee. Yazam is backed by JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Texas Pacific Group,
Carlyle Internet ! Partners Europe, Apax Partners, Itochu International, the
China Development Industrial Bank, and Charles Schwab.
	http://www.yazam.com

	new money
	?
	Software Firm Valaran Raises $10.2 Million First Round
	?	?	WAYNE, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Valaran, which makes software for communication ?service providers, said it has raised $10.2 million in its first round of ?funding from leads TL Ventures and EnerTech Capital Partners and from Celtic ?House International and Kinsman Capital. Mike Burns, a partner at TL ?Ventures; Bill Kingsley, managing director of EnerTech Capital Partners; and ?Debi Rosati, general partner of Celtic House International, will sit on ?Valaran's board. The company said it will use the funds to build its staff, ?develop the business, and launch its products.   ?	http://www.valaran.com?	?	Heathcare Tech Firm Eko Systems Gets $2.3 Million Round One?

	BETHESDA, Md. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Eko systems, which develops healthcare
software and hardware, said it has raised $2.3 million in its first round of
funding from BeaconVentureCapital.com. The company said it will use the funds
to build its management team and to bring its patient data application
Frontiers to market.
	http://www.ekosystems.com

	Network Security ASP NetPlexus Has $5 Million First Round
	?	?	FAIRFAX, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- NetPlexus, a network security application ?security provider, said it received $5 million in its first round of funding ?led by MCG Capital. eMedia club also participated in the round. The company ?said it will use the funds to develop its management team, expand its ?network-operating center, and for sales and marketing. Members from MCG and ?eMedia will join the board of directors.?	http://www.netplexus.com?	?	Software Firm PowerLoom Raises $1.1 Million Seed Round?

	PITTSBURGH (VENTUREWIRE) -- PowerLoom, which makes software for Internet
trading marketplaces, said it has raised $1.1 million in a seed round of
funding from institutional investor Topps, a sports collectibles firm, and
from individuals including Raj Reddy, ex-dean of the computer science
department at Carnegie Mellon and co-chair of the President's IT Committee;
Jaime Carbonell, director of language technologies at Carnegie Melon; and
Venkat Srinivasan, CEO of eCredit, a financial services Web site. PowerLoom
said it will build an online exchange site for Topps for an additional
$500,000, which will count as revenue. Steve Katz and Warren Friss,
co-directors of Topps' Internet unit, will share a seat on PowerLoom's
board.
	http://www.powerloom.com

	Software Firm SmartSignal Closes Round One at $7.4 Million
	?	?	LISLE, Ill. (VENTUREWIRE) -- SmartSignal, a developer of error detection ?software for equipment that uses electronic sensors, said it closed a $7.4 ?million first round of funding with a $1 million investment from Archer ?Daniels Midland Company, a food processing and distribution company. The ?company also received first round funding from CID Equity Partners, Fawn ?Capital Partners, Perfect World Technologies, ARCH Development, and SSC ?Investors.      ?	http://www.smartsignal.com?	?	Waveguide Components Firm Optical CrossLinks Gets Seed Funds?

	KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Optical CrossLinks, which designs and
manufacturers single mode and multi-mode waveguide components for fiber optic
transmissions systems, said it has closed a multi-million dollar capital seed
round led by a Lehigh Valley, Pa.-based group of telecommunications
executives and other professionals. Other investors included Essex Investment
Management Company and individuals in the investment banking and equity
market communities.
	http://www.opticalcrosslinks.com

	Wireless Services Firm NearMe Raises First Part of Series A
	?	?	SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- NearMe, a wireless services provider that supplies ?information on a user's immediate locale, said it has raised an undisclosed ?amount of funding from undisclosed investors as part of its still-open Series ?A round. The company also announced that David Bluhm, a former executive at ?Motorola and co-founder of 2Way Corp., has been appointed as the company's ?first CEO. The company, which spun off from location-based technology firm ?MapInfo, added it will relocate to Seattle but will retain its Albany, N.Y. ?site for research and development. The company said it will use the funds to ?establish its Seattle headquarters, accelerate the launch of its products, ?and for technology development.    ?	http://www.nearme.com?	?	Data Communication Firm Bravida Lands $33 Million Series B?

	PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Bravida, a developer of data
communications infrastructure products, said it received $33 million in its
Series B round of funding, led by Patricof & Co. Ventures. Advanced
Technology Ventures, Anila Fund, i-Hatch Ventures, Onset, and St. Paul
Ventures also participated. Michael Duran of Patricof & Co. and Moses S.
Joseph from Anila Fund will join the company's board of directors. The
company will use the funds for product development and to expand its staff.
	http://www.bravidacorp.com

	E-Business Firm TIS Worldwide Gets $23 Million in Round Two
	?	?	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- TIS Worldwide, an online business integrator that ?specializes in delivering Internet-based sales and customer service ?applications, said it raised $23 million in its second round led by ?Silverline Technologies and Westbury Equity Partners. Previous investor ?Goldman Sachs also participated, along with Pogue Capital Management and Rana ?Investment Company. Shankar Iyer, CEO of Silverline Technologies, and Joseph ?Fogg, chairman of Westbury Capital Partners, joined the board of directors. ?The company will use the funds to develop new services, expand its ?technology, and for corporate branding.?	http://www.tisworldwide.com?	?	E-Learning System Firm WebCT Closes $70 Million Sixth Round?

	LYNNFIELD, Mass.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- WebCT, a provider of integrated Internet
learning systems for the higher education market, said it completed a $70
million sixth round of financing with a new undisclosed amount of funding
from the Munder NetNet Fund. WebCT opened the round earlier this year. SCT, a
provider of software and services to support the business processes of higher
education, made a strategic investment in WebCT in June. Thomson Learning, a
division of the publicly traded Thomson Corp., also made a strategic
investment in September. The company has raised a total of $125 million to
date. Previous investors include CMGI @Ventures, the venture capital
affiliate of CMGI; Chase Capital Partners; BancBoston Ventures; NetInvest;
Boston Millennia Partners; Welch & Forbes; Duke Management, the investment
arm of the Duke University Endowment Fund; Kestrel Venture Management; and
MTDC.
	http://www.webct.com

	HyperTrust, Hosted Security Firm, Has $1 Million Funding
	?	?	LEUVEN, Belgium (VENTUREWIRE) -- HyperTrust, which is developing a hosted ?platform for secure communications and transactions based on digital ?signatures, said it raised EUR 1.24 million ($1 million) in its first ?funding. Investors in the round included Belgian business accelerator ?AdValvas Group and IT-Partners. The company said it will use the funding to ?continue its product development. HyperTrust rents secured infrastructure ?space to customers with a guarantee of security measures. Sir Martin Lagauw ?of AdValvas Group and Stefaan Nicolay of IT-Partners will both take seats on ?the company's board of directors. ?	http://www.hypertrust.com?	?	Camp Web Site Iluvcamp.com Receives $2.1 Million Series B ?

	AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- Iluvcamp.com, an Internet-based service that
connects parents with their children at camp and campers with their friends,
said it received  $2.1 million as part of its Series B round from Prime New
Ventures and several individual investors, including Prime's managing
director, Greg Marchbanks. The company said it would use the funding to
further develop its products.
	http://www.iluvcamp.com

	Online Aplications Firm Fullscope Gets $10 Million Round Two
	?	?	ANN ARBOR, Mich. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Fullscope, a provider of online ?applications and services, said it  received $10 million in its second round ?of funding led by Massey Burch and River Cities Capital Funds. Previous ?investors EDF Ventures, Operon Partners, Scient, and Wakefield Group also ?participated. The company said it will use the funds to expand and develop ?its sales and marketing initiatives. Bill Earthman, a partner with Massey ?Burch, and Carter McNabb, an associate with River Cities Capital Funds, will ?join Fullscope's board of directors. The company is also backed by individual ?investors. Fullscope has raised $14.5 million to date. ?	http://www.fullscope.com?	?	Internet Consulting Firm CyberTouch Secures $6 Million?

	KUALA LUMPUR (VENTUREWIRE) -- CyberTouch, a Pan-Asian full service Internet
consulting firm, said it raised $5 million in funding from venture firm
Walden International Investment Group, and $1 million from BroadVision, a
supplier of personalized Internet business applications. The company said it
will use the funds to continue its expansion into Asia, and to expand its
services. The company expects to open new offices in Hong Kong and China
within the next year. Telephone 650-261-5940.

	Optical Wireless Firm fSona  Raises $18.4 Million Series C
	?	?	VAN COUVER, British Columbia (VENTUREWIRE) -- fSona Communications, an ?optical wireless communications firm, said it has raised $18.4 million in its ?Series C round from new investors Signal Lake Ventures Fund II, The Photonics ?Fund, Equitek Capital, Network Capital and from previous investors Royal Bank ?Ventures, Working Opportunity Fund, and High Street Partners. The company ?said it will use the funds to expand its production facilities and to develop ?and research new products.    ?	http://www.fsona.com?	?	Web Publisher BizSpace Secures $1.2 Million in Third Round?

	KANSAS CITY, Mo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- BizSpace, a  developer of Web sites that
target the technology and telecommunications industries, said it raised $1.2
million in is third round of funding led by previous investor St. Joseph
News-Press & Gazette. Other investors included individual investor George H.
Young, managing director of Lehman Brothers' global communications, and K.C.
Venture Group. The company said it will use the funds for general corporate
purposes.
	http://www.bizspace.com

	bad news
	?
	Independent Web Network Bla-bla Cuts Staff by 30%
	?	?	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Bla-bla.com, an online portal for independent ?content, said it cut 16 people, or 30% of its staff. The company cut ?employees from every department, but said the strongest hit were the ?technology and software departments. The company said the lay-offs were a ?result of a downturn in the online advertising market. Bla-bla also said it ?just received an undisclosed amount of funding which a company spokesperson ?said would keep it 'extremely healthy for at least a year,' but would not ?release further details. The company hopes to increase its marketing and ?sales to increase revenue. Bla-bla is funded by Silicon Alley Venture ?Partners, Hudson Venture Partners, Liberty View Equity Partners, SBIC, ?Youngtree Partners, and Stonehenge Capital.?	http://www.bla-bla.com?	?	CheMatch.com Lays Off 8 Employees But Expects More Funding?

	HOUSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- CheMatch.com, a marketplace for buying and selling
bulk commodity chemicals, plastics, and fuel products, said it laid off 8
employees, reducing its workforce to 85. The company, which withdrew its IPO
in October, also said it expects new funding before the end of the year from
investors that include its original backers. CheMatch is backed by Battery
Ventures, Bayer, Computer Sciences Corp., E.E. DuPont de Nemours & Co.,
Methanex, Millennium Chemicals, H. Muehlstein & Co., Reed Elsevier, Sprout
Group, Stolt-Nielsen, and TownsendTarnell.
	http://www.chematch.com

	new products
	?
	Linux-Based Net Service Apps Developer Filanet Launches
	?	?	SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Filanet, a developer of Internet service ?appliances, announced it has launched. The company has developed a ?Linux-based Internet service appliance that allows information technology ?service providers to remotely deliver and manage IT, Internet, and ?application services to their small and medium size business customers. The ?company was founded by Avner Ben-Dor, a former vice president of engineering ?at Kalpana Networks, later acquired by Cisco. Filanet is backed by Weiss, ?Peck & Greer, now Lightspeed Venture Partners; Menlo Ventures; Stanford ?University; Canaan Partners; Advent International; Ricoh Silicon Valley; and ?individual investors.    ?	http://www.filanet.com?	?	Investment Consortium Led by CVC Asia Launches Mercury Corp.?

	SEOUL, Korea (VENTUREWIRE) -- A consortium of investors led by CVC Asia
Pacific said they acquired the networking, switching, and fiber optic cable
business of Daewoo Telecom and were launching it as a new company, Mercury
Corp. Other investors in the buy out include CVC Capital Partners, The
Carlyle Group, PPM Ventures, and Citigroup. Financial details of the
acquisition and subsequent launch were undisclosed. CVC Asia Pacific will
have two seats on the new company's board of directors and The Carlyle Group
and PPM Ventures will each have one seat on the board as a result of their
involvement in the launch of the new company. Telephone +44-207-420-4240.

	HR Tech Firm TalentPoint Changes Name to Kenexa
	?	?	WAYNE, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- TalentPoint, a provider of services and ?technology for recruiting, deploying, and retaining corporate talent, said it ?will change its name to Kenexa. The company said the name Kenexa enables it ?to differentiate itself from other companies presently using "talent" in ?their corporate names. The company had changed its name from Raymond Karsan ?Associates in May. Kenexa is backed by Parthenon Capital. ?	http://www.talentpoint.com?	?	Monitoring Firm Gecko Software Now Eccord Systems?

	SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Gecko Software, a provider of technology
that enables IT firms to monitor the performance quality of critical business
services in real time, said it changed its name to Eccord Systems. The
company raised $2 million of first round funding from Pond Vetnure Partners
that was announced in August.
	http://www.eccordsystems.com

	Online Software Firm iSwag.com Changes Name to Develos
	?	?	LAS VEGAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- iSwag.com, which develops and markets software ?products and services for Internet, Intranet and extranet applications, said ?it has changed its name to Develos. The company, which was formed as a ?business-to-business site for brand merchandising and promotional products ?companies, said it will now provide online services to a variety of markets, ?including the printing, media, and food and beverage industries. Develos is ?backed by Grand Capital, Spotlight Interactive, Zanett Securities, and ?individual investors.   ?	http://www.develos.com?	?	m&a?	??	E-Payment Firm Trintech Buys Globeset for $31 Million ?

	SAN MATEO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Trintech, a publicly-traded provider of
electronic payment infrastructure technology, said it has acquired another
e-payment firm, Globeset, and all of its intellectual property rights to its
software products. Globeset was acquired for $10 million in stock, $21
million in cash, and the assumption of liabilities. Globeset is backed by
Compaq, CitiGroup, Deustche Bank, Chase Manhattan, American Express, and
individual investors.
	http://www.globeset.com
	http://www.trintech.com

	Government Web Services Firm Netgov.com Acquires Gov24.com
	?	?	CHICAGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Netgov.com, a provider of Internet services to local ?governments and government institutions, said it acquired Gov24.com, a ?provider of Web-based products for courts and other government agencies. ?Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Gov24.com and its 25 employees will stay ?in Cleveland, Ohio. Willem Sellenraad, co-founder and CEO of Gov24.com, will ?remain with the company as senior vice president of court solutions. ?Netgov.com is backed by Minotaur Capital Management, Blue Chip Venture ?Company, Gazelle Tech Ventures, and Softbank Venture Capital. Gov24.com is ?backed by Big Sky Capital.?	http://www.gov24.com?	http://www.netgov.com?	?	Global Supply Chain Firm FreeBorders Buys Applied Intranet?

	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- FreeBorders, a provider of international
supply chain technology for the apparel, textile, and retail industry, said
it has acquired Applied Intranet Technologies, which provides collaborative
product design and development applications. The financial terms of the
acquisition were not disclosed. Freeborders, which raised $25 million in a
recent second round, is backed by ICG Asia, IBM, Fountain Set, Crystal Group,
Luen Thai, a garment manufacturer, Tal Apparel, Orient Holding International,
Grupo Mina, McKinsey and Co., EMVA and Saints Venture Advisors. Applied
Intranet was backed by Internet Capital Group.
	http://www.freeborders.com

	Palmspring Acquires Mobile Generation, Now Called Handmark
	?	?	KANSAS CITY, Mo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Palmspring, a Palm OS based devices ?software developer, said it acquired Mobile Generation Software, and its Web ?site, mobilegeneration.com, which serves the Palm OS handheld market, for an ?undisclosed amount. The acquisition gives Palmspring software titles for Palm ?OS devices, including MobileDB, used for Palm OS handhelds; Four.Zero, the ?student software used on college campuses and in high schools; and 12 ?additional applications. Palmspring also announced that the company will ?change its name to Handmark by the end of this year. Cassidy Lackey, founder ?of Mobile Generation, will become vice president of engineering for ?Handmark.  The companies are backed by undislcosed investors.     ?	http://www.handmark.com?	http://www.mobilegeneration.com?	?	Wireless Firm Stellcom Acquires Interface Firm Digital Asylu?

	SAN DIEGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Stellcom, a San Diego-based wireless systems
integration and mobile workforce applications firm, said it has acquired
Digital Asylum, a self-funded, usability focused interface and design firm,
for an undisclosed amount. The company said that Digital Asylum, also San
Diego-based, will move into Stellcom headquarters. Stellcom raised $50
million in its Series B round of financing earlier this month from Goldman
Sachs and Frontenac.
	http://www.digitalasylum.com
	http://www.stellcom.com

	XML Provider Cape Clear Acquires Java Tech Firm Orbware
	?	?	DUBLIN (VENTUREWIRE) -- Cape Clear Software, which provides XML ?infrastructure, said it acquired London-based Orbware, which provides ?products based on Java technology. The acquisition was made with a ?combination of cash and stock. All of Orbware's management and employees will ?be retained and absorbed into Cape Clear. Cape Clear Software is backed by ?ACT Venture Capital. The company's product suite provides transport, ?workflow, and transformation capability that enables middelware components to ?be integrated with XML-based Internet applications. ?	http://www.capeclear.com?	http://www.orbware.com?	?	new directors?	??	Transcription Firm WordWave Adds Mainspring Exec to Board?

	BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- WordWave, a provider of digitized information
transcription and searchable multimedia, said it appointed Ron Frank to its
board of directors. Mr. Frank is vice president and managing director at
Mainspring, which provides electronic commerce strategy consulting services.
WordWave is backed by Highland Capital Partners and Berkshire Partners.
	http://www.wordwave.com

	AT&T'S Bruce Goemaat Named to ASP Mi8's Board of Directors
	?	?	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Mi8, an application service provider for small and ?mid-size organizations, said that it named Bruce Goemaat to its board of ?directors. Mr. Goemaat has held various positions at AT&T for more than 25 ?years and currently serves as vice president of special markets. Mi8 received ?an undisclosed equity investment from Safeguard Scientifics in March and is ?also backed by individual investors.   ?	http://www.mi8.com?	?	Auto Site Developer BVerticals Appoints Auto Exec To Board?

	CORTE MADERA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- BVerticals, which develops automotive
Web sites for car enthusiasts, said it has appointed John Waraniak to the
board as its third member. Mr. Waraniak was an executive at Johnson Controls,
an automotive facilities and systems control firm, and has worked at several
companies including General Motors and Hughes Aircraft. BVerticals is backed
by outside investors.
	http://www.bverticals.com

	Red Oak Software Names Information Technology Execs to Board
	?	?	MOUNTAIN LAKES, N. J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Software firm Red Oak Software said it ?has appointed Gregor Bailar, executive vice president and CIO for the ?National Association of Securities Dealers, and Ed Coleman, former IBM ?executive and president and CEO of equipment reseller CompuCom, as its ?board's third and fourth members. Red Oak Software recently launched the ?Legacy Integrator, an enterprise application integration product. Red Oak ?raised $2 million from Opticality Ventures in its first round of funding ?earlier this year.   ?	http://www.redoaksw.com?	?	Telecomm Broker Chapel Hill Broadband Names First Chairman ?

	CARY, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Chapel Hill Broadband, a carrier-neutral broker
of wholesale telecommunications services, said it named the company's
president Brent Wilkins as its first chairman of the board. Mr. Wilkins has
been the company's president since it started in March. Prior to joining the
company, Mr. Wilkins was the director of wholesale services at Interpath
Communications, a subsidiary of Carolina Power and Light. Chapel Hill
Broadband is funded by Star Supply, an oil and gas broker.
	http://www.chbroadband.com

	new people
	?
	Multimedia Firm KeeBoo Appoints Bertelsman Exec as CEO
	?	?	BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- KeeBoo, which makes multimedia Web books and digital ?content applications, said it has appointed Michael C. Hedegaard, former CFO ?of Grupo Editorial Bertelsman, a division of Bertelsman, as CEO. He replaces ?Michael Safars, who will become chairman of the board. Earlier this month ?KeeBoo raised $11 million in its second round of financing led by Paribas ?Affaires Industrielles.?	http://www.keeboo.com?	?	Global Telecom Provider edge2net Names New CEO, Chairman?

	KIRKLAND, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- edge2net, a provider of international
telecommunications services, said it has appointed Tom Pardun chief executive
officer and chairman of the board. Mr. Pardun previously served as president
of MediaOne's Asia Pacific operation. He also serves on the board of Western
Digital Corporation. Mr. Pardun is expected to help the company build develop
its enhanced circuit and IP based networks. edge2net is backed by AT&T
Ventures, Cedar Grove Investments, Columbia Capital, and individuals.
	http://www.edge2net.net

	Net Marketplace Apps Developer TechTrader Announces New CEO
	?	?	WASHINGTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- TechTrader, which develops software for ?business-to-business Internet marketplaces, said it has named Matt ?Suffoletto, former senior vice president and general manager at Primavera ?Systems, as CEO, replacing founder Jacob Pechenik, who will remain chairman ?of the board. TechTrader raised $19 million in its second round of financing ?led by J Net Enterprises and Vistaar.    ?	http://www.techtrader.com?	?	Multimedia Tech Firm ViaGate Technologies Announces New CEO?

	BRIDGEWATER, N. J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- ViaGate Technologies, which designs and
distributes multimedia access products, said it has appointed Dennis Roth as
president and CEO. Mr. Roth replaces Brian Chen, who will now be CTO and will
remain on the board. Idanta Partners and Needham Capital Partners invested
$25 million in ViaGate earlier this year.
	http://www.viagate.com

	New CEO, President Named At Wireless Tech Firm TracerNET
	?	?	CHANTILLY, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- TracerNET, which provides integrated wireless ?location and message technology, said Eric Oganesoff, formerly chief of ?electronic marketing strategy of Louisiana Pacific Corp., has joined the ?company as its new president and chief executive officer. Before working at ?Louisiana Pacific, Mr. Oganesoff was chairman and CEO of GreenStone ?Industries, which he founded. TracerNet is backed by undisclosed individual ?and institutional investors.?	http://www.tracernet.com?	?	Sales & Marketing Apps Firm Promptu Appoints Tech Exec CEO?

	MILPITAS, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Promptu, a Web-based marketing and sales
applications firm, said it has appointed Godfrey Sullivan as its chief
executive officer. Mr. Sullivan is former vice president of business
marketing at Apple Computer and executive vice president at Autodesk, a
design automation firm. He replaces founder and current CEO Alan Chase, who
will remain chairman of the board. Promptu raised $3.3 million in its Series
B round from Swander Pace Capital in August of this year.
	http://www.promtu.com

	vc fund news
	?
	British Telecom Establishing New Incubator, Brightstar
	?	?	LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- BT, the English telecommunications firm, said it was ?forming a new incubator, Brightstar, to take enable BT employees to utilize ?the company's technologies and develop businesses. A spokesperson for BT said ?that the company would only incubate those technologies that could attain a ?GBP 100 million market capitalization within three years. Brightstar, based ?in the company's Advanced Communications Technology Center at Adastral Park, ?will bring six or seven of its ideas under development to the launch stage by ?2001, according to the company. ?	http://www.bt.com?	?	At First Close, Odin Capital Has $40.6 Million For New Fund?

	OMAHA, Neb. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Odin Capital Group, a private equity investment
firm, said it has completed the initial close of its first fund, raising
$40.6 million. The fund will invest $1 million to $5 million in information
services, niche financial services, and electronic commerce companies.
Investors in the fund are the Omaha School Employees' Retirement System and
eOne Global, a new payment technology company founded by First Data Corp. and
iFormation Group. The fund is managed by Odin's founding partners, David
McLeese, Thompson Rogers and Donna Walsh.
	http://www.odincapital.com

	Electronics for Imaging Starts Venture Fund with $20 Million
	?	?	FOSTER CITY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Electronics for Imaging, a publicly ?traded company that develops network printing technology, said it invested in ?two companies through its newly formed venture capital fund. The fund, first ?announced in October, was formed with an initial investment of $20 million in ?order to back early-stage companies developing imaging technologies. The ?first of these investments was in D2P, which provides workflow and online ?graphics solutions for the graphic arts industry. The company links ?publishers, advertising agencies, design studios, and their clients with ?printers, output bureaus, and copy centers. Electronics for Imaging also ?invested in DOR Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in new media ?publishing, printing, and imaging related technologies.?	http://www.efi.com?	?	vc personnel?	??	ETF Group Opens Two More European Offices?

	MANNO, Switzerland (VENTUREWIRE) -- ETF Group, an investment firm that
focuses on emerging technology, media and telecommunications companies, said
it opened new offices in London and Paris. Maurice Khawam, formerly a partner
with Apax Partners, will run the Paris office, and Olav Oftin, previously
director at Enskilda Securities, will run the London office. The company
opened its first U.S. office last week.
	http://www.etfgroup.com

	company index
	?	?	BizSpace, Bla-Bla.com, Bravida, British Telecommunications, BVerticals, Cape ?Clear Software, Chapel Hill Broadband, CheMatch.com, Develos, Digital Asylum, ?Eccord Systems, edge2net, Eko Systems, Electronics for Imaging, ETF, ?Europ@web, Filanet, FreeBorders, fSona Communications, Fullscope, Globeset, ?Gov24.com, Handmark, HyperTrust, Iluvcamp.com, KeeBoo, Mi8, Mobile Generation ?Software, NearMe, Netgov.com, NetPlexus, Odin Capital Group, Optical ?CrossLinks, Orbware, PowerLoom, Promptu, Red Oak Software, SmartSignal, ?Sprout Group, Stellcom, TalentPoint, TechTrader, TIS Worldwide, TracerNET, ?TrinTech Group, Valaran, ViaGate Technologies, WebCT, WordWave, Yazam.com?	?	?	?	A HUNDRED THINGS YOU HAVE NOT DREAMED OF?	?	Technology Outlook 2000 will bring together the CEOs of?	100 of the most exciting start-ups developing pervasive?	and mobile-computing technologies.  Tracks include:?	?	Consumer Devices, Consumer Software, Electronic Books,?	Enabling Technology, Home Networking, Internet Appliances,?	Mobile Commerce, Access Technology, Mobile Services,?	Communication Solutions, Video Solutions, Distributed?	Computing, Systems Software, Location-Based Services,?	Voice Portals, and Telephony?	?	Only a handful of tickets remain for this unique event?	Technology Outlook 2000: The Future of Pervasive Computing?	December 4 and 5, San Franciscohttp://technologicpartners.com/tp/conf/to2000/?	?	?	investor index?

	AdValvas Group, Advanced Technology Ventures, Anila Fund, Beacon Ventures,
Celtic House International, eMedia Club, EnerTech Capital Partners, Equitek
Capital, Essex Investment Management, Goldman Sachs Group, High Street
Partners, i-Hatch Ventures, IT-Partners, K.C. Venture Group, Kinsman Capital,
MCG Credit, Munder NetNet Fund, Network Capital, News Press & Gazette, Onset
Ventures, Patricof & Co. Ventures, Photonics Fund, Pogue ! Capital
Management, Prime New Ventures, Rana Investment, Royal Bank Ventures, Signal
Lake Venture Fund, Silverline Technologies, St. Paul Venture Capital, TL
Ventures, Topps, Westbury Equity Partners, Working Opportunity Fund

	Encourage your friends and colleagues to subscribe to VentureWire at
http://venturewire.net/register.asp

	Send news items to editor@venturewire.com

	Send questions, complaints, or service queries to venturewire@venturewire.com

	To change your e-mail address visit our account administration page at
http://venturewire.net

	To unsubscribe send e-mail to listoff@venturewire.com

	This newsletter was mailed to you at:  jdasovic@ENRON.COM

	This copy of VentureWire may be distributed freely, provided that the
distribution is without charge, that the issue is distributed complete and
unaltered, and that all copies retain the Technologic copyright notice.  This
copy of VentureWire and the information within it, however, may not be
reproduced, saved, or otherwise copied into a database without the prior
written consent of Technologic Partners.

	VentureWire is a service mark of Technologic Partners
	, 2000 Technologic Partners
		?


-----Original Message-----
From: Amir Cyrus Ahanchian [mailto:acahanchian@onebox.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 11:01 PM
To: amirco@email.msn.com; Bass, Eric; handymcdandy@hotmail.com;
bird3397@yahoo.com; orenmax@hotmail.com; jpcary96@hotmail.com;
dandelionwine1@hotmail.com; jared.haun@sf.frb.org; vemarie@hotmail.com;
aja08@hotmail.com; jefflerner@aol.com; jewelsno1@aol.com;
btmazumdar@onebox.com; moranito@hotmail.com; nghiatn@hotmail.com;
andypuls@hotmail.com; Vasan, Suresh
Subject: Fwd: Countering peace activists

--
Amir Cyrus Ahanchian
acahanchian@onebox.com - email
(713) 590-2342 x5500 - voicemail/fax

__________________________________________________
FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place.
Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com

--------- Inline attachment follows ---------

From:  <dganc@yahoo.com>
To: Amir Ahanchian <acahanchian@onebox.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 8:56:38 GMT
Subject:

> With all of this talk of impending war, many of us
> will encounter "Peace Activists" who will try and
> convince us that we must refrain from retaliating
> against the ones who terrorized us all on September
> 11, 2001. These activists may be alone or in a
> gathering.....most of us don't know how to react to
> them. When you come upon one of these people, or one
> of their rallies, here are the proper rules of
> etiquette:
>
> 1. Listen politely while this person explains their
> views. Strike up a conversation if necessary and
> look very interested in their ideas. They will tell
> you how revenge is immoral, and that by attacking
> the people who did this to us, we will only bring on
> more violence. They will probably use many
> arguments, ranging from political to religious to
> humanitarian.
>
> 2. In the middle of their remarks, without any
&! gt; warning, punch them in the nose.
>
> 3. When the person gets up off of the ground, they
> will be very angry and they may try to hit you, so
> be careful.
>
> 4. Very quickly and calmly remind the person that
> violence only brings about more violence and remind
> them of their stand on this matter. Tell them if
> they are really committed to a non-violent approach
> to undeserved attacks, they will turn the other
> cheek and negotiate a solution. Tell them they must
> lead by example if they really believe what they are
> saying.
>
> 5. Most of them will think for a moment and then
> agree that you are correct.
>
> 6. As soon as they do that, hit them again. Only
> this time hit them much harder. Square in the nose.
>
> 7. Repeat steps 2-5 until the desired results are
> obtained and the idiot realizes how stupid of an
> argument! he/she is making.
>
> 8. There is no difference in an individual attacking
> an unsuspecting victim or a group of terrorists
> attacking a nation of people. It is unacceptable and
> must be dealt with. Perhaps at a high cost. We owe
> our military a huge debt for what they are about to
> do for us and our children. We must support them and
> our leaders at times like these. We have no choice.
> We either strike back, VERY HARD, or we will keep
> getting hit in the nose

  _____

Do You Yahoo!?
Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals <http://rd.yahoo.com/mktg/mail/txt/tagline/?http://personals.yahoo.com>.


---------------------- Forwarded by Jim Schwieger/HOU/ECT on 03/22/2001 03:07
PM ---------------------------

Jim Schwieger
10/02/2000 05:52 PM
To: Jim Coffey/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: Working Gas - Triple Lutz

No working gas available to sell to the winning bidder, but we will probably
have some Cushion Gas that we will have to pay back!
 Swig
---------------------- Forwarded by Jim Schwieger/HOU/ECT on 10/02/2000 05:49
PM ---------------------------
From: Jim Coffey on 10/02/2000 04:42 PM
To: Jim Schwieger/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Patrick Wade/HOU/ECT@ECT, Wes Colwell/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Re: Working Gas - Triple Lutz

Jim
Just to clarify, the quesiton is will there be any working gas available for
sale to the winning bidder as of the end of January.

Jim Schwieger
10/02/2000 03:55 PM
To: Jim Coffey/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Working Gas - Triple Lutz

Jim,
I wanted to clarify that we will still be pulling gas out of the ground in
Febr & March.  The Stg Book has always recorded hedgable volumes of 56.5
BCF.   This is the difference between 117.5 BCF and 61 BCF.  The Acctg Books
have always recorded the working gas as everything above I believe 70 BCF.
So when David says working gas will be -0- by January 31, 2001 he is correct
but we will be drawing down on what the Acctg Books have recorded as Cushion
Gas.

 Swig
---------------------- Forwarded by Jim Schwieger/HOU/ECT on 10/02/2000 03:32
PM ---------------------------

	Enron Capital Management

	From:  David Baumbach                           10/02/2000 01:23 PM

To: Jim Coffey/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Jim Schwieger/HOU/ECT@ECT, Edward D Gottlob/HOU/ECT@ECT, Brenda F
Herod/HOU/ECT@ECT, Steve Jackson/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Working Gas - Triple Lutz

According to the Cost of Inventory Schedule there will be no Working Gas in
the ground at the end of January.  That is assuming we have actually
withdrawn what we have booked.

Dave


I include Darla on anything dealing with New Power or CES.  Maybe CES should
just be you??  AND Wade can tell me what producer activity is going on or if
he is aware of any items not in Sitara.  But Ernie should have the whole CES
picture nailed down.  I'm thinking this Statoil should just go to Ernie and
we not be involved.  I spoke to him on the phone before I sent the email.

Laurie Ellis@ENRON
04/23/2001 01:49 PM
To: Chris Germany/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

Chris, how can Darla and Wade help?  They work with me in Settlements????

Laurie

	Enron North America Corp.

	From:  Chris Germany @ ECT                           04/23/2001 01:28 PM

To: Laurie Ellis/NA/Enron@ENRON, Mary Theresa Franklin/HOU/ECT@ECT, Wade R
Price/HOU/ECT@ECT, Darla Saucier/NA/Enron@Enron,
esimien@columbiaenergygroup.com
cc:

Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

Ernie's on the team now.

---------------------- Forwarded by Chris Germany/HOU/ECT on 04/23/2001 01:27
PM ---------------------------

	From:  Chris Germany                           04/20/2001 04:19 PM

To: Laurie Ellis/NA/Enron@ENRON, Mary Theresa Franklin/HOU/ECT@ECT, Wade R
Price/HOU/ECT@ECT, Darla Saucier/NA/Enron@Enron
cc:
Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

Hi team.  Laurie has been asking for quite some time about an imbalance trade
behind NIMO.  As you can see, I did my usual ignore it and maybe it will go
away but its not working.  So,  this is what I need to know;

 Did Enron purcase gas (pool or local production) behind NIMO in Jan and Apr
2000?
What CES activity do we have at NIMO for the months shown above?
 Do we have any out-of-balance items at NIMO for the months shown above?

Laurie Ellis@ENRON
04/19/2001 07:41 AM
To: Chris Germany/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

Chris, have you gotten anywhere with this?  I really need to get this
resolved.

Thank you
Laurie

	Enron North America Corp.

	From:  Chris Germany @ ECT                           04/02/2001 12:51 PM

To: Laurie Ellis/NA/Enron@ENRON
cc:

Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

713-646-8453

Laurie Ellis@ENRON
04/02/2001 12:27 PM
To: Chris Germany/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

It is a CES deal.  I have some support that Cindy faxed me.  What is your fax
number and I'll send it to you.

Thanks for your help
Laurie

	Enron North America Corp.

	From:  Chris Germany @ ECT                           04/02/2001 12:07 PM

To: Laurie Ellis/NA/Enron@ENRON
cc:

Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

I just left Cingy a message  - I said that I'm not aware of any imbalance
trades that we intiated.  However, it could have been done by CES or EES.  I
asked her to call me back.

Laurie Ellis@ENRON
04/02/2001 09:56 AM
To: Chris Germany/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

Chris, I am still trying to get these imbalance trades resolved.  John Bieltz
is no longer with Amereda Hess but Cindy Wernecke has been working this
issue.  She can be reached at (703) 317-2293.  Can you please get back to me
as soon as possible as they would like to resolve.

Thanks
Laurie
---------------------- Forwarded by Laurie Ellis/NA/Enron on 04/02/2001 09:53
AM ---------------------------

Laurie Ellis
11/22/2000 01:03 PM
To: Chris Germany/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:

Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

No, I still haven't gotten anywhere on this.  My contact at Amereda Hess
(formerly Statoil) is John Bieltz.  His number is 703-317-2318 and his email
is jbieltz@hess.com.  Thanks for your help.

Laurie

Chris Germany@ECT
11/22/2000 12:48 PM
To: Laurie Ellis/NA/Enron@ENRON
cc:

Subject: Re: Imbalance trades on CNG

I'm sorry I have not responded sooner.  Any new developement on this?  To my
knowledge, ENA has not done any imbalance trades.  Do you have a contact at
Statoil?  I can call and try to get more info.  It could be some CES thing we
were not aware of.

Laurie Ellis@ENRON
11/01/2000 02:55 PM
To: Chris Germany/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Imbalance trades on CNG

Chris, do you have any information on an imbalance trade with Statoil on CNG
Niagara Mohawk for January and April 2000?  Statoil has been very patient
awaiting payment on this, but I cannot seem to find anything.  Gloria
Barkowsky suggested that I talk to you.  Thanks for your help.

Laurie Ellis


I met with Sally Painter to discuss our Gore 2000 strategy.  From this
meeting, Sally drafted the attached action plan with the following near-term
action items:

1) She suggests that we draft 1-2 page issue briefs on our signature policy
issues.  I suggested 4 policy areas on which Enron has unique experience:
electricity deregulation, e-commerce (trading), energy services, and
broadband.  We spoke about this at a DC staff meeting and we set a mid-June
deadline for the completion of these papers...of course with input from all.

2) We have set June 13 as the date for the Enron business outreach dinner.
We need to decide if we want to do it in DC or Houston.  We also need to
decide if we want to bring in our colleagues from different companies or
associations to attend this dinner.  Sally suggested we try to bring in 8-10
senior executives from our industry(ies).

3) We need to set a date to go to Gore 2000 in Nashville to meet the
working-level policy staff.  I will ask our respective support staff to
schedule this.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks - Chris

---------------------- Forwarded by Chris Long/Corp/Enron on 05/24/2000 09:02
AM ---------------------------

Sally Painter <SPainter@fontheiminternational.com> on 05/19/2000 02:23:10 PM
To: "'chris.long@enron.com'" <chris.long@enron.com>
cc: Ken Levinson <KLevinson@fontheiminternational.com>, Jeremy Bash
<Jbash@Fontheiminternational.com>

Subject: Follow-Up from Meeting

 <<Enron6months.doc>>

Chris,  per our meeting, I have attached a new draft.  I believe it
covers all that we discussed.  Have a good weekend.

Best,

Sally

 - Enron6months.doc


MDC Sponsors Construction SuperConference (December 2000)

MDC Systems, Inc. is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 15th
Annual Construction SuperConference, the industry forum for contractors,
owners and their attorneys. This SuperConference is being held at the
Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on December 7th and 8th.

The Construction SuperConference has become the most popular
construction conference held anywhere. In attendance can be found an
unmatched lineup of top-level construction experts who organize and
present informative, in-depth and timely sessions.

MDC Hosts Executive Briefing
Attendees can hear the most knowledgeable panelists and speakers discuss
the latest trends and developments in an ever-changing construction
environment. Join MDC as we host a session entitled "Restarting Stalled
Projects and Lessons Learned for Future Projects," Friday, December 8,
9:45-11:15 a.m.

MDC's Robert C. McCue, P.E., President, also joins a Pepper Hamilton
LLP-sponsored panel presenting "Realistic Approaches to Design/Build:
Changing Attitudes and Shifting Risks," Thursday, December 7, 11:30-1
p.m.

We welcome all of our colleagues to join us in California for this
event.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
If you are interested in attending or want to learn more about the
conference please visit www.mdcsystems.com or contact Lisa Voshelle at
voshelle@mdcsystems.com.


Lisa
Thanks for the notice. Please add Janice Moore and Shari Stack to you list
and delete Lou Stoler.
Thanks
Elizabeth


FYI

----- Forwarded by Gerald Nemec/HOU/ECT on 05/10/2001 06:54 PM -----

	"Crawford, Ann" <AnnCrawford@aec.ca>
	05/10/2001 06:33 PM

		 To: "'Gerald.Nemec@enron.com'" <Gerald.Nemec@enron.com>
		 cc:
		 Subject: RE: Master Firm Comments

Gerald,  I must apologize once again.  I will try to finish this up by
Monday.  I have been on course since Wednesday.  Thanks for your patience.
Ann

-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald.Nemec@enron.com [mailto:Gerald.Nemec@enron.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 1:59 PM
To: AnnCrawford@aec.ca
Subject: Master Firm Comments

Ann,  Any progress on this.  We are anxious to finalize.

----- Forwarded by Gerald Nemec/HOU/ECT on 05/10/2001 02:57 PM -----

                    Gerald Nemec

                                         To:     AnnCrawford@aec.ca

                    04/27/2001           cc:

                    02:32 PM             Subject:     Master Firm Comments

Ann,  Attached is the memo AEC forward with ENA's responses redline.
Please review.  When you get AEC's response completed we probably should
set up a conference call to discuss and finalize.  Thanks.

(See attached file: aecm.amc.ltr.enrn1.doc)


Tracy:
Paul Simons is the lawyer in London that handles MG matters and I have
forwarded this e-mail to him.

Carol St. Clair
EB 3889
713-853-3989 (Phone)
713-646-3393 (Fax)
carol.st.clair@enron.com

	Tracy Ngo/ENRON@enronXgate
	05/24/2001 04:14 PM

		 To: Roderick Nelson/Enron@EUEnronXGate
		 cc: Carol St Clair/HOU/ECT@ECT, Sara Shackleton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Michael
Pitt/Enron@EUEnronXGate, Justin Boyd/Enron@EUEnronXGate, Mark
Evans/Enron@EUEnronXGate, Greg Wolfe/ENRON@enronXgate
		 Subject: Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation - UK and US swaps

Rod,

Enron North America is looking to enter into power swaps with Kaiser Aluminum
& Chemical Corporation starting June 2001.  I'm seeing in the credit system
that MG plc has forward financial metals positions with Kaiser, however I
need clarification on whether the swaps are done with Kaiser Aluminum &
Chemical Corporation or Kaiser Aluminum International Inc.  Secondly, is
there a Master ISDA Agreement governing those swaps?  In pulling the mtm
monthly breakout, it appears that MG plc is OTM north of $10MM US and the
liquidation of that portfolio occurs mostly in cal '02.

Given Kaiser's limited credit line, I'd like to look into the potential of
setting off financial exposures in the UK and US in cases of default.  Kaiser
is looking at other businesses with Enron and this could be quite fruitful to
tap into in order to increase trading liquidity going forward.

In summary, we need to answer at minimum the following:
? confirmation of which Kaiser entity is financial transacting with MG plc
? volatility of the metal positions that go out to Jan '04 to ensure how
quickly this out-of-the-money position can move
? what type of paper is confirming the swaps (whether long-form confirms or
Master ISDA)
? what credit/legal terms and laws may affect our efforts to establish a
Netting Agreement for UK and US financial

Can you help me in coordinating a meeting with London legal/credit and
Portland credit/Houston legal to discuss pertinent issues associated with a
Netting Agreement between Kaiser (single entity or multiple entities) and
Enron entities (MG plc and ENA) as soon as possible.  Please let me know your
thoughts to the above and who we need to contact to get the above points
addressed.  In Houston legal, Carol St. Clair is available to work on the
drafting of such a Netting Agreement and is speaking with Sara Shackleton
about the concept as well.

Please let me know as soon as possible your comments to the above and in
setting up a conference call to push this forward.

Thanks,
Tracy


What does that mean?

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Schoppe, Tammie
Sent:	Monday, December 10, 2001 1:36 PM
To:	Kitchen, Louise
Subject:	Do you still need Tammy Sheppard?

Tammie Schoppe
Enron Americas-Office of the Chair
Assistant to Louise Kitchen
713.853.4220 office
713.646.8562 fax
713.253.2131 mobile


Peter,

Materials have been sent to the contacts you made for TFA in LA. Beyond that
I have been focused recently on finalizing the TFA relationships with
Smartforce and IverCity.Com.  We will announce the Smartforce donation (450K
eLearning scholarships over three years) at a meeting in Boston on November
15.  This is a huge gift ($30-$45 million in retail value).  I have been in
contact (phone and face to face visits) with several nonprofit groups in LA
involved in local initiatives there.  Some of these groups are working
together and some are not.  15,000 ($1.5 million in value) of the Smartforce
eLearning courses are reserved for LA and could be utilized by local groups
there if they can work together. It is my hope that TFA can help encourage
that. One of the issues, of course, is identifying other potential
co-branding corporations/foundations that can help bring the necessary
dollars to the table. In-kind donations have been relatively easy to
accumulate. Finding the necessary cash is more difficult. I do agree with
you that Mayor Riordan's future plans could be good for TFA.  Perhaps we can
talk by phone in the next day or two to follow through on some of our
previous discussions.  I will be in Washington DC later in the week to meet
with the Internet Policy Institute, the Pew Foundation and others.

I have also been following through on some contacts in DC and New York City.
Again, we will need co-branding relationships with $'s and in-kind resources
to make this work.

Will
713.316.5761
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Douglas [mailto:pdouglas@salus.net]
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 12:53 PM
To: William Reed (E-mail)
Cc: Kenneth L. Lay (E-mail); Jack Trotter (E-mail); Scott Yeager (E-mail
2); John Duncan (E-mail)
Subject: Riordan & Los Angeles

After leaving office, Mayor Riordan will take an executive position
running the LA Unified School district's classroom computer program.  I
would think this could be good for TFA.  How are you coming with the
conatcts I gave you?

PD

Saturday, November 4, 2000  <<...>>
News from Los Angeles in the Los Angeles Times
Riordan to Join L.A. Unified After He Leaves City Hall
 <<...>> Mayor: In an address to Valley leaders, he strongly denounces
secession, then makes surprising disclosure about plan to take executive
post with district.
By JIM NEWTON, Times Staff Writer

In his final annual address on the state of the San Fernando Valley, Los
Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan on Friday delivered his most forceful call
ever for that area to remain part of the larger city, then surprised the
audience by announcing that he will go to work for the Los Angeles
Unified School District when he finishes his term in office.
Speaking to a group of Valley business leaders, Riordan denounced
secession on political, moral and practical grounds, warning that it
would force a tax hike, leave the Valley with uncertain leadership and
abandon the city's poor.
"I love the Valley," Riordan said. "I feel that you're part of the
family, and I don't want you to desert the family. . . . The rest of the
city needs you. You can't abandon the poor. It just isn't right."
Riordan's pointed rejection of secession represents a significant
escalation in his efforts to head off that politically charged
prospect--a topic so heated that in a mayoral debate following Riordan's
speech, not one of the six candidates angling for election in April so
much as mentioned the word. Riordan, by contrast, tackled the issue
head-on and in far more confrontational terms than he ever has before.
"Secession," Riordan said bluntly, "is a lousy idea."
As significant as that pronouncement was, however, the mayor almost
overshadowed it with an offhand personal remark in response to a
question after his speech. Asked to elaborate on his thoughts about
breaking up the school district, Riordan let slip that he intends to go
to work for L.A. Unified after he finishes his second term as mayor,
which ends next summer.
The mayor, who helped elect four of the school board's seven members,
said he has been in discussions with Supt. Roy Romer and has agreed to
accept an "executive position" with the district next year. Riordan did
not elaborate, but in an interview later, he said he and the
superintendent had agreed that Riordan would run the district's
classroom computer program.
The former Colorado governor, who now runs the city's schools, was not
immediately available for comment.
At the district, Riordan said, he will be in charge of working with
schools to make effective use of computers in the classroom. Riordan,
who has donated thousands of computers to schools in various parts of
the country, said the job fit his talents. "I think this is something
I'm good at," he said. "I know the experts in the field."
Riordan's post-mayoral plans have for months been the object of much
speculation. Most observers predicted he would do something in the field
of education, because no topic animates Riordan as much as children and
schools.
But Riordan is a multimillionaire, and he will be over 70 when he
finishes his second term as mayor. He passed up the chance to run for
governor in 1998, and some friends had predicted he would slow down when
he wrapped up his mayoral administration.
The idea of a quiet retirement, however, seems to have little appeal for
Riordan, an energetic and restless man. Asked how long he intended to
take off between finishing his work as mayor and starting his new job at
the school district, Riordan responded: "three or four hours."
Riordan has held office for nearly eight years, and for that entire time
has enjoyed the strong support of the San Fernando Valley. It was the
Valley that helped put him in office in 1993, and polls since have shown
that though he is popular citywide, he enjoys his greatest approval
ratings north of the Hollywood Hills.
As the race to succeed him gathers steam, some of the candidates clearly
covet Riordan's base in the Valley.
On Friday, City Councilman Joel Wachs often invoked the mayor's name
during a low-energy debate among the six leading mayoral candidates.
Among other things, Wachs praised Riordan's economic development
initiatives and his handling of the recently completed negotiations
between the city and federal government over the future of the Los
Angeles Police Department.
So effusive was Wachs in his praise of Riordan that eventually
businessman Steve Soboroff complained. As Soboroff pointed out to the
audience, Riordan has endorsed his candidacy, not Wachs'. Soboroff
suggested that his rival withdraw from the race and back him instead.
Wachs laughed, but did not respond.
The debate--really more of a panel discussion in which the candidates
rarely addressed one another, while sitting cheek-by-jowl in
straight-backed chairs--also was notable as the first joint appearance
of the candidates to include state Controller Kathleen Connell, the
latest contender to join the race.
Connell used her debut debate performance to stress her determination to
bring tough fiscal management to the problems of Los Angeles. She
addressed issues such as police corruption, transportation and the
city's business climate in terms of their economic impact, arguing that
her experience in the private sector and as controller made her the
right person to handle that task.
In other debate highlights, City Atty. James Hahn and Assemblyman
Antonio Villaraigosa enthusiastically welcomed the signing of the
consent decree with the federal government on police reform.
Connell, Wachs and U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra also applauded the deal,
though in less glowing terms.
Soboroff was the only candidate to oppose it, calling it an abdication
of local responsibility.


EB49C2 has been reserved on Monday, 10/29, at 1:30 PM for a final review of the MOPS transaction
with Mr. Horton.  You are encouraged to attend either by phone or in person.  If you will need a conference
bridge, please contact Audrey Robertson so arrangements can be made.

The discussion outline for this review is attached.

Thank you,

JNG


Linda -- Pls put on my calendar.

Thanks,

Jim

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	"Sherri Jackson" <SJackson@epsa.org>@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-+22Sherri+20Jackson+22+20+3CSJackson+40epsa+2Eorg+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com]
Sent:	Thursday, September 13, 2001 7:54 AM
To:	undisclosed-recipients:;@ENRON
Subject:	2002 Schedule of EPSA Meetings

Hello,
Attached is the 2002 Schedule of EPSA Meetings.  Please mark your calendars.  The Board Planning Meeting date and location will be determined shortly.  Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions/concerns.

Sherri J. Jackson
Meeting & Membership Coordinator
EPSA
sjackson@epsa.org
Phone (202) 628-8200 ext. 123
Fax (202) 628-8260
www.epsa.org

 - Schedule of Meetings.doc


This is a receipt for the mail you sent to
<roscoe@cyberhighway.net>; <qeoh@aol.com> at 9/19/2001 11:15 AM

This receipt verifies that the message has been displayed on the recipient's computer at 9/19/2001 11:56 AM


Start Date: 4/9/01; HourAhead hour: 19;  No ancillary schedules awarded.  No
variances detected.

    LOG MESSAGES:

PARSING FILE -->> O:\Portland\WestDesk\California Scheduling\ISO Final
Schedules\2001040919.txt

---- Energy Import/Export Schedule ----
*** Final schedule not found for preferred schedule.
     Details:

  TRANS_TYPE: FINAL
  SC_ID: ECTRT
  MKT_TYPE: 2
  TRANS_DATE: 4/9/01
  TIE_POINT: PVERDE_5_DEVERS
  INTERCHG_ID: EPMI_CISO_OZZY
  ENGY_TYPE: FIRM


Sara,

Alan asked me to check with you on the list of additional financial trading counterparties desiring settlement so that we can add them onto the excel spreadsheet.  Currently we have the following counterparties listed:

Berry Petroleum
Entergy-Koch Trading
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners
Great Bay Power Corporation
New Power Company
Peoples Energy Corporation
San Diego Gas & Electric
Santa Clara
Southern Energy
Star Gas Propane, L.P.
TECO Energy Inc. (see affiliates listed below)
Prior Energy Corporation
Frontera Generation Limited Partnership
People's Gas System, a division of Tampa Electric Company
TXU

Thanks.
Nony


> Subject: FW: Fw: Just the facts
>
>
>
> For those who already have children past this age, this is  hilarious.
> For those who have children nearing this age, this is a warning.
> For those who have not yet had children, this is birth control.
> The following came from an anonymous mother in Austin, TX (poor  woman)
> Things I've learned from my children (Honest and No Kidding):
> 1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2,000 sq  foot
> house 4 inches deep.
> 2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with
> roller blades, they can ignite,
> 3. A 3-year-old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded
> restaurant.
> 4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong
> enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a superman
> cape. It is strong enough, however, to spread paint on all four walls of a
> 20X20 foot room.
> 5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on.
> When using the ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few
> times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
> 6. The glass in windows (even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit
> by a ceiling fan.
> 7. When you hear the toliet flush and the words "Uh-oh", it's already
> too late.
> 8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
> 9. A six-year-old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a
> 36-year-old man says they can only do it in the movies. A magnifing glass
> can start a fire even on an overcast day.
> 10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a
> four-year-old.
> 11. Play Dough and Microwave should never be used in the same sentence.
> 12. Super glue is forever.
> 13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't
> walk on water.
> 14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
> 15. VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show
> they do.
> 16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
> 17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
> 18. You probably do not want to know what that odor is.
> 19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys do not
> like ovens.
> 20. The fire department in Austin has a 5 minute response time.
> 21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earth worms
> dizzy.
> It will however make cats dizzy and cats throw up twice their body weight
> when dizzy.
>
>


The current version of the conference program is attached

Please confirm your participation as speaker (and confirm your presentation
title as listed on the attached conference program) by next Tuesday. The
program is about to be sent to the printers next week

Please cc your reply also to gordon.sick@rogroup.com

Lenos

 - NYMarch2000conferencetimes.doc

Lenos Trigeorgis
Professor of Finance
University of Cyprus
Dept of Business
75 Kallipoleos, PO Box 20537
CY 1678 Nicosia CYPRUS

Tel: +357 2 892261
Fax:        339063


Join Enron Federal Credit Union and The Foundation for Financial Literacy,
for our 4th in a series of 5 Financial Wellness Workshops:

      Financial Wellness Workshop
      Rating them by Risk Versus Reward: Investments:
      Wednesday, September 27
      11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
      Doubletree - Allen Center  (LaSalle A Room)
      Cookies and soft drinks will be served.

Our last workshop of the year is:
Tuesday, October 24  Topic:  Living too Long, Dying too Soon, Disability or
Impairment:  Estate Plans

You may reserve your seat for both of our workshops by sending your
reservation to Jennifer.Wilson@enron.com.  We look forward to seeing you!


You may have already called Mike yourself, but wanted to make sure you see this.

Wanda

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Mellencamp, Lisa
Sent:	Monday, October  22, 2001 9:49 AM
To:	Curry, Wanda; Huddleson, Diann; Tribolet, Michael; Williams, Robert C.; Sanders, Richard B.
Subject:	FW: PG&E

please let me know if any of you disagree/have comments
 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Simmons, Linda J.
Sent:	Friday, October 19, 2001 3:49 PM
To:	Mellencamp, Lisa
Subject:	FW: PG&E

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	MDay <MDay@GMSSR.com>@ENRON
Sent:	Friday, October 19, 2001 3:46 PM
To:	Simmons, Linda J.
Subject:	RE: PG&E

Here is our settlement sheet on the one cent surcharge, attached below.
Mike Day

 - X28655.DOC [Mellencamp, Lisa]


When: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:30 PM-2:00 PM (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada).
Where: TBD

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

This is  a new day and time for this meeting.  Thank you and I apologize for any inconvenience.

Background:  A request was received by the Gas Tactical group that would have implications on the system you use.  The request was to have the existing warning window appear if the trader enters a date that is before the date of the trade.  Knowing that there are times where trades can be back dated we cannot restrict this but to have the trader see a warning window appear to make them double check their dates (if they are for a previous date) would be beneficial to the requestor.  If they know the date is correct they would have the option to continue with the terms.

Often times, due to human error, Book Admins see mistakes made where the trade date is 10/15/01 and the terms are 10/01/01 to 10/31/01.  Because we are in the middle of the month a red flag is being raised with the Book Admins to question this trade.  Often times it is found that it was a mistake.  To date the system will only show a warning window if the trade terms were for 9/01/01 to 9/30/01.

Request Review:  Is it possible to allow the existing warning window to display for a date that is before the trade date (even a day before) and not just for a different month?

Thank you in advance.

Monica Clay
x 57227


CALENDAR ENTRY:	APPOINTMENT

Description:
	Manuel Schedule Mtg. conference room EB4194 Ava-35842

Date:		7/5/2001
Time:		2:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Central Standard Time)

Chairperson:	Outlook Migration Team

Detailed Description:


Jeff,

Thank you so much for all the info and the map you provided.

I went to the website of both Socal and SDG&E to get the tariff.  However, I
don't really understand how they can be worked out into one.  If you can
provide insights on that, or get the tariff numbers to me, I will be very
much appreciated.  Above all, you are the expert!

Thanks again,

Ming

From: Jeff Dasovich on 05/22/2001 08:46 PM
Sent by: Jeff Dasovich
To: Mingcheng Lian/AP/Enron@Enron
cc:

Subject: RE: La Rosita Plant and North Baja Pipeline

To get from the California border down to Mexico, you would get service off
of SoCalGas' and SDG&E's tariff (i.e., you have to wheel through SoCalGas and
SDG&E to get there.  There may be a single tariff for that service, however
(rather than taking service off of two tariffs).  I'll try to get the tariff
numbers and get back to you.  All the tariffs are on Sempra's website.

Best,
Jeff


-- Jury finds Thomas Junta guilty of lesser manslaughter charge in hockey father trial.
Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com /AOL Keyword: CNN for the latest news.

********** Exclusive CNN Video ************************************
Watch the day's top stories with CNN's Quickcast. This constantly
updated Web exclusive newscast and more CNN video is only available
with RealOne. Learn more: http://www.cnn.com/quickcast/bnews
*******************************************************************

To unsubscribe from CNN.com's Breaking News E-Mail Alert, log on to:
http://cnn.com/EMAIL/breakingnews.html, go to http://cnn.com/email to
sign up for additional e-mail products

(c) 2002 Cable News Network, Inc.
An AOL Time Warner Company

CNN Interactive email id:4083180202262074


"If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn,t thinking.8  - George S.
Patton, Jr.

Keeping with our Mind,s Eye Madness week, be sure to check out the Enron Mind,
s Eye Motorcade
on Friday, April 27th from 11:30am to 1:00pm at the Big E Cafe.  This art car
convoy will spend the day visiting
Enron-designated stops in the community to promote innovation and
creativity.  Mirroring Enron,s innovation,
these artists think about the way things could be and are not limited by the
way things are.

Featuring:
Lunch by Escalantes Mexican Grille - choice of beef, chicken or veggie
fajitas with trimmings, dessert and a drink for $5.
Live salsa music will be provided by Tropicrew, featuring Enron,s own Ms.
Alex Villarreal as the lead singer.
Non-profit organizations represented will include the March of Dimes, SEARCH
and the Lupus Foundation of America.
Get lunch free if you're dressed "freaky"!

Word of the Day
Zeitgeist \TSYT-guyst; ZYT-guyst\, noun:  The spirit of the time; the general
intellectual & moral state or temper characteristic of any period of time.


----- Forwarded by Richard B Sanders/HOU/ECT on 09/19/2000 11:44 AM -----

	"Jean C. Frizzell" <Jfrizzell@Gibbs-Bruns.com>
	09/18/2000 10:13 AM

		 To: "Richard Sanders (E-mail)" <richard.b.sanders@enron.com>
		 cc:
		 Subject: FW: Greg Smith of Cynet called me just now

-----Original Message-----
From: Rand M. Curtiss [mailto:randmcurtiss@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 10:00 AM
To: barbara.rayner@ey.com; jfrizzell@gibbs-bruns.com;
mtimberlake@worldnet.att.net; Scollings@gibbs-bruns.com;
thill@mcfallglidden.com
Subject: Greg Smith of Cynet called me just now

and informed me that the $2.2 million HEOF committed to Cynet was in
escrow as of September 9, and not actually invested in cynet itself as
the escrow was pending the rescission financing.  The actual financing
closed in December of 1999.  It turned out that HEOF THEN (not before)
invested not only the $2.2 million that was in escrow as of the valuation
date but an additional $220,000.

I think the valuation implications are obvious.

I took the liberty of handling this directly with Greg; if you have any
other questions, please feel free to call him.

This just leaves Creole Shack (Roland Curry) who has never gotten back to
me, and we are done with our calls and can proceed to finalize our
reports.

Rand M. Curtiss, FIBA, MCBA, ASA, ASA
Loveman-Curtiss e-Values Your Business
Vox 216-831-1795 Fax 216-292-6887
www.curtiss.com   www.businessval.com
Headquarters of the American Business Appraisers National Network


As a follow up to my message yesterday, I have talked to George McClellan who
assured me that he is taking things in India slowly and that no coal
transactions will be taking place in the near term.

I also talked to Bill Bradford who has been in discussions with the office
regarding counterparty credit.  However, nothing has been formalized.

Regards

Shona


We're fine with signing a bilateral NDA.  Lets send them our standard
bilateral NDA, unless their suggestions to the one below are exceptionally
favorable to us (and we can turn it around immediately).

Thanks in advance,
- R
3-3206

---------------------- Forwarded by Rahil Jafry/HOU/ECT on 05/16/2000 03:30
PM ---------------------------

Phil Inje Chang <pic@e-acumen.com> on 05/16/2000 03:28:40 PM
Please respond to pic@e-acumen.com
To: Rahil Jafry <Rahil.Jafry@enron.com>
cc: Dave Samuels <Dave.Samuels@enron.com>
Subject: NDA proposal

Rahil,

Would it be ok if we executed this NDA as mutual? Our lawyer has
provided a redlined copy with the changes that would make it mutual.
Otherwise, we don't have an issue with it.

Let me know if there's a problem.

--
Phil Inje Chang
President, e-Acumen
pic@e-acumen.com
415-255-2250, 415-672-3674 cell.
1940 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

You were born an original. Don't die a copy.
- John Mason

 - EnronOnline NDA2redline.doc


What's going on?  Where are working now?

Mark


well, we finally received from counsel for one of the co-defendants - after
much hounding - the key filings from the previous shultes case . . . and it
looks like our decision not to pitch in for a lawyer for nsm managment co.
("nsm co.") was a smart move.  it turns out that when the plaintiff moved to
add nsm co., our co-defendants' attorneys (who we have every reason to
believe are going to effectively control nsm co's counsel) actually opposed
the plaintiff's motion on the grounds, inter alia, that if the court allowed
the amendment, THEY would have to bring in enron!  thanks a lot.  now we know
where the plaintiff got the idea to sue enron.  thankfully, however,
plaintiff's counsel disputed that enron was liable and would have to be
brought in! you can be sure we will figure out a way to get these helpful
statements into the motions we are drafting.

Charna E. Sherman
Hahn Loeser & Parks  LLP
cesherman@hahnlaw.com
216-274-2556 (voice)
216-274-2555 (fax)

**************************************************
This transmission contains confidential
information intended only for the addressee(s).
If you are not the intended recipient,
any use, dissemination, distribution or
copying of this document or its contents
is strictly prohibited.
**********************

                                                     !
  !


Please join me and the Global Accounting leadership team in congratulating
the following individuals on their promotions to:

To Managing Director
 Sally Beck (EWN)
 Fernley Dyson (EEL)

To Vice President
 Beth Apollo (ENW)
 Janine Juggins (EEL Tax)
 Phillip Lord (EBS)
 Laura Scott (ENA)
 Chris Sherman (ENA)
 Wade Stubblefield (EES)

To Senior Director
 Buddy Aiken (EEL)
 Jim Coffey (ENA)
 Donette Dewar (Intl. Tax)
 Patricia Dunn (NEPCO)
 Mark Frank (ENA)
 William Gehle (EECC)
 Joseph Grajewski (EECC)
 Jan Johnson (Corp)
 Scott Mills (ENW)
 James New (EEL)
 Mary L. Ruffer (ENA)
 Richard Sage (EEL)
 Elaine Schield (Corp)
 Kevin Sweeney (ENW)
 Beth Wapner (EBS Tax)

Director
 Thresa Allen (ENW)
 Ron Baker (Corp)
 Misty Barrett (EES)
 Jeff Blumenthal (EWS)
 Trey Cash (Corp Tax)
 Karen Choyce (Corp)
 Cheryl Dawes (ENA)
 Lanette Earnest (EWS Tax)
 Jeffrey Gossett (ENW)
 Robert Guthrie (ETS Tax)
 Susan Helton (ENA)
 Ralph Jaeger (EEL)
 Andrea Kerch (EEL)
 Faith Killen (ENA)
 Johnna Kokenge (Corp)
 Matt Landy (EEL)
 Andy Lawrence (ISC)
 Connie Lee (EBS)
 Caroline Lothian (EEL)
 Meg Malone (Corp Tax)
 Gary Peng (Corp)
 Stephen Schwarzbach (Corp)
 Sally Seelig (EES Tax)
 Don Shackley (EES/London Tax)
 Patricia Shannon (Corp)
 Eddie Sikes (Intl. Tax)
 Jeffrey Smith ( EGM)
 Ron Smith (GSS)
 Kim Theriot (ENW)
 Hope Vargas (ENA)
 Tina Ward (EEL)
 Stephen Whitaker (EEL)
 Stacey White (ENW)
 Rob Wilcott (Corp)

To Manager
 Christopher Abel (ENW)
 Stacey Aune (ENA)
 David Baumbach (ENW)
 Maya Beyhum (ENW London)
 Patricia Bloom (ENA)
 Matthew Brown (ENW)
 Vince Cacaro (ISC)
 Clara Carrington (ENW)
 Carol Carter (ENA)
 Carolyn Centilli (ISC)
 Erin Copeland (EECC)
 Richard Cross (ENW)
 Rachel Davis (Corp)
 Michael Desbiens (ISC)
 David Dupre (ISC)
 Eileen Flanagan (EEL)
 Regina Figueroa (ISC)
 Rebecca Ford (ENW)
 Darron Giron (ENW)
 Julie Goodfriend (International Tax)
 Karen Gruesen (ENA)
 Kevin Hall (EEL)
 Kristen Hanson (ENW)
 David Horne (ISC)
 Larry Hunter (ENW)
 Todd Hunter (EES)
 Jim Ischy (GSS)
 Chris Jones (ISC)
 William Kasmervisz (ENW)
 Kam Kaiser (ENW)
 Kedar Kulkarni (ISC)
 Monica Lande (ENW Portland)
 Suzanne Lane (EEL)
 Vince Mack (ISC)
 David Maxwell (ENW)
 Emitra Nelson (ISC
 Caroline Nugent (EWS Tax)
 Mark Pope (ISC)
 Yiannis Poulopoulos (London Tax)
 Melissa Ratnala (ENW)
 Jason Sharp (Corp Tax)
 Stephanie Smith (Corp)
 Patricia Spence (ENW)
 Amy Spode (ENW)
 Patricia Sullivan (ENW)
 Lisa Sutton (ETS)
 John Swinney (ENW)
 Deana Taylor (Corp)
 Dimitri Taylor (ENW)
 Wayne Tencer (EES)
 Bernella Tholen (ENA)
 Theresa Vos (ENA)
 Blake Walker (EECC)
 Bob Ward (International Tax)
 David Williams (EEL)

To Senior Specialist
 Amelia Alland (ENW)
 James Armstrong (ENA)
 Carmen Ayala (GSS
 Cynthia Balfour-Flanagan (ENW)
 Gilda Bartz (Corp)
 Stacey Brewer (ENW)
 Marian Briscoe (Corp Tax)
 Aneela Charania (ENW)
 Patricia Clark (Corp)
 Chris Crixell (EES Tax)
 Diane Ellstrom (ENW)
 Heidi Griffith (EES)
 Marla Hernandez (ISC)
 Marlene Hilliard (ENW)
 Dave Hollick (London Tax)
 Rachel Jones (EEL)
 Dawn Kenne (ENW)
 Harry Kent (EWS Tax)
 Blanca Lopez (ENA)
 Brian Hunter Lindsay (EEL)
 Rachel Lyon (EEL)
 Stacy Hardy (ENA)
 Sally McAdams (ISC)
 Kelly McCain (Corp Tax)
 Errol McLaughlin, Jr. (ENW)
 Sylvia Martinez (ISC)
 Kevin Meredith (ENW)
 Meredith Mitchell (ENW)
 Winnie Ngai (Corp Tax)
 Thien-Huong Ngo (ENW)
 Brian Palmer (ENW)
 Bich Ann T Pham (ENA)
 Shelly Pierson (Corp)
 Lillie Pittman (ISC)
 David Rae (ENW)
 Dixie Riddle (ETS Tax)
 Salvador Dominguez (Corp)
 Mark Schrab (ENW)
 Stephanie Sever (ENW)
 Danielle Shafer (ISC)
 Shifali Sharma (ENW)
 Keith Simper (ENA)
 Christopher Spears (ENW)
 Caron Stark (ISC)
 Tara Sweitzer (ENW)
 David Vandor (ENA)
 Mary Womack (ISC)
 David Yang (International Tax)
 Sabrae Zajac (ENW)

To Specialist
 Kim Chick (EES Tax)
 Justin East (EEL)
 Joey Esperance (International Tax)
 Randi Howard (ISC)
 Melanie Hutchinson (EWS Tax)
 Mary Joseph (Corp Tax)
 Sherri Kathol (International Tax)
 Lex Lacaze (International Tax)
 Michelle LeBlanc (Corp Tax)
 Ling Li (EWS Tax)
 Kori Loibl (ENW)
 Alan Marsh (Corp Tax)
 Bruce Mills (ENW)
 Erika Moore (EEL)
 Matthew Motsinger (ENW)
 Sherry Meyers (ISC)
 Andrea Price (Corp Tax)
 Bernice Rodriguez (ENW)
 Tina Salinas (EES Tax)
 Brent Vasconcellos (Corp Tax)
 Brandi Wachtendorf (ENW)
 Patryk Wlodarski      (ENW London)

To Entry Specialist
 Stuart Sheldrick (EEL)

To Accountant I
 Becky Klussman (Corp)

To Accountant II
 Silvia Shelby (Accounts Payable)

To Staff
 Mary Behn (EES)
 Guy Freshwater (ENW London)
 Geralynn Gosnell (ENW)
 Richard Miley (ENW)
 Brent Storey (ENW London)
 Stuart Thom (ENW London)
 Judith Walters (ENW)
 Jonathan White (ENW London)
 Joan Winfrey (ENW)

To Senior Tax Analyst
 Emily Allwardt (International Tax)
 Leon Branom (EBS Tax)
 Shanna Husser (EES Tax)
 Shilpa Mane (Corporate/London Tax)
 Todd Richards (Corp Tax)
 Michelle Thompson (Corp Tax)

To Sr. Administrative Assistant
 Norma Chavez (International Tax)
 Sarah Knott (ENW London)

To Sr. Travel Administrator
 Cheryl Slone (GSS )

To Administrative Coordinator
 Heather Choate (ENW)
 Kayla Heitmeyer (GSS)

To Senior Clerk
 Angela Barnett (ENW)
 Matthew Davies (ENW London)
 Daniela De Lisi (ENW London)
 Rufino Dorteo (ENA)
 Mark Pilkington (ENW London)
 Narjinder Sandhu (EEL)
 Howard Sweasey (EEL)
 Laura Vargas (ENW)
 Jo Ann Woods (Corp Tax)

To Intermediate Clerk
 Maria Maldonado (Accounts Payable)
 Araceli Mondragon (Accounts Payable)
 Irma Rodriguez (Accounts Payable)
 Bernita Sowell (Accounts Payable)


what is Mansfield's #at work??


Legislative package only delays pain, critics warn
By Craig D. Rose
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
September 1, 2000
Consumer and political leaders -- as well as Sempra Energy's chief executive
-- said yesterday that the three electricity bills before Gov. Gray Davis do
nothing to fix the fundamental cause of soaring bills.
The cause, they say, is that power generators can continue to charge what
most characterize as exorbitant prices for their electricity -- and consumers
ultimately face the daunting task of paying them.
No matter if all of the bills are signed, the leaders say California's power
market will remain a seller's game that gouges overmatched consumers. And
while San Diego Gas and Electric Co.'s hard-pressed customers may pay less
now, they will pay back all or nearly all the savings -- plus interest --
beginning in 2003.
"The governor's bill postpones the pain, but the pain is still there," said
Maureen O'Connor, a former mayor of San Diego who has been active in seeking
relief from the soaring bills afflicting SDG&E's 1.2 million electricity
customers.
The rate bill promoted by Davis and now awaiting his signature will have
SDG&E's customers pay about 6.5 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity, or
70 percent more than what they paid as recently as May.
Power companies, however, will continue to charge the customers as they have;
presently, they're charging about 21 cents per kilowatt hour for SDG&E
customers. The difference between 6.5 cents and whatever prices above that
level emerge from the state's volatile power market will be recorded as IOUs
for each customer in so-called balancing accounts.
A second bill before the governor could provide up to $150 million in state
money to help pay the balancing accounts, but the bulk of the IOUs will
almost certainly be paid by SDG&E customers themselves when they become due
in 2003 or 2004. A third bill before the governor would speed the
construction of power plants.
So while the rate bill lets customers pay less now than they owe, it
obligates them to pay the balance with interest later.
The situation creates the potential for a troublesome compounding effect: The
higher electricity prices grow, the more is set aside in the balancing
accounts -- and the greater the wallop to customer wallets when the accounts
come due.
Based upon prices now paid for future electric deliveries, Sempra Energy
estimates customers will owe $664 million by 2003. IOUs of that magnitude,
said SDG&E, will require that customers pay a surcharge of $40 monthly for a
year on top of whatever they are already paying for their power bills.
Keep in mind that typical residential bills at this time last year were about
$55; they now stand at about $130. Consumer advocates say it's likely power
prices will remain at levels that will lead to huge debts for customers under
the Davis proposal.
"The generators have shown themselves to be unconscionable in extorting
profits," said Nettie Hoge, executive director of TURN, a San Francisco-based
consumer group.
Hoge said the bills that emerged "seemed the best a corrupt system could spit
out." She added that TURN and other groups will shift their focus to
pressuring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to restrain the electric
generating companies and wholesale power markets.
FERC, she said, must legally determine if charges from generating companies
are reasonable. TURN and other groups will also press for re-regulation of
the industry and will begin to explore municipally owned generating plants.
Michael Shames of the Utility Consumers' Action Network supports the Davis
bill, although he said it won't fix "the almost irreparably broken California
energy system."
"The problem is that California's electricity customers have been subjected
to market prices in a dysfunctional energy market," Shames said. "It's a
market controlled by the sellers of power and their cronies."
But Shames said the Davis bill provides at least temporary protection against
further rate shocks, and he expects taxpayers across the state will
ultimately assist SDG&E's customers in paying their electricity bills.
But Jamie Court, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer and
Consumer Rights, which has called for re-regulation of the industry, opposes
the rate-cap legislation.
"This keeps ratepayers and taxpayers on the hook for the costs," said Court,
who added that the bill also locks in near doubling of power rates compared
to last year.
Stephen Baum, chief executive officer of Sempra, said the bill puts SDG&E --
a Sempra subsidiary -- in the position of financing the difference between
what power companies charge for their power and what it collect from
customers over the next three years.
The balancing accounts, Baum said, could grow so large that they will
challenge Sempra's ability to borrow to cover them.
"The problem is with the wholesale markets," said Baum, who today becomes
chairman as well as chief executive of Sempra. "This legislation does nothing
but postpone a big bill."
He added that Sempra believed the bill included ambiguities that could be
illegal if not later clarified by the California Public Utilities Commission.
"If (the PUC) can't or won't, then I think the legislation is legally flawed
and can't stand," Baum said.


David Haskell
daveh@pacmed.org

To Mr. Ken Lay,

I'm writing to urge you to donate the millions of dollars you made from selling Enron stock before the company declared bankruptcy to funds, such as Enron Employee Transition Fund and REACH, that benefit the company's employees, who lost their retirement savings, and provide relief to low-income consumers in California, who can't afford to pay their energy bills.  Enron and you made millions out of the pocketbooks of California consumers and from the efforts of your employees.

Indeed, while you netted well over a $100 million, many of Enron's employees were financially devastated when the company declared bankruptcy and their retirement plans were wiped out.  And Enron made an astronomical profit during the California energy crisis last year.  As a result, there are thousands of consumers who are unable to pay their basic energy bills and the largest utility in the state is bankrupt.

The New York Times reported that you sold $101 million worth of Enron stock while aggressively urging the company's employees to keep buying it.  Please donate this money to the funds set up to help repair the lives of those Americans hurt by Enron's underhanded dealings.

Sincerely,

David Haskell


Dale,

I can reserve 2 to 2:30 time slot  but there  is really not much that
I can tell you at this point.

The commercial groups are still interested and are moving
towards the test of the package.  As soon as they will decide
to move ahead, we (Research) shall be involved, helping to evaluate the
product. As I have  said, we are not the
decision makers in this case.

I think that we should allow simply the process to run its course.

Vince

"Dale M. Nesbitt" <dale.nesbitt@marketpointinc.com> on 04/30/2001 05:59:30 PM
Please respond to <dale.nesbitt@marketpointinc.com>
To: <Vince.J.Kaminski@enron.com>
cc:
Subject: RE: Get Together This Coming Tuesday?

Vince:

I will call tomorrow in the morning.  Lunch or right after lunch would be
great.  How would 100 pm work for you?

Dale

-----Original Message-----
From: Vince.J.Kaminski@enron.com [mailto:Vince.J.Kaminski@enron.com]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 3:07 PM
To: dale.nesbitt@marketpointinc.com
Cc: Kimberly.Watson@enron.com; Vince.J.Kaminski@enron.com
Subject: Re: Get Together This Coming Tuesday?

Dale,

Please, call me on Tuesday. My morning schedule is full but I am open in
the afternoon.

Vince

"Dale M. Nesbitt" <dale.nesbitt@marketpointinc.com> on 04/30/2001 01:51:21
AM

Please respond to <dale.nesbitt@marketpointinc.com>

To:   "Vincent Kaminski" <Vince.J.Kaminski@enron.com>, "Kimberly S. Watson"
      <kwatson@enron.com>
cc:
Subject:  Get Together This Coming Tuesday?

Vince/Kim:

I am flying to Houston tonight and wondered if it would fit one or both of
your schedules to get together this coming Tuesday sometime for 1/2 hour or
so.  I really want to reinitiate the conversations MarketPoint was having
with John Goodpasture and you, and he said either or both of you were the
right people to continue after his responsibility shift.  John was quite
positive about the idea of Enron acquiring MarketPoint NARG through
license,
and he implied that one or both of you would be carrying the ball in that
direction after he handed it to you.

Would this coming Tuesday morning at 930 am be a good time for you guys?
If
so, please give me an email shout at the above address or leave a message
on
my voicemail at (650)218-3069.  I think you will be truly impressed with
the
scope and progress we have been able to make with both the short run NARG
and the long run NARG in which you were interested (not to mention our
power
model).  The progress is noticeable since you saw it.  Both long and short
term NARG are having quite an impact on a number of gas decisions at the
moment ranging from Venezuelan LNG, North American LNG import terminals and
term, gas basis calculations, trading support, power plant development,
gas-to-power price spreads in key markets, veracity of heat rate trades,
bank financings, storage field evaluation, and which new pipelines we can
expect to see enter and which are dogs.

I really hope we can fit it in and get our discussions moving in a mutually
productive direction again.  I think NARG can help you become even more
successful, and I look forward to working with you.

We have a new office address and new phone number as well.  (We move in May
1.)

Altos Management Partners
95 Main Street, Suite 10
Los Altos, CA  94022
(650)948-8830 voice
(650)948-8850 FAX
(650)218-3069 Cellular

Give the phones a week or so to get "debugged" and then switch over.

Dale


---------------------- Forwarded by Phillip M Love/HOU/ECT on 04/18/2001
09:38 AM ---------------------------
From: Russell Diamond/ENRON@enronXgate on 04/18/2001 09:34 AM
To: Janie Aguayo/HOU/ECT@ECT, Diane Anderson/NA/Enron@Enron, Derek
Bailey/Corp/Enron@ENRON, David Baumbach/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jean Bell/HOU/ECT@ECT,
Patricia Boulanger/CAL/ECT@ECT, Bob Bowen/HOU/ECT@ECT, Julie
Brewer/NA/Enron@Enron, Lesli Campbell/ENRON@enronXgate, Celeste
Cisneros/NA/Enron@Enron, Sharon Crawford/CAL/ECT@ECT, Richard
Deming/NA/Enron@Enron, Russell Diamond/ENRON@enronXgate, Cindy
Feldman/CAL/ECT@ECT, Darron C Giron/HOU/ECT@ECT, Veronica
Gonzalez/ENRON@enronXgate, Jeffrey C Gossett/HOU/ECT@ECT, Walter
Guidroz/ENRON@enronXgate, Larry Joe Hunter/HOU/ECT@ECT, Kam
Keiser/HOU/ECT@ECT, Phillip M Love/HOU/ECT@ECT, Errol
McLaughlin/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Nidia Mendoza/ENRON@enronXgate, Tom
Moran/ENRON@enronXgate, Bianca Ornelas/NA/Enron@Enron, Leslie
Reeves/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tanya Rohauer/ENRON@enronXgate, Dianne Seib/CAL/ECT@ECT,
Linda Sietzema/CAL/ECT@ECT, Kim S Theriot/HOU/ECT@ECT, Ellen
Wallumrod/NA/Enron@ENRON, Melinda Whalen/CAL/ECT@ECT, Tiffany
Williams/NA/Enron@Enron, Veronica Espinoza/ENRON@enronXgate, Darren
Vanek/ENRON@enronXgate
cc:
Subject: Credit Report -4/18/01

Counterparty    TAGG#
Action
AEP Energy Services Ltd  v38781.1,v38820.1, v38836.1 Rebook to AEP Energy
Services, Inc
 "    v38853.1, v39705.1   "
Angus Energy, Inc.   v39878.1   Pending Brant Reves
Bank of America Corporation  v39653.1, v39655.1  Rebook to Bank of America,
Nat'l Assoc.
City of Palo Alto    v39713.1, v39713.1, v39741.1 Pending Jay Williams
Cross Timbers Oil Company  v37619.1, v37860.1.2  Pending Jay Williams
Engage Inc.    v38646.1, v39926.1  Rebook to Engage Energy Canada LP
Idaho Power Company   v39821.A   Rebook to Idacorp Energy Solutions LP
Ospraie Portfolio Limited   v39863.1   Rebook to The Ospraie Portfolio Ltd
TransCanada Energy Ltd   v38459.1   Rebook to TransCanada Energy Financial
Products
Westport Petroleum Inc   v39866.1.2   Pending Rudwell Johnson


>"I Love Ya'

 Suppose one morning you never wake up; do all your
> >  friends know you love them? I was thinking...I could die today,
> >  tomorrow
> >  or
> >  next week and, I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed,
> >  friendships that needed rekindling, or three words needing to be said.
> >  Sometimes, "I love you" can heal & bless. Let every one of your
> >  friends
> >  know
> >  you love them. Even if you think they don't love you back, you would
> >  be
> >  amazed at what those three little words and a smile can do. Just in
> >  case I die tomorrow.....I LOVE YA!!!  Send this to at least 4 people
> >  you love and send it back to the person who sent it to you.
>

*****************************************************************************
The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged.
It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else
is unauthorized.

If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution
or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited
and may be unlawful. When addressed to our clients any opinions or advice
contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in
the governing KPMG client engagement letter.
*****************************************************************************